Australia Trends Home Trends Volume 31 No 1 Australia | Page 72

Above: The master bedroom
continues the sleek, contemporary
look, with off-white furnishings
punctuated with accents of red. The
low platform bed, which helps to
make the room seem bigger, appears
to float above the floor. Both of
the bedrooms in the apartment are
positioned to maximise the view.
Story by Colleen Hawkes
Photography by Geoffrey Hodgdon

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“The panel is suspended a
few centimetres in front of the
wall, and at night it appears to
float within the space,” says
the architect.
A full-length mirror sits
on the floor in the dining area,
where it reflects a slice of the
panoramic views back into
the adjoining kitchen, which
incorporates new cabinetry
and space-saving refrigerator
drawers.

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“The original kitchen had
overhead cabinets on all the
walls,” says Charalambous.
“To open up the room and
make it appear more spacious,
I chose to have overhead cabinets only at the end. But I did
add a painting and a Rococo
mirror – the design of the
kitchen is so simple, I felt it
needed a little jolt.”
The sense of space is also
increased by changes to the

master suite. A walk-in closet
was removed, so the bedroom
gained an extra 1.5m. This
created enough room for a
king-sized bed – the architect
chose a low platform bed that
makes the ceiling seem higher.
The position of the door to
the master bedroom was also
moved, which opened up a
direct sightline from the living
area down the passageway to
the bedroom.