More renders by @n_machine of ‘Atrium House’, our recently approved home in Vaucluse. A progressive opening up reveals harbour views along the length of the house, starting with glimpses from the cantilevered open stairs and upstairs courtyard terrace, eventuating with full views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge from the open plan living/dining area. Seen here, the luxurious top floor master suite is oriented to capture a truly expansive harbour outlook.
MHNDU Team: Ann-Elise Hampton, Brian Meyerson, Silvia Baro and Kazey Calibo
Client: Meissen Properties
Project management: Blare Management
Planning: @gspaplanning
Landscape Architect: @edwina_stuart_landscape
CGI: @n_machine
Exciting news that our plans for ‘Atrium House’ in Vaucluse have been approved. Reusing existing sandstone on the front wall to contextualise with the streetscape, entry to the house is made through a plant-filled atrium. Designing for a repeat client we have worked with for many years, the home’s rear includes a 25-metre pool and jacuzzi, covered outdoor entertaining area and cabana.
MHNDU Team: Ann-Elise Hampton, Brian Meyerson, Silvia Baro, Kazey Calibo
Client: Meissen Properties
Project Management: Blare Management
Planning: @gspaplanning
Landscape Architect: @edwina_stuart_landscape
CGI: @n_machine
MHNDU are thrilled to introduce 'The Bronte Collection', a collaboration with @fortisdg, @wyerandco, and interiors by @alexander_andco and @lawlessandmeyerson. Nine luxurious four-and-five-level homes orienting to the extraordinary coastline, a prestigious and rare offering to the market. An exclusive preview event is happening this Sunday the 11th of February. Link in bio. Images by @thirdaesthetic
Starting 2024 off with a glimpse of our design for a holiday home in Palm Beach. Taking cues for its form from the natural contours of the land and the shape of Pittwater, this home will take full advantage of its waterfront positioning.
MHNDU Team: Ann-Elise Hampton, Silvia Baro and Brian Meyerson
Interior Architect: @flackstudio_
Landscape Architect: @wyerandco
Render: @marchenkonovakstudio
Today is our final official day in the office, and we will re-open Monday 8 January 2024. We wish you all a safe, happy and relaxing summer break!
As we look back on the year that was, we can’t go past having our work recognised by the architectural community across a broad spectrum of awards we received in 2023. A record year for our firm, we received twenty-one prestigious awards for nine of our projects. Awards are meaningful for us because they give us an opportunity to connect our work to the broader architectural community both in Australia and the world beyond our borders. It’s a chance to showcase the homes and multi-residential projects we spend so long crafting, and to garner inspiration from the work of other architects and firms we respect and admire. Congratulations to our talented teams whose pioneering design work was credited so prolifically this year.
Day 3 of our highlights of the year. A significant achievement for us was the completion of our project, ‘Cabbage Tree House’. Located within the dense vegetation of Sydney’s Royal National Park, the holiday home is designed to foster a true relationship with its natural surrounds, retaining an elevated yet easeful feeling, a perfect setting for summer escapes. Blending into its setting, the home has picturesque, tree filtered views to the water from every level. Its foundations sit on an exposed natural rock shelf, and looking up to the house from the beach, the structure exists as a harmonious and subtle presence in the landscape.
Images: Felix Forest
Day 2 of our highlights of the year. Today, we take a look at Headland House, a huge milestone for our team that was officially completed this year. A truly monumental family home that sits atop the cliffs at Ben Buckler in North Bondi, its design pays homage to the ever-changing nature of the ocean below, opening up in good weather with the converse ability to bunker down in rough conditions. Intimately connected to the sea, Headland House is an architectural tribute to the iconic coastline it overlooks.
Image: John Gollings
This week, we are farewelling 2023 by sharing some of our biggest milestones of the year. Today, we kick off with the news that our beloved Practice Director, Tanya Awadallah, has been promoted to Principal here at MHNDU.
Since joining our team in 2016, Tanya has been diligently keeping our studio moving in the right direction behind-the-scenes. She is invested in cultivating a dynamic and harmonious working environment, bringing the best out of our talented designers, and striving to make MHNDU the very best it can be, both creatively and culturally.
Thank you Tanya!
We are over the moon to announce that David Dally is now an Associate here at MHNDU. David is a truly talented and beloved member of our team, and so deserving of his new title. Huge congratulations!
Celebrating our two other World Architecture News Awards, announced this week. The Carlisle received a Bronze and Pavilion was a finalist in this year's awards in the multi-residential category. We are deeply honoured.
Images by @brettboardmanphotography.
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Rounding off the awards year with the news that we have received Silver, Bronze and Finalist commendations in the 2023 World Architecture News (WAN) Awards. First pictured is Constantia, our boutique apartment block in Rose Bay, a collaboration between our client, @charasconstructions and interior design firm @pocodesigns.
Congratulations to our project team (listed below) and all nominees and winners this year!
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Xiaoran Ding, Richard Storey and Ronald Wibisono.
