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Habourview Apartment.

ArchiPro Project Summary - A bright and simple apartment renovation in Darling Point, context-designed to enhance natural lighting and flexible entertaining for an evolving lifestyle, featuring a structural wall removal for an open-plan layout, an integrated kitchen zone, and a curated gallery aesthetic for artwork.

Title:: Habourview Apartment
Architect:: Spiral Architects Lab
Category:: Residential/; Renovations and Extensions
Photographers:: Spiral Architects Lab

Brief & Context

Overlooking Darling Point, this apartment transformation establishes a bright, calming retreat tailored for an individual lifestyle while effortlessly accommodating future family growth. The internal alterations and additions turn a once-constrained layout into an airy, welcoming sanctuary deeply connected to the harbour experience.

Challenge & Intent

Removing structural walls resolved the limitation of a small, dark, and isolated kitchen, creating an open-plan living, dining, and kitchen zone. This structural intervention allows natural light and improved ventilation from existing windows to serve the entire combined area rather than a single room, creating a flexible environment for hosting gatherings with friends.

Lifestyle & Experience

New windows and sliding doors line the balcony to merge the interior with the outdoor terrace, drawing the harbour landscape directly into the daily routine. Navigating the construction limits of an apartment building required sourcing specific products and materials that could be easily transported up into the unit.

Collaborative input from a structural engineer, interior designer, and specialised product suppliers ensured complex building constraints were met within budget. The team integrated a flush balcony threshold despite a minimal structural setdown to secure flawless waterproofing, while a reconfigured layout overcame fixed plumbing constraints in the renovated bathroom. The resulting simple aesthetic functions as a clean gallery-style backdrop, purposefully curated to showcase the owner's collection of inherited artwork.

Interior Designer

Lorna Sinac

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RESIDENTIAL & MULTI-RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

PREFAB & MODULAR HOUSING DESIGN

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Spiral Architects Lab

Architects

New South Wales

spiralarchitectslab.com.au

Spiral Architects Lab. Spiral Architects Lab is an award-winning practice based in Crows Nest, New South Wales, focused on elevating the built environment through intelligent modular design, prefabrication, and mass-timber construction. Our work combines innovation with buildability, delivering contemporary residential architecture that responds to both lifestyle and long-term performance. Our studio is led by a close-knit, diverse team with deep, hands-on experience in sustainable residential design. This expertise enables us to create homes that are carefully resolved, highly precise, and designed to support comfort, well-being, and durability over time. Collaboration sits at the core of how we work, ensuring clients are genuinely involved throughout the design journey. Every project benefits from direct, end-to-end director-level involvement, allowing for efficient decision-making and creative solutions that maximise both liveability and investment value.