Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 42 i est living magazine

The romance of a historic house can be different to the reality. Located on five acres in the Hudson Valley, a New York State region that follows the Hudson River from Westchester County to Albany, this Victorian home had not fared well after years of neglect and a series of unsympathetic renovations. Brooklyn-based design firm Workstead had collaborated with the owner on two projects prior to this renovation. “This home was purchased in near disrepair,” recalls Robert Highsmith, co-founder and principal of Workstead. The brief called for large, open spaces where three generations could comfortably be together, including a kitchen and informal living areas. A pavilion was conceived to accommodate these requirements, with a west-facing breezeway that serves as a casual entrance to the home. “The owner expressed concern that…

McLaren Excell were given the rare opportunity to convert a late-eighteenth-century watermill in Wiltshire, UK, that had never been lived in before. The essence of the dilapidated watermill was still intact, including the milling machinery and water wheel. McLaren Excell co-director Luke McLaren says their restoration and extension was an exercise in “preservation as much as restoration”. Located on the edge of a stream, McLaren Excell shored up the structural integrity of the long-saturated retaining walls and created a concealed drainage system, without disturbing the water that descends to the mill. Paying tribute to the building’s industrial roots, internal works were governed by the philosophy ‘minimal intrusion with materially sensitive interventions’, seeing raw-plate steel as the primary material. “Like the mill itself, our work had to be simple, functional and…

Karen McCartney | writer Karen McCartney has recently joined est living in the role of editorial strategy advisor. Known for her work in the world of interiors, architecture and design, Karen’s impressive resume spans print and digital media. Formerly the editor of marie claire Lifestyle and Inside Out magazine, Karen is the bestselling author of Perfect Imperfect, The Alchemy of Things, Super House, and Iconic: Modern Australian Houses 1950-2000. In this issue, Karen speaks with Sydney-based landscape architect Will Dangar on his eminent approach to garden design. @mccartneyk Romello Pereira | photographer Sydney-based photographer Romello Pereira’s portfolio reflects two decades in the photography industry and an inherent passion for capturing architecture and interiors. On photographing William Smart’s new home and workspace, he says it’s one thing to collaborate with one…

Fox Johnston director Conrad Johnston was drawn to the ‘undeniable spirit and quality’ of a pair of circa 1972 heritage-listed semis on a steep site overlooking Sydney’s Paramatta River. First owned by Melbourne architect Sir Roy Grounds and his son, Conrad set out to transform the building for his family within the original footprint. Conrad’s intervention is marked by sustainability and the home’s connection to place; opening it up to views and ventilation and raising the lower level to the courtyard, for ease of movement between indoors and outdoors. At the same time, the architect worked to maintain the original material language, by ‘grafting’ the new to the existing fabric, through a stripped-back palette of concrete, painted brick, Western Red Cedar and cork flooring – an environmental and nostalgic nod.…

01. HERMÈS EXHIBIT Showing once again in La Pelota, Hermès created the showstopper of Milan 2021. Designed by Charlotte Macaux Perelman, the hand-rendered and painted cave-like constructions featured small entrances into moody internal spaces presenting new pieces from the Hermès home range. 02. THE DAGALIÀ COLLECTION BY EDUARDO PIERMATTEI FOR CC-TAPIS The Dagalià collection by young Italian artist Eduardo Piermattei for cc-tapis saw the transfer of his vast work with stucco into a collection of rugs. Original artworks were displayed next to the collection that successfully applied the use of colour and texture to this new medium. Rather than trimming the rugs, cc-tapis simply burnt off any excess yarn, resulting in a mix of layers and textures. 03. THE SPLIT DESK BY GERMANS ERMIČS Amsterdam-based designer Germans Ermičs continues his…

The Hat Factory has many stories to tell; from its time as a factory and printers, surviving a fire and being a squat for more than a decade. An atypical warehouse conversion from the outset, Welsh + Major embarked on creating two dwellings that recognise the building’s inherently colourful past. Welsh + Major co-director David Welsh credits their clients for the journey of meticulously unpicking the building’s layers. “Our clients have been truly inspirational – the existing building could easily have been knocked down and it’s their resilience that saw this difficult project brought to fruition,” David says. The graffitied interior, as well as original openings, were retained, with new glass insertions. Inside, the bare stone of the original boundary creates a tactile mural, while new raw steel stairs with…

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Restoring a dilapidated, heritage-listed structure on crown land is a formidable task – even moreso when the property is also over water, perched atop a concrete jetty on the Sydney Harbour. Design studio Alexander & CO.., entrusted with this assignment, responds with a considered design that both honours and preserves the building’s storied past. Originally established in 1912 to house wool arriving by sea then later for commercial offices, Oak House is the culmination of meticulous planning and due diligence. Alexander & CO.’s principal architect Jeremy Bull explains, “Replenishing an old structure to perform as a luxury home presents limitations, both construction and statutory”. True to their signature ideology of ‘conceptual and strategic thinking’ Alexander & CO. answer the brief with a unique proposal; utilising the structure as an ‘envelope’…

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