Surry Hills Terrace
A palette of soft, muted tones and a design that delivers an abundance of light have breathed new life into this Victorian terrace in Sydney’s inner east. Working in conjunction with Robert Plumb Build and landscapers Dangar Barin Smith, Briony opened up the floorplan, transforming what was a cluster of
Spring-To-Go, London
This convivial store in Notting Hill was created as an extension of the iconic Spring restaurant in London, owned by chef Skye Gyngell. While the restaurant was closed during Covid lockdown, the store allowed Spring to keep its team working and sharing their passion for food. The fit-out continues the
Redleaf Apartment
The interior design of this harbourside apartment in Bellevue Hill celebrates the owners’ love of colour and art, using both to create exuberant connections throughout. From the first site visit, Briony saw the potential to transform what was an ordinary entrance into a grand space, using colour to make an
Cremorne House
This classic Federation house in Sydney’s north shore was in need of a makeover to give it fresh appeal and livability. Renovating the residence in conjunction with Robert Plumb Fix, Briony sought to lighten, update and improve on the existing design, opening up the rear of the house – an
Clovelly Cabana
A small space that’s big on character, this poolside cabana was built in conjunction with Robert Plumb Fix to give its owners a self-contained building that they could offer to guests. Made from recycled bricks with concrete floors, it features bi-fold rosewood shutters that add texture and warmth, blending beautifully
Gable House
Gable House is a cleverly renovated semi in Sydney’s Bondi, by architects Potter & Wilson, who delivered light and generous volumes to a once narrow and dark space. Tailoring our interior choices to how our clients, a young, growing family, want to live now and into the future we achieved
Darlinghurst House
Tackling a terrace in Sydney’s Darlinghurst, that hadn’t been touched for three decades, afforded the opportunity to contemporize the flow of existing spaces while adding a rear extension with a bright sitting room, with the help of architects Potter & Wilson. The façade, with its custom wash of inky blue
Thredbo Penthouse
With a brief to create a cosy but elegant weekend retreat in the mountains for a family of five, clues were taken from the spectacular, changing landscape for the interior colour palette, finishes and textures. This newly built penthouse apartment is architecturally precise with large windows framing views and an
Woollahra Terrace
One of the key aspects of the extensive renovation of this Woollahra terrace was paying close attention to the client’s existing collection of art, sculpture and furniture. Not only a collector but a keen cook, with a highly developed appreciation of quality and finishes, we were able to push creative
Clontarf House
An infusion of vitality and personality was central to the renovation of this harbourside house in Sydney’s north. After working on five properties together, Briony understood her client’s desire for a bright, colourful, coastal residence and sought to bring an ease of living and functionality to spaces for family and
Harbour House
This house in Sydney’s Rose Bay is an example of the client, architect and interior designer understanding the value in breathing new life into existing architecture rather than building from the ground up.
Spring Restaurant
Spring is an extraordinary restaurant fit-out in London’s Somerset House, which has re-calibrated the city’s dining experience. “London restaurants have a tendency towards the masculine and right from the outset this was to be light, feminine and uplifting’, says Briony. Alongside the client, her sister chef Syke Gyngell, she undertook
Bronte Gully House
Art and landscape inform this colourful collaboration between Briony and art consultant Susan Shehadie in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Set in tropical gardens landscaped by Dangar Barin Smith and Robert Plumb Build, the bungalow was renovated and a second storey added to create a lively, light-filled residence that embraces its verdant
Elizabeth Bay Apartment
This Sydney apartment, with its view of the harbour and access to natural light was in need of an interior update.
Little Manly
This project involved the renovation of a ten-year-old waterfront house with a client of longstanding.
Art House
“When a client is as enthusiastic about colour as I am it means we can achieve some really great results”, says Briony of this house in Sydney’s Woollahra.
Bellevue Hill House
This established property in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs illustrates a long-term commission where Briony Fitzgerald has worked on different rooms in the house over a period of five years.
Woollahra House
‘This was a small renovation in a house with a great structure where we were able to manipulate what was there to create a much more liveable and uplifting interior’, says Briony.
Inside Out House
A very contemporary concrete extension to the rear of a Bronte Federation house posed both a problem and an opportunity.
Holiday House
Briony often says that a house tells you what it needs, and this is an example where working into the original character of the house she has expanded its footprint and re-ordered the interior.
St Helenas
Working alongside architect Nadine Alwill, and landscape designer William Dangar, the interior design of this rural property had to match the robust honesty of the materials - black stained timbers, rammed earth and stone.
Vaucluse House
This is an example of a generous house in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs taken back to an interior shell of dark floors and white walls, and then built up with new joinery, furniture, lighting and soft furnishings.
Killcare Beach House
This concrete beach house by MCK Architecture is designed in a tapering form to maximise the views over the beach while masking those of the road.
Collector’s House
This was a special project where the client, with a love of art, wanted to embrace the colour pink for a study and workroom that had to be a beautiful, light-filled space.
Crafted House
This beautifully positioned Federation-style house on Sydney’s harbour had great bones – unfortunately some were in the wrong place making for less than ideal living arrangements.
Terrace House
This was an exercise in maximising space in a narrow inner-city terrace. The handsome façade was painted in a mix of pale and charcoal grey with a shot of apple green on the front door, to echo the colour of the wattle in the garden.
Bondi House
The re-imagining of this Federation duplex has produced a jewel-box of colour, comfort and calm.
Round House
This house was designed in the 1960s by an American architect John Amory who was a great friend of Briony’s mother.
Heritage House
This house has retained all the gravitas and design pedigree of its original creator – Professor Leslie Wilkinson - who set up the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Sydney in the 1920s. This is one of a handful of the best houses from an architect who is quoted
Shelley Beach House
The task with this beautifully sited coastal house on the North Shore was to give it a major facelift: to rework the existing grey, monolithic interior and introduce an upbeat and colourful design treatment.
Waterside House
This architecturally imposing harbour-side mansion required balance in terms of introducing human-scale, warmth and intimacy to the expansive property.
Balmoral House
A new house in Balmoral by Corben Architects, with compelling water views, was designed with an emphasis on off-form concrete, rendered brickwork and stone clad walls.
Tropical House
This house is a good example of how Briony endeavours to tune into the aesthetic her clients, understand what it is that appeals to them and deliver above and beyond what they could achieve themselves.