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Design Story: Byron Bay

Las Palmas

Season 1, Episode 5 • 18-Apr-2022

Sally McGarry grew up in Fenner House, a home designed by eminent Australian architect Robin Boyd and commissioned by her grandfather, Professor Frank Fenner, a virologist and pioneer of environmental design. Fond childhood memories of garden parties and family gatherings at Fenner House inspired Sally to recreate a visceral connection to nature and family life at Las Palmas, her home in Byron Bay.

Tags
Byron Bay, Australian Architecture, Robin Boyd
Cast
Sally McGarry Self
Crew
Sophie Hexter director
Camille Clare producer
Sophie Hexter producer
Ryan Andrew Lee director of photography
Ivan Hexter editor
Dustin Clare executive producer

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