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Ballast Point Design and Build

Locality: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: 91956949

Address: 46 Beattie Street 2024 Balmain, NSW, Australia

Website: http://ballastpoint.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Im very proud of this house, its a defining work for me personally and for Ballast Point. The design is inspirational, its nothing short of an architectural masterpiece from Andrew Burges Architects. The proportions are sublime, the spaces are pitch perfect, the material pallet is smooth as silk, Ive seen a lot in my time and this is as good as it gets in the world of architecture. Its a piece of art. As a product its uncompromised, built with passion, Pride with a capit...al P and stoic commitment to the architects vision Masterfully Photographed by Murray Fredericks an absolute legend in the world of photography and a good mate. See Murray Fredericks Architectural Photography. Currently on the market with Matt Hayson of Cobden & Hayson Real Estate

25.01.2022 Imagine if you were a kid and had this awesome loft, accessible via a secret ladder hidden behind the chipboard, as your playroom? One of the features of our latest project in Llewellyn St, Balmain, designed with the help of Andrew Burges Architects and sold by Cobden & Hayson Real Estate. Image credit: Murray Fredericks

24.01.2022 When Mat Wilk embarked on his latest project in Llewellyn St, Balmain, returning the propertys heritage values was crucial. The early 1900s cottage had been given an ugly 1970s makeover, with a brick wall built out the front. It had to go! We had to give it back its street presence, the feel of being in a Balmain St, Mat says. These before and after pics show the difference

23.01.2022 In his first blog post for the Ballast Point website, managing director Mat Wilk reveals the six best podcasts to help improve your business, including Freakonomics Freakonomics, which is co-hosted by economist Stephen J. Dunber (pictured). Read the blog here: https://bit.ly/3j8DtyB

23.01.2022 Imagine waking up in this light-filled space every day. Matt Hayson from Cobden & Hayson Real Estate gives an overview of the master bedroom at our latest project in Balmain.

21.01.2022 The family who bought the house in Balmain thought it was missing one little thing - a wine cellar! No problem. Our guys are now hard at work digging one for them. Who else would like a cellar in their home?

21.01.2022 Thanks to Matt Hayson, Rosemary Chen and Rita Lopresti - Cobden & Hayson for your ongoing advice, hard work and dedication. Just for the record its a free standing home but if newscorp want it to be a Semi then I guess thats ok.

20.01.2022 I realised shortly after reading the post below that when they say "weightless" and "flows" its not literally, in hindsight this is obvious and yet I immediately imagined a floating spinning disc defying gravity - possibly built using 3D printing with helium?!?.....you have to laugh at yourself sometimes and I end up laughing a lot

19.01.2022 This window is Ballast Point founder Mat Wilks barometer for how the building industry is performing in the Balmain area. The window at his house in Rozelle has fallen into disrepair. It used to be an awning window, but now the bottom rail has fallen off and the glass has slipped down to rest on the sill, leaving an a gap at the top. Mats builders have been worried about not having enough work, and with good reason. We are in the midst of a recession. Job security is a prob...lem. We have no significant projects at the moment, but thats OK - we can take on small jobs and maintenance work to keep working and keep paying wages. So when Mat spotted a problem with the window he thought this would be an opportune time to get some of his talented craftspeople to fix it (among a long list of things that also need repairing at his house). He diligently put it on a job list with his office manager, told his construction manager about it and waited. That was four months ago, and hes still waiting. Mat looks at the window every day and figures on the day he sees someone fixing it, it means weve run out of work and were in trouble. Until then, were probably OK.

19.01.2022 On a cold winter evening, theres nothing like sitting around a fire pit with the family toasting marshmallows in a beautifully designed backyard. This was one of our favourite features of our project in North St, Balmain.

19.01.2022 Great article by a great journalist Angela Saurine

19.01.2022 Murray Fredericks is hard at work photographing this masterful mid century home restoration we helped Hungerford and Edmunds Architects complete earlier with this year, but I'm wondering if this car is about to steal the show?

