Drawing on the suburb’s art deco lineage, 158 Brook Street, Coogee, is expressed through a robust palette of dry-pressed red brick, concrete and burgundy metal detailing. Bold arched forms anchor the building to the street, establishing a strong civic presence.
Set against this curvature, layered rectilinear balconies introduce rhythm and depth, shaping a facade that balances architectural character with the practical requirements of contemporary apartment living.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefani Li
Client/Builder: Building With Options
Images: @martinmischkulnig
The facade of 158 Brook Street, Coogee is shaped by a dialogue between curve and line. Brick arches are set against crisp balcony edges and recessed planes, creating depth and shadow across the elevation. A consistent material palette allows proportion and texture to define the building’s identity within its coastal context.
This approach continues internally, where arched forms are carried through openings and ceilings. Interiors are resolved as calm, light-filled spaces, with a restrained palette and framed views toward the ocean.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
Interiors: @mhndu
Client/Builder: Building With Options
Images: @martinmischkulnig
Eurangi.
Arched openings frame Bondi’s coastline while creating moments of interior enclosure.
The dining bay sits at the centre of the plan, positioned to capture a broad sweep of ocean and sky. Throughout, the architecture remains restrained, allowing the interior palette by @lawlessandmeyerson – timber, stone and soft textiles – to offer warmth and tactility.
A coastal home that looks outward while remaining gently removed from the pace of the beach below. Recently featured in @habitusliving.
Architecture: @mhndesignunion
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Images:@felix_forest
Eurangi, Bondi.
A restored heritage building reworked to accommodate a contemporary penthouse above.
Original elements – including the building’s arched openings, bay forms and shingled detailing – remain central to the architecture, sitting alongside new residential spaces introduced within the existing structure.
Above the restored facade, the penthouse opens to sweeping views of ocean and sky. Curved openings and deep reveals frame the coastal outlook while maintaining a sense of retreat from the activity of the beach below.
Recently featured in @habitusliving
Architecture: @mhndu
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Images: @felix_forest
Shared spaces and everyday living within Breeze Bloc-25, MHNDU’s contribution to the NSW Housing Pattern Book.
Developed as part of the state-wide initiative led by @gansw, the Pattern Book promotes architect-designed housing that supports adaptable homes and well-considered shared environments.
At roof level, sheltered communal terraces provide space to gather, pause and take in the broader landscape. At ground level, compact dwellings extend outward to private courtyards and gardens, supporting indoor–outdoor living and a close connection to planting and light.
Together, these moments explore how medium-density housing can balance social connection with privacy and retreat.
Images by @choirender
Life within Breeze Bloc-25, MHNDU’s contribution to the NSW Housing Pattern Book.
Developed as part of the state-wide initiative led by @gansw, the Pattern Book promotes architect-designed housing that supports adaptable, well-performing homes and shared living environments across New South Wales.
At the scale of everyday life, the pattern prioritises connection – from communal spaces that encourage gathering and shared use, to ground-level terraces that extend living outdoors, and planted balconies that contribute to a greener streetscape. Together, these elements support comfort, social connection and a strong sense of place.
Through this work, we continue to explore how medium-density housing can foster both community and individual retreat.
A closer look at Breeze Bloc-25, MHNDU’s contribution to the NSW Housing Pattern Book.
Led by Government Architect NSW, the Pattern Book brings together architect-designed housing patterns intended to support faster approvals while improving the quality, adaptability and environmental performance of medium-density housing across New South Wales.
Developed as the largest of the Small Lot adaptations for mid-block sites, the pattern explores a contemporary reading of mid-century modern apartment planning. A clear planning grid supports flexibility across varied site conditions, while passive solar design, robust material expression and integrated communal open space foster comfortable, connected living.
Images: @marchenkonovakstudio
Revisiting the NSW Housing Pattern Book - and the collaborative effort behind it.
Led by the Government Architect NSW in partnership with the NSW Government, the Pattern Book is a state-wide initiative establishing a suite of architect-designed housing patterns intended to support more consistent, faster pathways to approval, while lifting the quality of medium-density housing across New South Wales.
For our team, the project reflects a shared commitment to residential architecture that balances clarity, buildability and environmental performance with spatial quality and a strong relationship to community and place.
