Elonera House

Elonera House began with a brief shaped by how a family actually lives: generously, a little spontaneously, across rooms that need to flex and welcome. Studio Doherty's response was to work within the original footprint wherever possible, preserving the character of the Edwardian shell while reconfiguring the interior for a different kind of life.

The Naturaliste was specified across the bathrooms. In the ensuite, it runs across the floor and partway up the walls, sitting beneath polished plaster and a floor-to-ceiling field of dark olive mosaic. In the powder room, it grounds a space given over to playful material contrasts — a marble vanity raised on red legs, aqua tiles stacked to the ceiling, a red-framed mirror. In the shower, curved mosaic walls wrap overhead and The Naturaliste holds the floor beneath them, lit from a skylight above.

In each space it is doing the same quiet work: providing a base that is present without being insistent, robust enough to hold its own against strong wall treatments, settled enough to let bolder decisions read clearly. That quality — material confidence without a need to announce itself — is what makes The Naturaliste a recurring choice for designers working at this level of detail.

Fibonacci and Studio Doherty have worked together across a number of projects over the years. There is a shared sensibility in how both approach specification — unhurried, attentive to the way materials sit in relation to one another, and interested in how material decisions extend beyond the purely functional — and Elonera House reflects that well.