MHNDU Anden
MHNDU Anden
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Location
Coogee, New South Wales
Year of completion
2023
Building style
Contemporary

Nestled in Sydney's beachside suburb of Coogee, Anden seamlessly marries artistic design with a deep sensitivity to its community and coastal context. Situated just a stone's throw from the beach, Anden is a collaboration with our client, Central Element, with interiors by Lawless and Meyerson and landscaping by Dangar Barin Smith. Our collective brief was to ensure the highest level of amenity for residents within both the private and communal spaces, hinging on the cultivation a residential experience of barefoot luxury.

At the heart of the Anden project lay a pivotal challenge: preserving the treasured character of its streetscape design. This was addressed by maintaining the original art deco facade while adding a contemporary wing at the rear, a seamless complement to the heritage design of the original structure. Anden’s modern addition takes the form of an intelligent ‘L’ shape, thoughtfully designed to capture the natural northern sunlight, enveloping the interiors. This unique design element gives birth to a central gathering place within—a sprawling communal oasis that unfolds through a series of tiered lawns, verdant garden corridors, and a delightful grove of cabbage tree palms. Sustainability and wellness reign supreme here, featuring photovoltaic panels, communal vegetable gardens, solar access, rainwater collection systems, and an open stairwell, offering a sustainable alternative to the lift. Within the development, a communal wellness sanctuary boasts a tranquil yoga space, a fully equipped gym, and an Italian-designed infrared sauna.

Conceived as a series of homes that combine to create a sustainable community, the fifteen apartments are connected by a series of interlinked and carefully curated open landscaped spaces. Uniquely, all but two apartments within Anden are individually designed, providing a distinct personality and sense of authentic homeliness for residents. Internally, the apartments effortlessly flow onto sun-drenched terraces or private gardens.

Anden’s materiality incorporates organic elements such as natural stone, marble, wood, concrete, and terrazzo, capturing the relaxed ambience of its seaside setting. Additional detailing found in sliced river pebbles and mosaic tiling nod to the specific textures of the beach shoreline, which when used internally evoke a sense of truly contextual luxury.

By maintaining its beloved art deco exterior, this project achieves more than the preservation of its valued architectural character. It also creates a substantial shared green space, anchoring its principles in eco-consciousness and personal wellbeing. It exemplifies the transformative power of design in bringing communities together in coexistence with their surroundings.

Awards and
recognition

2023
UDIA NSW & Coronation Awards for Excellence
UDIA NSW & Coronation Awards for Excellence
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MHNDU is a Sydney architectural collective dedicated to creating timeless spaces which cater to modern sensibilities. Dedicated to our craft for over twenty-five years, our ethos is unwavering: to cultivate experiential beauty in built form.

All of our projects are a physical testament to our fundamental philosophy of respecting the nuances of the architectural artform, catering to our clients’ needs for a unification of residential liveability and luxuriousness.

MHNDU represents the holistic union of principals Brian Meyerson, Kevin Ng, Liam Hancock and Tanya Awadallah. Together with their talented team, they fuse their experience, dedication to design creativity and strategic architectural visions with the ultimate goal of cultivating a legacy of quality, enduring and sustainable buildings.

MHNDU has established a strong reputation in our industry based on our unique blend of technical excellence, commercial acumen and forward-thinking design sensibility. We have cultivated a timeless portfolio of over a hundred works specialising in developments ranging from bespoke houses and small to medium size multi-residential projects to large scale urban renewal projects within the Eastern Suburbs and Greater Sydney area. Our projects are characterised by their confident, modernist statements tempered with an intimate knowledge of local climate, lifestyle and culture.

At MHNDU we understand that the development approvals process is one of the most challenging and daunting prospects for our clients. We have built our name on our ability to engage and mediate the processes involved between clients, council, neighbours and major stakeholders. We assist our clients’ assessment of their site’s development potential through feasibility and early concept design studies for a wide range of projects. We assess the potential for bonus floor space via voluntary planning agreements, affordable housing schemes and exceptions to the planning controls to increase the yield of our client’s sites.

We are proudly affiliated with interior design studio Lawless & Meyerson, experts in intentionally cultivating interior spaces which complement the architectural concept and elevate their client’s experiential sense of home. Headed by interior designer Jo Lawless, Lawless & Meyerson have collaborated with MHNDU on a range of multi award-winning projects, building on a wealth of experience and style of relaxed sophistication. From high-end bespoke homes to luxury apartments, each collaboration is treated individually and holistically from the inside out: a seamless blend of architectural expression and refined interiors.

Nominated Architect Brian Meyerson. NSW Registration No 4907. VIC Registration No 19861.