Harbour Front-Row Seat [preview]
This adaptive reuse of a waterfront residence is evidence that not all Sydney Harbour houses have no books or art on their walls, as Melbournians sometimes suggest, because of the magnificent views.
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Following the curves on a 1930s Art Deco residence, the refurbishment removed brick walls and heavy window frames, replacing them with frameless glass and fine steel columns.
© Justin Alexander
Once a barren parking area, the entry courtyard is now a densely landscaped garden with bottle trees and garden gnomes.
© Justin Alexander
The entrance hall is bathed in light from the stairwell both day and night.
© Edward Birch
Brazilian ribbed glass in steel framed doors frame the jewellery inspired Herve van der Straeten lustre.
www.vanderstraeten.fr
© Justin Alexander