Bass Coast Farmhouse / John Wardle Architects
Bass Coast Farmhouse is a robust coastal home, ready to be inhabited by family and friends and created to tackle the harsh climate.
Sharyn Cairns Photography
About Sharyn Cairns
Sharyn Cairns is at the forefront of commercial photography in Australia, with a specialist portfolio spanning interiors, food, travel, and lifestyle. She is committed to creating beautiful images that capture a mood and an emotion, playing with light and shadows to create levels of depth and distinctive memorable scenes.
Her work is featured in notable international and local magazines: Gourmet Traveller, Vogue Living, Belle, Dwell, Kinfolk, Elle Decoration UK, House and Garden UK, Living Etc UK and many others.
Sharyn collaborates with architects, designers and creatives on unique projects and has photographed numerous cookbooks for well-known chefs such as Maggie Beer, Shane Delia, Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock and Jacques Reymond.
Sharyn Cairns is co-author and photographer of the book Perfect Imperfect. Exploring the aesthetic of the Japanese principle wabi-sabi, it is a celebration of accident, curation and collection in the homes and studios of international and Australian creatives. It embraces current design objects alongside well-worn ones, and features interior setting that mix comfort, design and offbeat beauty
She travels regularly, with shoots taking her throughout Australia and across the globe.
LOCATION: Prahran VIC, Australia
LEARN MORE: sharyncairns.com.au
Host House by Splinter Society
Commencing as a worker’s cottage, the Host House evolved through an incremental design process, expanding to accommodate a growing family.
Kew Residence by John Wardle Architects
The founder of John Wardle Architects has remodelled Kew Residence, his Melbourne home of 25 years, using Victorian ash and handmade glazed tiles from Japan.
Albert Park Residence / GOLDEN
Honoured with the task of revitalising one of Melbourne’s most significant heritage listed homes, Albert Park Residence finds resolve in a respectful balance between authentic preservation and contemporary design.
Red Hill Farm House: A Modern Twist on Rural Architecture
In a celebration of the surrounding architectural and design vernacular but with a modern, contemporary interpretation, the Red Hill Farm House exudes a rural character but with an appropriateness to function imbedded deep in its design.
Freshwater Place Apartment by John Wardle Architects
Freshwater Place apartment on the fifty-sixth floor is like a theatre box from which to view the city. Completely re-planned to accommodate a couple with a growing family, spaces for family engagement are balanced with others for retreat within a small footprint.
Victorian Terrace House Transformed by Fiona Lynch
The brief given by our client for this Victorian Terrace was to create a space in which they could relax but also entertain guests. When replanning their dining and formal living areas, we played with textures to create an engaging space suitable for various uses.
Kerferd House / Whiting Architects
Located in Melbourne, Australia, the Kerferd House a inspiring residential project completed by Whiting Architects. From the architect: Rear extension to a double fronted Edwardian Redbrick, slate roof, four principle rooms with a central corridor. The new is essentially a self-contained home for parents. Children and guests are housed in the existing building with their own large