Bondi Blue | South Bondi Apartment
This compact two-bedroom apartment draws on the soft pastels of Bondi and the shifting blues of Icebergs, reimagined as a calm coastal retreat for a client with a deep appreciation for layered tones of blue.
A highly considered approach to space planning informed the design, with integrated storage embedded throughout to maximise functionality without compromising spatial clarity or elegance. Off-white zellige tiles introduce a subtle, hand-crafted texture to the bathroom, while Breccia Turquoise natural stone anchors the material palette with depth and quiet luxury. Across the apartment, tonal layers of deep navy, crisp white and soft grey are warmed with hints of blush and natural timber, creating an interior that feels both refined and relaxed.
The kitchen was a lesson in spatial ingenuity, like piecing together a perfectly aligned game of Tetris. Every centimetre counted, so custom joinery was used to work every available nook. A curved island end softens the approach and keeps the circulation open, while a fluted screen wall conceals storage along the entry. The result is compact but genuinely functional, designed so the grandparents who own the apartment can store enough condiments, cookware and cutlery to host generous family gatherings whenever the children and grandchildren visit.
Deliverables
_ Navigating Strata & Certification
Pathways in Class 2 Projects
_ Streamlining Approvals: Working with Strata and Certifiers in Class 2 Buildings
_ Interior Design and Detailing
_ Interior Architecture
_ Finishes and Fittings Selection
_ Joinery Design
PHOTOGRAPHY
David Bird
BUILDER
JAY & TONY HARRIS
STYLING & FURNITURE
Inera Studio
South Bondi, NSW | Residential Apartment Interior Design
2022 - 2024
Every centimetre counted. Custom joinery in Porter's Paints Mariner with high cabinets in Porter's Paints half Newport Blue, and a Breccia Turquoise marble benchtop, all planned around how the family gathers
The kitchen was a lesson in spatial ingenuity, like piecing together a perfectly aligned game of Tetris. Every centimetre counted, so custom joinery was used to work every available nook. The result is compact but genuinely functional, designed so the grandparents who own the apartment can store enough condiments, cookware and cutlery to host the whole family whenever they visit.
A niche rather than a shelf. Set into the wall and tiled through in the same zellige, it holds what a shower actually needs without anything protruding into a tight space or collecting water at its edges.
Off-white zellige tile gives the walls a handmade irregularity, warmed against marble with soft greige veining. Space was tight enough that the laundry had to be combined into the bathroom, so the joinery does double duty, absorbing the machines behind a single cabinetry line.
Full-height oak joinery runs wall to wall in the bedroom, absorbing wardrobe and storage into a single unbroken face. Recessed timber rails replace handles, set into the panel lines so the whole wall reads as one surface. In an apartment this compact, storage had to become architecture.