FJMT has created a concept proposal for a mixed-use development on Williams Street in Sydney’s Woolloomooloo.
The building will contain predominantly residential apartments but also retail, food and beverage outlets.
The proposal also calls for two large communal courtyards with solar access, terraced roof gardens, and a publicly accessible through-site link between Dowling and Forbes streets and Judge Lane. Ground Link Landscape Architects has created the landscape design for the concept proposal. “These links will be open to the sky and activated by vibrant retail spaces with passive surveillance,” the designers said in planning documents.
Concept proposal for 164-172 William Street by FJMT.
A development application submitted to the City of Sydney seeks approval for building envelopes of the concept proposal. The building will step down in height from 35 metres on Williams Street on the southern side to 22 metres on the northern side facing the laneway.
“The proposed development is orientated towards the north which not only offers excellent solar access but also affords the building and its occupants extensive views towards the opera house, harbour bridge, the domain and Wolloomolloo finger wharf,” the architects said in planning documents. “The proposal will revitalize an important precinct within the local area.
“[The] provision of a generous quantum of retail, food and beverage and other employment uses that will activate the key street frontages [and] enhance the night-time economy.
“Although the articulation of the building form will be addressed in a future submission, the proposal demonstrates the potential to significantly enhance the aesthetics of the existing building and its contribution to the urban character of William Street.”
Source: Architecture - architectureau