Images: @brettboardmanphotography
Our recently approved luxury home in Vaucluse is centred around a triple aspect living experience for its residents. On the top floor, one can take in the rear garden with its oval shaped pool, or enjoy the feature curved glass and concrete planted courtyard. Alternatively, the front living terrace offers stunning iconic harbour views.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, David Dally, Mattias Dorph and Winnie Neo
Planner: @gsaplanning
Image: @n_machine
Translated into image beautifully by @n_machine, our recently approved Vaucluse home showcases a harmonious blend of crisp, linear edges and gentle, curved profiles, marrying organic ease with architectural precision.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, David Dally, Mattias Dorph and Winnie Neo
Planner: @gsaplanning
We are delighted to share our recent court approval for this stunning three-unit luxury apartment development in Bellevue Hill. Featuring carefully crafted curved organic forms and planted edges connecting the spaces to nature, these apartments are an architectural celebration of Sydney’s iconic views.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, David Dally, Anais Demars and Mattias Dorph
Planner: @gsaplanning
Image: @n_machine
An interior shot by @tfadtomferguson of our latest Rose Bay project, a pair of semi-detached houses. Internally, we have cultivated a sense of openness, natural light and connection to the outdoors. Glimpses of the lush backyard are visible through the open tread staircase that sits along the dividing wall between the two homes.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
Builder: @airthbuilding
Images by @tfadtomferguson of our latest Rose Bay project, a pair of semi-detached houses designed for a young family. Balancing form and function, the facade blends dark and light sustainably sourced Abodo timber cladding. The natural palette of the home stands out in the streetscape, reflecting its aesthetic and ecological design intention which aims to meet the higher ideals of modern architecture.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
Builder: @airthbuilding
Another glimpse of our recently completed block of ten apartments on Ramsgate Avenue, Bondi, captured by @martinmischkulnig. With a strong focus on materiality, a deliberate textural juxtaposition provides the building with aesthetic notoriety which aims to complement the coastal locale. Smooth surfaces balance with ribbed elements, while matte, concrete finishes contrast with polished metal accents.
MHNDU Team: Kim Lange, Liam Hancock, Xiaoran Ding, Richard Storey, Michael Stewart.
Client: @hsnpropertygroup
Introducing Ramsgate Avenue, our newly completed boutique block of ten apartments in central Bondi. Defined by its innovative design, sculptural boldness and tactile materiality, the building presents both a dynamic yet naturalised addition to its tightly-held locale.
MHNDU Team: Kim Lange, Liam Hancock, Xiaoran Ding, Richard Storey, Michael Stewart.
Client: @hsnpropertygroup
Images: @martin.mischkulnig
From the archive: This week we are featuring our dual occupancy project in Dover Heights. The three storey residences were designed to offer a seamless indoor/outdoor lifestyle, enhancing exposure to natural light and calming sea views from the master bedrooms upstairs.
Images: @ryanlphoto
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson and Brian Welch
Contractor: @dimah_construction
Planner: Damian O’Toole Town Planning
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
From the archive: our dual occupancy project in Dover Heights. The modern, geometric forms create an engaging dialogue with the street, softened by the textural interplay of finely detailed battening on the garage doors and a cobblestoned driveway.
Images: @ryanlphoto
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson and Brian Welch
Contractor: @dimah_construction
Planner: Damian O’Toole Town Planning
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Our second winning project in this year’s prestigious @GoodDesignAus awards, O’Donnell Street in Bondi, a pair of mirrored semi-detached homes which optimise connection to the outdoors, their relationship to the ocean, and a contextual attunement to their Bondi habitat.
Images: @tfadtomferguson
Interiors: @sjs_designer
Builder: @airthbuilding
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
We are truly honoured that two of our projects — Traces and O’Donnell – have won in the architectural category of this year’s @GoodDesignAus awards. Celebrating and acknowledging creatives across many sectors, these important awards promote the value and impact of pioneering design in Australia. First pictured is Traces, our boutique apartment block in the heart of Surry Hills.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Kim Lange, Caitlin Bailey, Eric Ng, Brian Welch and Brian Meyerson.
Photographer: @martinmischkulnig
Client: Vatera Developments
Our four projects which have fetched a silver in this year’s multi-residential constructed category of the @betterfutureawards. What an honour!
Pavilion
Image: @brettboardmanphotography
Client: @charasconstructions
Developer: @hsnpropertygroup
Interiors: @theunlistedcollective
Planner: @gsaplanning
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Xiaoran Ding and Ronald Wibisono
One Hastings
Image: @_katlu
Planner: @gsaplanning
Builder: @k2property
MHNDU Team: Kevin Ng, Alex Coyle
The Carlisle
Client: @charasconstructions
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Landscaping: @sproutlandscapearchitecture
MHNDU Team – Michael Waterman, Xiaoran Ding and Ronald Wibisono
O’Donnell
Images: @tfadtomferguson
Interiors: @sjs_designer
Builder: @airthbuilding
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
The studio has received some wonderful news this week, with the results of this year's @betterfutureawards just released. We are delighted to announce that our boutique apartment block in Surry Hills, Traces, has won in the mixed use-constructed category.
We also received silver for four more projects, posts to follow!
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Kim Lange, Caitlin Bailey, Eric Ng, Brian Welch and Brian Meyerson.
Photographer: @martinmischkulnig
Client: Vatera Developments
Our recently approved DA for three luxury units set in leafy Bellevue Hill. These units have a curved brick entrance, experientially connecting the house to the front garden. Internal courtyards allow light deep into the floor plan, while the rear terraces celebrate the view of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
MHNDU team: Brian Meyerson, David Dally, Mattias Dorph and Anais Demars
Planner: @gsaplanning
Image: @ivolvestudios
A detail exterior shot by @fortis of No. 1 Carlisle. Honouring the architectural elegance of the grand estate residences in Rose Bay, the design’s curvature and strong aesthetic emanates an enduring presence, balanced by a light and breezy coastal atmosphere. We loved working on this project.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson and Leigh Hanekom
Looking back on some beautiful images of No.1 Carlisle, our boutique apartment block in Rose Bay, designed for @fortisdg. With four levels set high on the corner site, wraparound balconies provide connective outdoor spaces to enjoy the sun. Interiors by our sister studio @lawlessandmeyerson create a tranquil palette which complements the open, breezy feeling of the design.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson and Leigh Hanekom
Rounding off the week with another celebratory picture of Anden, our boutique apartment block in beachside Coogee, which recently won both the Excellence in Design and Excellence in Medium Density Development top gongs at the Urban Design Institute Awards.
