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Sculptural entrance hall featuring curved timber wall panelling, carved plaster ceiling, bespoke burgundy table, marble pedestal and panoramic north bondi views.

Helm

Bespoke burgundy sculptural table featuring textured circular tabletop, curved pedestal base and deep purple floral arrangement.
Contemporary luxury dining room and kitchen featuring sculptural red marble detailing, curved timber joinery, a bespoke stone dining table, woven dining chairs and expansive coastal views.
Sculptural richly veined pink marble kitchen island, textured timber joinery and pale oak flooring.
Detail of bespoke red marble kitchen island, featuring dramatic white veining and curved stone base.
Contemporary coastal living room featuring sculptural curved sofas, rich marble detailing, bespoke timber joinery, curated artwork and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the ocean.
Sculptural bronze coffee table with textured metallic finish, styled with decorative books and bowl, beside a curved sofa.
Contemporary coastal living room featuring a sculptural curved sofa, textured timber screens framing views into the primary suite, rich marble detailing, curated artwork and expansive ocean views.
Contemporary coastal primary suite featuring curved textured walls, natural stone detailing, bespoke timber bedside joinery, sculptural wall lighting and floor to ceiling glazing overlooking the ocean.
Contemporary bathroom featuring sculptural double stone vanity, fluted detailing, texture glass partitions, freestanding bathtub and stone flooring.
Luxury ensuite bathroom featuring sculptural natural stone flooring and freestanding bathtub, bespoke marble double vanity, textured glass partitions and curved mosaic tiled walls.
Sculptural freestanding stone bathtub at Helm by Decus Interiors, featuring a raised natural stone platform, bronze floor-mounted tapware and textured glass screens in a contemporary North Bondi bathroom.
Contemporary luxury home office featuring curved timber joinery, a bespoke desk, sculptural furniture, upholstered seating and expansive floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking lush greenery.
Dramatic powder room featuring sculptural marble pedestal vanity, grained timber panelling, curved backlit mirror, bronze tapware and decorative metal screen.
Curved timber panelled hallway, circular skylight, sculptural architectural forms, contemporary artwork and coastal views.

Perched high above North Bondi with sweeping coastal views, Helm is a penthouse conceived for clients with a discerning eye, a deep appreciation for makers, art, and antiques that shaped nearly every decision. That design literacy gave Decus rare freedom, nothing here needed explaining twice.

The brief called for warmth and depth, drawing on a European sensibility, with rich timbers and layered textures rather than the pale, breezy clichés of coastal design. Curved joinery wrapped in woven linen threads through the plan, framing travertine tables set on sculptural drum bases and dining chairs detailed with cane and leather. Almost everything here is custom, from a free-form desk and an integrated stone bedhead and bedside plinth, a hand-finished vanity carved as a single sculptural form.

In the main bedroom, a cluster of soft plaster discs drifts across the ceiling like a cloud, an abstract sculptural gesture that recurs throughout the home in carved coves and undulating forms. Elsewhere, a jewel-toned powder room in deep aubergine plaster and dramatic book-matched marble delivers its own quiet drama. Brass fittings, amber glass, bronze antiques, and considered artwork complete a home that feels collected rather than decorated, refined, tactile, and entirely its own.

Helm is sited on the lands of the Bidiagal, Birrabirragal, and Gadigal peoples.

Visualisations NOAS

These images are visualisations of a Decus project yet to be realised. The architectural finishes, joinery, furnishings and decorative elements represent the proposed design are intended to illustrate the overall design vision. All elements remain conceptual and are subject to change.