Blue Balmoral by Esoteriko Interiors

With the home subject to many amendments over the years, the original 1920s detailing had been removed and replaced with an anachronistic Tuscan-style in the 1990s. Grounded on its original sandstone footings, the home was in desperate need of a clear and concise aesthetic and functional direction for its future.

Esoteriko Interiors comprised a palette responding to the Australian landscape, through local New South Wales sandstone and South Australian blackbutt timber, while also taking in references from Japanese design principles of simplicity and minimalism.

Built by Fairweather Constructions, the overall aesthetic draws inspiration from its client, expressed through a series of refined and minimal sensibilities. The elements of blue dotted throughout add a coolness and allow for a sense of relief from the warm timber and natural stone used throughout. These colours reference the deep and moody adjacent ocean and the warm and rich colours found in the land.

As an extension of this, the insertion of Australian-made pieces of furniture, artwork and objects not only connect the home to its context, but also reinforce the importance and relevance of place as the client’s first Australian home.