A collaboration between @centralelementproperty, @lawlessandmeyerson and @dangarbarinsmith, we are so proud of this beautiful apartment.
MHNDU Team: Liam Hancock, Richard Storey and Amanda Stollery
We are honoured that Anden, our boutique apartment block in beachside Coogee, received the award for both Excellence in Design and Excellence in Medium Density Development at the Urban Design Institute Awards on Friday night. The judges write:
'Anden’s design is the result of an extraordinary collaboration between independent Sydney property developer @centralelementproperty and partners @mhndu, @lawlessandmeyerson, and @dangarbarinsmith. The architects have beautifully woven the striking original architectural identity of the former 1950’s block with the new sustainable build that focuses on craftsmanship, sustainability, and integrity, blending perfectly with the local coastal feel of Coogee.'
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners this year, and a huge nod to our client and collaborators on this beautiful project.
MHNDU Team: Liam Hancock, Richard Storey and Amanda Stollery
Another capture by @tfadtomferguson of Seaside, a truly remarkable clifftop property in South Coogee. Maximising its vast, uninterrupted ocean views, the home is also designed with a true robustness to stand proud atop the movements of the sea beneath.
Restful shots by @tfadtomferguson of Seaside, perched atop the edge of the cliffs in South Coogee. A dream home for a dream coastline position. Below the pool is a quaint timber deck, built for ocean fishing in the summer months.
A double honour that Pavilion, alongside Constantia, has been nominated as a finalist in this year’s @udia awards. Pavilion sits harmoniously in its natural and built environment, opening to its beautiful ocean views and, through strategic angling and staggering of the building form, blending in with its streetscape context. We sure are proud of this one. The winners are announced 4 August – best of luck to all the outstanding finalists.
Image: @brettboardmanphotography
Developer: @hsnpropertygroup
Planner: @gsaplanning
Interiors: @theunlistedcollective
We are delighted to announce that our boutique residential apartment block in Rose Bay, Constantia, is a finalist in this year’s Urban Development Institute (UDIA) Awards. Designed for our client, @charasconstructions, and with interiors by @pocodesigns, Constantia’s concept was to provide luxurious and modern apartments while also respecting Rose Bay’s art deco heritage. A big congratulations to all the finalists this year! We are certainly alongside good company.
MHNDU are excited to be designing a luxurious, palatial home on Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah. We are crafting a home which is inspired by the breathtaking traditional stone architecture found in the UAE whilst also remaining deeply modern. Stay tuned for updates as the project design progresses!
Another beautiful sketch by @_alvinhui of a dual occupancy home we have recently submitted for DA approval, located in Point Piper. Elevated above the ground on a sandstone podium, the home features subtle curves nestled in bold rectilinear frames.
A glimpse of our process. We often do sketches when first experimenting with design possibilities for our projects, like this one by @_alvinhui of a dual occupancy home we have recently submitted for DA approval. Located in Point Piper, the home is conceptually inspired by the docked ships in the nearby Rose Bay marina, to which the house has beautiful views.
We were honoured to receive a commendation in the residential multiple housing category for Traces, our boutique apartment block on Devonshire St, Surry Hills, at the @architecturensw awards last Friday night. The judges write: ‘Located overlooking the new tramline, this shop top housing scheme is cleverly organised around a split-level courtyard, taking advantage of the slope of the site and multiple street frontages. The ground floor is retail, with two split levels of housing above, topped by a communal roof garden. Sensibly it builds to the street boundaries, reinforcing the urban block. The brickwork, deep loggias and an animated roofscape reflect the site’s industrial history, creating airy toplit apartments provide excellent amenity and character for the residents.’
Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients – the awards highlighted and showcased a slew of beautiful designs across the state.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Kim Lange, Caitlin Bailey, Eric Ng, Brian Welch and Brian Meyerson
Photographer: @martinmischkulnig
Client: Vatera Developments
MHNDU are thrilled to be working on a reconceptualisation of the much-loved Casuarina Estate winery in Pokolbin. Set on a generous parcel in the Hunter Valley, we are reimagining several buildings on site, including the cellar door, function and restaurant centre, guesthouses, a pool building and freestanding residences. Watch this space for more updates as the project progresses!
Some site photos from our Bondi Beach project, ‘Eurangi’, a boutique apartment block in a truly prime location on Campbell Parade. We are pleased to see some action with the basement and ground floor slabs being poured. Also pictured is the steel bracing supporting the existing heritage facade, which we are retaining and restoring, staying respectful to the building’s history while revitalising it in order to capitalise on its iconic position.
MHNDU Team: Liam Hancock, Kim Lange, Richard Storey and Michael Stewart
Images: Michael Stewart
Some more external detail shots of our recently completed project, On The Rocks, at Ben Buckler in North Bondi. These custom made, powder-coated pivot screens are detailed in a rattan inspired pattern. At four metres tall, they are moveable and designed to withstand the sea's forceful winds - a combination of functionality and aesthetics.
