Northern Beaches architects that understand your vision and how you want to live, now and for the future

Creating beautiful homes and high-end experiences that are accessible to families, down-sizers, and investors

The Mont Difference

At Mont, we keep our project list deliberately small, so that we can give every build or renovation the detailed attention it deserves.

 

As a boutique Northern Beaches architecture firm of two senior architects, we are both involved in every single project, so you benefit from over 50 years of combined experience. We get to know every client on a personal level, so that we can create the perfect space for you—now and for the future.

 

Client relationships are at the heart of what we do, because everything we create is unique and customised exactly to your lifestyle and needs. From the window positioned perfectly to catch the winter sunshine on your morning latte, to designing the perfect backdrop for your study or the clever space for tiny toys and schoolbags to be stored away, we know how to listen to you and create homes for life. Because perfection is found in the little details that make a home feel like yours.  

“Thanks to Mont, who turned an unusual area into a free-flowing modern space. Anita’s ideas and creativity have given us a home we could never have imagined. She has an amazing attention to detail and her collaboration with our builder was second to none. Thanks so much for everything you did, we are very happy clients”

- client, Mosman

Shall we begin?

Anita Kane, B (Architecture), Registered Architect,

A+ Member of Institute of Architects

Anita founded Mont Architects with a vision to make high-end, bespoke design more accessible—bringing the luxury architectural experience to the broader middle market and enabling more clients to create beautiful, functional homes. With over 25 years of experience working with high-end firms such as Corben Architects and Watershed Architects, she now brings her expertise and sharp eye to her own clients at Mont.

 

She has a lifelong passion and natural instinct for beautiful spaces and smart, functional design, growing up in the industry with her architect father.

 

Anita is well-known for her creative problem-solving, tight project management skills, keen eye for details that will delight her clients, and ability to thoughtfully integrate elements of the site into every bespoke design or renovation.

 

Her favourite part of the process is watching her clients’ reactions when they see their completed home and sharing a drink with them to celebrate their new space.

 

She looks forward to bringing her creativity, style, and expertise to your build or renovation

Gill Gan, B (Architecture)

With over 25 years of experience in architecture and a portfolio of projects spanning the globe, Gill brings her grounded, thoughtful approach to every space she designs. Having worked alongside Anita for many years, she shares a deep commitment to creating architecture that is functional, beautiful, and practical for years to come.

 

Known for her warmth, attentiveness, and ability to connect with clients, she takes the time to truly understand your needs and anticipate exactly what will work for you in your home. Her designs are never fussy, but always refined—defined by small thoughtful details, perfect floor plans, and seamless integration with the surrounding environment. Every element is carefully considered, sustainably sourced, non-toxic, and efficient. Gill continually seeks smarter, more creative ways to approach every single one of her projects and looks forward to bringing her expertise and style to your build or renovation.

Meet the Team

We are:

Forward thinkers. We create spaces that will work beautifully for you well into the future, ensuring adaptability so you can repurpose areas as children grow or your needs change. Our designs are timeless and beautiful, not trendy.

 

Relationship-based and approachable. Our clients are open and honest with us, involved in the process, and comfortable sharing their feedback and ideas. We work collaboratively and listen to you throughout the entire process.

 

Financially responsible. We are known for our meticulous project management skills, and we balance clients’ wishes and ideas with real budgets, maximising your return so that every dollar is not only accounted-for, but well spent.

 

Creative. We relish an impossible challenge and are well-practiced at working within tight constraints or to a very particular brief. We always strive to attain the biggest impact in the simplest way.

 

Trustworthy. We are direct communicators and will forewarn you of any issues or potential constraints, proactively reaching out to make sure you feel empowered and informed at every stage of your design and build.

