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Services offered
My design objectives are to offer an Interior and Architectural design service catering especially for the renovation and refurbishment of Terrace houses and Older houses with character that needs to be retained, in some cases restored and yet be modernised with functional kitchens that really work and bathrooms that are genuinely pleasant to use.
Awards
Winner of Woollahra Municipal Council’s
2001 Heritage Award (Category C)
for Restoration of:
1929 residence“Villa Biscaya”Tivoli Avenue, Rose Bay
Winner of Woollahra Municipal Council’s
2006 Heritage Award (Category A)
for Restoration of:
1923 residence“Taj Mahal”Double Bay
Runner up of Woollahra Municipal Council’s
2007 Heritage Award
1 Gilliver Avenue, Vaucluse
Winner Woollahra Municipal Council’s
2011 Heritage Award (Category B 1)
for Restoration of:
64 Paddington Street,Paddington
Design style
My emphasis is on capturing the magical quality of the light and lifestyle that makes us all want to live on the Eastern Seaboard or in its beautiful hinterland. I aim to create clean modern design in the surrounds of carefully conserved and detailed heritage buildings. I am a classicist and believe in the quality of pure and natural materials, yet I love Modernist design.
Polished boards, white walls or conversely strong primary and natural materials are important to give the quality this very expensive real estate requires today. Kitchen /family living areas are very important to the way we live today, and being an ardent cook, I demand that kitchens I design will work like a professional kitchen would.
Council approvals
My team can undertake a site analysis which includes a feasibility study along and a costing for your project.We prepare all the relevant documentation including Architectural drawings, Specifications, Statement of Environmental Effects, Heritage Impact Statements etc. required for the application process. We have processed hundreds of applications over the last 20 years including;
Woollahra Council area in the Paddington area
Brown Street, Glenmore Road, Goodhope Street, Glenview Street, William Street, Boundary Street, Cascade Street, Windsor Street, Hargrave Street, Paddington Street, Spicer Lane, Oxford Street commercial, Ormond Street, Stafford Street, Underwood Street, Jersey Road, Norfolk Street, Harris Street and Sutherland Street, Paddington; and in Darling Point, Rose Bay, Point Piper and Moncur Street and Holdsworth Street.
Mosman Council area
Heritage Conservation Areas and the Chinaman's Beach Conservation Area,Cremorne and Mc Mahons Point
Inner west Council area
Balmain, Leichardt, Lillyfield, Elizabeth Bay, City of Sydney.
Northern Beaches Council area
Northbridge and Pittwater Council Areas.
Regional Council areas
Wingcarribee Shire - Mittagong and KangaloonSnowy Mountains Council area; Cooma and DalgetyNewcastle City Council area; CBD Merriwa
Commercial projects
⦁ A.O.R.T.A. Advertising – Paddington, ⦁ Advertising agency Campaign Palace Sydney and Melbourne fit outs, ⦁ Horniak and Canny Corporate design partnership- City of Sydney, ⦁ Impulse Airlines Call Centre - Newcastle, ⦁ Broadsystems - Division of News Limited - Sydney, ⦁ Lowe Hunt Lintas Advertising, - Sydney, ⦁ Merchant Capital - Sydney. ⦁ Derwent Executive – Sydney ⦁ Lord Howe Island - Resort development
All these design projects have been on buildings and sites of significance from houses built by recognised architects of the 1920-60’s to very early houses in the Conservation Areas of Paddington and other Heritage sensitive areas to new houses on Greenfield sites.
Positions held by John Normyle
1994
Witness before the Heritage Commission of Enquiry Saving of a row of intact Federation houses 37- 45 Stafford Street, Paddington that had been served with a demolition order from Woollahra Council.
1995-1999
Woollahra Councillor from
1997-1998
Deputy Mayor of Municipality of Woollahra
1998
I was a member of the Paddington Development Control Plan working party developing new heritage controls and development standards for Paddington that will apply from late 1998 to well into the 21st century. This is now published as The Paddington Development Control Plan.
1997-1999
Chairman of the Redleaf Council Chambers Redevelopment This committee undertook the redesign, architect selection and tendering process for the restoration and redevelopment of the 1860’s Council Chambers building “Redleaf” Double Bay.
1998-1999
Chairman Design Review Committee Royal Woman's Hospital I was chairman of the Independent Design Review Committee of Woollahra Council overseeing design implementation of the redevelopment of the site of the Woman's Hospital Project in Paddington.
1999
Chairman of Woollahra Council Development Control CommitteeThis is the Councillors Committee that used to review all difficult Development Applications before Council.
Engineering
We work with certified engineering consultants that provide civil, geotechnical and hydraulic engineering services to get your proposal through Council or the private certification process.