MHNDU Team: Luke Buttenshaw, Daniel Gullan, Kevin Ng
Builder: @bellevardeconstructions
Planner: @gsaplanning
Images: @dangullan
Some external detail shots of our recently completed project, On The Rocks, in North Bondi. The four metre tall, powder coated pivot screens, with a custom laser cut, rattan inspired pattern, contrasts beautifully against the pigmented board-form concrete.
MHNDU Team: Luke Buttenshaw, Daniel Gullan, Kevin Ng
Builder: @bellevardeconstructions
Planner: @gsaplanning
Images: @dangullan
We have recently received DA approval from the Land and Environment Court for our proposed alterations and additions to a truly significant harbourside home in Point Piper. With a frontage of forty metres, this 1800 square metre parcel houses a harbourside tennis court and deep-water jetty, and takes in views to Sydney’s most iconic landmarks.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson. David Dally and Mattias Dorph
Planner: @gsaplanning
Lawyers: Boskovitz
Visualisation: Modata
We are thrilled to announce that Pavilion, a boutique apartment building in Vaucluse, is a finalist in this year’s Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation & Excellence Awards! A big congratulations to all the nominees in the Best Residential Development category.
Another glimpse of our recently approved family home on Beresford Road, Rose Bay. Viewed from the backyard which houses two large, established trees, our landscaping vision carries the greenery visually into the home from the northern and southern sides, with the internal living spaces looking out onto the lush backyard, a perfect haven for our clients’ young children.
MHNDU Team: Malwina Wojcik & Kevin Ng
Planner: @gsaplanning
CGI: @marchenkonovakstudio
We recently received approval by @woollahracouncil for this family home on Beresford Road, Rose Bay. The landscaping will take centre stage for this residence, with an emphasis on greenery throughout which will add privacy, visual interest to the living spaces, and become a leafy offering to the residential street from the front of the home.
MHNDU Team: Malwina Wojcik & Kevin Ng
Planner: @gsaplanning
CGI: @marchenkonovakstudio
Another image of our submission to an apartment design competition in Erskineville, alongside @archeroffice. This render by @n_machine captures the double height vaulted entry space, a beautiful entrance to a building which was pitched to utilise materials which paid homage to the site’s industrial and cultural history. Congratulations again to the winning team, @silvesterfuller.
MHNDU Team: Liam Hancock, Amanda Stollery, Lucille Keller, Barbara Ferrarini, Michael Waterman
This week, we are sharing renders of an apartment design competition in Erskineville, done in collaboration with @archeroffice. Revealing the building’s parkside facade, our design philosophy hinged on a connectivity to the surrounding natural parkland and the diverse inner west community. Congratulations to the winning team @silvesterfuller!
MHNDU Team: Liam Hancock, Amanda Stollery, Lucille Keller, Barbara Ferrarini and Michael Waterman
Repost @architecturensw. We are thrilled that our Devonshire Street apartment block, Traces, has been shortlisted in the Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing category in this year's NSW Architecture Awards. Congratulations to all those shortlisted!
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Brian Welch, Eric Ng, Kim Lange and Michael Waterman
Photographer: @martinmischkulnig
Client: Vatera Developments
Another glimpse of our exciting new collaboration with @fortisdg and @cbre_residential_sydney, the Woollahra Collection. Highlighting the new development on James Street at the rear of the site, this image reveals our incorporation of classic design principles that unify the apartments with the heritage renovation of terrace houses and an old theatre, fronting Oxford Street.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Brian Welch, Scott Beer, Michael Brewster, Andrew Target and Agustina Bandiera.
As part of our exciting collaboration with @fortisdg and @cbre_residential_sydney, the Woollahra Collection, we will be restoring a row of terrace homes to their former distinction. Beside these terraces sits a former theatre, which will house one oversized residence, paying homage to the grandness of its former incarnations as an athletic hall, dance academy, restaurant theatre and a flamingo club.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Brian Welch, Scott Beer, Michael Brewster, Andrew Target and Agustina Bandiera.
A concept image of our upcoming ‘Woollahra Collection’ project in collaboration with @fortisdg and @cbre_residential_sydney. Along with the renovation of a row of terrace houses and an adjoining theatre, this project incorporates a luxury apartment development to the rear. Reinventing an unoccupied site, these apartments will capitalise on an abundance of natural light, a long street frontage on a quiet lane, and ample space to incorporate greenery.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Brian Welch, Scott Beer, Michael Brewster, Andrew Target and Agustina Bandiera.
This fortnight we are showcasing concept images for the Woollahra Collection, a boutique development on Oxford and James Street, Woollahra. In collaboration with @fortisdg and @cbre_residential_sydney, we are embarking on the transformation of an under-utilised precinct of terrace houses and a grand old theatre. This significant project aims to gracefully reinvent these heritage terraces, restoring their stately character while adding a luxury apartment development to the rear. Honouring the history of the site, the Woollahra Collection fuses heritage with contemporary luxury.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Brian Welch, Scott Beer, Michael Brewster, Andrew Target and Agustina Bandiera.
We are delighted to announce the DA approval of our Atrium House in Vaucluse by Woollahra Council.
Designed to evoke a series of uplifting experiences, entry to the house is made through an external plant-filled atrium, past an internal double height space and then an entry vestibule, overlooking a roof garden, to the first-floor living level. At 800 square metres, Atrium House comprises five bedrooms, a separate top-floor master suite, a home office and three living areas.
