Previous pages: The large kitchen,
complete with walk-in scullery, is the
dramatic hub of the home – offering
flowing connections to the outdoor
entertaining and dining areas.
These pages: Interiors specialist
Eterno Design softened the look of
the home’s dramatic architectural
lines with luxuriant throws and
double drapes. Many elements in the
home are bespoke, such as the wall
panelling in the winter room and the
slender, elegant dining table.
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home has strong links to the outdoors, including
from the kitchen to the alfresco dining area and
yard, which is also accessed from the lounge.”
O’Neil used several strategies to facilitate
the upper-level set backs needed to maintain
the required shadow lines to the neighbours
and also to maximise natural light penetration.
These included strategically raising some ceil-
ings, the use of high clerestory windows and
even a glass ceiling on an upstairs hallway.
“The stepped ceiling heights create intimacy
in some areas while optimising the main living
area’s sense of volume and light,” says O’Neil.