Pop star Troye Sivan wanted his new home to be like a warm hug, filled with glowing lamps, comfy couches, fluffy chairs, and a big bath. His designers delivered.
Pop star Troye Sivan wanted his new home to be like a warm hug, filled with glowing lamps, comfy couches, fluffy chairs, and a big bath.
The winner across all categories, Cousins’ creative adaptation of a Melbourne stable and cart store designed by Harry A Norris 100 years ago, was the “stand-out” entry this year, said jury member and Sydney architect Madeleine Blanchfield. They said the conversion of the old warehouse to a home was sublime in every way, particularly how it had “brought light into a void, and had created a sense of naturalness and comfort.”
In a video walking through the house, Sivan showed off his reading nook, saying he hoped everyone could have a similar space: “A place to meditate, or just kind of kick back and relax and enjoy your life.” “It is very much [Sivan] the person. It doesn’t feel like it was done by a designer, it was done to reflect the owners’ character,” she said. It also kept the spirit of the existing building, a highly regarded piece of architecture.In contrast, many other entries were perfect and opulent.