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“The owners, who are well travelled,
wanted a world-class interior with international influences,” the architect says.
“But there were some constraints. They
did not want a strong warehouse aesthetic
in the areas where they would be eating,
sleeping and brushing their teeth. These
spaces needed to be more intimate, so we
also introduced dropped ceilings to the
bedrooms and bathrooms.”
The original concrete floor on the first
floor was ground and polished to expose
the aggregate. On the top floor, the existing

maple floors were retained, complete with
oil spots and holes where folding tables
were originally bolted to the floor.
Large barn doors, in keeping with the
semi-industrial character of the building,
were added to the entertaining floor, so
that the different areas, which include a
bar and home theatre, could be separated
as required. Wood and milled steel feature
on these doors, and on most of the other
built-in cabinetry in the building.
“It’s a very simple material palette,”
says Hawley. “The architecture provides

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the texture, with the wood and steel
adding to the patina.”
Interior designer Shelly Neal of
M 4