Crown 515
2017 AIA NSW Architecture Award Multi-Unit Residential Winner
On a prominent corner in Surry Hills, Crown 515 presents a dynamic form to the street, reinterpreting the traditional terrace row and corner building in a contemporary design of angular shapes and shimmering tessellated tiles. A ground-floor commercial space is envisioned as a restaurant, destined to be part of the local food scene, while five apartments on two upper floors offer bespoke residences.
The character of the building is formed by two distinct but related architectural gestures that engage in a dialogue on either side of an existing free-standing terrace house, making use of an empty block to one side and a small triangular parcel of land on the other. Derived from the 30-degree pitched roofs and rhythmical vertical portals of adjoining terraces, the language of the new infill section is a reinterpretation of the traditional terrace row. In contrast, the solid walls of the building’s street corners and southern facade are lifted up, like the fabric of a tent, to make an open, active and public corner.
Source: Smart Design
Crown 515
2017 AIA NSW Architecture Award Multi-Unit Residential Winner
On a prominent corner in Surry Hills, Crown 515 presents a dynamic form to the street, reinterpreting the traditional terrace row and corner building in a contemporary design of angular shapes and shimmering tessellated tiles. A ground-floor commercial space is envisioned as a restaurant, destined to be part of the local food scene, while five apartments on two upper floors offer bespoke residences.
The character of the building is formed by two distinct but related architectural gestures that engage in a dialogue on either side of an existing free-standing terrace house, making use of an empty block to one side and a small triangular parcel of land on the other. Derived from the 30-degree pitched roofs and rhythmical vertical portals of adjoining terraces, the language of the new infill section is a reinterpretation of the traditional terrace row. In contrast, the solid walls of the building’s street corners and southern facade are lifted up, like the fabric of a tent, to make an open, active and public corner.
Source: Smart Design