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
