Yarranabbe Rd, Darling Point
The client wanted to balance a sense of minimalist calm with a material tactility. The heightening of craft and a focus on detailing is an important directive that acts as a counterpoint to the base architectural shell, which was designed to be recessive enough to allow the select possessions brought forward to remain the focus.
Drawing inspiration from the client’s travels abroad, the interior palette is a masterful infusion of two worlds, carefully combining the whitewashed architecture seen across Greece and the natural, minimalist aesthetic commonly found throughout Japan. Using Tadelakt plaster throughout the apartment, Studio ZAWA Director Colebee Wright says Tasmanian Oak was chosen as the timber of choice to complement the natural qualities of the tactile white walls.
“We wanted to use a local timber that didn’t compete with everything that was happening in the house, we didn’t want the timber to get lost. Tasmanian Oak has a nice medium tone that speaks to the aesthetic we were aiming for,” says Wright.
Darling Point
2022
Alterations & Additions to a waterfront apartment
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Colebee Wright
“The material palette is deliberately muted, relying heavily on the handcrafted micro cement floors, walls and Tadelakt bathrooms to provide a sense of movement and tactility,”