More images of our pattern and the architectural ideas that shaped it will be shared over the coming posts.
MHNDU Pattern book team and partners: Alvin Hui, David Hristoforidis, Stefanie Li, Michael Waterman, Kieran Kartun, Shira Hayim; Brian Meyerson, Kevin Ng, Tanya Awadallah and Liam Hancock.
More images from Belleview.
Arched openings and curved forms define the rear elevation, with recessed glazing, covered terraces and a continuous upper-level balcony addressing the garden and pool. Rendered walls, deep reveals and aligned openings shape the relationship between interior and exterior spaces.
Featured in @vogueliving’s Wellness By Design issue.
MHNDU Team: Ann- Elise Hampton, Keith Lam, Luke Buttenshaw, Serge Akiki, Kazey Calibo, Melanie Ferreira.
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Builder: @bellevardeconstructions
Photography: @anson_smart
More from Belleview — a study in form, light and material. Featured in @vogueliving’s Wellness By Design issue, the project reflects an architectural discipline grounded in restraint — where circulation becomes spatial experience, and detail supports a sense of calm continuity throughout the home.
MHNDU Team: Ann- Elise Hampton, Keith Lam, Luke Buttenshaw, Serge Akiki, Kazey Calibo, Melanie Ferreira.
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Builder: @bellevardeconstructions
Photography: @anson_smart
Styling: @joseph_gardner
A study in quiet architecture.
Belleview is shaped by restraint and resolution — where sculptural form, light and material are carefully orchestrated to create spaces of calm clarity. Stone, timber and soft plaster are composed with a deliberate lightness, allowing the architecture to recede and the experience of space to come forward.
We are honoured to see the project featured in @vogueliving’s Wellness By Design issue — a thoughtful recognition of architecture as a framework for stillness, proportion and enduring presence.
MHNDU Team: Ann- Elise Hampton, Keith Lam, Luke Buttenshaw, Serge Akiki, Kazey Calibo, Melanie Ferreira.
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Builder: @bellevardeconstructions
Photography: @anson_smart
Styling: @joseph_gardner
DUBAI: Positioned directly on the water’s edge, this highly crafted residence translates the majesty of its Palm Jumeirah setting into a contemporary architectural expression. Defined by sculpted stone forms, rhythmic colonnades and expansive glazing, the design balances grandiosity with intimacy – celebrating proportion, light, and material authenticity. The result is a nuanced composition that feels both grounded in place and elevated beyond time.
MHNDU Team: Alex Wills, Bryan Wong, Kevin Ng, James Karroum
Interior Designer: Lawless & Meyerson
CGIs: @darcstudio_
Kicking off 2026 by revisiting one of MHNDU’s landmark international commissions – a palatial waterfront residence on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. Working within an existing shell, the design reinterprets the home’s potential through a language of refinement and restraint. Inspired by the grandeur of civic architecture, the facade’s monumental colonnade and crafted stone surfaces convey both permanence and poise. Layered landscaping and deep recesses bring softness and privacy to the structure, creating a home that is at once stately, bespoke, and timeless.
MHNDU Team: Alex Wills, Bryan Wong, Kevin Ng, James Karroum
Interior Designer: Lawless & Meyerson
CGIs: @darcstudio_
Wishing everyone a safe and festive Christmas and New Year! MHNDU will return to the office January 5.
A recent highlight of our year was hosting the launch of the mid-rise NSW Housing Pattern Book at our Surry Hills studio, announced by NSW Premier Chris Minns, NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully and Executive Director of @gansw, Abbie Galvin. Bringing together government, architects and the wider industry, the event offered a rare moment to stand collectively behind a shared ambition for better, more thoughtful housing across the state.
As we move toward the end of the year, it has been meaningful to pause and reflect on the role design can play in shaping communities – not only through individual projects, but through frameworks like the Pattern Book that enable quality, clarity and long-term impact at scale.
We’re grateful to have contributed to this initiative, and to have celebrated its launch alongside so many committed voices in the built environment. A warm thank you to everyone who joined us, and to our colleagues across government and industry who continue to champion design excellence in NSW.
