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Windsor Street House

Tom Mark Henry

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The kitchen has been designed as the main social hub of the house, with an expansive Calacatta marble island and an abundance of storage. - Photography: Pablo Veiga, Styling: Atelier Lab
Celebrating the original architecture of the building and spread across four split levels, the home designed for a family of five is bathed in light from the north-facing level rear courtyard. - Photography: Pablo Veiga, Styling: Atelier Lab
The walnut veneer and mustard toned marble bar recalls the 1970’s. - Photography: Pablo Veiga, Styling: Atelier Lab
The kitchen has been designed as the main social hub of the house, with an expansive Calacatta marble island and an abundance of storage. - Photography: Pablo Veiga, Styling: Atelier Lab

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JURY VOTES
House
4.75
6.17
5.50
5.00
5.35
Nic Granleese
Nic Granleese CEO and Cofounder at BowerBird
5
6
6
5
5.5
Tobias Geisler
Tobias Geisler Cofounder at VAVE Studio
4
6
5
5
5
Janne van Berlo
Janne van Berlo Founder at Atelier van Berlo
4
6
6
5
5.25
Yanchih Wang
Yanchih Wang President and Chief Designer at GD-Lighting Design
5
6
5
5
5.25
Ting Yu
Ting Yu Chief Architect at Wutopia Lab
6
7
6
6
6.25
Nathan Watts
Nathan Watts Creative Director at Interstore
5
7
7
5
6
Victoria Yakusha
Victoria Yakusha Founder and chief architect at Yakusha Studio & FAINA Collection of live design
4
6
5
5
5
Doris Sung
Doris Sung Principal/Director of Undergraduate Programs at DOSU Studio Architecture/USC School of Architecture
5
6
5
5
5.25
Jeff Yrazabal
Jeff Yrazabal President at SRG Partnership
Beautifully detailed but feels safe...
2
5
3
3
3.25
Lorcan O'Herlihy
Lorcan O'Herlihy Founder, Design Principal at Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]
6
6
6
5
5.75
Akanksha Deo Sharma
Akanksha Deo Sharma Designer at Ikea
5
7
6
5
5.75
Julio Kowalenko
Julio Kowalenko Cofounder at Atelier Caracas
Simple, pure, cozy. Surely everythi...
6
6
6
6
6
Floor area
307 ㎡
Completion
2020
Interior Design
Builder
CBD Remedial Construction
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Editorial Styling

A 1970’s townhouse in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has been transformed into a tranquil and spacious family home designed for entertaining, with a hint of a postmodern design aesthetic. Celebrating the original architecture of the building and spread across four split levels, the home designed for a family of five is bathed in light from the north-facing level rear courtyard. The central staircase with its open treads and glass balustrade allows light to travel between the upper and lower levels. A balance between functionality and aesthetics was key to the design, seeing the atypical terrace extended and the former cellar excavated to gain a fourth level to accommodate the needs of the clients. The kitchen has been designed as the main social hub of the house, with an expansive Calacatta marble island and an abundance of storage. The tiled floor, full-height glazing and steel-framed doors unify the space with the tranquil and light drenched courtyard, enhancing the houses original spatial qualities of openness and connection whilst creating a versatile entertaining space. Sympathetic to the idea of the family growing with the house, a classic yet contemporary material palette of timber, stone, rendered walls and v-groove ceilings has been paired with textured marbles and ribbed glass. A pared-back and tonal use of colour is prevalent throughout, whilst contrasted by bold injections of rich navy and golden hues via furniture and art pieces as well as the walnut veneer and mustard toned marble bar, which recalls the 1970’s.