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Wonder Wharf
Belle Magazine Australia

Wonder Wharf

After a boatload of challenges, walls of glass welcome in a treehouse vibe to a relaxing crash pad wreathed in bush.

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3 mins  |
November 2020
Talent Spotting
Belle Magazine Australia

Talent Spotting

Following an illuminating edit and revision, the storied space housing Australia’s oldest and largest literary agency, Curtis Brown, now reads even brighter.

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4 mins  |
November 2020
Boundless Spirit
Belle Magazine Australia

Boundless Spirit

Rejoicing in thickly wooded hills and sapphire waters this uplifting home treads lightly on its ‘living platform’.

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3 mins  |
November 2020
Serene Holiday Home
Belle Magazine Australia

Serene Holiday Home

Based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and a world away from the city, this serene holiday home provides a welcome getaway for a young family.

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2 mins  |
November 2020
Meeting Of The Minds
Belle Magazine Australia

Meeting Of The Minds

When design-led property developers Orchard Piper enlisted a dream team of Australian talent, the collaboration produced masterful results.

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November 2020
VIEW MASTER
Belle Magazine Australia

VIEW MASTER

A home in an iconic setting gets the ultrasophisticated look it deserves thanks to the visionary eyes of an accomplished designer.

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3 mins  |
November 2020
Harbour light
Belle Magazine Australia

Harbour light

A collection of Australian artworks and a view of Sydney Harbour framed by eucalypts and a jacaranda set the tone for an interiors scheme by Arent&Pyke that confidently exudes antipodean style.

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2 mins  |
November 2020
BONDI RESCUE
Belle Magazine Australia

BONDI RESCUE

A challenging site in a dream destination where sky meets surf rides a life-enhancing wave into a brand-new way of being.

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November 2020
Green Leaning
Belle Magazine Australia

Green Leaning

The welfare of mature trees shaped the enhancement of a prize-winning architect’s beautifully evolving family home.

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5 mins  |
October 2020
Pascal Buisson Modular Manner
Belle Magazine Australia

Pascal Buisson Modular Manner

Finding the perfect fit is this man’s business.

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2 mins  |
October 2020
Future Perfect
Belle Magazine Australia

Future Perfect

A contemporary tower and dramatic extension have brought a thrilling new dimension to a gracious historic terrace in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

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4 mins  |
October 2020
Sound waves
Belle Magazine Australia

Sound waves

A glamorous renovation by Brendan Wong has ”restored the soul of this apartment in a P&O-style building on Sydney Harbour dreamed up by a 1930s radio producer.

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4 mins  |
October 2020
HOME BODY
Belle Magazine Australia

HOME BODY

Set in an urban enclave with a village feel, Shareen Joel’s terrace studio embodies the elegant yet cosy interiors for which the designer is noted.

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October 2020
Double Happiness
Belle Magazine Australia

Double Happiness

On one face, this is a gracious, shady garden that ushers visitors to the front door while on the cliff side a tougher side emerges with coastal plantings that can weather oceanic tempests.

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2 mins  |
October 2020
ROCK SOLID
Belle Magazine Australia

ROCK SOLID

The classical proportions of this chateau-style home in Melbourne have been offset with the chiselled, brute strength of stone to create a sense of warm minimalism.

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4 mins  |
October 2020
Gable ties
Belle Magazine Australia

Gable ties

Influences from bygone eras and forgotten trades form lasting connections in this early 1900s home, deftly unified via a sophisticated monochrome palette.

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4 mins  |
October 2020
TRUE TO FORM
Belle Magazine Australia

TRUE TO FORM

This new home’s innate sense of gravitas and material sincerity stems from the local architecture and the family who live here.

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4 mins  |
October 2020
daring mood
Belle Magazine Australia

daring mood

A Brutalist table and an art collection that covers the spectrum add surprise to these stylish interiors.

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4 mins  |
October 2020
Homing Instinct
Belle Magazine Australia

Homing Instinct

Once the domain of pigeons, this Victorian-era terrace has been revived with an infusion of light and space and furnished with an enviable flock of modernist classics.

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6 mins  |
August - September 2020
Business As Usual
Belle Magazine Australia

Business As Usual

Noteworthy desk ensembles, power blazers, and an uber-chic bar cart, here’s everything for office go-getters to tick off those KPIs.

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3 mins  |
August - September 2020
Modern Alchemy
Belle Magazine Australia

Modern Alchemy

The chemistry between the introspective hallways and the extraverted visual gestures throughout this grand residence is undeniable.

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7 mins  |
August - September 2020
Local Landmark
Belle Magazine Australia

Local Landmark

A reverence for natural materials and an open dialogue with the outdoors ties this neoteric home to the landscape.

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5 mins  |
August - September 2020
Sea shades
Belle Magazine Australia

Sea shades

This Sydney beachfront home possesses a purity and coherence that harks back to simpler times and speaks of carefree, sun-splashed days.

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5 mins  |
August - September 2020
SPY Belle
Belle Magazine Australia

SPY Belle

Weathered pieces, industrial objects and textured neutrals mix to relate a compelling west-side story.

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3 mins  |
August - September 2020
Life story
Belle Magazine Australia

Life story

For this Sydney family, one house has answered all their desires for nearly three decades, thanks to the clever design skills of Thomas Hamel.

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7 mins  |
August - September 2020
INNER KNOWING
Belle Magazine Australia

INNER KNOWING

Design is a “holistic exercise” to leading Sydney architect Madeleine Blanchfield, whose latest triumph is Tree House, her own imaginatively oriented home.

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August - September 2020
GREAT HEIGHTS
Belle Magazine Australia

GREAT HEIGHTS

Elegant cottage blooms, buxus balls and mature trees flourish behind a manicured hedge on this Lower Manhattan rooftop.

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3 mins  |
August - September 2020
AWARDS
Belle Magazine Australia

AWARDS

The five fabulous venues shortlisted for Best Hospitality Interior speak to the possibility for engaging and original design to elevate the experience of being on the town.

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August - September 2020
Fiona Lynch Art Work
Belle Magazine Australia

Fiona Lynch Art Work

The Melbourne-based designer hosts thought-provoking installations in the space that neighbours her studio.

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June/July 2020
Night Fever
Belle Magazine Australia

Night Fever

Greg Natale rolled out the red carpet for his home’s glamorous redesign, with striking works of art and emblems of the disco era – from YSL’s ‘Opium’ to Halston – reflected in its enigmatic mirrored walls.

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June/July 2020