In lieu of a formal dining room, our clients kept the dining area casual. A painted built-in bench, with custom upholstery runs along the white washed cypress wall. Custom lights by interior designer Joel Mozersky.

After the second fallout of the Delta Variant amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in mid 2021, our team working from home, and our client in quarantine, SDA Architects conceived Japandi Home. The initial brief for the renovation of this pool house was for its interior to have an "immediate sense of serenity" that roused the feeling of being peaceful. Influenced by loneliness and angst during quarantine, SDA Architects explored themes of escapism and empathy which led to a “Japandi” style concept design – the nexus between “Scandinavian functionality” and “Japanese rustic minimalism” to invoke feelings of “art, nature and simplicity.” This merging of styles forms the perfect amalgamation of both function and form, centred on clean lines, bright spaces and light colours. Grounded by its emotional weight, poetic lyricism, and relaxed atmosphere; Japandi Home aesthetics focus on simplicity, natural elements, and comfort; minimalism that is both aesthetically pleasing yet highly functional. Japandi Home places special emphasis on sustainability through use of raw furnishings and a rejection of the one-time-use culture we have embraced for numerous decades. A plethora of natural materials, muted colours, clean lines and minimal, yet-well-curated furnishings have been employed to showcase beautiful craftsmanship – quality handmade pieces over quantitative throwaway items. A neutral colour palette compliments the soft and hard furnishings within, allowing the timeless pieces to breath and speak for themselves. These calming, tranquil and peaceful colours have been chosen so when accent colours are incorporated, they are done so in a meaningful yet subtle way. Japandi home isn’t sparse – it’s intentional. The integrated storage throughout – from the kitchen, to dining buffet, linen cupboard, window seat, entertainment unit, bed ensemble and walk-in wardrobe are key to reducing clutter and maintaining the zen-like sense of calm created by these clean lines and open spaces. The Scandinavian concept of “hygge” refers to the idea that ones home is your cosy sanctuary. Similarly, this ideology has been fused with the Japanese notion of “wabi-sabi”; the idea that there is beauty in imperfection. Hence, the marriage of these design styles is both founded on minimalism and comfort; easy-going yet sophisticated. Conversely, whilst Japanese styles can be considered “sleek” and Scandinavian, “rustic”, the richness of the Japanese neutral colour palette aids in preventing the stark, crisp palette of Scandinavian styles from feeling cold and clinical. Japandi Home’s introspective essence can ultimately be considered quite timely for the pandemic and was the quintessential lockdown project our team needed.

ニューカッスルにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (茶色い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、表し梁、羽目板の壁) の写真

オースティンにある高級な中くらいなラスティックスタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (茶色い壁、コンクリートの床、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、黒い床、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

Projet de Tiny House sur les toits de Paris, avec 17m² pour 4 !
パリにある高級な小さなアジアンスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (コンクリートの床、白い床、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

Weather House is a bespoke home for a young, nature-loving family on a quintessentially compact Northcote block. Our clients Claire and Brent cherished the character of their century-old worker's cottage but required more considered space and flexibility in their home. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature. From the street, the dark cladding of the sensitive rear extension echoes the existing cottage!s roofline, becoming a subtle shadow of the original house in both form and tone. As you move through the home, the double-height extension invites the climate and native landscaping inside at every turn. The light-bathed lounge, dining room and kitchen are anchored around, and seamlessly connected to, a versatile outdoor living area. A double-sided fireplace embedded into the house’s rear wall brings warmth and ambience to the lounge, and inspires a campfire atmosphere in the back yard. Championing tactility and durability, the material palette features polished concrete floors, blackbutt timber joinery and concrete brick walls. Peach and sage tones are employed as accents throughout the lower level, and amplified upstairs where sage forms the tonal base for the moody main bedroom. An adjacent private deck creates an additional tether to the outdoors, and houses planters and trellises that will decorate the home’s exterior with greenery. From the tactile and textured finishes of the interior to the surrounding Australian native garden that you just want to touch, the house encapsulates the feeling of being part of the outdoors; like Claire and Brent are camping at home. It is a tribute to Mother Nature, Weather House’s muse.

