The ageing Shirley Road Apartment complex in Wollstonecraft on Sydneys Lower North Shore was earmarked for an external facelift and improved weather performance. With 72 apartments showing clear signs of air leakage and deterioration, the owners set out to correct the waterproofing and add value to the apartments with new windows and optional sliding balcony doors.

A touch of style, some new space and added scenery. To rebuild or to renovate? In this case it was….both! Sitting on the headland at North Bondi, this apartment complex possessed opportunity in bounds.

Owners of this unit block in Sydney’s east wanted to achieve a face lift to the ageing cream brick exterior as well as updating the windows, doors and balconies to improve waterproofing and achieve a newer modernist appeal.