A progressive opening up reveals harbour views along the length of the house, starting with glimpses from the cantilevered open stairs and upstairs courtyard terrace, eventuating with full views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge from the first-floor open-plan living/dining area. These harbour outlooks and roof garden aspects are complemented by an immersive inclusion of three different uses of water: the entry vestibule reflection pond, a 25 metre lap pool hugging the side of the house and a roof-top jacuzzi off the master suite.
MHNDU Team: Ann-Elise Hampton, Brian Meyerson, Silvia Baro, Kazey Calibo
Client: Meissen Properties
Project management: Blare Management
Planning: @gspaplanning
Landscape Architect: @edwina_stuart_landscape
CGI: K2 Visual
An important design criteria for the client of our Tivoli residence is its ability to fully open and shut. The screens at the uppermost level slide open to spectacular harbour views and fully close to provide privacy and security as well as protection from sun and wind. The roof is fully covered in photo-voltaic cells to provide battery-stored energy for daily needs as well as house and pool heating. The house also has recessed external venetian blinds on the mid levels, which can be lowered to close off the house from heat load in summer.
MHNDU Team: Ann-Elise Hampton, Malka Dinnen, Frankie Kalaitzis and Kevin Ng
Planner: Tony Moody
Builder: Nick Nidzovic
CGI's: @marchenkonovakstudio
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Another glimpse of our Rose Bay 'Tivoli' project, visualised by @marchenkonovakstudio. The four-storey structure is layered in bands of stone, concrete and bronzed battens, which articulate change in context and cleverly play with scale. Materials lighten as the house extends upwards, whilst a recessive, stone-plinth ground floor recreation and gym level opens up to an infinity pool and lawn facing the harbour.
MHNDU Team: Ann-Elise Hampton, Malka Dinnen, Frankie Kalaitzis and Kevin Ng
Planner: Tony Moody
Builder: Nick Nidzovic
CGI's: @marchenkonovakstudio
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Introducing 'Tivoli', a waterside residence in Rose Bay, currently under construction. Once housing a small and tired 1980s brick bungalow, the orientation of which didn’t take full advantage of the harbour views, this battle axe lot is accessed via a narrow driveway and down a state-of-the-art car lift from the street. The proposed house design expresses the changing nature of its site as it rises from harbour front rocky crag to sheer cut cliff to floating tree canopy, stepping up the steep landscape of Rose Bay's eastern escarpment.
MHNDU Team: Ann-Elise Hampton, Malka Dinnen, Frankie Kalaitzis and Kevin Ng
Planner: Tony Moody
Builder: Nick Nidzovic
CGI's: @marchenkonovakstudio
Another image of our North Sydney project, recently approved by the LEC. Looking north, we see the building at the corner of Ben Boyd Road, orienting all apartments towards city and harbour views. Our materiality palette of sandstone for the base, precast concrete and blonde brickwork harmonises the building organically with the streetscape, further aided by our directional external form and draped greenery which is designed to hang over angular balcony edges.
Client: @podia_
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Stefanie Li, David Hristoforidis
Image: @n_machine
This week, we are sharing renders of our design for an apartment block in Neutral Bay, recently approved by the LEC. Revealed in this image depicting the south-facing facade, the overall design concept draws inspiration from the immediate topography of the site and its surrounding buildings. Sandstone shelves create a strong stone base, complemented by sweeping horizontal banding extending above, granting the four-per-floor units a generous orientation towards city and harbour views.
Client: @podia_
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Stefanie Li, David Hristoforidis
Image: @n_machine
We are kicking off 2023 with some details from our exciting build at Ben Buckler, North Bondi. Made to withstand a once-in-a-hundred-year-storm, the perforated pivot screens at ‘On the Rocks’ were manufactured from stainless steel, fabricated at @advanceddesigninnovations workshop in Wodonga. The screens went through a lengthy design development process including a 1:1 prototype for testing, pictured here in raw stainless steel form in the workshop, and in powder coated finish, installed on site.
MHNDU Team: Luke Buttenshaw, Daniel Gullan and Kevin Ng
Planner: GSA Planning
Builder: Bellevarde Constructions
MHNDU are on holidays from Thursday 22 December to Monday 9 January. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Christmas break.
Exciting recent progress at our North Bondi project 'On the Rocks'. Four metre tall perforated metal pivoting screens have been installed on the north and eastern sides of the house, providing the bedrooms with protection from the sun and privacy from the street. It’s been a lengthy and complex process, with huge thanks to our screen fabricator Michael at @advanceddesigninnovations and our builder Ben and the @bellevardeconstructions team for making it happen.
MHNDU Team: Luke Buttenshaw, Daniel Gullan and Kevin Ng
Planner: GSA Planning
Builder: Bellevarde Constructions
Another render of our entry to a City of Sydney design competition for a commercial building located on busy Botany Road, Alexandria. Along with the nod to the suburb’s industrial past depicted through the use of red-brick, this image reveals a private, open courtyard space, with a view towards the main lobby and amphitheatre-style seating which continues behind the building. A private through side link was also proposed, which crossed the courtyard, creating a pedestrian passageway between O’Riordan Street to Botany Road.
MHNDU Team: Jeewon Koo, Liam Hancock, Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
This week, we are showcasing our proposal for a City of Sydney Council design competition last year, won by Cox Architects. This render depicts the main frontage of the building, facing Botany Road in Alexandria. Our conceptual focus was contextually driven, designing elements of the structure in reference to the suburb’s industrial heritage, shown here in the saw-tooth roof profile along with the historically-informed red brick used to form the vertical facade. In this design, we sought to weave the building congruously into the existing environment of the busy inner-city road while carving out a distinctive and memorable identity for the structure.
