The Castlereagh Apartments Sydney CBD, Lenland Housing, NSW Flats, Building, Australian Property
The Castlereagh Apartments, Sydney, NSW
Australian Residential Building design by Tony Owen Partners Architects, New South Wales
23 Dec 2015
The Castlereagh Apartments, Sydney, by Tony Owen Partners
Design: Tony Owen Partners, Architects
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The Castlereagh Apartments in Sydney
The Castlereagh by Tony Owen Partners is a 16 storey apartment building located in the bustling heart of Sydney’s CBD. It contains 55 luxury apartments, retail and office space.
The 5 level podium is predominantly precast concrete. This was chosen as it is consistent with a number of the surrounding buildings which have a solid expression predominantly in concrete. The podium takes the form of angled widow boxes. These boxes are angled to maximise sun penetration and create a stark modelling in sunlight. This articulation creates a lively contemporary expression which reflects its surroundings.
The majority of the façade is clad in adjustable metal louvre screens in a copper tone. These screens provide shading to reduce heat load as well as screen balconies for privacy and aesthetic appearance. The screens are unique in that they sometimes span 2 levels. This is achieved using an ingenious track system to avoid clashes. The mixture of screens of different heights creates a unique mosaic patterning. The building contains a 6m x 6m ventilation shaft. This shaft provides natural ventilation to the units.
The development is a residential building with the facades largely characterised by winter gardens. This inherently suggests a predominantly open facade. At the same time, in the context of the site a degree of solidity is desirable. The design balances this with an exploration of different modes of solidity. The façade incorporates a palette of finishes which express solidity in different ways. In the tower these finishes include glass with a bronze patterned fritte, glass with a white patterned fritte, glass louvres and a darker glass.
These materials are composed in a layered massing to create a modelled façadeThe development is a residential building with the facades largely characterised by winter gardens. This inherently suggests a predominantly open facade. At the same time, in the context of the site a degree of solidity is desirable. The design balances this with an exploration of different modes of solidity. The façade incorporates a palette of finishes which express solidity in different ways. In the tower these finishes include glass with a bronze patterned fritte, glass with a white patterned fritte, glass louvres and a darker glass. These materials are composed in a layered massing to create a modelled façade.
The Castlereagh Apartments – Building Information
Project Title: The Castlereagh Apartments, Sydney
Client: Lenland
Architect: Tony Owen Partners
Site area: 400m2
Gross Floor area: 5000m2
Location: Sydney CBD, Australia
Status: Complete
Project start date: 2012
Cost: $40mil
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Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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