As the year draws to a close in a particularly tragic way for Sydney and our entire nation, we’ve been reflecting on moments of connection – and hosting the Parlour Spring Salon in November stands out as one of them. It was a privilege to open our studio doors to @_parlour and to welcome Belqis Youssofzay and Maryam Gusheh for an intimate evening of conversation. Their dialogue – spanning life in and around architecture, modes of practice, exhibition-making, and the importance of making space for others – was thoughtful, generous and quietly energising.
More than a talk, the evening felt like a gathering: a room of shared curiosity and considered exchange. As we move toward the end of the year, we’re grateful for these moments that remind us why conversation, community and reflection matter – especially in practice. Thank you to Parlour, Belqis, Maryam, and everyone who joined us.
Images: Vic Au Yeung
We’re delighted to share that 27 Hall Street, Bondi Beach has received approval – rounding out an MHNDU hat-trick along this iconic stretch, with its neighbouring sites having MHNDU designs approved in 2024.
Set just moments from the shoreline, the project restores the building’s original brick facade and introduces a new shop-top residential development arranged around a central landscaped atrium. The design brings light, air and greenery deep into the plan, creating a thoughtful contemporary addition to Hall Street’s evolving character. More to come as the project progresses.
MHNDU Team: David Hristoforidis, Daniel Fisher, Shira Hayim, Stefanie Li and Michael Waterman Images: @marchenkonovakstudio
More snapshots of Bondi Penthouse, as featured by @est_living.
A softened material palette, curved junctions and carefully composed transitions create an environment of ease – a place where light moves gently across stone, timber and plaster throughout the day. Here, the architecture sets the groundwork for internal schemes that insight a sense of calm, establishing clear sightlines and sculpted volumes that support the interior’s restrained warmth.
See the full feature at @est_living.
Architecture: @mhndu
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Photography: @felix_forest
We’re delighted to share MHNDU’s contribution to the NSW Housing Pattern Book, an initiative led by Government Architect NSW in partnership with the NSW Government to deliver high-quality, adaptable and sustainable mid-rise housing across the state. Officially launched today at our offices in Surry Hills, the @gansw Pattern Book provides accessible design frameworks for mid-rise housing; helping councils, builders and communities work from a shared vision of quality and practicality. Selected through a competitive tender process, our practice joins an exceptional cohort – including Collins & Turner, Nguluway Design Inc., Silvester Fuller, TZG Architects and Bennett and Trimble – to develop Mid-Rise Housing Patterns (3–6 storeys) that balance design rigour, value and buildability.
A contemporary take on mid-century modernist apartments, our Small Lot Apartments pattern is a contemporary interpretation of the mid-rise typology: flexible modular layouts, passive solar design, all-electric living, private outdoor space for every home, and communal areas woven through the building, including a rooftop terrace. Designed to suit a diversity of NSW sites and household types, and approved for a streamlined delivery pathway.
A key step toward shaping the future of housing in NSW – homes that strengthen community, respect context and elevate everyday life.
@nswdphi
Bondi Penthouse, as recently featured by @est_living. Working within the existing envelope, the design introduces gentle curves, elongated thresholds and framed coastal views, allowing the architecture to read as both a continuation and an elevation of the building’s original character. The result is a refined, light-filled retreat shaped for pause and outlook.
Architecture: @mhndu
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Photography: @felix_forest
From a previous design phase, this early scheme for our Wildes Meadow project considered a single-storey home designed to sit quietly within its pastoral landscape. Developed collaboratively with our returning client – who is also a builder – this iteration balanced material warmth, efficiency and connection to the site’s rolling green surrounds.
MHNDU Team: Alex Wills, Bryan Wong and Kevin Ng
Planner: Tony Moody
Images: @marchenkonovakstudio
An earlier design iteration of our Wildes Meadow project in the NSW Southern Highlands. Set on a working farm, this concept marked our first venture into the region – designed as a spacious weekender that captured sunrise and sunset views across the south-facing valley while inviting northern light through an expansive roof pitch.