MHNDU Team: Jeewon Koo, Liam Hancock, Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
Another render by @freshimagesvisuals of our recently approved four-storey Vaucluse home. Home to a large paperbark tree in poor condition, we have carried on the legacy of the former tree, replacing it with a well-established native Tuckeroo in the sunken courtyard.
MHNDU Team: Malwina Wojcik and Kevin Ng
Planner: @gsaplanning
This week we are revealing renders by @freshimagesvisuals for an impressively scaled home in Vaucluse, recently approved by Woollahra Council. With a three-storey surrounding context, this home capitalises on its sloping site to gain four storeys, all with gun barrel harbour views.
MHNDU Team: Malwina Wojcik and Kevin Ng
Planner: @gsaplanning
‘The Carlisle’ is a boutique apartment block that provides a contemporary interpretation of the broader art deco architectural context which defines much of Rose Bay. Working with a philosophy of each balcony providing a garden for residents, built-in planter boxes extend out from the cantileavering living and bedroom balconies which project east over the rear boundary. Swipe across to see the building’s vertically proportioned brick elements which are a stabilising framework for the generous concrete balconies to project from. Much consideration was given to the colouration of the brickwork, with a gradual transition from darker brown, red and blue brick to off-white on the upper level, a subtle suggestion that the building has grown from the earth.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Xiaoran Ding and Ronald Wibisono
This week we are sharing snapshots of 'The Carlisle', a boutique apartment block located at 33-37 Carlisle St, Rose Bay. A collaboration between @charasconstructions, @sproutlandscapearchitecture, @lawlessandmeyerson and @mhndu, this project received a silver in the multi-residential category at last year's Sydney Design Awards. Employing thick masonry and curvature of form, its art deco influences are notable, yet the building retains a presence of modernity and individuality which is sensitive to the streetscape and suburb.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Xiaoran Ding and Ronald Wibisono
Another render of our latest North Bondi project, which received DA approval last week. From the street view, we can see the soft and curvaceous front façade articulation in combination with the extensive planting; intentional elements which harmonise the home into the sloping landscape of the site.
MHNDU Team: David Dally, Mattias Dorph and Brian Meyerson
Planner:@gsaplanning
Partly inspired by the client’s travels to Ibiza, Mallorca and Mexico, our new North Bondi project has just been DA approved. With top floor views to Bondi Beach and the city skyline, this home is defined by a series of transitioning zones at multiple levels, the indoor spaces integrating with outdoor gardens, courtyards and pool.
MHNDU Team: David Dally, Mattias Dorph and Brian Meyerson
Planner: @gsaplannning
Belgravia received a prestigious Good Design Award Winner Accolade in the Architectural Design category in recognition of outstanding design and innovation.
The jury commented: “The architects demonstrated significant innovation to overcome the constraints of a challenging and narrow site. A successful design of a desirable and elegant boutique apartment building.” @GoodDesignAus
Congratulations to the team.
@MHNDU team Michael Waterman, Kim Lange, Xiaoran Ding
Client / Builder @ charasconstructions
Photography @brettboardmanphotography
Congratulations, to the team winning Silver in the Sydney Design Awards 2022 for the "Chainmail House"
This award celebrates the design process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. Consideration given for material selection, technology, light and shadow.
@MHNDU Team: Luke Buttenshaw, Winnie Neo and Kevin Ng
Builder: @k2property
Photographer: @ tfadtomferguson
@awards.design
Concept sketch for housing project in The Rocks.
@mhndu team - Michael Waterman, Brian Meyerson
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Connection to the rear yard as well as drawing light from the skylight above the double height volume are the key features of our recently approved residence in Woollahra
@mhndu - Team Malwina Wojcik, James Karroum, Bryan Wong, Kevin Ng, Brian Meyerson
Planner @Gsaplanning
CGI @ marchenkonovakstudio
Our recently approved residence in Woollahra.
@MHNDU team - Malwina Wojcik, James Karroum, Bryan Wong, Kevin Ng, Brian Meyerson
Planner - @Gsaplanning
CGI - @marchenkonovakstudio
Designed for a builder client and his young family, O’Donnell street is a pair of semi-detached dwellings crafted to maximise opportunity for views and connection to the outdoors. Done in collaboration with @sjs_designer, space is delineated by changes in level and a material palette composed of face brickwork, polished concrete and Victorian Ash timber cladding
@MHNDU Team: Stefanie Li, Xiaoran Ding, Michael Waterman
Builder:@airthbuilding
Interiors: @sjs_designer
Photography:@tfadtomferguson
Designed for a builder client and his young family, O’Donnell street is a pair of semi-detached dwellings crafted to maximise opportunity for views and connection to the outdoors. Done in collaboration with @sjs_designer, space is delineated by changes in level and a material palette composed of face brickwork, polished concrete and Victorian Ash timber cladding
@MHNDU Team: Stefanie Li, Xiaoran Ding, Michael Waterman
Builder:@airthbuilding
Interiors: @sjs_designer
Photography:@tfadtomferguson
Our contribution to the new Kingsford Town Centre recently lodged with Randwick Council. A 9 storey Co-Living development addresses Anzac Parade with a façade system articulated by projecting bay windows and screened balconies. The building also includes large external green spaces and provides a much needed alternative form of housing to traditional apartments.
