SMALL IN FOOTPRINT BUT FULL OF POSSIBILITY, THE PRINTERY IS AN APARTMENT REIMAGINED AS A PLACE OF COLOUR AND JOY.

THE BRIEF CALLED FOR AN UPGRADE RATHER THAN A FULL RENOVATION. THE CLIENTS WANTED A HOME THAT REFLECTED THEIR PERSONALITY AND BROUGHT DELIGHT TO EVERYDAY LIFE, WHILE REMAINING MINDFUL NOT TO OVERCAPITALISE ON THE PROPERTY.

STUDIO NOAKES RESPONDED WITH A CONSIDERED AND RESTRAINED APPROACH. RATHER THAN SPREADING THE INVESTMENT THINLY ACROSS EVERY SURFACE, IT WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE MOMENTS THAT WOULD BE FELT MOST. JOINERY, TILE AND COLOUR BECAME THE PRIMARY TOOLS, WITH EACH ROOM GIVEN ITS OWN PALETTE AND MOOD.

IN THE LIVING ROOM, A LONG COMPOSITION OF OAK AND OLIVE JOINERY BRINGS ORDER AND CALM, PROVIDING GENEROUS STORAGE ALONGSIDE A PLACE TO DISPLAY THE CLIENTS’ BOOKS, CERAMICS AND ART. RICH LAYERS OF RUST VELVET, PLUM AND LACQUERED BURGUNDY ADD WARMTH AND CHARACTER, CREATING A SPACE THAT FEELS BOTH RELAXED AND CURATED.

THE KITCHEN WAS TREATED IN SOFT LILAC WITH THE EXISTING BASE CABINETRY RETREATED WITH NEW PANELS TO COMPLIMENT THE EXISTING STAINLESS STEEL BENCH TOP, A GENTLE SHIFT IN TONE THAT CONNECTS SEAMLESSLY TO THE LIVING AREAS BEYOND.