The brief for Middle Park involved a balance between the contemporary needs for the family and the heritage roots of the Victorian home. The redesign of kitchen and living areas for more efficient entertaining and the addition of a concealed butler’s pantry and laundry, new ensuites and a home office adjacent to the primary suite has created spaces tailored to family life. Arriving at the front door you wouldn’t know that anything has changed, but once inside there is a fresh sense of invitation. Key to the project was the relocation of the existing stair that blocked views and access to the living spaces and garden courtyard beyond. A sculpted steel stairwell now elegantly hovers between the levels, anchoring the spaces, drawing light through the interior and juxtaposing with the Sherazade Wall system and its patchwork of translucent glass.

‘The layering of natural materials and textures is a key aspect of our design approach. Stone, timber and glass, all working together,’ Rosa Coy explains. ‘Here, Sherazade is a feature of the interior: the different textures we specified in the glass, the translucency, the glimpses of what’s beyond, all contribute to the calm feel of the space. If the door is closed it becomes a focus your eyes are drawn to, if it’s open the view runs right through the house to the garden. So there’s a real sense of space.’



Both research and design know-how underpin Sherazade and its floor-to-ceiling partition system of clear and textured glass designed by Piero Lissoni. First established in Brianza, Italy, in the early 1970s, Glas Italia’s century-long experience with glass is guided by the design house’s passion for innovating. In the collaboration with Coy Yiontis, the design was tailored in response to the architect’s specific requirements. Extensive glass options for each section of the custom-made panel system enabling a truly bespoke feel for the interior.