{"id":871029,"date":"2026-08-28T04:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871029\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T04:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:10:17","slug":"newport-apartment-by-mima-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871029\/","title":{"rendered":"Newport Apartment by Mima Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney is swarming with high-end apartments that reach for polish and a sense of unattainable luxury. Newport Apartment by Mima Architects throws out the classic \u201cSydney Apartment Design\u201d playbook, and instead, crafts a texturally rich oasis for a semi-retired business consultant and his three-year-old rescue greyhound. Sitting cosy in the Northern Beaches, Newport Apartment is a smart and yummy renovation with an interior design approach that balances warm, creamy tones with remnants of a salted pistachio ice cream that lingers on the tongue.<\/p>\n

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Claiming 37 square metres of previously underused terrace, the small apartment\u2019s internal floor area was transformed into a sprawling suite worthy of its location. Council permissions to achieve this were not easy; the designers endured extensive negotiations with council\u2019s Design Excellence Panel and urban design team to gain approval to step over the setback along Barrenjoey Road, resulting not only in a larger home, but a significant improvement to the corner\u2019s urban character.<\/p>\n

Designed to live in with its doors open, the renovated apartment dissolves the boundary between inside and out. Architect Jemima Manton of Mima Architects dressed the existing structural columns in new tiles, describing them as \u201cterracotta blades [that] straddle the indoor-outdoor threshold;\u201d the limestone flooring and terracotta tiling also seep from the inside out, allowing for continuity and blurring the line between the interior and exterior.<\/p>\n

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The soft, sandy interiors draw on the client\u2019s beloved boat \u2013 the Nimbus 365 Coup\u00e9. It helped shape the \u201csoft, simple palette designed to improve with age,\u201d shares Manton, pointing to subtle nods to nautical features. Much like on boats, bookshelves and seating is built-in, minimising flexibility but maximising floor space. Brass fittings throughout the home reference the metal fixtures found on the client\u2019s boat. \u201cA central storage spine conceals significant storage and utility while the fully welded stainless steel benches and sinks are built to handle a fresh catch,\u201d Manton says. \u201cA traditional sailing boat mast light also illuminates the floor of the ensuite bathroom, and all walnut joinery is solid, intended to be used hard and refinished over time,\u201d she adds. <\/p>\n

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The entire material palette has been pulled together to \u201cfeel better in ten years than on day one,\u201d Manton explains. Limestone paving throughout the kitchen, living and dining spaces creates an expansive feeling across the apartment\u2019s footprint, with mirrored joinery kickers creating the illusion of cupboards floating within the space. Copper wall lights designed to patina are scattered throughout various rooms, uplighting the venetian plaster ceiling\u2019s slight sheen and textural quality.<\/p>\n

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Flooded with morning sunlight, the main bedroom is limewashed in a warm white. Overlooking the Newport Bowling Club and green hillsides beyond, the space envelopes the grass cloth and walnut wallpapered joinery, with simple cork flooring dampening noise from apartments below.<\/p>\n

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While seemingly rich and beautiful, the unique material palette at Newport Apartment aims to remain seamless and easy to clean; the resulting architecture is very much a reflection of the \u201cclient\u2019s nautical background and regular fishing trips, [which] feature practical, elegant and tactile material selections,\u201d explains Manton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney is swarming with high-end apartments that reach for polish and a sense of unattainable luxury. Newport Apartment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":871030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,460,134],"class_list":["post-871029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}