Chainmail House
Vaucluse, Sydney
Executive residence in Vaucluse, one of Sydney’s most tightly held suburbs, designed by MHNDU with interiors by CRD.
The home’s defining feature is a cloak of golden chainmail mesh draped over the top storey, providing privacy screening and a striking finish to the bold, angular design, awarded Silver at the 2022 Sydney Design Awards. The material palette combines off-form concrete, timber, marble, travertine and bronze cladding.
Set over three levels to capture the harbour views, the design relies on off-form concrete as its workhorse, delivering both structural strength and decorative finish, from vertical screening at the front of the property and the internal stairwell through to extensive internal wall finishes.
Awards:
- HIA NSW Home of the Year 2022
- HIA NSW Custom Built Home of the Year 2022
- HIA NSW Custom Built Home of the Year Over $2.5m 2022
- Good Design Award (2022) recognising global design excellence
- Silver at the 2022 Sydney Design Awards


















