Upmarket apartment makeover connects rooms with harbour views and celebrates this through interior tones and artworks

​​​​​​​While the furniture pieces are low in this apartment makeover by Archer Design – both to optimise a sense of room height and to provide unobstructed views from the rear of the apartment – the artworks take prime visibility, second only to the views. Architect and interior designer Richard Archer chose all the artworks for the home. The most prominent is the ‘Elephant Ear in Autumn’ photograph by Tamara Dean – beautiful in its own right, it also contributes a garden-like aesthetic to the serene interior. The design for the contemporary and arresting area rug was also driven by Archer, picking up on the water and movement that the unit overlooks.