@MHNDU Team: David Hristoforidis, Michael Waterman
Image: @Flooer
Our residence in Kings Rd Vaucluse is conceived as having a solid façade facing the street comprising of stone and timber and transparent at the rear to take full view of the city skyline
Project Kings Rd Residence
Project Team @MHNDU Eric Ng & Kevin Ng
Photographer @tfadtomferguson
Interiors @lawlessandmeyerson
Upcoming project recently lodged with Waverley Council, this design for a boutique apartment building on Bondi Beach is crafted to retain notable original building features whilst opening the façade to iconic views.
Images by @Flooer.Studio
Our recently completed refurbishment of an existing red brick apartment block located in Bondi Beach
The brief required replanning and improving the amenity of existing apartments and the addition of an apartment on the top floor with an attic within the new roof space
A series of black portals were inserted into the existing brick skin providing northerly light into the Living Spaces
The design ensured that the existing fabric was celebrated and not diminished
MHDNU Team: Alex Coyle & Kevin Ng
Planner @gsaplanning
Council @waverleycouncil
Builder @ k2property
Photographer @_katlu
Our recently completed refurbishment of an existing red brick apartment block located in Bondi Beach
The brief required replanning and improving the amenity of existing apartments and the addition of an apartment on the top floor with an attic within the new roof space
A series of black portals were inserted into the existing brick skin providing northerly light into the Living Spaces.
The design ensured that the existing fabric was celebrated and not diminished
MHDNU Team: Alex Coyle & Kevin Ng
Planner @gsaplanning
Council @waverleycouncil
Builder @ k2property
Photographer @_katlu
Another render by @n_machine of our latest Coogee apartment design, recently approved by Randwick Council. With a distinctive nod to the art deco tradition so defining of the suburb’s architectural history, this building seeks to harmonise the curved forms of the deco tradition without sacrificing the ideal orientation and viewpoints of each apartment.
Internally, cleanly dividing the service areas from the bedrooms and living spaces means the entertaining and personal areas can take in views towards Coogee and benefit from maximum natural daylight. With extra height to play with, we have also had the luxury of increasing the floor-to-floor space to greater than a standard apartment.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
Images: @n_machine
Introducing 158 Brook Street Coogee, a multi-residential project recently approved by Randwick Council. Taking cues from the art deco architecture of the area, we have drawn upon a materiality palette of dry-pressed red brick, concrete and a burgundy red metal framing for windows. Bold, arched forms present to the street, juxtaposing the curved deco shape with rectilinear balcony spaces. The facade thus acts as a representation of the building’s overall design interplay between meeting the practical needs of today’s modern lifestyles and aesthetically referencing the architectural traditions which give the wider suburb character.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
Images: @n_machine
Woollahra Council recently approved our design for a pair of houses at Rose Bay. We look forward to the next stage of this delightful project.
MHNDU Team: Alex Wills, Kevin Ng, Brian Meyerson, Bryan Wong
Planner - @gsaplanning
Interior Design - @lawlessandmeyerson
Stormwater - @rts_civil
CGI - @choirender
An update at our "On the Rocks' house.
Some initial images of our recently installed sculptural steel stair. The continuous metal balustrade winds its way up through the house over three stories, tightly nestling into the exposed concrete soffit on the main living level. We can’t wait to see this finished on site!
MHNDU Team: Jess El-Tache, Winnie Neo, Daniel Gullan, Luke Buttenshaw, Kevin Ng
Builder: @Bellevardeconstructions
Metalwork: @activemetal
Introducing ‘MONA’ designed in collaboration with Fortis and Interior Architects Richards Stanisich.
Client: @fortisdg
Address: 1 Mona Road, Darling Point
CGI artist: Third Aesthetic
Interior Architect: Richards Stanisich
Introducing ‘MONA’ designed in collaboration with Fortis and Interior Architects Richards Stanisich.
Client: @fortisdg
Address: 1 Mona Road, Darling Point
CGI artist: Third Aesthetic
Interior Architect: Richards Stanisich
An interior image of our recently completed Vaucluse project, taken from the formal lounge room. Here, we can visualise the prominent yet harmonised vertical concrete pillars, which act as a practical privacy buffer from the main road. Their durability is aesthetically subdued on the outside by the inclusion of textural landscaping, and from the inside by softening textiles.
MHNDU Team: Luke Buttenshaw, Winnie Neo and Kevin Ng
Builder: @k2property
Planner: @gsaplanning
Photographer: @tfadtomferguson
Interiors: @crd_interior_design_
Introducing ‘Chainmail House’, our recently completed family home in Vaucluse. Making a bold yet highly sophisticated impression from the streetscape, the home’s striking facade incorporates a materiality palette of off-form concrete, a chainmail mesh cover for the upstairs boxed element, and key touches of warming timber.
MHNDU Team: Luke Buttenshaw, Winnie Neo and Kevin Ng
Builder: @k2property
Planner: @gsaplanning
Photographer: @tfadtomferguson
A beautiful capture by @brettboardmanphotography of our art deco inspired ‘Constantia’ apartment project in Rose Bay, showing the west-facing stepping brick wall, steel palisade balcony and corbelled off form concrete soffit detailing.
The second image reveals the view from one of the two private ground-level courtyards towards the building’s eastern facade, generous outdoor spaces designed for the Sydney climate, strategic landscaping by @sproutlandscapearchitecture softening the concrete elements.
