The Dharug people of the Dharug Country
New South Wales
Lacebark is a sculptural gateway building for the Norwest Quarter precinct in Sydney’s Hills Shire, forming part of a bold masterplan transforming 3.8 hectares into a carbon neutral neighbourhood. Drawing on the site’s history as a brick manufacturing plant, the building is expressed as two slender, offset masonry volumes linked by a naturally ventilated central corridor. A study of sun angles was undertaken to inform our response and generated a form where angled solid walls and corresponding glass walls are orientated to allow the winter sun into the living spaces, while blocking the summer sun.
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William Smart, Project Director
Kaldon Smith, Project Lead
Christina Markham, Project Lead
Donatus Gurnito, Project Architect
Stefanie Taylor, Team Leader Interiors
Jillian Salter, Project Architect
Catherine Lindsay Rueda, Project Architect
Jason Haworth, Design Technology
Harald Straatveit, senior designer
Kaden Thornton, Graduate of Architecture
Amir Sharad, senior designer
Tramstop, 3d Visuals and modelmaking
Mulpha Norwest Pty Lt, Client
Parkview, Head Contractor
Bates Smart, Associate Architect
ASPECT Studios, Landscape Consultant
RCP, Project Manager
Terrior, Urban Design
Calibre, Planning Consultant
Finding Infinity, Sustainability Consultant
BG&E, Structural Engineer
Stantec, Civil Engineer
MBM, Quantity Surveyor
ADP (to 50% CD), BSE (to 70% CD) and Aadler (D&C), Electrical Engineer
Electrolight, Lighting Consultant
ADP (to 50% CD) and BSE (to 70% CD), Hydraulic Engineer
ADP (to 50% CD), BSE (to 70% CD) and ACES (D&C), Mechanical Engineer
ADP (to 50% CD) and BSE (to 70% CD), Transportation and Lift Engineer
Renyi, BASIX consultant
Douglass Partners, Geotechnical Engineer
Gennaoui Consulting (Design Phase) and TEC (CA Phase), Traffic Consultant
McKenzie, BCA and Accessibility Consultant
ADP, Acoustic Engineer
Advisian, Heritage Consultant
Elefants Foot, Waste Management Consultant
Steve Watsons and Partners, Principal Certifying Authority
Waterproofing Assurance Pty Ltd, Waterproofing Consultant
Core, Fire Engineer
Douglass Partners, Geotechnical Engineer
Beveridge Williams, Surveyor (Titling)
GeoSurv, Surveyor (Land)
McKenzie, BCA and Accessibility Consultant
THERE, Signage & Wayfinding
Monogram, Branding
Wind & Reflectivity, Windtech