Elizabeth Bay Apartments by Handelsmann + Khaw is a cohesive, Belgian-inspired ambience imbued with a comfortable, silky sheen. Interior design duo Handelsmann + Khaw are known for achieving calmness and serenity in residential Spaces. Here, the outside world is getting smaller and smaller in the best possible way. Elizabeth Bay Apartment uses the same essence. Its threshold depicts a tangible change of atmosphere, from the salty urban Sydney breeze to an apartment that can only be described through juxtaposition, that is eclectic, timeless and uncompromising.

Overlooking Sydney Harbour, Elizabeth Bay Apartment is a residence sheathed in a suffused golden light and dreamy ambience. Balancing contemporary liveability with domestic nostalgia, the home is a culmination of textures, greenery, bespoke furniture, joyously unpredictable styling and tranquil schematics. Belgian charm has informed a subdued palette of soft edges and velvety surfaces; each alteration placing the integrity of the user at the core. 

The three-bedroom apartment, once a decidedly non-domestic space, has been imbued with a simplistic purity through a design language of warmth and distilled lustre. The yellow has been bleached out of floorboards, marble cladding was torn from the fireplace, and all surfaces,floors, walls and ceilings – brought into a unified scheme Tania Handelsmann and Gillian Khaw define as ‘dusty plaster.’

Adjacent to the interior garden, a space has been converted into a library, complete with a rolling ladder and an eclectic charm that seamlessly continues the intrepid styling throughout. Elizabeth Bay Apartment channels both the nostalgic charm that distinguishes the work of Handelsmann + Khaw and an entirely unique set of client-driven intents.