MHNDU Team: Alex Wills, Bryan Wong and Kevin Ng
Planner: Tony Moody
Images: @marchenkonovakstudio
Extending the architectural language beyond its interiors, Palomar opens to a private courtyard and pool terrace that evoke the warmth and intimacy of a Mediterranean retreat. A collaboration with RnB Property, with interiors by @lawlessandmeyerson and furnishings by @tigmitrading, the design finds strength in its textural layering – stone walls, patterned tiles and cascading greenery enclosing a tranquil sanctuary of light and shadow. As recently featured in @thelocalproject, Palomar captures the spirit of resort living within an urban setting, translating the romance of distant shores into a composition of restrained yet vibrant elegance.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Michael Hay, Jessica El Tahche, Sam Whitby and Keiran Smith
Images: @aliciataylorphotography
More images of PALOMAR, our collaboration with RnB Property, with interiors by @lawlessandmeyerson and furnishings by @tigmitrading. @lawlessandmeyerson`s interiors work in quiet dialogue with our design – bronzed detailing, arched thresholds and stone surfaces are softened through @tigmitrading`s curated layering of texture, colour and craftsmanship. The result is an exotic and studied interior world that tempers Mediterranean romanticism with contemporary Sydney restraint. Recently featured in @thelocalproject, Palomar is a testament to considered design – where structure, interior and object align in an expression of a joyful and palatial architectural resolve.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Michael Hay, Jessica El Tahche, Sam Whitby, Keiran Smith
Images by @aliciataylorphotography
PALOMAR marks the considered reimagining of an existing Spanish Mission building into a contemporary apartment residence. Working closely with RnB Property, our design preserves the character and rhythm of the original facade while refining its proportions and detailing to meet modern expectations of light, space and material integrity. The result is architecture defined by its arched bronze openings, crafted stonework and Moroccan lattice detailing – elements that bring depth and permanence to the building’s renewed form.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Michael Hay, Jessica El Tahche, Sam Whitby, Keiran Smith
Images: @binyanstudios
O DONNELL I: Within, the architecture unfolds through layers of light, texture and veiling. A sculptural stair enclosed in fine metal mesh becomes a translucent screen of shifting silhouettes – revealing movement while maintaining privacy. Brick, Victorian Ash timber and brass detailing create a softly luminous palette that echoes the calm tactility of the coast beyond. In collaboration with @sjs_designer, we composed spaces that feel both robust and serene, where daylight washes masonry walls and exposed joists bring warmth to restrained geometry. O’Donnell I captures the essence of Bondi living – refined, elemental and deeply connected to place.
Images: @tfadtomferguson
Interiors: @sjs_designer
Builder: @airthbuilding
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
Anchored to its coastal slope, O’Donnell I composes a dialogue between contrast and cohesion. Off-white Austral Chillingham brickwork folds gently around black-stained Abodo timber volumes, their interplay of tone and texture expressing both permanence and lightness. The semi-detached residences mirror one another along a central axis, yet each retains its own rhythm and poise. A landscaped entry by @dangarbarinsmith leads to interiors that open to sea air and light, balancing privacy with connection to the coast. The result is an architecture of attunement – of coastal materiality, urban refinement, and a measured equilibrium between individuality and symmetry.
Images: @tfadtomferguson
Interiors: @sjs_designer
Builder: @airthbuilding
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
We are delighted to announce DA approval for our latest project at 39–45 Knox Street, Double Bay. Positioned within the heart of the village centre, the five-storey shop-top housing development delivers nine premium residences above three street-activated retail tenancies, with dual frontage and two levels of basement parking. Achieving an uplift in both height and FSR through a rigorous design and planning process, the project sets a new benchmark for contemporary living in Double Bay, combining architectural presence with urban contribution. This approval marks an exciting step in shaping the next chapter of Knox Street.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Yammie Ho, with contributions from Brian Meyerson, Shira Hayim, Stefanie Li and Kieran Kartun
Planner: @gsaplanning
CGI: @flooer.studio
Breathing new life into a 1930s car showroom, East Sydney Collection exemplifies the power of adaptive reuse in the heart of Darlinghurst. The project retains the building’s distinctive curves and steel-framed glazing, layering them with contemporary loft apartments, townhouses, and a rooftop garden.
Balancing preservation with innovation, the design celebrates heritage while addressing urban density and sustainability. Brickwork and masonry details are carefully integrated with new structures, demonstrating how history can be a foundation for modern living. The result is a vibrant urban community — one that honours its architectural legacy while setting a benchmark for thoughtful inner-city renewal.
