Hayley is an interior designer at Fiona Lynch and writer for various architectural publications. With a varied background in academia, interiors, exhibition and installation design, Hayley finds delight in the finer details of a project and is particularly interested in the way interior spaces can shape our everyday experience.
Hayley Curnow's Latest contributions
That Old Chestnut by Figr
Taking complex site conditions in its stride, this compact worker’s cottage addition channels the suburb’s industrial character while crafting a surprisingly secluded urban sanctuary.
Hellenic Homecoming by Maria Danos Architecture
Grecian stone, ocean colours and fluted profiles recall faded Athenian glamour in this reworking of a heritage home in Melbourne’s Little Greece precinct, transforming a dark, unremarkable series of rooms into a dreamlike spatial sequence.
Simplicity embraced with open arms: Bellbird House
Immersed in a preserved bushland setting in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, this calm and composed new home inspires a restful pace for family life.
Empowerment and aspiration: Fox Fit
An energized female fitness facility in inner Melbourne by Mim Design merges brand and experience to create a vibrant space that punches well above its weight, inspiring a better way of living.
Bold and rhythmic: CLT House
Merging tectonics, landscape and family life, this addition to a 1970s family home on the Mornington Peninsula celebrates the poetry and pragmatism of cross-laminated timber.
Down by the river: South Yarra House
A quaint walkway stepping up from Melbourne’s Yarra River is the sole means of access to this 1930s brick home, where an extension by AM Architecture fulfils the owners’ desire for a treetop sanctuary.
Populuxe pageantry: Zagame’s House
Melbourne design firm Lukas Partners Interior Architecture combines bold colour, dramatic artworks and curvaceous geometries in the interiors for this new ninety-seven-room boutique hotel in Carlton.
Coming together: His and Hers House
Sculpted around the simple daily enactment of the owners’ newly shared life, this addition to an inner-Melbourne terrace by FMD Architects represents a binding together of stories, memories and moments.
A French affair: Bouzy
In Melbourne’s prestigious suburb of Armadale, Jason M. Jones and Brahman Perera have created a Parisian-inspired wine bar that is about “making a special occasion of every day.”
Strongbox for living: Ross House
A bold, sculptural form rising among quaint weatherboard bungalows, this Northcote house playfully addresses its heritage context while providing a warm and joyful home for a family of five.