The design brief was a one-line request – to create a modern, brutalist ‘concrete bunker’.
The Perfect Storm apartment was a highly detailed, one-of-a-kind build defined by bespoke fabrication, custom finishes and a tightly coordinated construction process. The project involved a complete gutting of the existing ground-floor apartment, including demolition of the kitchen, removal of all fixtures, fittings and joinery to the bathroom, and stripping the mezzanine level back to stud. From there, the focus shifted to precision craftsmanship: a custom-fabricated, ‘invisible’ curved plaster cornice was installed to the double-height ceiling to create a seamless transition between walls and ceiling, while hidden storage solutions were integrated throughout. This included restructuring the staircase to conceal under-stair storage behind bespoke joinery. A concrete-style X-Bond render was applied to the bathroom and laundry, complemented by a dual-cantilevered concrete TV unit and a dimmable, neon-look double-string LED ‘Halo’ light. Every element was carefully resolved to balance architectural ambition with buildability.
