New Sydney architecture projects with New South Wales building news and architectural images, plus NSW architects background. Sydney building news from across this city in South East Australia, featuring the interesting contemporary properties.
House of Mirrors is an award-winning architectural sculpture created by London and Melbourne based design studio NEON for Sculpture by the Sea Bondi 2014, held along the Bondi to Tamarama costal walk in Australia.
The architectural design team was lead by BVN Donovan Hill and included landscape architects 360 Degrees, engineers AECOM and a team of sub-consultants.
Inspired by the experience of sheltering in the dappled light under the canopy of the Morton Bay Figs in adjacent Centennial Park, the design of the Queens Park Residence has stemmed from an appreciation of timber from concept through to execution.
How ugly the shore-line at Gladesville has become; such that it presents few prompts or guides for new work! We have needed to imagine what would be an expression for a commercial marina building in this context
Architects and interior designers are amongst the biggest supporters of lighting design. They have a clear understanding of how lighting can enhance a space they have created. They also appreciate the consequences of poor lighting.
Wentworth Park apartment building, designed by Fox Johnston in association with Nettleton Tribe, has won a prestigious High Commendation award in the Future Project Residential category at the 2014 World Architecture Festival in Singapore.
AMP Capital has named 3XN as the architect for the 49-story, 102,000SM (~1.1M SF) 50 Bridge Street tower and master plan for the Quay Quarter Sydney (QQS) precinct. 3XN was selected via a multi-stage international competition.
Birchgrove House is located in the inner Sydney suburb of Birchgrove in close proximity to the harbour. The original section of the house is a simple timber weatherboard cottage.
Situated in Kensington, Sydney, this project worked within an existing 1980’s first floor addition to a 1920s Californian bungalow.
Design: The Buchan Group, architects. Sydney shoppers will have access to an extra dose of retail therapy this month with the completion of the $100 million-plus upgrade of Homebush’s Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) and the new Homemaker component.
Design: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. I STAY (Ngaya ngalawa), the first permanent work by renowned American conceptual artist Jenny Holzer, has been unveiled at the 8 Chifley Square building in Sydney, Australia designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
Design: The Buchan Group. Vivid Sydney festival’s first interactive sculpture feature designed by Brisbane-based architecture practice. People passing through Sydney’s CBD will lend their face to a submerged giant human head rising out of Martin Place during this year’s Vivid Sydney festival, Australia’s largest annual light festival. ‘e|MERGEnce’ is an innovative 3D light sculpture that projects viewers’ faces onto a giant head.
Design: CplusC Architectural Workshop in the Sydney harbour-side suburb of Castlecrag, a cellular and inward-looking mid-20th century brick bungalow has undergone a complete transformation to an open, light filled contemporary family home that embraces the ideals of Walter Burley Griffin’s design legacy for Castlecrag “Building for Nature”.
Design: Carterwilliamson Architects. Green House is a light-filled, robust, urban-infill home located in the fine grain suburb of Rozelle. The home is flexible; accommodating two businesses, overseas travellers and a growing family
The Eliza Apartments by Tony Owen Partners has just been completed in Sydney. Designed to be Sydney’s most prestigious and progressive address. We sought a building to fit within the historic context of the area yet was an unmistakeably contemporary and challenging design, combining classic 20th century style with parametric design tools to create a sustainable iconic CBD landmark.
Design: Jorge Hrdina Architects. The house for a family of five sits on a steep site, surrounded by eucalypts on Sydney’s Middle Harbour. From the street, a low flying roof and strong, horizontal screen reveal little of the intersecting and folding architecture that makes up the project.
Design: Bruce Stafford Architects. This family home is the result of an extensive renovation to a modest but elevated harbour-facing property. The project involved working with a significant proportion of the existing fabric, resulting in the need for a carefully resolved internal layout.