Architect Jason Gibney lists hip Bronte beach pad that doesn’t choose between style and comfort

Architect Jason Gibney of Tobias Partners has listed his noteworthy Bronte apartment.

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment, which he designed and renovated, has been the home for his young family over the last five years. It’s been featured in architectural magazines including Monument, Urbis, and House and Garden's Top 50 Rooms.

McGrath agent Chris Volpatti is handling the February 25 auction listing. More than $850,000 is expected.

The 99-square-metre contemporary apartment with minimalistic tones and is set on the top floor of an Art Deco block of four apartments on Bushby Parade. The dual-level apartment – through attic space – has been intuitively crafted to maximise natural light and space, plus views, Volpatti says.

Hoop pine plywood is a dominant feature along with the sanded, bleached and then beeswaxed cypress timber floors. It comes with an urbane concrete kitchen.

The master bedroom comes with an ocean view with Corian-finished full ensuite.  The block has a shared rear garden.

The apartment was entered into Houses magazine's inaugural houses awards last year and was awarded a high commendation.

“The apartment is a model in effortless elegance,” Monument writer Sam Spurr noted.

“The textures of the apartment hark back to Sydney Modernism rather than the more recent Minimalist craze, keeping the material palette to white paint and timber with an emphasis on light and form,” Spurr suggested.

“Gibney’s study of spatial efficiency is worked into a hip, urban beach pad – a quintessential Sydney typology. His design reminds us we shouldn’t have to choose between looking good or being comfortable,” he added.

Photographs by Justin Alexander