Cost of works services
We work with Qualified Builders or Quantity Surveyors who assess project plans and provide a preliminary costing as a guideline.
Town planning advice
Our Town planners assist us in preparing development applications that may involve modifications and additions and alterations, changes of use, subdivisions, etc.We work with several eminently qualified Consultant Town Planners or Planning Lawyers who interpret relevant legislation such as the EP&A Act, Local Government Act, relevant State Legislation. We provide mediation services which may result in litigation.
List of Current Projects 
Most of the works set out in this portfolio required major architectural renovations to older houses. There is also new house projects and many major additions and alterations. Often these houses are located in Heritage Conservation Areas and some are listed as Heritage Items.
All the projects below required design and lodgement of a Development Application through each relevant Council area.
Alterations and Additions | 10 Spring Street | Paddington
Alterations and Additions | 1 James Street | Woollahra
Alterations and Additions | 7 Spicer Lane | Woollahra
Alterations and Additions | 6 Jackson Place | Earlwood
Alterations and Additions | 20 Glebe Street | Edgecliff
Alterations and Additions | 21 Brown Street | Paddington
Alterations | 27 William Street | Paddington
Alterations and Additions | 32 Thomson Street | Darlinghurst
Internal renovations | 38 Windsor Street | Paddington
Internal design work | 127 Windsor Street | Paddington
Internal renovations | 49 Cook Road | Centennial Park
New house (rural) | 4 Golspie Road | Laggan
Alterations and Additions | 25 Jersey Road | Woollahra
Alterations and Additions | 53 Gordon Street | Paddington
Second Floor Addition | 63 Jersey Road | Woollahra
Alterations and Additions | 9 Fraser Street | Randwick
Country house renovation | Morduval Lane | Yannergee
Alterations and Additions | 124 Underwood Street | Paddington
Alterations and Additions | 3 Union Street | Paddington 
Previous projects
PADDINGTON
BOUNDARY STREET  Chris Hughes 76 Boundary Street, Paddington
BROWN STREET  Johnston Residence 1 Brown Street, Paddington
CAMBRIDGE STREET  Sam Dawson 7 Cambridge Street, Paddington
CASCADE STREET  Bob Hird 19 Cascade Street, PaddingtonAustin Residence 15 Cascade Street, PaddingtonMinett Residence 14 Cascade Street, PaddingtonSheryl Wright 10 Cascade Street, PaddingtonBartlett - Brag 54 Cascade Street, Paddington
DUXFORD STREET  Rice Residence 58 Duxford Street, Paddington
GOODHOPE STREET  Wyndham Residence 42 Goodhope Street, PaddingtonMc Fee Residence 64 Goodhope Street, Paddington
GURNER STREET  Done Gallery 44 Gurner Street, Paddington
HARGRAVE STREET  Mark Hughes 82 Hargrave Street, PaddingtonWendy O’Keefe 203 Hargrave Street, PaddingtonMc Kay Residence 34 Hargrave Street, PaddingtonRichard Crebbin 137 Hargrave Street, PaddingtonGuy Gross Hargrave Street, PaddingtonShirlaw residence 5 Hargrave Street, Paddington
LIVERPOOL STREET  Green Residence 37 Liverpool Street, Paddington
MOORE PARK ROAD  Llanos Residence Moore Park Road, Paddington
ORMOND STREET  Speilman Residence 26 Ormond Street, Paddington
PADDINGTON STREET  Kane Residence 169 Paddington Street, PaddingtonJohn and Kate Tapp 59 Paddington Street, PaddingtonTrish Abraham 58 Paddington Street, PaddingtonBarry Goldstiver 82 Paddington Street, PaddingtonWalker Residence 78 Paddington Street, PaddingtonBettina Arndt Paddington Street, PaddingtonLeslie Hellig 112 Paddington Street, PaddingtonMichael Chang Paddington Street, PaddingtonQuale Residence 35 Paddington street, PaddingtonRecek Residence 15 Paddington Street, PaddingtonMoulder Residence 64 Paddington Street, Paddington
