
DESIGNING FOR THE SKYLINE
Multi-Residential
High-Rise & Penthouse
Sydney, NSW
OUR APPROACH
A studio built for scale, without losing precision.
High-rise and multi-residential work brings a different order of complexity: authority approvals, body corporate structures, staged delivery, and dozens of stakeholders who all need the same design intent protected end to end. This is where Henderson & Co specialises.Henderson & Co. is led by Angus Henderson, whose more than two decades of experience in interior architecture and architectural design spans luxury homes, multi-residential developments and award-winning work delivered across Australia and internationally.
Our Approach to Premium High-rise Apartment Design and Architecture
Every project begins with a considered conversation. We listen carefully, workshop ideas, and define your vision, clarifying objectives, constraints, budget and ambition. This foundation ensures the design is purposeful from the outset.
This is where creative direction takes shape. We explore spatial potential, develop design narratives and test ideas through drawings and visual studies. The concept phase sets the tone, rhythm and character of your project.
We refine the chosen concept into a clear spatial plan and prepare documentation for development approvals (DA, CDC or equivalent). The focus is on alignment, with both your goals and the regulatory framework.
Here, ideas become tangible. Materials, details, joinery and systems are developed and coordinated across disciplines. We resolve the design technically and aesthetically, elevating it without compromise.
We prepare detailed documentation for tender, ensuring accurate pricing and clear scope for prospective builders. Our goal is to attract the right delivery partner, one aligned with the quality and complexity of your project.
We produce a fully coordinated construction package, including all technical drawings and specifications. Every element is documented to support precision on site and fidelity to the design intent.
We stay involved throughout the build, reviewing shop drawings, responding to contractor queries, and making regular site visits. Our presence ensures the design is realised to standard, and decisions are made with confidence.
The final layer. We curate furniture, lighting and objects to harmonise with the architecture, refining spatial feel, function and identity. It’s where the vision becomes fully lived-in, and fully yours.
SEE OUR WORK
88 Penthouses Designed Using Our Methods
Multi-Residential
St Leonards, Sydney, NSW
2019
We delivered 88 penthouse designs for property developer JQZ in St Leonards, Sydney. It was a multi-residential development in which the penthouse offering was resolved with the same material language as the surrounding building, rather than being treated as a separate, more elaborate exercise.
It remains the clearest evidence in our portfolio of what a high-rise and penthouse architect brief looks like when architecture and interior architecture are unified from a tower's silhouette down to a single penthouse's finishes.
Led by Experience
Henderson & Co. is led by Angus Henderson, whose more than two decades of experience in interior architecture and architectural design spans luxury homes, multi-residential developments and award-winning work delivered across Australia and internationally.
Since establishing the studio in 2017, Henderson & Co. has delivered more than 110 projects across nine sectors, backed by a multi-award-winning practice and a senior team bringing 15+ years of local and international experience to every project, whether the brief is a single residence or a multi-residential development.
Australian Good Design Award
FIT Summit Awards of Excellence — Boutique of the Year
UDIA NSW Awards — Concept Design
Australian Good Design Award
UDIA NSW Awards — Marketing Apartment Communities
Red Dot Award
Australian International Design Award
German Design Award
Henderson & Co. is led by Angus Henderson, whose more than two decades of experience in interior architecture and architectural design spans luxury homes, multi-residential developments and award-winning work delivered across Australia and internationally.Since establishing the studio in 2017, Henderson & Co. has delivered more than 110 projects across nine sectors, backed by a multi-award-winning practice and a senior team bringing 15+ years of local and international experience to every project, whether the brief is a single residence or a multi-residential development.
Why Choose Henderson & Co. as Your High-rise Architect
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Frequently Asked Questions
A high-rise architect designs the building as a whole, the tower's structure, facade, and mixed-use or residential floors, while a penthouse architect focuses on the uppermost, most premium residence within that structure. Henderson & Co. works across both, often within the same project.
Yes. Henderson & Co. takes on a select number of high-rise and mixed-use development briefs each year, working with property developers from concept through to construction documentation.
We do both. We design penthouses as part of new tower developments and take on standalone penthouse interior projects within existing buildings, depending on the brief.
Henderson & Co. undertakes high-rise and penthouse work across Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and Dubai.












