New South Wales
The main concept is an outdoor green oasis that functions as a vertical stack or breezeway, filled with irrigated planting a bio sink of cool air that creates an invigorating and refreshing environment and provides natural ventilation to habitable apartments. The walkways around the central outdoor area are external spaces or open galleries and not internal corridors. The outdoor area is 12m between walls.
The plans develop a diversity of housing choice suited to meet the needs of the current and future residents of Kogarah, including one studio apartment, three one bedroom apartments, forty three two bedroom apartments and four three bedroom apartments. The proposal includes affordable two bedroom, switch back, apartments.
The project is a 12 storey mixed use building comprising 51 apartments and 540sqm shops on the ground floor. It develops passive design responses to reduce energy consumption to reduce greenhouse gases from air conditioning.
We wanted a project in the main street of Kogarah Town Centre that was a standout. The site is an easy walk to Kogarah Station. The project has quality apartments with range of sizes and beds that give buyers a real choice, while being affordable in a very tight market. Buyers need something special at the right price. We particularly like the planting in the courtyard which adds a refreshing quality for all residents to experience every day. The project lifts the game for Kogarah.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