SUFFOLK STREET  Stracey Residence 26 Suffolk Street, Paddington 
SUTHERLAND AVENUE  Mercieca Residence 9 Sutherland Avenue, Paddington 
WINDSOR STREET  Andrew Thomas 124 Windsor Street, PaddingtonDonnelly Residence 52 Windsor Street, PaddingtonRichard Oddie  48 Windsor Street, PaddingtonMc Kay Residence 42 Windsor Street, PaddingtonChris Figgis 50 Windsor Street, PaddingtonMark Bouton 50 Windsor Street, PaddingtonMc Kay Residence 22 Windsor Street, PaddingtonNoland Residence 60 Windsor Street, PaddingtonHuxley Residence 62 Windsor street. Paddington
BROUGHTON STREET  Allen Residence 23 Broughton Street, Paddington
CALEDONIA STREET  Brewer Residence 31 Caledonia Street, Paddington
CAMBRIDGE LANE  Normyle Residence 1 Cambridge Lane, PaddingtonDobbie Residence 3 Cambridge Lane Paddington
CALEDONIA STREET  Brewer Residence 31 Caledonia Street, Paddington
COMBER STREET  Kirchner Residence 52 Comber Street, Paddington
ELIZABETH STREET  Claudia Macalister 124 Elizabeth Street, PaddingtonInterior design works only.Dutton Residence 27 Elizabeth Street, Paddington
GLENMORE ROAD  Jane Capelli 99 Glenmore Road, PaddingtonPringle Residence 99 Glenmore Road, PaddingtonStephen Gleghorn 97 Glenmore Road, PaddingtonWhitford Residence 236 Glenmore Road, PaddingtonRogers Residence 116 Glenmore Road, PaddingtonSherbon Residence 62 Glenmore Road, Paddington
HARRIS STREET  Hollis Residence 22 Harris Street, Paddington
HOPETOUN STREET  Douglas Hart 4 Hopetoun Street, PaddingtonRob and Anne Coates 10 Hopetoun Street, PaddingtonBarnett Residence 13 Hopetoun Street, PaddingtonWrigley Residence 49 Hopetoun Street, PaddingtonHeritage Report only.
NORFOLK STREET  Normyle Residence 16 Norfolk Street, Paddington
PROSPECT STREET  Gregg Smith 10 Prospect Street, Paddington
QUEEN ROAD  Amanda King 10 Queen Road, Paddington
REGENT STREET  Radford Residence 43 regent Street, Paddington
ROYLSTON STREET  Groenlund Residence 33 Roylston Street, PaddingtonWilson Residence 6 Roylston Street, Paddington
STAFFORD STREET  Mc Grath Residence 63 Stafford Street, PaddingtonWise Residence 75 Stafford Street, PaddingtonMcPherson Residence 79 Stafford Street, PaddingtonJames Richardson 69 Stafford Street, Paddington
SUTHERLAND STREET  Mitchell Residence 221 Sutherland Street, PaddingtonWan Shum Residence 17 Sutherland Street, Paddington
WILLIAM STREET  Fairburn clothing 41 William Street, PaddingtonCoates/Normyle shop: 92 - 94 William Street, Paddington
UNDERWOOD STREET  Dappas Residence Jersey and Underwood Streets, Paddington
UNION STREET  Warner Residence 37 Union Street, Paddington
WOOLLAHRA
EDGECLIFF ROAD  Allsop Residence 337 A Edgecliff Road, WoollahraSewell Residence 203 Edgecliff Road, WoollahraMerriman Residence 337 A Edgecliff Road, Woollahra
MONCUR STREET  Michelle Currie 83 Moncur Street, Woollahra Foyer RedesignTim Pembroke 8 Moncur Street, Woollahra Interior Design
JOHN STREET  Annie Emmes 56 John Street, Woollahra Interior Design
OCEAN STREET  Keith Steele Residence 55 Ocean Street, WoollahraStevens Residence 59 Ocean Street, Woollahra
AVALON
Peter Kershaw 13 Tasman Avenue, AvalonCroswell Residence 37 Tasman Avenue, AvalonNormyle Residence Lower Plateau road, Bilgola Heights
HOLDSWORTH STREET  Doris Sykes 8 Holdsworth Street, WoollahraRebecca Michelle 82 Holdsworth Street, WoollahraLutman Residence 84 Holdsworth Street, WoollahraVan der Vegt 43 Holdsworth Street, WoollahraSusanne Falkiner 24 Holdsworth Street, Woollahra
JERSEY ROAD  Cox Residence Jersey Road, WoollahraSimmons Residence 304 jersey Road, Woollahra
SPICER LANE  Ferguson Residence 7 Spicer Lane, Woollahra
MILTON AVENUE  Joan Masterman 20 Milton Avenue, Woollahra.Interior Design
BALMAIN