中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (黒い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、塗装板張りの壁) の写真

バレンシアにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、羽目板の壁) の写真

フィラデルフィアにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (マルチカラーの壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、壁紙) の写真

Here’s another shot of our Liechhardt project showing the formal dining space ! The space features beautiful distressed walls with 5 metre high steel windows and door frames with exposed roof trusses⠀ ⠀ Designed by Hare + Klein⠀ Built by Stratti Building Group Photo by Shannon Mcgrath

Mid-century Modern Home with Open Floor Plan Kitchen and Dining Room
パースにあるミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (白い壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし、グレーの床、壁紙) の写真

The dining room and kitchen spill out onto a roof top terrace to encourage summer barbeques and sunset dinner spectacles.
ソルトレイクシティにあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (コンクリートの床、グレーの床、板張り天井、レンガ壁、黒い壁) の写真

パースにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、三角天井、パネル壁、暖炉なし、白い天井) の写真

他の地域にある小さなビーチスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、レンガ壁、表し梁) の写真

The open concept living room and dining room offer panoramic views of the property with lounging comfort from every seat inside.
ミルウォーキーにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなラスティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、コンクリートの床、薪ストーブ、石材の暖炉まわり、グレーの床、三角天井、板張り壁) の写真

ミネアポリスにあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (コンクリートの床、グレーの床、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

Contractor: Matt Bronder Construction Landscape: JK Landscape Construction
ミネアポリスにある北欧スタイルのおしゃれなLDK (コンクリートの床、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

Une belle et grande maison de l’Île Saint Denis, en bord de Seine. Ce qui aura constitué l’un de mes plus gros défis ! Madame aime le pop, le rose, le batik, les 50’s-60’s-70’s, elle est tendre, romantique et tient à quelques références qui ont construit ses souvenirs de maman et d’amoureuse. Monsieur lui, aime le minimalisme, le minéral, l’art déco et les couleurs froides (et le rose aussi quand même!). Tous deux aiment les chats, les plantes, le rock, rire et voyager. Ils sont drôles, accueillants, généreux, (très) patients mais (super) perfectionnistes et parfois difficiles à mettre d’accord ? Et voilà le résultat : un mix and match de folie, loin de mes codes habituels et du Wabi-sabi pur et dur, mais dans lequel on retrouve l’essence absolue de cette démarche esthétique japonaise : donner leur chance aux objets du passé, respecter les vibrations, les émotions et l’intime conviction, ne pas chercher à copier ou à être « tendance » mais au contraire, ne jamais oublier que nous sommes des êtres uniques qui avons le droit de vivre dans un lieu unique. Que ce lieu est rare et inédit parce que nous l’avons façonné pièce par pièce, objet par objet, motif par motif, accord après accord, à notre image et selon notre cœur. Cette maison de bord de Seine peuplée de trouvailles vintage et d’icônes du design respire la bonne humeur et la complémentarité de ce couple de clients merveilleux qui resteront des amis. Des clients capables de franchir l’Atlantique pour aller chercher des miroirs que je leur ai proposés mais qui, le temps de passer de la conception à la réalisation, sont sold out en France. Des clients capables de passer la journée avec nous sur le chantier, mètre et niveau à la main, pour nous aider à traquer la perfection dans les finitions. Des clients avec qui refaire le monde, dans la quiétude du jardin, un verre à la main, est un pur moment de bonheur. Merci pour votre confiance, votre ténacité et votre ouverture d’esprit. ????

‘Oh What A Ceiling!’ ingeniously transformed a tired mid-century brick veneer house into a suburban oasis for a multigenerational family. Our clients, Gabby and Peter, came to us with a desire to reimagine their ageing home such that it could better cater to their modern lifestyles, accommodate those of their adult children and grandchildren, and provide a more intimate and meaningful connection with their garden. The renovation would reinvigorate their home and allow them to re-engage with their passions for cooking and sewing, and explore their skills in the garden and workshop.