Anita Kane - Director

Gill Gan - Senior Architect

“Anita created an amazing kitchen, dining, and outdoor entertainment area. With her keen eye and ability to make the most of the space we had available, we now have a spectacular kitchen that opens out to a deck, where the entire area can be taken in from all angles. It was something we had not considered but with Anita’s ability to visualise, we now have a beautiful space for our family to enjoy.”– client, North Balgowlah

  • 'Anita Kane was the architect who brought about the transformation of my now delightful onebedroom apartment in Manly. Working with the interiors only, she worked her magic and achieved all the practical results I was seeking, storage, better spatial configuration and more workable updated kitchen and bathroom plus an aesthetic make over. However, it was her eye for design, the bespoke joinery plans, and details, down to choices of taps, handles and colour combinations, cupboards placement, curtain blinds and floor, that made the result exquisite. It all worked to create a lovely livable space. Anita was a delight to work with and proved skillful dealing with builders and tradesman, getting the best from them; so important to the smooth running of a project. The preliminary discussions which included compliance requirements and boring paperwork was all handled by Anita painlessly. If I do this again, and I might, I would have no hesitation in asking Anita to work with me and happy to recommend to others, you would not be disappointed.'

    Jan Riley - Manly

  • 'Thanks to Anita who turned an unusual area into a free flowing modern space. With not much of a brief from us, her ideas and creativity have given us a home we could never quite have imagined. She has an amazing attention to detail and her collaboration with our builder was second to none. Thanks so much for everything you did, we are very happy clients.'

    Cath and Neville - Mosman

  • 'As a client, I had a number of demanding requirements for the design brief. I wanted to leverage the extensive ceiling heights to overcome the limited floor area. I wanted to see rooms serve multiple purposes depending on the context and the function that needed to be served at the time. ‘What a result! Every corner has been utilised. Anita created a guest room with a pull down wall bed, that, when tucked away acted as a study, an extended living room or a play area for the children. The clever use of a window at the desk has made working there a joy. A massive sliding 250kg ‘wall’ allows the room to be opened or closed depending on the need at the time. It creates a cosy space when closed and allowed the afternoon sunlight to flood in when it is opened. ‘The living room has a wonderful mix of modernity with a respectful reflection to the early 1900’s with an exquisite, exposed brick wall. The joinery contains a retractable TV that when put away provides a green aspect to the garden area and delivers much needed reflected light to a south facing unit. Joinery for the piano keyboard allows for music lessons to be held and then tucked out of the way when unused. ‘The island bench and kitchen – such a joy to use. A place for everything and everything in its place. ‘I love all the joinery, storage and wonderful aesthetic provided by Anita’s clever designs, foresight and understanding. She exceeded the brief and turned a small, outdated unit into a new pragmatic, useable, beautiful reality. ‘Anita has the experience, eye for detail and a practical creativity that will be difficult to match.'

    Stuart - Manly

  • 'We worked with Anita for two years to design a 5 bedroom home in Fairlight with views over Sydney harbour. We were very pleased with Anita's involvement with the DA approval process, and while the DA had view impacts on neighbouring properties, we felt that Anita communicated with all parties harmoniously to achieve favourable outcomes for everyone involved. We were drawn to work with Anita because we felt she understood our family dynamic and was able to advise us on an optimal design and layout while maximising view impact and saleability. Anita also has a great network of contacts that she helped introduce us to for lots of remedial work that we carried out on our property.'

    Michael and Emma - Fairlight

  • 'We have had a great experience working with Anita on the designs for our home. In particular, she was able to create an amazing space in our kitchen, dining, and outdoor entertainment area. With her keen eye and ability to make the most of the space we had available, we now have a spectacular kitchen that opens out to a deck, where the entire space can be taken in from all angles. It was something we had not considered but with Anita's ability to visualise the space, we now have a beautiful space for our family to enjoy. Anita has also created three different design options for a planned granny flat. All three options are stunning and utilise the space we have available in different ways. We have been able to see how these designs will come to life via a fly - around video Anita created for us. We are so happy with the final results and recommend her highly to anyone needing creativity and the ability to think outside the box.'

    Kate - North Balgowlah