A former corner pub is transformed into a sublime family home

The pub had already been converted and included a cabana, pool and garden. Interior designers Hecker Guthrie commenced alterations with a new vision. “It’s like a compound, but the proportions were never intended to suit domestic living. It needed a facelift,” says stylist Simone Haag.

The understated palette is afforded a new depth with the layering of textural elements in warm materials such as oak, wool and linen.

With a view from the terrace, the spacious dining area utilises a Minnie Pwerle painting as a striking backdrop.

Inspired by the crisp, organic aestheticism of contemporary Scandinavian design, interior designers Hecker Guthrie collaborated with project architects Ridolfi on the detailing of the hallway’s tan-hide staircase balustrade, and the selection of neutral finishes such as timber and black steel throughout.

The semi-divided kitchen space includes a separate custom-designed baptismal-like basin and shelving in Bianca Carrara slabs. Floor-to-ceiling glossy white wall tiles assume the place of a traditional splash back.

Carrara stone is used extensively throughout the home, especially in the downstairs powder-room as a full wall slab outfitted with a monochrome Agape sink and mirror.

The breakfast bar is an example of how the room-within-a-room scenario allowed us to layer the kitchen in a way not previously possible,” says design director Paul Hecker, who sectioned off the south end of the kitchen with a glazed window screen to facilitate a multipurpose breakfast bar by day and cocktail bar at night.

In the main bedroom is an Arflex chair from Poliform.

For the sun-worshipping Greek and Brazilian homeowners, maximising outdoor space was a priority, so the resort-like garden has been outfitted with oversized Paola Lenti tables and Float chairs from Dedece.