MHNDU Team: Brian Welch, Chris Day, Thu Nyugen, Michael Brewster and Scott Beer
Developer/ Builder: @higaproperty
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Photography: @martinmischkulnig
Town Planner: Sutherland & Associates Planning
TRACES: Drawing on the layered histories of Surry Hills, Traces reinterprets the warehouse and terrace typologies that have long defined the neighbourhood. Situated on a site once home to a hardware store, the project takes inspiration from the area’s industrial past while engaging with its vibrant contemporary context. Materials from the original brick warehouse are retained and re-integrated, lending both texture and memory to the new structure. Traces is at once homage and reinvention — a composition where history and modernity coexist in dialogue.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Kim Lange, Caitlin Bailey, Eric Ng, Brian Welch and Brian Meyerson.
Photographer: @martinmischkulnig
Client: Vatera Developments
We’re delighted to announce DA approval for one of our latest waterfront residences. Conceived as a sculptural form, the design balances strength with softness. Curved facades create a gentle rhythm, softening scale while establishing a confident architectural presence. Vertical screening and finely detailed masonry accentuate the play of light and shadow, layering solidity with transparency. At once confident and graceful, the residence finds its character in the balance of sculptural form and delicate detail.
Planner: @gsaplanning
CGI: @marchenkonovakstudio
Council: Woollahra Council
We are proud to announce that the Eurangi Penthouse has been shortlisted at the 2025 IDEA Design Excellence Awards, Residential – Single category.
Within our MHNDU designed Eurangi project, interiors have been devised and seamlessly integrated by @lawlessandmeyerson. Eurangi commands Bondi’s shoreline with quiet authority. A residence of rare beauty, it frames the horizon in limestone, black granite and timber, its material restraint softened by layers of velvet, wool, linen and sisal. The result is an interior of timeless refinement – a sanctuary of calm above the world’s most celebrated beach.
MHNDU Project Team: Liam Hancock, Kim Lange, Richard Storey and Michael Stewart
Interior Project Team:
Jo Lawless
Emily Sandford
Images: @dave_wheeler
Styling @jackmilenkovic
Today we celebrate and farewell Luke Buttenshaw, who marks twenty remarkable years with MHNDU.
Joining the practice as a student at Sydney University, Luke has since become a cornerstone of our team, shaping a career across houses and boutique multi-residential projects with expertise in planning, documentation, and design.
His creativity has always been grounded in dual passions — the artistry of form and the rigour of technical detail — a fusion that has defined his contribution to the practice. From the bold clifftop residence Headland House in North Bondi to the award-winning Chainmail House, Luke’s work reflects both precision and imagination.
Luke departs with our deepest gratitude and admiration. His legacy of thoughtful, enduring architecture will continue to inspire our practice for years to come.
Currently under construction, our boutique apartments in Bellevue Hill range from 100 to 190 square metres. The ground-level home spans three cascading levels, extending to a long pool, framed by foliage and softly textured stone. Anchoring the building is a mature eucalyptus tree — preserved and celebrated through a central glazed void. Visible from every level, this living monument forms the heart of the design, offering a quiet dialogue between architecture and landscape.
MHNDU Team: Michael Brewster, Brian Welch and Richard Storey
Developer: @charasconstructions
Interiors: @smac_studio
Images: @marchenkonovakstudio
Now under construction, our multi-residential project in Bellevue Hill is a sculpted composition of five whole-floor residences – each with its own private garage and a true sense of both seclusion and generosity. Set over seven storeys and oriented to the north-east, the building is carefully terraced to follow the site’s natural slope, ensuring each apartment is bathed in light and open to sweeping views.
MHNDU Team: Michael Brewster, Brian Welch and Richard Storey
Developer: @charasconstructions
Interiors: @smac_studio
Images: @marchenkonovakstudio
More award news! We’re delighted to share that East Sydney Collection has been named a finalist in the 2025 @udiansw Awards for Excellence. Designed in collaboration with @higaproperty, this adaptive reuse project transforms a 1930s car showroom into a contemporary residential offering – where heritage character meets modern living. With its mix of loft apartments and townhouses, the project celebrates the art of transformation, honouring the past while shaping the future. Recognised for its sensitive integration of history and place, East Sydney Collection was also recently awarded the 2025 Australian Apartment Advocacy Award for Excellence in Heritage and Community Culture.