19.01.2022 Using standard, off-the-shelf products such as skylights and sheets of plywood in an interesting way can dramatically transform a space. Case in point - the kitchen and dining area of this modern four-bedroom home we built in Randwick in conjunction with incredible architect Ben Giles.

18.01.2022 Exciting news! Our blog has been named among the top 10 Australian architecture blogs and websites for 2020. Click here to find out more and read our posts:

17.01.2022 Yellow balloons filled with concrete, love it! Matt Hayson I've got an idea for your new reception desk

17.01.2022 Yellow balloons filled with concrete, love it! Matt Hayson Ive got an idea for your new reception desk

17.01.2022 This is a great initiative, we value the community involvement and also love the philosphy of thinking outside the box when delivering training.

16.01.2022 The Paddington project of a new luxury 3 storey home built on a complicated and compact site in the back alleys of Paddington. Designed by @nrarch built by Ballast Point.

16.01.2022 If you could build your dream home, what would it be?

16.01.2022 See how we maximised the use of space and light at this house in Llewellyn St, Balmain with this walk-through with Matt Hayson from Cobden & Hayson Real Estate

16.01.2022 We love the way the indoors seamlessly flows to the outdoors in this house we built at Paddington in conjunction with Nobbs Radford Architects Ideal for summer!

16.01.2022 We are hiring a new architect to join the team at Ballast Point! The ideal candidate will be a qualified architect who has a passion for design and architecture and wants to put a meaningful dent in the world of design. We need someone who wants to excel and challenge the status quo and who does not place limits on themselves or the people around them. In return you will take a meaningful role in the evolution of an emerging practice and will be empowered, resourced and mento...red to help you produce truly inspired and original work. Responsibilities Full spectrum of architectural services from helping create a brief and sketch design to construction and compliances. work autonomously and be self directed it is expected that you take leadership role in an expanding practice and be intimately involved in growing the practice. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in architecture 3+ years of experience in construction and architecture Strong organizational, creative and presentation skills Proficient in Archicad To apply go to: https://www.ballastpoint.com.au/contact/

16.01.2022 theres a lot to be said for keeping it simple, Matt Hayson I wonder how the local market would cope with this house? cantilevering upper levels provideing shelter to the lower levels are a master stroke

16.01.2022 For future reference we'll stick to creating amazing buildings and leave sticker placement and covering of text books to others, thanks Matt Hayson and the team at Cobden & Hayson Real Estate for their tireless effort on this one, great job guys

15.01.2022 This uber cool kitchen in our latest Balmain build is ideal for entertaining, as Matt Hayson from Cobden & Hayson Real Estate explains during this video walk through

15.01.2022 We are so excited to share this video showcasing our latest project in Llewellyn St, Balmain, which was recently sold by Cobden & Hayson Real Estate. With the help of Andrew Burges Architects, we transformed a rundown early 1900s cottage into a contemporary, light-filled four-bedroom home with refined bespoke interiors, a loft retreat and landscaped gardens.

15.01.2022 How a-DOORable is the entranceway at our latest Balmain project? With the aim of giving the rundown early 1900s cottage in Llewellyn St back its street presence, we salvaged a door from the era, complete with a stained glass window above. Its just one of the many special touches at this beautiful home we developed in partnership with Andrew Burges Architects and Cobden & Hayson Real Estate.

15.01.2022 When Mat Wilk embarked on his latest project in Llewellyn St, Balmain, returning the property's heritage values was crucial. The early 1900s cottage had been given an ugly 1970s makeover, with a brick wall built out the front. It had to go! We had to give it back its street presence, the feel of being in a Balmain St, Mat says. These before and after pics show the difference

14.01.2022 Coffee in bed everyday of the week with this bedroom. What a beautiful way to open up a space with these stunning, almost, ceiling to floor windows and the greenery giving the feel of bringing the outside in. The latest Ballast Point Balmain project.

