Gadigal people of the Eora nation
NSW
_Pointe_ is a nine-storey residential building near Edgecliff station, designed to offer spacious, full-floor apartments with large balconies, combining the scale of a standalone home with the convenience of apartment living. Replacing a single house, it adds ten new residences and promotes a denser urban environment, with communal gardens and facilities. The building’s slender form respects its neighbours’ scale, tapering and twisting to enhance street presence and solar access. Its design avoids standardised plans, with customised details and materials for each owner. The interior features handmade brass lighting, specialist finishes, and architectural elements reminiscent of interwar apartments. Environmentally, the building maximises solar access, employs natural ventilation, and includes 66 solar panels for renewable energy. Sustainability is further achieved through the reuse of materials, such as repurposing the old pool as a rainwater tank and retaining sandstone blocks. A communal area fosters social cohesion, with a pool, BBQ, and mature gardens.
This project exemplifies a confident and elegant built form that fosters generous, and light filled spaces between buildings.
The arrival sequence, through lush, winding gardens, immerses visitors in the connection to Country, offering delightful spatial experiences. A distinctive material selection creates a unique character, while the hybrid housing model bridges high-density living with Sydney’s traditional dwellings.
With ten new residences and shared community amenities, this living, breathing building seamlessly integrates indoor and outdoor spaces, enhancing the urban experience with a strong connection to nature.
Luigi Rosselli, Design Architect
Edward Birch, Project Architect
Kristina Sahlestrom, Project Architect
Simon Hassall, Project Architect
Jeffrey Blewett, Associate
Partridge, Structural Engineer
Dangar Barin Smith, Landscape Consultant
Asset Geo Enviro, Engineer
Martin Mischkulnig, Photographer
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.
