Designing a Minimal Apartment for Calm Living (Apartment Tour)

Designing a Minimal Apartment for Calm Living (Apartment Tour)

Cremorne Point Apartment by studioplusthree is designed as a contemporary, minimal apartment. Located in the Sydney harbour-side suburb of Cremorne Point, the small apartment is defined by its picturesque views of the bay and the city beyond. The architecture and interior design were crafted around a brief to bring in a sense of light within all aspects of the home, coupled with minimalistic stylings and furniture pieces.

The minimal apartment focuses on circulation and utilises space to its most functional potential. The architecture is based around a central core, which houses bathrooms, storage and the kitchen. This circulation loops all aspects of the interior and allows the living spaces to link and branch off towards the balcony. In the living room, minimal furniture pieces face out to the views beyond.

The small apartment cleverly incorporated features – such as the bronze mirror at the front of the dream home – to open up the closed spaces and make it feel larger. Features like this make the minimal apartment feel uninterrupted, especially as the architecture conceals elements within joinery, in keeping with the simplistic interior design aesthetic.

Treated as both an urban retreat and a social family home, the small apartment uses natural materials, expressed in a minimalistic way. Natural, pale oak timbers, porcelain and aged bronze speak to the repose of the minimal apartment. Addressing a broader conversation of the imprint of time, the aged bronze has a living finish that changes with usage, adding a personalised embedded element within the interior design of the home. The materials of the minimal apartment have a sense of softness and tactility that respond to touch and human presence, as well as serving the purpose of bringing light deeper within the interior.

The architecture is simple and understated. Each individual item and piece of furniture has its place within the dream house. The once closed-off plan is now open, allowing the kitchen and living areas to experience calming views and light.

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Architecture by studioplusthree.
Photography by Ben Hosking.
Build by Laycock Constructions.
Fire Engineering by Ferm Engineering.
Structural Engineering by Cantilever Consulting Engineers.
Filmed and Edited by Cheer Squad Film Co.
Production by The Local Project.

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50 Comments

  1. Jon Eder on March 23, 2023 at 10:07 am

    I guess I’m the only one who liked the music? Audio seemed fine with my headphones. Also, the design of this apartment is incredible and love the furniture as well.

  2. E on March 23, 2023 at 10:08 am

    I don’t see anything special here

  3. Jindo Dog on March 23, 2023 at 10:08 am

    Where did you buy the dining table and chairs?

  4. Muffins McGee on March 23, 2023 at 10:10 am

    That hallway needs lighting. It’s shocking how dark it is.

  5. Sandra Leinsle on March 23, 2023 at 10:12 am

    Amazing, calm, beautiful! I love the videos of this channel, it is a highlight of my week to watch the new ones 🙂
    I recognised recently that the background music and voice audio sometimes are out of balance with the actual voice being too silent and the music too loud. Maybe it is me?! But I didn’t recognise it in earlier videos. Would be the final touch to perfection to check it.

  6. Sascha on March 23, 2023 at 10:12 am

    While this project tries to apply the principles of minimalism (in art) in their architecture, it has nothing to do with how i would create a "minimalist" apartment.
    This reminds me too much of "Berlin Bauhaus style"…..

  7. mariellyface on March 23, 2023 at 10:13 am

    i love it! side note: the music on this video was very distracting/took away from the designers explanations

  8. Teddy Liew on March 23, 2023 at 10:14 am

    where can I get the bedframe?

  9. Angela Chang on March 23, 2023 at 10:16 am

    Simple but not simple 👌

  10. Jackson Hides on March 23, 2023 at 10:17 am

    Love the considered floor plan here and the consistent application of the lighter oak timbers throughout. Very well executed and well captured.

  11. medelyn hannastassya on March 23, 2023 at 10:17 am

    I love the video but the background music is too loud so I had a hard time to focus on their explanation

  12. veedles on March 23, 2023 at 10:18 am

    Favorite home on this channel so far! I have a shower drain like that and it constantly clogs with hair but I get the feeling the previous owners/contractors in my home just saw a shower like this in a picture and didn’t understand how to properly build it. Wonder how they solved that issue here. Otherwise love the heavy use of wood and clean lines, wish I knew how much this costs so I could see if it’s feasible for my own 1br apartment. Maybe I’ll just drive an old beat up car forever but have an amazing home!

  13. B C on March 23, 2023 at 10:18 am

    Someone explain where this ‘negative’ or ‘positive’ space is please.

