Delighted to see our Campbell House project in issue 04 of @thedesignfiles on the shelves now!
Article written by Christina Karras
Photography @seanfennessy
Styling @jess_lillico
Last week Monty Sibbel house won the Sustainability award at the 2023 Houses Awards! We feel honoured to have been recognised and we’re still buzzing from the announcement! It’s incredible for us to be acknowledged alongside so many beautiful projects and great practices we look up to and respect.
Thank you everyone at @housesmagazine and the jury, sponsors and all those involved
Photo: @tomross.xyz
Jury comments:
The words “refresh,” “renew” and “refurbish” don’t wholly elucidate the new state of this wonderfully crafted home. This careful rehabilitation of a 1970s home honours and elevates the original design, the lived experience of the home and the environment that it sits in.
Honest and hand-built, homes of this era can feel ephemeral, and many exist on borrowed time. But those who have lived in similar dwellings will feel a warm appreciation for this considerate renovation, which will steward the house into a new era. This is a project that authenticates the sustainable message of repair over rebuild. Resisting the urge to extend down, up or out, the architect-owners have attentively and deliberatively ensured that this home delivers a new standard for comfort, bettering the performance of its contemporaries as well as new builds.
This sensitive restoration rectifies the lacklustre environmental performance of the original structure, enabling better quality of living. The owners are to be commended for their significant efforts to bring new life to existing elements, such as replacing glazing but preserving original hardwood frames. The home has been converted to all-electric power, cavity walls have been properly insulated, new inclusions have been consciously selected and waste has been minimized. Respectfully restored original handmade elements are paired with beautifully crafted new details, achieving a home that is sure to stand the continual test of time.
Honoured to see our Monty Sibbel house on the front cover of the latest @housesmagazine issue 154! A nice surprise opening our package yesterday! Inside is a beautiful article by Ella Leoncio describing the long process of peeling away layers to reveal the home’s original bones and then carefully adding new elements. Photos by @tomross.xyz richly capture the character of the home.
Thank you @alexakempton , Houses and everyone involved!
Introducing @saun________
Designed and made in Australia, Saun combines refined craftsmanship with a deep respect for traditional sauna culture. Each sauna is constructed from local timber, milled from end-of-life trees, with a charred (yakisugi) finish for preservation. The result is a considered, enduring space for heat, steam and ritual.
A special project for Nüüd Studio.
We are currently accepting expressions of interest for a limited number of founding builds.
Photography @seanfennessy
Art Direction and Brand identity @jess_lillico
Introducing @saun________
Designed and made in Australia, Saun combines refined craftsmanship with a deep respect for traditional sauna culture. Each sauna is constructed from local timber, milled from end-of-life trees, with a charred (yakisugi) finish for preservation. The result is a considered, enduring space for heat, steam and ritual.
A special project for Nüüd Studio.
We are currently accepting expressions of interest for a limited number of founding builds.
Photography @seanfennessy
Art Direction and Brand identity @jess_lillico
A curved tiled wall wraps the shower and softens the bathroom at Campbell House. The deep green glaze continues green hues from the walls throughout the house with subtle speckles of red/brown picking up the tones of spotted gum joinery.
Photo @seanfennessy
We’re delighted our Campbell House project has been shortlisted in the 2026 Australian Interior Design Awards Residential category @auinteriordesignawards
Thank you to our clients and all those involved!
Photo @seanfennessy
Styling @jess_lillico
Campbell House
Simple adjustments to the planning of a two-storey brick townhouse gives access to sunlight and garden. New local marble and native timber joinery floats from the perimeter walls to loosely screen and define living zones, while subtle detailing gives reference to the predominantly Victorian context.
Photo: @seanfennessy
Styling: @jess_lillico
Joinery built by: @mood.workshop
Campbell House
Simple adjustments to the planning of a two-storey brick townhouse gives access to sunlight and garden. New local marble and native timber joinery floats from the perimeter walls to loosely screen and define living zones, while subtle detailing gives reference to the predominantly Victorian context.
Photo: @seanfennessy
Styling: @jess_lillico
Joinery built by: @mood.workshop
Campbell House
Simple adjustments to the planning of a two-storey brick townhouse gives access to sunlight and garden. New local marble and native timber joinery floats from the perimeter walls to loosely screen and define living zones, while subtle detailing gives reference to the predominantly Victorian context.
Photo: @seanfennessy
Styling: @jess_lillico
Joinery built by: @mood.workshop
Artwork: @adamfrith14
Davey Cottage.
Tired and compact spaces of an existing weatherboard cottage are opened up to create a shared living space connected to the garden for a young family. Existing picture rails draw a continuous datum from which new warm timber joinery, shelving and openings grow to create new active edges.