MHNDU Team: Brian Welch, Chris Day, Thu Nyugen, Michael Brewster and Scott Beer
Developer/ Builder: @higaproperty
Interiors: @lawlessandmeyerson
Images: @martinmischkulnig
We are so excited to share that our project, The Pump House, is a finalist in the Unbuilt category at the World Architecture Festival (@worldarchfest) 2025. Designed in collaboration with @fieldwork_architects for our client, @dascoaustralia, The Pump House reimagines a once-forgotten water precinct as a vibrant, mixed-use community. At its core lies a verdant courtyard and sculptural opening, seamlessly linking the public realm below with a shared garden terrace above. Designed as both a sanctuary and gathering space, this elevated landscape—curated by @arcadialandarch—offers refuge for residents and native flora alike.
MHNDU Team: Liam Hancock, Jessica El-Tahche, Kieran Kartun, Kim Lange, Eleena Kyriacou, Georgia Browning, Leigh Hanekom, Ciara Corbett & Lachlan Cuthbert
Introducing our recently approved project in North Bondi — two luxury residences that draw upon the sculptural language of weathered sandstone and the shifting contours of the shoreline. Layered masonry forms, slender vertical screening, and cascading native planting converge in a composition that blurs the threshold between architecture and earth — a considered interplay of structure, texture, and terrain.
MHNDU Team: Mattias Dorph, Dan Seligsohn
Planning: @gsaplanning
CGI: @marchenkonovakstudio
We are pleased to share that DA approval has been granted for MHNDU’s design of a contemporary ritual bath house. Rooted in tradition and reimagined for the present, the project replaces an existing structure with a purpose-built sanctuary – designed to support moments of solitude, reflection and renewal. Conceived as a terracotta bowl, the architectural form draws from the ancient practice of carving into stone, evoking a nurturing vessel. The building is imbued with symbolism: a place of cleansing, restoration and quiet dignity.
MHNDU Team: Brian Meyerson, Ann-Elise Hampton, Keith Lam, Kazey Calibo
Planner: @navonsolutions
Landscaping: Scape Design
CGI: @thetint_org; @mhndu
At the heart of Danks St District, a lush brick-lined courtyard invites residents and visitors into a sculpted realm of light, greenery and community. Designed in collaboration with @fieldwork_architects, these visualisations reveal the textural richness and civic intimacy that define the ground plane. Cascading planting, warm terracotta hues and gently stepped seating converge to form a contemporary village square—one that celebrates the interplay of shadow, material and urban rhythm. A project by @dascoaustralia, Danks St District offers a new model for neighbourhood living, grounded in heritage and elevated by design.
MHNDU Team: Jessica El-Tahche, Kieran Kartun, Kim Lange, Eleena Kyriacou, Georgia Browning, Leigh Hanekom, Ciara Corbett, Lachlan Cuthbert.
Visualisation: @gabriel_saunders; @mhndu
Introducing Danks St District—a visionary new precinct in Sydney’s Waterloo, designed by us in collaboration with @fieldwork_architects, @batessmart and @richardsandspence. This transformative development reimagines industrial heritage as a sophisticated residential community, featuring studios to penthouses across six architecturally distinct buildings. Set amidst thriving laneways, verdant communal gardens by @arcadialandarch, and a central plaza designed for connection, Danks St District offers contemporary urban living inspired by history and crafted with architectural excellence. Developed by @dascoaustralia, this project elegantly bridges past and present in the heart of Waterloo.
MHNDU Team: Jessica El-Tahche, Kieran Kartun, Kim Lange, Eleena Kyriacou, Georgia Browning, Leigh Hanekom, Ciara Corbett, Lachlan Cuthbert.