  14. Hans Franz on March 23, 2023 at 10:20 am

    L O V E it

  15. Bpositive on March 23, 2023 at 10:21 am

    Wow, another amazing video of stunning minimalistic japandi design and architecture from the Local Project. Big kudos to the editing/music as well 😍
    Such a big inspiration for me as a designer and 3d artist 👏

  16. andipot on March 23, 2023 at 10:21 am

    never too small brings me here

  17. Blue Water Pines 2 Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on March 23, 2023 at 10:23 am

    Oh I truly love this light ship , as one feels lifted and part of the light surrounding the harbour. Having utilitarian objects put away for me is something ingrained , as my father was an architect and my mother wanted surfaces to create. Thank you. Watching again and sharing out. Nice finishes.

  18. CT to FL on March 23, 2023 at 10:24 am

    I love it!

  19. M Dee on March 23, 2023 at 10:25 am

    Looks out of place in Sydney. A very northern hemisphere feel here but each to their own

  20. Baryeri Enggarnadi on March 23, 2023 at 10:25 am

    DAMN

  21. ElectricDreamer on March 23, 2023 at 10:26 am

    Great design. But terrible uptalking both of them. Do younger people all talk like that now?

  22. Suhail Murtaza on March 23, 2023 at 10:32 am

    Wow

  23. Chris Jong on March 23, 2023 at 10:32 am

    Nice video but again the music with the voice over is to much

  24. Sherlan on March 23, 2023 at 10:34 am

    Great video. Just one critic, I just think the music towards the end was a bit too loud, it was overpowering his words.

  25. Travel Souvenirs on March 23, 2023 at 10:35 am

    Beautiful straight cuts yet simple with taste.

  26. y j on March 23, 2023 at 10:36 am

    this apartment is absolutely stunning

  27. Nomad for life on March 23, 2023 at 10:38 am

    No soap in the bathroom, no towels, no signs of people living there. Very minimalist but not livable. No feeling of human life and very "woke" cliches of connection to I don’t know what.

  28. William Chen on March 23, 2023 at 10:39 am

    Dream house

  29. Marc Pauchet on March 23, 2023 at 10:43 am

    Un avre de tranquillité

  30. Jake on March 23, 2023 at 10:45 am

    This is awesome, would be cool to convert an inter building to something of this spec

  31. stshnie on March 23, 2023 at 10:46 am

    I loved this and would have liked to enjoy the calm ambience but… the music was so loud and distracting.

  32. Steve Nies on March 23, 2023 at 10:48 am

    Great video but turn down the music please!

  33. JBOsurf on March 23, 2023 at 10:48 am

    Great place but the sound editing needs work. Music need to be faded back. It’s competing with the dialogue.

  34. Eko Kusumo on March 23, 2023 at 10:48 am

    The music really bothers the good ambiance

  35. Baby Bolt on March 23, 2023 at 10:48 am

    Love it love it…..

  36. Agent on March 23, 2023 at 10:50 am

    Love the minimalist look. Nice view outside!
    But that music is so loud!! It overpowered the designers’ explanations..

  37. AJ Video on March 23, 2023 at 10:53 am

    why harsh music when people are talking. Very annoying

  38. Blooms at night on March 23, 2023 at 10:54 am

    the back sound is way too loud. i barely can hear what these people say

  39. Gavin Hosie on March 23, 2023 at 10:56 am

    what a lovely apartment!!! Exacting finishes!!!!!

  40. catherine bonanno on March 23, 2023 at 10:57 am

    Very beautifully done. So tranquil.
    However, I wonder how many trees were used in the process.

  41. InfiniteTrinity8 on March 23, 2023 at 10:59 am

    Beautiful!

  42. GoGoVictoria on March 23, 2023 at 11:01 am

    Love the video but the music level is too high. It’s hard to hear the interviewees 🙁

  43. Momma_Al on March 23, 2023 at 11:02 am

    This is beautiful.

    Music is too loud to hear him.

  44. Tristan Hilpert on March 23, 2023 at 11:03 am

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  45. Donovan Catuncan on March 23, 2023 at 11:04 am

    The beauty in having living finishes on timber, oak, and brass is that as the years go by, their colours age in hue. It’s like having small cosmetic renovations as cooler tones get warmer and darker tones get lighter. A very subtle zen transformation.

  46. Jimmy Quach on March 23, 2023 at 11:04 am

    i thought it was marie kondo from the thumbnail preview XD

  47. Jalan W B on March 23, 2023 at 11:04 am

    soo beautiful and calming!

  48. Spencer Timme on March 23, 2023 at 11:05 am

    Love this, curious to how much a project like this would cost. Any ideas?

  49. Ghosted on March 23, 2023 at 11:05 am

    Love the subtleness of the lighting on this one.

  50. Moo Man on March 23, 2023 at 11:06 am

    That’s called dwelling in you head. That isn’t a livable, comfortable home.

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