By Studio aem
A warm, inviting waterfront interior design for a family home
Offering an alternative to cliched coastal style, our Burraneer Bay project proves that moodier tones and cultivated textures do have a place by the sea. In this cliffside home, barefoot sophistication celebrates and enhances the easy-going Australian way of life, capturing the freshness of ocean-kissed air and sun-soaked outdoor living.
Repeat client’s of Studio aem requested a renovation that would turn a tired 1970s dwelling into a welcoming, contemporary abode that allowed for effortless entertaining and comfortable spaces for their family of four. We were engaged to provide a full-service design package for the home, taking care of interior design and decoration, from planning through to concept, documentation and sourcing furniture and fittings.
Through our interior interventions, the revised floorplan takes full advantage of the magnetic outlook, while an upper-level addition allows for convenient separation between the living and sleeping quarters. Custom-designed cabinetry, extended ceiling heights and clerestory windows form open, airy rooms that function seamlessly for busy family life.
With the finishing touch provided by our cohesive furniture and furnishing scheme, the completed interior is skillfully balanced. Refined textures, sculptural forms and a neutral palette come together to create an elevated interior that completes - and doesn’t compete with - the water views.
The spaces flow and roll effortlessly to the outdoors, creating a sea-breezy atmosphere that is beholden to the mood of the changing tides.
Inside Outside House Gallery
Builder: Burraneer Bay Building
Architecture: Jamisa Design Architects
Photography: Brigid Arnott
Styling: Atelier Lab
Project Awards
Shortlisted – 2021 AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS (Shortlisted in the Residential Design category)
Shortlisted – 2021 DESIGN INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS
Studio aem is a Sydney-based interior design studio, offering a full suite of design services from architectural review, joinery design as well as finish and material specification through to lighting design, window treatment design, furniture and fitting specification, styling and art curation.
With sixteen years’ experience, Director Alexandra Mason has worked on design projects of all shapes, sizes and styles, including high-end residential interior design, boutique multi-residential developments, renovations, furniture design, retail and commercial projects.
She has an innate sense of style and a passion for architecture, interiors, design and art, and sees her role as a spiritual calling rather than merely a career. Through the consultation process Alex gets to know her clients on an intimate level, enabling her to create designs which tell their story and express their personality.
Alex believes our homes allow us to bare our souls to the world through the careful curation of interiors, in a way we might not feel free to do in other areas of our lives. Through her brave and playful approach, tempered with carefully-considered nuance, Alex creates provocative and whimsical, yet refined, designs, and helps her clients weave their hearts into the very fabric of their homes.