Client: @charasconstructions
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Xiaoran Ding, Richard Storey and Ronald Wibisono
Images: @brettboardmanphotography
Interiors: @pocodesigns
Landscaping: @sproutlandscapearchitecture
Borrowing from the rich art deco tradition which peppers Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs is our ‘Constantia’ apartment project in Rose Bay, completed earlier this year. Captured expertly by @brettboardmanphotography, this image shows the stepped brick detailing which creates a formal division between the two adjacent front-facing apartments. Note the highly articulated facades and vertically expressed brick elements which act as a practical and crafted separating device to provide much-needed privacy between apartments.
Swipe across for an elegant capture of the external palette revealed from the North-facing section of the building, which draws upon a palette of vertically expressed glazed white brick, a red brick screen and off form concrete.
Client: @charasconstructions
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Xiaoran Ding, Richard Storey and Ronald Wibisono
Images: @brettboardmanphotography
Interiors: @pocodesigns
Another image of ‘Clay Cliff Point’, our winning entry for Parramatta City Council’s Architectural Design Excellence Competition, located at Harris Park. With an intrinsic connection to place as a guiding principle for our design, we are taking inspiration from the nearby waterway to attune the significant multi-residential building with its surrounding natural landscape.
As part of our overall concept, we are devising a re-naturalisation of the nearby Clay Cliff Creek. By investing in the regeneration of this ecosystem, we envisage that our development will enhance the ecological condition of the waterway and provide public amenity for the broader community.
MHNDU acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land – the Burramattagal people of the Darug nation.
Design: Michael Waterman, Stefanie Li, David Hristoforidis and Shira Hayim
Client: @caydonproperty
Planner: Think Planners
Visuals: @n_machine
Marking a very Good Friday by introducing ‘Clay Cliff Point’, our winning entry for Parramatta City Council’s Architectural Design Excellence Competition, located at Harris Park.
We have endeavoured to create a unique visual identity for the development by connecting its external aesthetic to the cultural, ecological and artistic heritage of the site. The tower component of our design adopts an ochre-coloured core built from terracotta pigmented precast concrete panels mixed with clear vision glazing. Referencing abstracted white lines and a figure-ground effect, our design overlays a facade screen above the earthy base. While contrasting with the inner skin, this secondary layer also has practical applications, sheltering residents from the elements and external noise.
In introducing this design, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land – the Burramattagal people of the Darug nation.
Wishing you all a wonderful Easter break!
Design: Michael Waterman, Stefanie Li, David Hristoforidis and Shira Hayim
Client: @caydonproperty
Planner: Think Planners
Visuals: @n_machine
Another render of our Vaucluse project, recently submitted to Woollahra council for approval. Working once again with a loyal client whose home we also designed next door some seventeen years ago, we have been tasked with the complex design job of ensuring the two dwellings are aesthetically reconciled whilst remaining individualised.
This front facade angle highlights the home’s intentional setback from the street, which makes room for the landscaped front gardens and pool tucked behind them. Unlike its comparatively rectilinear sister property next door, this new design is geometrically curved and textural, creating a more organic look which sits respectfully beside its neighbour, the two homes unified yet unique.
Design: Alex Wills and Kevin Ng
Image: @marchenkonovakstudio
Planning: @gsaplanning
Just submitted to Woollahra council for approval is our latest Vaucluse project. This one has an interesting backstory: we designed the house next door for the same client seventeen years ago (and can happily report its design has stood the often harsh test of time).
This time round, our challenge has been how to design a home right beside a former project to ensure the two residences are visually harmonised yet ultimately differentiated. We have focused on incorporating more curvature of form and textural inclusions for the new home, setting the dwelling back to protect its neighbouring residence’s outlook and creating a landscaped front garden and pool area which benefits from Northerly sunlight. Inside, we have oriented the master bedroom and living spaces to take full advantage of panoramic views to Watson’s Bay and the Harbour Bridge beyond.
Design: Alex Wills and Kevin Ng
Image: @marchenkonovakstudio
Planning: @gsaplanning
O'Donnell St, Bondi. An architectural response to its coastal setting crafted to deliver a year-round holiday vibe while catering to the needs of family life.
A collaboration between @mhndu and @sjs_designer is this newly built North Bondi residence.
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Project team
Architects @mhndu
Stefanie Li, Xiaoran Ding and Michael Waterman.
Interiors @sjs_designer
Builder @airthbuilding
lighting @la_lounge_glenn
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This week we will be highlighting O'Donnell St, which recently sold setting a Bondi record. A collaboration between @mhndu and @sjs_designer is this newly built North Bondi residence.
The three-storey home epitomises barefoot luxury with interiors that take their cues from nature with polished white concrete floors and marmorino walls achieving a remarkable luminosity. The design philosophy was to carve out spaces that allowed for light and movement while engaging with the landscape and featuring elegant curved lines echoing the coast and soaring ceilings that reach up to the sky.
Project team
Architects @mhndu
Stefanie Li, Xiaoran Ding and Michael Waterman.
Interiors @sjs_designer
Builder @airthbuilding
lighting @la_lounge_glenn
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1 Spencer street, Rose Bay, Sydney. Meticulously built by @charasconstructions
https://www.constantiarosebay.com.au/
Architects: @MHNDU Michael Waterman, Richard Storey
Interior design: @pocodesigns
Landscape: @sproutlandscapearchitecture
Client/Builder: @charasconstructions
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Very excited with 1 Spencer St being completed. Whilst we await the professional photography from Brett Boardman, here are a few teasers
1 Spencer street, Rose Bay
https://www.constantiarosebay.com.au/
Architects: @mhndu Michael Waterman, Richard Storey
Interior design: @pocodesigns
Landscape: @sproutlandscapearchitecture
Client/Builder: @charasconstructions .
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