Goodhope | Those Architects

Goodhope reinvents a set of commercial buildings in Sydney’s Paddington, consolidating a family legacy, with two distinct spaces operating seamlessly in partnership. Housing the new office for See Saw Films, the building celebrates the artistic link between architecture and film. Seeking to mimic the rich, desaturated qualities of See Saw films, there is a cinematic quality to the resulting built form.

A consideration of human scale led to the selection of handmade bricks which act as a unifying ribbon that weaves its way through the building, anchoring the user in space. While the buildings function discretely and look unrelated from the street, inside the distinction dissolves. They share a spatial logic, a tight material language of off form concrete, Victorian ash timber work and a white brick skin the playful unifying element weaving its way from outside to in.

Goodhope is a testament to the interconnected craft of film and architecture.