The design of the apartment was all about containing the amenities for life
to the smallest possible area and to provide a bigger space for living
The apartments located in a building called Ballina which is an art deco 1920s
Heritage listed property. There's 27 units in the this block
I first moved into this apartment at the beginning of 2014 when I got the apartment there was
a little kitchen in its own separate nook we decided to be a good idea to put
the kitchen or living space and a bedroom where the kitchen was
The apartment was really designed for two people so the idea was that would
function like a one-bedroom apartment so the bedroom can be completely closed off
we have this little pocket window integrated into the storage wall so the
idea is when you walk in the front door and that window is opening you can still see
out the view and the apartment is significally wider than just the width
of the living space. We built the bedroom on a platform to delineate the space
between the living and the sleeping area that also allowed us to get plumbing to
needed to go and install some shoe drawers. There's storage underneath the bed
there's storage on top of the bed and there's a little recessed shelf which
acts as a bedside table and has lights and powerpoints
and those windows along with the windows in the living space were left in their
original condition so the external facade remains untouched
Below the TV there's a little desk which can fold up and allows you to use the TV
as a second monitor
and we included a 24 bottle wine storage cupboard
so we didn't want the kitchen to feel like kitchen we hid all the appliances included in the oven
behind the little pocket door we put a drying rack above the sink so that you
can put your dishes away to dry we've got a blade wall which is made out
joinery and integrates a spice rack on the kitchen side and as you come into
the apartment that's got the intercom hidden away inside the little key shelf
to put stuff on so.
We completely hit the bathroom behind one of the sliding doors
on the main wall when we first got it there was a massive bath which we ripped
out and was replaced at the shower and a washing machine
Good design is not only about making a smaller footprint work harder but it's also creating a really
great quality of life and a sense of luxury in a tighter space and inevitably
that provides sustainable solutions for our cities.
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