Turramurra Modern Classic Home
The Transformation
Before & After
A substantial home with heavy timber detailing, uneven room identities and poor visual connection between formal areas and relaxed family living. The design response addresses these conditions by lighten heavy interior details, balance formal and relaxed rooms, create consistent joinery, connect the palette to bushland.
- Location
- Turramurra, NSW
- Design Style
- Modern Classic
- Typical Duration
- 20-28 weeks
- Concept Date
- August 2026

The Design Behind the Transformation
Four coordinated design choices shape the full home response through layout, materials and everyday use.
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Lighter Architectural Framework
Lighter Architectural Framework resolves a specific part of the original condition while preserving the approved openings, proportions and movement through the space. The material selection is coordinated with the other three design responses so the room reads as one considered concept.
Material paletteWarm oak flooring · Off-white panelled joinery · Soft stone surfaces
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Formal-to-Family Balance
Formal-to-Family Balance resolves a specific part of the original condition while preserving the approved openings, proportions and movement through the space. The material selection is coordinated with the other three design responses so the room reads as one considered concept.
Material paletteOff-white panelled joinery · Soft stone surfaces · Antique brass accents
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Consistent Modern-Classic Joinery
Consistent Modern-Classic Joinery resolves a specific part of the original condition while preserving the approved openings, proportions and movement through the space. The material selection is coordinated with the other three design responses so the room reads as one considered concept.
Material paletteSoft stone surfaces · Antique brass accents · Warm oak flooring
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Bushland Material Connection
Bushland Material Connection resolves a specific part of the original condition while preserving the approved openings, proportions and movement through the space. The material selection is coordinated with the other three design responses so the room reads as one considered concept.
Material paletteAntique brass accents · Warm oak flooring · Off-white panelled joinery
Renovation Journey
Explore the stages that would shape this full home design concept from planning through completion.
Planning Concept Stage
Lock connected rooms, retained openings, circulation, wet cores and the whole-home material direction.
- Lighten heavy interior details
- Balance formal and relaxed rooms
- Create consistent joinery
Project Gallery
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Design Outcome
A modern classic full home design that brings lighten heavy interior details, balance formal and relaxed rooms, create consistent joinery, connect the palette to bushland into one coherent everyday response.
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