Starting with the architectural intervention, Natale’s design for this three-bedroom ’70s Sydney apartment has stripped away anything non-essential and reclaimed all the ceiling space by shifting everything to the perimeter. In the main living space a perforated bulkhead conceals all utilities, including air-conditioning, curtain pelmet, fireplace flue and new structural beams. In smaller rooms a curved bulkhead conceals air-conditioning, while freeing the remainder of the ceiling.
The original layout was typical of the era with every utility given its own room. As such, the whole was structurally changed and supported
