Victoria Park
Objective
Jones Sonter in association with Room 4.1.3 Landscape Architects were invited to submit a proposal as part of a limited competition to master plan the public environment on a site at Landcom’s Victoria Park development in Zetland.
Outcome
- Utilisation of natural rainwater storage and flow to create the thematic connection for the landscape
- Landscape designed as a series of interconnected ecosystems
William Street
Objective
To provide a balance of retail and residential uses on a busy corner site with a design that responds to the impact of constrained vehicular access and significant traffic noise.
Outcome
- 6 commercial suites with shop frontage
- Landscaped courtyard providing quiet and secure access for residential users
- 12 X 2-bedroom units oriented for noise mitigation and solar access
- Mass and prominence for the corner address with mediating scale to adjacent residential
Connemarra Street
Objective
The priority of the design approach was to respond to four clearly identifiable contextual aspects arising from the site’s address to two separate streets. One is the context of three storey apartment buildings at the north-east portion of the site. The second is the individual dwelling houses to the south. The third is historic character of the existing sandstone dwelling and garden setting, and the fourth feature is the cliff across the middle of the site.
Outcome
- Design completes and matches the three-storey apartment context to the north
- Compatible relationship with the individual dwelling houses to the south-west
- Retains heritage garden setting to the west address
- Establishes a dialogue of scale with the existing sandstone dwelling
Clifton Beach Eco Village
Objective
The site is intersected by a major creek system with significant riparian corridors. The objective was to utilise these corridors to enhance the village environment and provide outlook for residents.
Outcome
- A mix of 88 pavilion and villa homes with 132 apartments all with unique tropical design features
- Community facilities and outdoor recreation areas
- Energy efficient design promoting an outdoor lifestyle and ecological awareness
- Overall village broken into discrete hamlets connected by pedestrian paths and walkways
Penna Residence
Objective
The Client required design rationalisation of a heritage listed 1907 federation style house on a Sydney Harbour waterfront site. The aim was to confine extensions to the street side because of the need to retain the waterfront facade. The design strategy for the extension incorporated a Pavilion connected to the original building by a courtyard and narrow gallery.
Outcome
- Minimum intervention to existing building
- Original slate roof and waterfront facade unchanged
- High quality tallowwood joinery throughout
- Reuse of existing sandstone
- A clear definition and separation of existing and new work
W3A Macquarie University
Objective
Division of Law building refurbishment, linking common faculty buildings with new technology solutions.
Outcome
- Relocation of law resources library and document centre
- Rationalisation of circulation, storage and learning spaces
- New consolidated building entry foyer
QUT IHBI
Objective
Laboratory consultants together with Brian Griffin for PDT architects and Donovan Hill on the Queensland Institute of Technology’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation. The IHBI headquarters was built to reflect and bring to life the philosophy of collaboration in a practical way. The open plan nature of the building, with its numerous formal and informal spaces for members to congregate and meet, is designed to enhance communication, collaboration and innovation.
Outcome
- Sustainability through flexibility of specific work environments
- Generic laboratory spaces with ‘Kit of Parts’ furniture which enables changes in work practices throughout the building’s life cycle
- Learning community design modules
- Peristitial services reticulation allows change without disruption to internal work environment
RTA Testing Laboratories
Objective
Refurbishment of the Roads and Traffic Authority heavy testing laboratories, extending the life cycle of their existing facilities and allowing for changing work practices.
Outcome
- Revised floor plan layouts to create clear circulation zones and work area separation for OHS compliance
- Movable heavy duty benches to accommodate future change
- Increased storage capacity
APAF Proteomics Laboratory, Macquarie University
Winner – Science Industry Australia
“Small Lab of the Year”
Objective
The design brief for APAF was for a new laboratory in existing space in one of the Macquarie University Science Buildings, involving commercial and academic research and compliant with OGTR, requirements for PC2 & PC3 work environments.
Outcome
- Flexibility through modular furniture system, which enables changes in work practices throughout the building’s life cycle
- Complaint with OGTR physical containment requirements
CathRx Australian Technology Park
Objective
Specialist Australian medical device company CathRx required a new research and start-up manufacturing laboratory to develop there range of innovative cardiac catheters.
Outcome
- Adaptive re-use of existing industrial building
- Clean room manufacturing laboratory suites
- Flexibility through modular furniture system
- Optimised manufacturing workflow arrangement
