BALFOUR RESIDENCE
A 1970s Sydney townhouse embraces its original spatial qualities in this contemporary renovation by Tom Mark Henry interior design.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
Project Type: Townhouse
Location: Sydney, Australia
Architect: Tom Mark Henry
Photographer: Pablo Veiga
CONTEMPORARY IDENTITY
Contemporary materiality and detailing also speak to the new identity that Tom Mark Henry crafted for the home, and its residents — a growing family of five. Classic materials and textures (timber, stone, rendered walls and v-groove ceilings) were paired with textured marbles and ribbed glass in a mostly pared-back, neutral scheme against which a few bold elements serve as punctuation points.
VISUAL SIMPLICITY
The kitchen-dining area offers direct access to the garden, highlighting its role as the core of the home. This relationship is accentuated by new, full-height steel-framed doors, and a limestone floor that flows past the threshold and into the paved courtyard, essentially doubling the ground-floor entertaining space.
