
Elegant Liveable.
- Title:
- Gavin Hepper turns Bayview Residence into an Elegant Liveable Luxury home
- Manufacturers and Supplier:
- Neolith Australia
- Category:
- Residential/
- Interiors
- Completed:
- 2025
- Client:
- Concepts by Gavin Hepper
- Photographers:
- Concepts by Gavin Hepper
Located on Sydney’s scenic Northern Beaches, Bayview Residence is a long-term family home undergoing a complete transformation. The homeowners envisioned an environment that offered both day-to-day functionality and luxury for entertaining, including a gourmet kitchen with butler’s pantry, a wellness-infused primary suite, and multiple refined living zones, both indoor and outdoor.
“This project epitomizes the perfect blend of contemporary luxury with timeless textures, soft palettes, and functional design details that elevate everyday living.”
- Gavin Hepper

The kitchen blends form with function. At one end of the island, Neolith’s heat- and stain-high resistant properties support meal preparation. At the other end, it becomes a social hub. The use of a 200mm mitred apron and elongated sharknose edge on the island brings refinement, while a metallic ‘breezeway’ detail gives the stone an unexpected lightness.
Neolith WhiteSands also wraps the kitchen’s service wall and surrounds a metallic, floating rangehood, showcasing the surface’s versatility, from the elegant 12mm profile on the walls to the countertops in the adjoining butler’s pantry, detailed with 40mm aprons and 20mm floating shelves.
The same design restraint and material elegance extend into the home’s multi-zoned main bathroom, where Neolith Artisan is the hero surface. Chosen for its soft, textural character, Artisan wraps the floors, walls, vanity benchtops, splashbacks and even forms an integrated basin.

“We wanted to create a sense of timeless calm, and the versatility of Neolith made it easy to apply the same material across every surface. It’s durable, beautiful, and perfectly suited to wet areas.” - Gavin Hepper
Arched mirrored cabinets, fluted glass doors, linen sheers, and Sydney Bronze tapware from Astra Walker all contribute to a spa-like feel. The custom vanity, crafted in American walnut Milano Cabinetti panels, offers a rich counterpoint to the subtle tones of Neolith Artisan.
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Neolith ceramic sintered stone is an innovative architectural surface made from 100 per cent natural raw materials, including clays, feldspar, natural mineral oxides, with some colours using up to 98 per cent recycled materials. Bonded with heat rather than resins, Neolith sintered stone contains minimal amounts of silica between 0 and 9 per cent, making it safer for the whole value chain.
Neolith surfaces withstand heat, scratches, stains and UV radiation, and require minimal upkeep to look and perform brilliantly for decades. Plus, its natural composition means that it also won’t emit toxic fumes into the air when exposed to fire or extremely high temperatures.
Kinder on the earth and the occupants of your home – sintered stone is the sustainable choice.
We don’t wait for the future. We build it.
Neolith is the world’s leading brand in Sintered Stone. A revolutionary architectural surface with premium technical features.
At Neolith we never stop evolving, researching and developing new technologies because our objectives are clear:
Our ambition is
01. To keep inspiring and creating bright and bold spaces that are enjoyed to the fullest.
02. To make sustainable environments a reality.
03. To work responsibly with society and build a future we can all look forward to.
Since 2009 until nowadays.
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