Pop star Troye Sivan wanted his new home to be like a warm hug, filled with glowing lamps, comfy couches, fluffy chairs, and a big bath.
The winner across all categories, Cousins’ creative adaptation of a Melbourne stable and cart store designed by Harry A Norris 100 years ago, was the “stand-out” entry this year, said jury member and Sydney architect Madeleine Blanchfield. They said the conversion of the old warehouse to a home was sublime in every way, particularly how it had “brought light into a void, and had created a sense of naturalness and comfort.”
In a video walking through the house, Sivan showed off his reading nook, saying he hoped everyone could have a similar space: “A place to meditate, or just kind of kick back and relax and enjoy your life.” “It is very much [Sivan] the person. It doesn’t feel like it was done by a designer, it was done to reflect the owners’ character,” she said. It also kept the spirit of the existing building, a highly regarded piece of architecture.In contrast, many other entries were perfect and opulent.
WoW...some guy with heaps of cash gets an amazing custom house...Walkley Award winning stuff....'how the ultra rich enjoy shit you will never see or enjoy...not f*cking ever...now back to your 2 minute noodles'.
I don't know where we would be without this incredible 9fax jernalism.