Inspired by the chair of the same name, this bookshelf was one of many pieces that found a home in Cite University. It was one of many fruitful collaborations between Prouvé and Perriand from that period.
Occasional table Lovö designed by Axel-Einar Hjorth for NK, Sweden. 1930's. Photo: Modernity.
The door to Eoghan Mahony’s office is set on a caster and has a hinge that runs the entire ten-foot height.
Optical glass, framed in matte black, features in both the shower screen and the circular portal window which adjoins the kitchen. It's a quirky touch that allows light to flow into the interior bathroom space.
Bathroom
The bathroom is finished with the same green tiles as used in the chimney well. Large-format tiles imitating terrazzo line the bathroom floor and shower walls, including the built-in bench.
The upstairs ensuite bathroom is covered in orange tiles. All the tiles used in the bathrooms, kitchen, and service area are by Classic Ceramics.
Handmade, matte Spanish tiles supplied by the client line the bathroom walls and complement the Brodware tapware for a clean and minimalist look.
The powder room features Dulux Australia’s Briar paint.
Another view of the step-down soaking tub.
The glass vestibule also provides access to a lake-facing outdoor deck.
Kitchen Space
Sigurd Larsen's kitchen design was also used for the Danish interior and design house Broste's Copenhagen head office. Broste was founded in 1955, and is today one of Scandinavia's biggest brands within interior design.
The kitchen's white palette allows the bright blue cabinets and gold hardware to stand out.
Font 6 by CaSA
A closer look at the kitchen.
Details of the passageway: wallpaper by Maharam, a reading area with a vintage bookcase, and a 1950s armchair from Carrozzeria 900.
Here is a look at the lacquered MDF and Vienna straw cabinet, which was designed by Marcante-Testa and crafted by Falegnameria Fiore.
Kitchen
Now, a white kitchen recedes from the main space. A long island keeps the working area separate, yet still connected.
Hilary and Michael’s firm, MOS, served as general contractor on the project, collaborating with engineering firm Silman to maximize construction speed and economy. The bar stools are from Vitra.
Before the renovation, the kitchen looked out onto the street. Alma-nac moved it to the rear extension.
In the light-filled kitchen, gray sardo granite by Peraway Marble lines the backsplash and countertop. The kitchen island is built from Plyco birch plywood.
A vaulted ceiling interspersed with skylights, in tandem with floor-to-ceiling glass, fills the home with natural light.
A bright green, patterned wallpaper envelops the bathroom on the lower level.
White penny tiles reflect natural light in the bathroom.
In the bathroom, old and new merge in unexpected ways. The floor is covered in heritage red hexagonal floor tiles, “which are often used in Victorian-era public buildings,” says Bokey-Grant. The amber panel is a piece of heritage patterned glass. “We had intended to reuse a piece of glass from a window that was removed during demolition, but this broke during removal so we sourced a new piece,” says Bokey-Grant. “This is an adaption of the original fan light / highlight window prevalent in heritage homes in Australia.”
The bathroom features terrazzo floor tiles—which have a similar pattern to the material used to construct the fireplace in the living room.
In the en suite bath on the second floor, a concrete floor gives way to a round, tiled, double-height space that culminates in a skylight. Plants hang on either side of a custom shower-head from Still Bathrooms. The faucets is from Crestial and the pendants are from Spazio Lighting.
Classic Ceramics wall tiles are combined with Caroma Cube ceramic basins in the bathrooms.
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