Visualisation: @gabriel_saunders
A closer look at Suttons Stage 3—MHNDU’s latest mixed-use precinct in Zetland, designed in collaboration with @ahmmarchitects for @meriton_group. These design sketches reveal the layered structure of the masterplan: a cohesive ensemble of mid-rise buildings framing a new public park, surrounded by activated ground floor edges and lush pedestrian corridors. The massing strategy allows for sunlight, movement and outlook, while a carefully calibrated mix of residential, retail and community spaces brings the precinct to life at every level. From multi-level gardens to fine-grained laneways, the design draws on the industrial legacy of Zetland to shape a contemporary urban village.
AHMM Team: Andrew O’Donnell, William Marshall, James O’Neill, Fernando Zaiter, Guto Lloyd, Ummar Rashid, Esther Cheung
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Amanda Stollery, Kieran Kartun, Yammie Ho, Lucy Pailas, Stefanie Li, David Hristoforidis, Yu Zhang, Alice Zhou, Alvin Hui, Daniel Fisher, Daniel Seligsohn.
Recently, MHNDU secured DA approval from the City of Sydney for Suttons Stage 3, a sophisticated mixed-use precinct in Zetland. Following our mid-2024 win in the City of Sydney’s design excellence competition, we partnered with @meriton_group to evolve our concept into a detailed architectural vision. Suttons Stage 3, a joint venture alongside @ahmmarchitects, reimagines Zetland’s industrial heritage through characterful buildings, active retail spaces, lush multi-level gardens, and strong sustainability credentials— creating a cohesive yet varied neighbourhood seamlessly connecting residents to parks and public spaces.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman, Amanda Stollery, Kieran Kartun, Yammie Ho, Lucy Pailas, Stefanie Li, David Hristoforidis, Yu Zhang, Alice Zhou, Alvin Hui, Daniel Fisher, Daniel Seligsohn.
Images: @secchi_smith
THE GALLERIES: With its restrained palette and thoughtful spatial planning, The Galleries prioritises both form and function. The building’s horizontal brick banding adds a subtle rhythm to the facade, while the continuity of this detailing into interior elements—such as feature fireplaces—creates a cohesion through materiality. Ground-floor apartments feature private gardens that foster a connection to the outdoors, while upper-level units are carefully planned to maximise light and space without sacrificing intimacy.
MHNDU team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
@morganprojects @mimdesignstudio and @wyerandco.
New project underway—a thoughtfully composed four-storey apartment building in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Three stepped residential forms, separated by clearly defined circulation cores, are articulated through a sophisticated palette of white brickwork and projecting precast concrete details.
MHNDU Team: Michael Waterman and Stefanie Li
Image: @thetint_org
KINGVIEW, Avalon. Our design speaks to a truly private and palatial living experience, from the meandering driveway imbuing the entrance experience with a sense of stateliness, to a centrepiece Grand Long Room, the ultra-wide living room floor plate taking in a panoramic scope of Careel Bay.
Malwina Wojcik, Fernanda Diaz, Ariel Tjatura, James Karroum and Kevin Ng
Images: @marchenkonovakstudio
Client: @fenbury_
KINGVIEW: Introducing the concept images for Kingview, a resort-style home in Avalon. Our design, for our client @fenbury_, is a highly crafted and organic response to the site’s existing conditions. With a deep appreciation for the site`s unique contours, our vision prioritises an expansive openness to water views, forming an intrinsic connectivity to the waterside.
MHNDU Team: Malwina Wojcik, Fernanda Diaz ,Ariel Tjaura, James Karroum and Kevin Ng
Images: @marchenkonovakstudio
We`re pleased to share that our latest residential project in Vaucluse has received DA approval from Woollahra Council in just four months—an impressive turnaround, especially considering it included the Christmas holiday period.
Designed as a luxurious resort-style oasis tailored for entertaining, the home thoughtfully maximises solar access while capturing views across Sydney Harbour to the Bridge and Opera House. This elegant sanctuary merges refined comfort with the vibrant lifestyle of the eastern suburbs.
MHNDU Team: Mattias Dorph, Daniel Seligsohn and David Dally
Planner: @gsaplanning
HALCYON: a collaboration between @mhndu, @richardstanisich, @eternoproperty, @mwlandscapearchitects and @1stcity.projects, Halcyon is eight beachside residences, nestled between Bondi and Tamarama. With sweeping ocean views and generous proportions, these apartments are designed internally and externally to harmonise with the forms, colours and lifestyle of its iconic setting.