14.01.2022 Look what turned up in the local project

14.01.2022 We are so excited to reveal our latest project, which entailed retrofitting a 1960s modernist house in Pymble. As someone who appreciates architecture, it’s always disappointing to see a fine period house demolished or gutted and modernised beyond recognition. That’s one of the reasons we enjoyed working with these clients so much. Read about how we helped sensitively restore and retrofit everything around existing features, such as rosewood joinery and the 1960s mosaic tiles in the bathrooms, in our latest blog: https://www.ballastpoint.com.au/retrofitting-a-modernist-1/

13.01.2022 On a cold winter evening, there's nothing like sitting around a fire pit with the family toasting marshmallows in a beautifully designed backyard. This was one of our favourite features of our project in North St, Balmain.

13.01.2022 For future reference well stick to creating amazing buildings and leave sticker placement and covering of text books to others, thanks Matt Hayson and the team at Cobden & Hayson Real Estate for their tireless effort on this one, great job guys

12.01.2022 Murray Fredericks at work photographing on one of our recently completed projects

11.01.2022 Love having a celebrity Gardner over to lend a hand to get things looking just right #bateslandscape #michaelbates #cobdenandhayson

11.01.2022 Thanks for your amazing photos Murray

11.01.2022 Are you thinking of renovating, extending or redeveloping your home in 2021? We are offering free consultations for people in the Balmain area in December and January. Book an appointment here: https://outlook.office365.com//b/s/9rT6sKNgOkK7JJIcv75Jbw2

11.01.2022 What is not to love about this? Im inspired to do more with out compact projects

10.01.2022 At Ballast Point Projects we are interested in all aspects of design and technology. We were really impressed with this YouTube video from Real Engineering. Could this be the future of freight transport in Australia?

09.01.2022 I love Vietnam and I love the fresh unconstrained designs and ideas coming out of Vietnam in the last 10 years, something great happening there

09.01.2022 Ballast Point is thrilled to have a new in-house architect join the team. Peter Maxwell has a Masters of Architecture from the University of Sydney and has worked on some amazing projects, including the redevelopment of the old Griffiths Tea building in Surry Hills, which won the 2018 NSW Architecture Award for Residential Architecture Multiple Housing. Another project, which involved revamping an old cottage made of rare kauri pine near Mittagong, will soon feature on an episode of Restoration Australia. Welcome aboard Peter!

08.01.2022 I'm very proud of this house, its a defining work for me personally and for Ballast Point. The design is inspirational, it's nothing short of an architectural masterpiece from Andrew Burges Architects. The proportions are sublime, the spaces are pitch perfect, the material pallet is smooth as silk, Ive seen a lot in my time and this is as good as it gets in the world of architecture. Its a piece of art. As a product its uncompromised, built with passion, Pride with a capit...al P and stoic commitment to the architects vision Masterfully Photographed by Murray Fredericks an absolute legend in the world of photography and a good mate. See Murray Fredericks Architectural Photography. Currently on the market with Matt Hayson of Cobden & Hayson Real Estate

08.01.2022 Did you know Ballast Points managing director Mat Wilk was fired from his first construction graduate job for being too honest and not aggressive enough (expressed by his employer in far less polite language)? Or that a stint working at then fledgling company Amazon in Ireland was instrumental in teaching him the value of customer service, systems and staff training? Find out more (and check out his dapper new pic!) on our recently updated website.

08.01.2022 Just a reminder that Ballast Point is providing small essential jobs and timely advice to local Balmain community free of charge. For more information or to get in touch simply go to our website and follow the prompts www.ballastpoint.com.au

07.01.2022 My next house will have one of theses

07.01.2022 Like rings in a tree stump these coffee makers show the passing of time, #mypandemicsurvivalplan #schoolfromhome #covid19 #kitchendesign #dreamkitchen

07.01.2022 We created an urban oasis in the backyard of our latest home build at Llewellyn St in Balmain, as Matt Hayson from Cobden & Hayson Real Estate explains.

