A home away from home by and MHNDU in Sydney’s East, where luxurious trimmings frame bay views.
We’ve said it before; when we’re on the hunt for a prestigious Sydney apartment, we look to . They’ve delivered this expectation twofold, in their and now in their House IV project.
Collaborating with , Lawless & Meyerson designed a three-level holiday spot for family to gather and relax, that bows down to views of Watsons Bay and the Sydney Harbour. Excelling at their criteria of light, low maintenance and comfortable, they’ve achieved beauty in simplicity – often the hardest mission of all.
Interior studio Lawless & Meyerson are affiliated with MHNDU, where co-director Brian Meyerson is one of three principals. MHNDU specialise in developments, from bespoke homes to large-scale multi-residential projects. They became a united force in meeting the client’s requests of a light-filled space, that’s unfussy and easy to maintain with lots of storage.
Together Lawless & Meyerson and MHNDU worked towards a cohesive relationship between indoors and outdoors. They’ve ensured each space can be opened up with floor to ceiling glazing and concealed with external blinds and internal drapes. Their collaborative efforts also created the arresting spine of the home: the spiral staircase. The sculptural staircase links all three levels, with a circular skylight at the top that highlights the curvaceous form. Lawless & Meyerson Co-director Jo Lawless said it’s the first thing you see when you walk through the door, “hard to draw, [but] harder to build”.
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The apartment’s floor plan was unusually shaped on the living level, where the shared spaces were located. The Lawless and Meyerson team decided to link the open plan space with a 12-metre-long joinery unit in white veneer, eliminating the client’s storage issue.
Throughout, Lawless & Meyerson kept to a warm neutral scheme of lime-washed oak floors, all-white walls, white timber joinery, bamboo silk rugs and natural linen soft furnishings. They selected only the best objects to furnish the home, from , and as well as custom pieces such as the sofa. Lighting fixtures are of the same high calibre, from and .
Jo Lawless said the one thing that resonates in the house is how it feels calm, peaceful and relaxing. “Being a holiday home that’s exactly what we were all striving for,” she said.
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