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A centerpiece of the living room is the Stuv 16-Cube fireplace, sitting atop Ikea drawers outfitted with iKustom metal fronts. The tiles behind the stove are by Micro, and the wall sconce by Viscosi.

The facade’s lime plaster was restored.

Schoolhouse Studio Floor Lamp

The heart of the home is a spacious kitchen, built under the existing bovedilla ceiling, a method of construction that was popular in the region in the early 20th century, with rows of shallow brick walls set between exposed steel beams.

Knight laid out the landscape plantings around the duplex, which he delineated with Hardie board and wood siding, both painted in Benjamin Moore’s Burnt Sienna. He also built the low front fence out of rough-sawn cedar.

A house in Sydney combats climate change with its own ecosystem.

An outdoor shower is always a treat, and this one is no exception.

The Sento’s layered decks reflects the clients’ love of Japanese architecture.

Large sliders open to an outdoor gathering space with natural granite pavers separated by shaggy strips of grass, blurring the line between indoors and out.

A covered boardwalk, which Shaw regards as an outdoor hallway, connects the mudroom to the public gathering spaces.

Arriving at the cabin is now a joyous ritual. “Every time we push the gates back and see the view it’s this sense of ‘we’ve arrived’,” Matt says.

The cabin's corrugated iron cladding (Colorbond steel in "Windspray") riffs on the quintessential Aussie beach shack's fibre cement sheeting. When not in use, it can be completely closed off with a sliding gate.