Hall

The fireplace is a salute to midcentury-modern design. Brick is used both here in the living room and in the den.

Connection with the outside was an important part of the brief. "We talked a lot about designing moments where you’d really engage with those views—a window seat where you could sit and read while looking toward the city, or a study that feels connected to the terrace even when it’s not warm enough to be outside,

Thanks to its all-encompassing custom cabinetry and sliding door system, no square foot in this compact apartment has gone to waste.

Clever cabinetry does double duty as storage space and an eye-catching component.

Clean curves provide a clear protective function for the kids while giving the apartment an aesthetic distinction and gentle flow.

Influenced by textures and materials of Western Australia, the red brick tiles are porous and commonly used there for indoor and outdoor spaces.

Chevron-patterned brick tiles define the hallway and wet rooms.

The floor is terrazzo-effect rubber flooring from Nora with an acoustic underlay. A cherry wood veneer bookcase for cookbooks has been inserted between the kitchen cabinets and a storage room for coats and shoes.

Warm beige plaster and built-in storage, courtesy of the team at Waller Build, keep mess at bay.

The new timber flooring throughout is from Havwoods. "Replacing the mismatched carpet and tiles was one of the first things the clients wanted to do,

The curved microcement wall in the kitchen features open timber shelves for storage.

The entry hall culminates in integrated shelving with arches that echo the archways of the walls.

To make the most out of a small footprint, Vorontsov experimented with some creative partitions. He explains how “the partitions we built were straight, and then we rounded the corners slightly in the studio" to create a little extra room. "We left the doors without architraves, and punctuated the detail with black doorknobs.”

The paint colors adhere to Le Corbusier’s original selections, available from Les Couleurs, with the cylindrical wall entrance covered in a saturated Rouge Vermillon.

Fashionable shelving options allow the owner to both display and store her collection of books and vintage treasures.