Retro House
Utz-Sanby Architects · 2012
Projects / Built project
Point Piper Apartment
A 1940s Point Piper apartment in Sydney renovated by Utz-Sanby Architects, opening to harbour views with natural stone and European finishes.
- Project size
- 187 m2
- Building levels
- 1
- Photographer
- Marian Riabic
- Project context
- Architecture · Built · New South Wales · Residential
The story
The story behind the work.
Set within a 1940s building, this Point Piper apartment was extensively renovated to bring it up to date while keeping the elegance and detail of the original architecture intact. The material palette draws on natural stone, stained oak parquetry floors and inlaid carpets, with linen and velvet chosen for the soft furnishings. The London-based owner wanted the rooms opened up to the views and breezes of Sydney Harbour and the bright Australian light, and the furniture and fittings were selected in a register of pure European luxury. The renovation works across a single level of 187 square metres and completed in 2017.
Architecture and interiors by Utz-Sanby Architects (Duncan Sanby). Built by F S Hough. Photography by Marian Riabic.
The practice