06.01.2022 What is not to love about this? I'm inspired to do more with out compact projects

06.01.2022 Ballast Point managing director Mat Wilk reveals the top five problems with modern roofs, and how you can fix them, in his latest blog: https://www.ballastpoint.com.au/the-top-rive-problems-with/

06.01.2022 This window is Ballast Point founder Mat Wilk's barometer for how the building industry is performing in the Balmain area. The window at his house in Rozelle has fallen into disrepair. It used to be an awning window, but now the bottom rail has fallen off and the glass has slipped down to rest on the sill, leaving an a gap at the top. Mat's builders have been worried about not having enough work, and with good reason. We are in the midst of a recession. Job security is a prob...lem. We have no significant projects at the moment, but thats OK - we can take on small jobs and maintenance work to keep working and keep paying wages. So when Mat spotted a problem with the window he thought this would be an opportune time to get some of his talented craftspeople to fix it (among a long list of things that also need repairing at his house). He diligently put it on a job list with his office manager, told his construction manager about it and waited. That was four months ago, and he's still waiting. Mat looks at the window every day and figures on the day he sees someone fixing it, it means weve run out of work and were in trouble. Until then, we're probably OK.

06.01.2022 Just a reminder that Ballast Point is providing small essential jobs and timely advice to local Balmain community free of charge. For Balmain, Rozelle, Birchgrove, East Balmain residents who are over 70 we will provide free and timely building and maintenance advice and complete small essential jobs at no charge. For things were not licensed to fix like plumbing, heating, electrical works we will put you in touch with one of our trusted contractors who have agreed to waive any call out fees and will charge only for the work done. Our staff have completed Covid19 Infection Control Training and will perform their duties under the strictest hygiene and social distancing protocols. For more information or to get in touch simply follow the link below or visit our website www.ballastpoint.com.au

05.01.2022 Ballast Point Projects recently featured in The Weekend Australian's luxury property section, Mansion. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase our latest project in Llewellyn St, Balmain, in which we turned a rundown early 1900s cottage into a modern, light and airy tri-level home with the help of Andrew Burges Architects. Sold by our friends at Cobden & Hayson Real Estate

05.01.2022 When redeveloping properties on small blocks, such as this house in Paddington, you have to take every opportunity you can to make it feel larger. This tiny courtyard off the kitchen brings light into the room and gives relief to the interior. An amazing project we worked on with Nobbs Radford Architects

05.01.2022 If theres one way to make you feel like youre James Bond, this is it! When building a set of terraces at Green Square in partnership with CO-AP (Architects) we excavated the ground to create room for a car lifter. After residents drive in their car drops down so another car can park on top. They are common in Europe, and a great solution for Sydney suburbs where space is tight, such as the inner city. Would you like to have one of these in your home?

04.01.2022 What's the worst thing that's ever happened to your house that's needed to be repaired?

04.01.2022 The winning combination of craftsmanship and beautifully designed architecture are always top of the list for our Ballast Point projects. The latest Balmain project.

03.01.2022 Did you know Ballast Point's managing director Mat Wilk was fired from his first construction graduate job for being too honest and not aggressive enough (expressed by his employer in far less polite language)? Or that a stint working at then fledgling company Amazon in Ireland was instrumental in teaching him the value of customer service, systems and staff training? Find out more (and check out his dapper new pic!) on our recently updated website.

02.01.2022 If there's one way to make you feel like you're James Bond, this is it! When building a set of terraces at Green Square in partnership with CO-AP (Architects) we excavated the ground to create room for a car lifter. After residents drive in their car drops down so another car can park on top. They are common in Europe, and a great solution for Sydney suburbs where space is tight, such as the inner city. Would you like to have one of these in your home?

02.01.2022 Ballast Point Projects recently featured in The Weekend Australians luxury property section, Mansion. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase our latest project in Llewellyn St, Balmain, in which we turned a rundown early 1900s cottage into a modern, light and airy tri-level home with the help of Andrew Burges Architects. Sold by our friends at Cobden & Hayson Real Estate

01.01.2022 Its almost time to for a big reveal in Balmain

01.01.2022 If someone gave you $1 million to renovate your home, what would you do?