NSW Real Estate: Sky-High City Takes on the World
THE SYDNEY CBD apartment of property tycoon John Boyd and his wife Marly has been described as the most impressive penthouse in Australia.
Penthouse seeks top award.
The stunning three-level apartment — the top secret venue for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and 2GB radio broadcaster Alan Jones’ meeting to end a two-year standoff — is a finalist in the SBID International Design Awards.
Competition for the coveted prize comes from all over the world, with the Boyd penthouse short-listed in the residential design category costing more than £1 million ($A1.74 million).
This Sydney penthouse is entered into the SBID International Design Awards.
It was designed by Blainey North and Associates.
It’s up against an apartment in One Hyde Park in London’s Knightsbridge, the world’s most luxurious residential apartment complex, a villa in Shanghai and homes in Jerusalem and Fort Lauderdale.
The prize is even being sought by the designers who fitted out a luxury 40-metre boat, formerly owned by fashion designer Roberto Cavalli.
The public can vote on the award.
The black ribbon effect which is made of wood with six coats of lacquer.
Most impressive penthouse in Australia.
The bespoke decor for the Boyds’ apartment, located 43 storey’s above the ANZ Castlereagh St. office block, was undertaken by the Sydney interior decorator Blainey North.
Everything inside is custom made, including what’s been described as the biggest rug in the southern hemisphere, hand-sewn back together as one piece.
Ms. North had only been contacted by Mr. Boyd to buy some of her custom-designed furniture, but after seeing the bare space she convinced the Boyd’s to let her design it.
She has said the apartment has a Batman feel to it, with the black ribbon effect which is made of wood with six coats of lacquer.
It comes down from the ceilings, traces the windows, turns into the bar unit, becomes the balustrade of the staircase and runs into the bedrooms, where it becomes the bedside tables. It ends on the top floor with its pool and cabana.
Marly Boyd said Blainey had a much greater vision for the apartment as a whole entity. “It has personality, it has homeliness, but it also pays great respect to the architecture which was always important to us,” she said.
Visitors are greeted in the entrance hall with a built-in floor-to-ceiling wine fridge full of the world’s best bubbles.
“You will always be offered a glass of champagne,” Marly said.
The Boyd project adds to North’s already impressive portfolio, having previously been commissioned for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s 798sq m amalgamated penthouse high above Lavender Bay.
She’s also designed office space for actor Russell Crowe and has been billionaire James Packer’s preferred decorator.
North, who married Russell Crowe’s personal assistant Keith Rodger in 2011 is a fan of art deco.
Indeed her first home — sold in 2010 to model Lara Bingle for $882,000 — was in an art deco Darling Point unit complex.
SOURCE: The Daily Telegraph
POSTED: September 9, 2016
AUTHOR: Jonathan Chancellor
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