February 17, 2025

NoMad Apartment Boasts a Gallery-Style Interior in Sydney

Architecture studio Alexander & CO. redesigned a three-bedroom apartment in a Sydney office building as a “city sanctuary”. The apartment features handmade bespoke furniture set against walls tongue-and-groove wall panels to create a gallery-like atmosphere. Described by the designers as “a living gallery for two people who have chosen a life of quiet calm,” the flat includes several bespoke furniture, including curved concrete kitchens that were craned into the building via a window.

Cozy yet modern living room with sleek furniture, warm tones, and natural accents.

Bespoke Furniture Features in Apartment’s Gallery-Like Interiors

The apartment features handmade bespoke furniture set against walls tongue-and-groove wall panels to create a gallery-like atmosphere.

Described by the designers as “a living gallery for two people who have chosen a life of quiet calm,” the flat includes several bespoke furniture, including curved concrete kitchens that were craned into the building via a window.

A minimalist and modern interior design with a wooden shelf, table, and sculptural elements.

“The project utilises complex concrete forms which were both massive and difficult to fabricate,” said the studio.

“This included various concrete benches which could be only brought onto site via a crane through the window. The concrete manufacture tested the structural capacity of the apartment, but also the technological capacity of their manufacture.”

Alexander & CO. also added full-drop curtains and lighting, intended to create a gallery-style atmosphere in the apartment.

Minimalist living room with wooden shelving, curved furniture, and earthy tones.

Apartment in Sydney Created as “City Sanctuary”

Named NoMad, the apartment features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, including an ensuite, a laundry, entry hall, retail-inspired dressing room and a gallery-like living and dining space.

It is set inside a concrete-framed storage and industrial building that the studio described as having been “in continual residence since birth”.

Spacious open-concept living area with neutral color palette, modern furnishings, and textural elements.

The building was originally an industrial storage space, before later becoming a commercial office.

However, for this project, the studio transformed the unit into a three-bedroom apartment after demolishing and replanning the existing structure.

Sleek, minimalist kitchen with curved island, neutral color palette, and textured stone backsplash.

Alexander & CO. said the existing structure was approved and installed through statutory approval and followed an orthodox design and documentation procedure.

The designers also remediated the existing structural chassis and repositioned the apartment’s planning before completing an interior fit-out that included new finishes, services, lighting and furnishing.

“The apartment has been conceived as a contemporary urban oasis, a gentle and ambient gallery within the hustle of the city,” said Alexander & CO.

A modern, minimalist kitchen with a curved white counter, wooden stools, and natural decor.

“The apartment has a lightness of touch, and the intervention can be in places hard to gauge, which was consistent with the clients’ hopes.”

“There is ample white space, and yet ample ambience too,” the studio added. “The rooms feel atmospheric, calming, and sculptural.”

Spacious living area with large windows, modern lighting fixtures, and minimalist furnishings.

Remodelling of Sydney Office Buildings

Other projects in Sydney include Buratti Architects’ project with Norman + Phillips to remodel the 1970s Sirius Building and the repurposing of an eight-storey Phillip Cox office building from the 1970s into a 26-storey hybrid timber tower.