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Award winning residential development in the heart of Sydney

Award winning residential development in the heart of Sydney

Located on the heritage site of Caritas on Forbes Street, Darlinghurst contains 110 residential apartments, commercial areas and 142 car parking spaces. The residential units are housed in both the two heritage buildings and in the new three buildings of Bourke, Burton and Forbes.

The development is built around a significant heritage garden facing Forbes Street, which provides the main residential lobby access points to the three new buildings. The residential units are designed to maximise frontage and aspect; affording panoramic city and district views.

The project has an integrated art and heritage interpretation element which is an integral part of the architectural expression. The materials palette of the buildings focuses on rich, natural materials of sandstone, glass, zinc and timber. Operable louvre and facade shading systems provide maximum flexibility to the residents and a benchmark sustainable response.


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The new communal and private garden spaces respect the existing heritage buildings and site character by providing consistency in materials while expressing a modern differentiation.

A critical element of the landscape design is the reinstatement of the heritage garden to the front of Caritas house facing Forbes street. The formal nature is retained and integrated into the contemporary communal garden and courtyard areas adjoining the new apartment buildings.

Client

CBUS

Location

Gadigal Country

Darlinghurst, NSW

Key Facts

110 apartments

Discipline

Architecture

Landscape Architecture

Studio

Sydney

Awards

Winner - 2015 UDIA NSW Meriton Award for Urban Renewal

Winner - 2015 Urban Taskforce Award for Adaptive Re-Use Medium Density Development

Sydney Design awards Finalist

Collaborators

St Helliers

Nominated Architect:
Lisa-Maree Carrigan NSW ARB 7568