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The Heart and Soul of Bondi

The Heart and Soul of Bondi

This home by Andrew Donaldson Architecture & Design, as featured in the current issue of Habitus, pays homage to Palm Springs Modernism in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.

Say the words ‘Palm Springs Modernism’ in a room full of architects or architecture-lovers and you will receive appreciative nods and sighs, probably some zealous gesticulating. It’s one of the most identifiable, coveted and replicated architectural styles of the last century, but – like any other – the appeal is not just pure principles, but what they represent.

“My attraction to Modernist architecture came from a fascination with the Hollywood icons of the 50s and 60s, particularly the Rat Pack” says John Musca, resident and owner of this sophisticated Bondi home. “The [Modernist] houses symbolised everything I associated with the stars, from martinis by the pool to flamboyant cigarette-in-hand conversations by stone fireplaces, concrete plains and endless glass.”

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living

Palm Springs Modernism is replicated all over the world. Many may be shallow, stylistic treatments that pay no consideration to the formal foundations or philosophical underpinnings of the genre, this Bondi home has depth.

Read the full story in Habitus issue #34, available now.

Andrew Donaldson Architecture & Design
andrewdonaldson.com.au

Words by Nicky Lobo

Photography by Brett Boardman

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living


Author:

Holly Cunneen was the editor of Habitus and has spent her time in the media writing about architecture, design and our local industry. With a firm view that “design has a shared responsibility to the individual as much as it does the wider community,” her personal and professional trajectory sees her chart the interests, accomplishments, and emerging patterns of behaviour within the architecture and design community.