Gitarren House Renovated by Bijl Architecture in Sydney
Perched on a steep block with majestic harbour views, the clarity of the original Interwar cottage interiors had been muddled by decades of ad hoc alterations.
Katherine Lu photography
Katherine Lu is an architectural photographer based in Sydney who brings an interior design foundation to her visual work. She focuses on capturing how built environments interact with people, light, and context, presenting images that are clear, composed, and imbued with atmosphere.
She has collaborated with architects and developers on residential and commercial projects across Australia, with publications and exhibitions featuring her photography. Her portfolio demonstrates an ability to balance architectural precision with emotional resonance.
LOCATION: Sydney, Australia
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One-Room Apartment in Sydney Displaying an Optimized 27sqm Surface
The redesign of a 27sqm studio apartment in Sydney’s, Woolloomooloo. The project is an exercise in modest, low cost, good quality design that can be afforded. The one-room apartment offers a proposal for future high-density urban living…
Micro Apartment in Sydney Displaying an Optimized 22 Sqm Surface
A slide-out bed on a lightweight perspex sled lives beneath the platform during the day. Modular storage seating and a flip-down table locked in place and supported by the bookends from the wall shelves above provide added…
Narrow Beach House in Sydney by Marston Architects
Conceptually, the A&M Houses have been an experiment in drawing a relationship and balance between a reduced footprint, comfortable living and maximised amenity. Inhabitants of this narrow beach house are encouraged to modify and adapt spaces to…
Stylish Minimalist Apartment with Spacious Open Spaces and Full of Light
Set within an Art Deco building in Woollahra, the brief for the K Apartment was to be a reflection of the way the young professional couple would like to live their lives – open spaces that were…
24 sqm Apartment Inspired by Japanese 5S Methodology
The apartment is designed to facilitate union with the Japanese 5S methodology. It was intended the design deliberately place importance on selecting, organising and caring for the belongings of the occupants.
The Sustainable House Annandale Architecture Maximizes Passive Design Strategies
For the Sustainable House Annandale, the intention was to achieve the best possible passive solar house for the site, whilst facilitating a more sustainable lifestyle for the client. The design not only maximises its passive design strategies…
Apartment Finger Wharf Features Theatrical and Sophisticated Luxury Interiors
Apartment Finger Wharf is a refurbishment project completed by Sydney-based Studio Prineas. The project brief was centred about making the most of a glamorous city pad with an extraordinary harbour setting. The minutiae of daily life are…
Sustainable House Randwick / Day Bukh Architects
Project: Sustainable House Randwick Architects: Day Bukh Architects Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Area: 150.0 m2 Project Year 2016 Photography: Katherine Lu Sustainable House Randwick is an addition to a dark Federation style semi detached dwelling in Sydney’s