Hungerford Residence 26 Gipps Street, BalmainPenny Lee Residence 34 Llewellyn Street, BalmainWilliams Residence 20 Macquarie Terrace, BalmainAubusson residence 1 Macquarie Terrace, BalmainLionel and Judy Hunt Birchgrove Road, BalmainDerwent Executive 7 Wise Street, Rozelle
BELLEVUE HILL
Mary Dawson Residence 36 Cranbrook Road, Bellevue HillExcell Residence 4/158 Bellevue Road, Bellevue Hill Interior Design
BONDI
Perkins Residence 162 Hall Street, Bondi
CHINAMAN'S BEACH
Done Residence 1 Rosherville Road, Chinaman's Beach
DOUBLE BAY
Neil/Goulden Residence 2 Wiston Gardens, Double Bay
DARLINGHURST
Longley Residence Woomerah Avenue, DarlinghurstRowena Martin 14 Albion Avenue, DarlinghurstWoods Residence 116 B Womerah Avenue, DarlinghurstBrifman 169 Victoria Street, Potts Point
CREMORNE
Mark and Venessa Burrows 40 Montague Road, Cremorne
DARLING POINT
Maryanne O'Donnell 7 Yarranabbe Road, Darling Point
ELIZABETH BAY
Davies Residence 5/27 Billiard Avenue, Potts Point Interior Design works only
GLEBE
Woodburne Residence 10 Victoria Street, Glebe
HABERFIELD
Creighton Residence 43 Louden Street, Haberfield
KENSINGTON
Coates Residence 23 Cottenham Street, KensingtonLittle Residence 10 Bowral Street, Kensington
McMAHONS POINT
Lionel and Judy Hunt 11/33 East Crescent Street, Mc Mahons Point
MOSMAN
Campbell Residence 9 Wudgong Street, MosmanReedman Residence 96 Holt Avenue, MosmanMeili Residence Avenue Road, MosmanSavage Residence 16 Rickard Avenue, MosmanAgius Residence 12 A Tivoli Street, Mosman
NEWCASTLE
Gerry Mc Gowan 66 Church Street, Newcastle
NORTHWOOD
Cook Residence 6 Upper Cliff Road, Northwood Preliminary design for new residence
PALM BEACH
Boffa Residence 41 Pacific Road, Palm BeachJudy Hunt 981 Barrenjoey Road, Palm BeachLloyd Jones 23 Palm Beach Road, Palm Beach Preliminary DA design work only
POINT PIPER
Green Residence 7 Wolesely Road, Point Piper
ROSE BAY
Anne Melkman 6 Tivoli Avenue, Rose BayRobert Gregg 6 Tivoli Avenue, Rose BayWon Woollahra Heritage Award 2001Matt Gati 7 Blake Street, Rose Bay
QUEENS PARK
Jackson Residence 24 Alt Street, Queens Park
RUSHCUTTERS BAY
Jannelle Rickard-Bell 2/47 Yaranabbee Road, Rushcutters BayInterior Design works only
TAMARAMA
Masterman Residence 3/9 Wonderland Avenue, Tamarama
VAUCLUSE
Marwat Residence 18 Fitzwilliam Street, VaucluseStarr Residence 1 Gilliver Avenue, Vaucluse
WATSONS BAY
Banks Residence 1 Salisbury Place, Watsons BayNikki Ceylon 12 Cliff Street, Watsons BayRoth Residence 13 Cove Street, Watsons Bay
WOOLLWICH
Mansell Residence 63 The Point Road, Woollwich
COMMERCIAL
Impulse Airlines Call Centre Hunter Street, NewcastleDerwent Executive Martin Place, SydneyCampaign Palace Advertising Burton Street DarlinghurstCampaign Palace Advertising St Kilda Road, MelbourneLowe Hunt Advertising 60 - 66 Hunter Street, SydneyHorniak and Canny PR Clarence Street, SydneyHorniak and Canny Barrack Street, SydneyHarriett England Shop Scout Hall, Paddington St, PaddingtonA.O.R.T.A Advt 61 a Liverpool Street, PaddingtonColvin Communications 2 Paddington Street, PaddingtonJute Florist 230 Oxford Street, Bondi JunctionSloane Rangers Cafe Oxford Street, PaddingtonInterior Design work onlyRevolver Films Warehouse 14 Maddison Street, East Redfern
COUNTRY
CROOKWELL
Ceylon Residence Alterations and Additions
KANGALOON
Goddard Residence Kangaloon Road, KangaloonHunt Residence Kangaloon Road, KangaloonLorden Residence Kangaloon Road, Kangaloon
LORD HOWE ISLAND
Maxwell Family Feasibility Study - Small resort
MAC MASTERS BEACH
Carol Roth 2 Grahame Drive, Mac Masters Beach
MAFFRA
Normyle Residence 23 Punt Hill Road, Maffra
MERRIWA
Mc Gowan Residence Willow Tree Road, MerriwaNew house to contemporary design Bunk House Barn renovations
MITTAGONG
Dawson Residence Diamond Fields Road, MittagongNew house to barn design