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A Grand 1885 Sandstone Home Elevated With Whimsy + Playful Energy
Interiors
1885 House is a glorious sandstone home on Sydney’s Lower North Shore renovated by Arent&Pyke with deep respect for the original architecture. Photography – Anson Smart
Recognising the existing house as structurally ‘perfect’, the designers were tasked with updating the interiors with a more playful energy appropriate for a modern young family. Photography – Anson Smart
Arent&Pyke’s design balances the sweet spot between classic and contemporary, injecting the home with whimsy, interesting shapes, and a soft colour palette. Photography – Anson Smart
Arent&Pyke were inspired by the original detailing of the structure and personality of the clients. Photography – Anson Smart
Classic materials applied in a contemporary manner balance the history of the building with Arent&Pyke’s signature creativity, custom detailing, and flair. Photography – Anson Smart
Curves and whimsical details are a continuous thread throughout the updated interiors. Photography – Anson Smart
Arent&Pyke furnished the spaces to improve the flow and function of the home’s layout. Photography – Anson Smart
The updated hierarchy of spaces within the home is immediately evident on entry, speaking to its use as a modern family home. Photography – Anson Smart
The period features of the home are respected. Photography – Anson Smart
Sandberg Wallpaper adds a creates a dreamscape in the children’s bedroom. Photography – Anson Smart
Photography – Anson Smart
In the main bedroom, grasscloth-fronted joinery is teamed with polished stucco behind the bed for texture and interest. Photography – Anson Smart
Curving lines continue in the bedroom furniture. Photography – Anson Smart
In the main bathroom, calacatta viola marble adorns the bench top, which was cut down to make matching floor tiles and mirror frames. Photography – Anson Smart
Photography – Anson Smart
Fluted timber features in throughout the bathrooms. Photography – Anson Smart
Arent&Pyke improved the liveability of the home through the clever addition of new rooms within the existing footprint, including a powder room under the stairs. Photography – Anson Smart
Custom fluted travertine wraps around the main bath. Photography – Anson Smart
Photography – Anson Smart
Venetian plaster imparts a subtle glow in the south-facing bathroom. Photography – Anson Smart
Photography – Anson Smart
Outside, a new custom travertine team (lifted on site by 10 men) is intended to age with the home for decades to come. Photography – Anson Smart
Photography – Anson Smart
The grand sandstone facade. Photography – Anson Smart
Photography – Anson Smart
An established garden surrounds the home. Photography – Anson Smart
The spaces within this 1885 sandstone house on Sydney’s Lower North Shore remain as generous and beautifully laid out as the day they were built. The owners loved its grand proportions and scale, but the overly formal interiors called for a more relaxed, comfortable, and playful energy, reflective of their age and lifestyle.
‘Spatially, everything was there, but we managed to reconfigure and update all of the spaces and just give it a big facelift,’ says Sarah-Jane Pyke, co-founding director of Arent&Pyke. ‘We were really updating it to give it that life and energy for the stage of life that they’re in … They really wanted a house where they could open the doors and host really big lunches in the garden and have that everyday comfort for their family.’
Arent&Pyke’s design balances the sweet spot between classic and contemporary, injecting the home with whimsy, interesting shapes, and a soft colour palette.
Throughout the design process, they were inspired by the original detailing of the structure and personality of the clients. These elements are balanced in the playful application of classic materials, such as custom fluted travertine around the main bath, and Venetian plaster that imparts a subtle glow. In the main bathroom, calacatta viola marble adorns the bench top, which was cut down to make matching floor tiles and mirror frames.
Arent&Pyke also improved the liveability of the home through the clever addition of new rooms within the existing footprint, including a powder room under the stairs.
Outside, a new custom stone table (lifted onto the site by 10 men) is intended to age with the home for decades to come. ‘We decided that it should be something which stayed there all the time in this beautiful monolithic material that could just live outside and be part of the garden,’ says Sarah-Jane.
The updated hierarchy of spaces within the home is immediately evident on entry, speaking to its use as a modern family home. ‘The tone and the feeling of the house has completely changed,’ explains Sarah-Jane.
The success of the project lies in the way colour moves through the house, the flow of cohesive materials, and the improved interaction between rooms. ‘There’s a rhythm to how you use the spaces, and that has been a significant change,’ says Sarah-Jane. ‘The way you feel when you experience the space has completely transformed.’
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