A state significant development application that proposes the establishment of two residential towers in Chatswood, Sydney, is on public exhibition.
The application proposes the construction of two residential towers, one rising to 33 storeys and the other to 23, at 38–42 Anderson Street, 3 McIntosh Street and 2 Day Street. Collectively, they would accommodate 258 apartments, including 56 allocated to affordable housing.
Carter Williamson Architects with Land and Form landscape architecture studio won an invited design competition for the project in 2024. While the winning scheme has since undergone revisions – most notably a simplification of facade materials – the character of the original design has been maintained through a similar massing and colour palette.
The design concept draws inspiration from a mature angophora tree, around which the development wraps around and from which it takes its name (the Angophora). The exterior colour palette references the tree’s distinctive pink-hued bark.
According to the plans, the taller of the towers has been strategically located along Anderson Street to optimise city views to the south and extend the existing urban street wall. A non-residential brick podium that connects the towers provides commercial and retail offerings at the base and communal open spaces on top.
Each tower has a dedicated residential entrance, accompanied by a non-residential podium entry on Day Street.
The application is on public exhibition until 19 June 2025.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
