Sydney architecture firm Turner has designed a mixed-use tower for 273–275 Anzac Parade, Kingsford that will accommodate 143 boarding house rooms for students, along with a mix of retail and commercial spaces.
The part five-storey, part 16-storey tower is defined by a stepped form, intended to complement the existing built form of the streetscape while opening the majority of internal spaces to natural light, air and views.
“The building articulation and sculpted nature, the stepped skyline composition of the façade and the layering of the materials and finishes all contribute to creating a singular identity for th building,” write the architects in planning documents currently before Randwick City Council.
“A palette influenced by the character of existing heritage buildings as well the changing context helps to define a proposed built form response that provides a transition between the past and future.”
273–275 Anzac Parade by Turner.
The boarding rooms will include kitchenettes and ensuite bathrooms and will be designed to cater to various living arrangements at different price points.
The development will also provide a number of communal spaces, including a shared pedestrian through-site link at street level connecting Anzac Parade to Houston Lane, a landscaped courtyard and roof terraces, study rooms, an in-house cinema and meeting rooms.
NBRS Architecture is responsible for the landscape design.
Planning documents note that the subject site is well placed to deliver affordable student housing, being in close proximity to key transport nodes and major tertiary institutions such as the University of New South Wales, NIDA and TAFE.
The proponent says the overall building mass has been considered within the greater emerging context surrounding Kingsford Mid Town Node, “where existing and proposed new developments to the south and east of the site will continue to redefine the area’s skyline with the extent and presence of tall buildings anticipated to increase over time.”
The proposal is a project of Fusion Development.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
