Mosman House showcases a strong, robust architectural character that cleverly expresses and celebrates its materiality. The layering and intersection of each floor enables the house to not only manage the steep slope but use it positively to create generous, lofty, light-filled, double-volume spaces.
The interior design brief was to create a warm family home with a sophisticated undertone. To achieve this, we played with the contrasts of rawarchitectural elements and luxurious finishes, pairing concrete and brass, timber and stone, leather and linen.
The concrete is the hero of this project. Traditionally a finish that can feel cold, our response was to add layers of texture to soften the interior. To increase our client’s emotional response to the spaces we juxtaposed contrasting finishes and fabrics throughout.
Striking the perfect balance betweenstrong architecture and softer warmer finishes influenced everything from bathroom spaces to joinery to soft furnishings. The strong personality of the architecture called for this tension in the interiors whichgives the interior a voice, allowing it to stand proudly beside (not abovenor beneath) the architecture.
Mosman House freely and confidently explores tactility. As you move throughout the spaces you are taken on a real sensory journey – one that is as tactile as it is visual. Guests are encouraged to remove their shoes and consciously press their bare feet into the natural foundation beneath them, and to run their hands across the mixed surfaces to truly feel thestory of the finishes and furnishings, at once intimately connecting to the otherwise vast spaces around them.
The design palette is neutral, relying on textures rather than colours to create warmth and personality. The introduction of colour was considered and restrained, and features as a slightly more intense jewel tone mirroringthe blue of the ocean seen from Mosman Houseat our clients’ particularly favouritemoment of the day.
