http://www.chrofi.com chrofi Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:44:15 +0000 http://www.chrofi.com en http://chrofi.com/Lune-de-Sang http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/Lune-de-Sang Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:44:15 +0000 chrofi 1587567 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-00a_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-00a_o.jpg" data-mid="7783463" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-01_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-01_o.jpg" data-mid="7782854" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-01B_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-01B_o.jpg" data-mid="7805084" border="0" 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src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-Studio04a_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-Studio04a_o.jpg" data-mid="7981844" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-Studio04f_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-Studio04f_o.jpg" data-mid="8089829" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-Studio03c_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-Studio03c_o.jpg" data-mid="8089819" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-Studio04g_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1587567/LDS-Studio04g_o.jpg" data-mid="8089830" border="0" align="left"/> Lune de Sang Program – Sheds, Residence, Studio & Caretakers Location – Northern NSW Site Area – 100 Hectare Client – Private 
Site Manager – Tony Kenway Collaborators – DW Knox & Partners, Northrop, BCA Check, Kate Singleton, QS Plus Builder – Lyle Le Sueur Status – Under Construction A Northern NSW property on Australia’s east coast is undergoing a transformation from cattle grazing land to rainforest. It is a generous gesture by the site’s new owners to reinstate a bygone landscape, a vegetal and architectural vision that will take generations to realise. The owners intend to not only live amongst the beautiful growing setting, but to manage the rainforest as a wild orchard or vineyard. The hardwoods will be tended to maturity and then selectively harvested, the long lifespan of the trees meaning a wait of between 50 and 300 years before the first crop will be realised. The rainforest timber’s unhurried growth has influenced our approach for inserting architecture in the site. All the buildings being designed respond to the notion of a 300 year lifecycle. The structures, both for habitation and working, are endowed with a sense of permanence. They have been conceived as ruins in the landscape; ancient concrete and stone structures that have been unearthed and retrofitted for comfortable habitation with crisp glass and steel details. http://chrofi.com/Manly-2015 http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/Manly-2015 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:44:14 +0000 chrofi 1594422 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-00_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-00_o.jpg" data-mid="7811289" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-03_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-03_o.jpg" data-mid="7811290" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-04a-01_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-04a-01_o.png" data-mid="7945281" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-04b-01_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-04b-01_o.png" data-mid="7945282" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-04c-01_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-04c-01_o.png" data-mid="7945283" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-04d-01_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-04d-01_o.png" data-mid="7945284" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-08_800.jpg" 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src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-12_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-12_o.jpg" data-mid="7811307" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-13_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-13_o.jpg" data-mid="7811310" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-14_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-14_o.jpg" data-mid="7811312" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-16_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-16_o.jpg" data-mid="7811314" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-19_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-19_o.png" data-mid="7979314" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-20_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-20_o.png" data-mid="7979318" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-21_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-21_o.png" data-mid="7979323" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-17_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-17_o.jpg" data-mid="7974515" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-18_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1594422/M2015-18_o.jpg" data-mid="7974520" border="0" align="left"/> Manly 2015 Program – Strategic Planning, Urban Design, Community Buildings Location – Manly, NSW Site Area – 140,000 sqm Client – Manly Council Collaborators – McGregor Coxall, Hill PDA, Altus Page Kirkland, GTA Consulting, Bitzios Consulting Status – Public Exhibition Manly today is a vibrant bustling beachside town and tourist destination with a people friendly atmosphere thanks largely to the efforts of our forefathers who chose this setting and established Manly specifically with a village character. We have an opportunity to develop this character further and bring Manly into the 21C as a contemporary compact village. A place that combines living, working and leisure, a place with an appropriate density and diverse cultural landscape, a place with all the services required for day to day living, and a place that connects with its beautiful natural setting. A key theme in advancing the village concept will be the continued pedestrianisation of the town centre. Through this initiative, Manly has an opportunity to become Australia’s only pedestrianised town centre with carparking facilities provided on the periphery. Pedestrianised town centres are the hallmark of many European villages and city centres and it is the quality of the public domain and the vitality resulting from pedestrians filling the streets that make these places such great places to visit. Through intelligent investment and sustainable design, we can achieve improved livability, prosperity and sustainability. It will be a place with enhanced economic activity and convenience of access, improved parking provisions and pedestrian inter-connectivity, a better range of services and employment opportunities and a place better positioned to draw upon the amenity of the extraordinary natural setting. A pedestrianised town centre framed by a ‘Beach Terrace’ to the East, the Harbour Gateway to the South, and a ‘Grand Boulevard’ to the West will strengthen the existing international reputation of Manly as an iconic locale with an outstanding built and natural environment. Download Manly2015-booklet. http://chrofi.com/Bringelly-Memorial-Gardens http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/Bringelly-Memorial-Gardens Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:44:13 +0000 chrofi 1615898 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1615898/00_Thumb_BW_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1615898/00_Thumb_BW_o.jpg" data-mid="8058702" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1615898/ITAO-01_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1615898/ITAO-01_o.jpg" data-mid="7920623" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1615898/ITAO-02_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1615898/ITAO-02_o.jpg" data-mid="7920625" border="0" align="left"/> Bringelly Memorial Gardens Program – Memorial Centre & Parklands Location – Bringelly, NSW Floor Area – 600 sqm Client – Private Collaborators – McGregor Coxall Status – In Progress Choi Ropiha Fighera are collaborating with McGregor Coxall on Bringelly Memorial Gardens. A unique project that provides for natural burials, internment of ashes and social gatherings within a conservation woodland setting. Bringelly Memorial Gardens sits within a Cumberland Plain Woodland ecosystem. The Cumberland plain woodland is an iconic Sydney landscape that is increasingly under threat as the city expands. Itaoui’s vision is to regenerate and protect the flora and fauna of this landscape by providing a burial option for people who want to leave an environmental legacy for future generations. http://chrofi.com/Tamarama-SLSC http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/Tamarama-SLSC Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:44:12 +0000 chrofi 1616251 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-00_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-00_o.jpg" data-mid="7922273" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-01_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-01_o.jpg" data-mid="7922275" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-02_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-02_o.png" data-mid="7923002" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-03_sketch01_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-03_sketch01_o.jpg" data-mid="7922279" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-04_sketch02_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-04_sketch02_o.jpg" data-mid="7922282" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-05_sketch03_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-05_sketch03_o.jpg" data-mid="7922284" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-12_modelPhoto B_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-12_modelPhoto B_o.jpg" data-mid="8031172" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-08_PLAN-01_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-08_PLAN-01_o.png" data-mid="7922287" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-14_GroundFloor_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-14_GroundFloor_o.jpg" data-mid="7982904" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-13_1stFloor_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-13_1stFloor_o.jpg" data-mid="7982901" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-09_section_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-09_section_o.jpg" data-mid="7922288" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-10_elevation_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-10_elevation_o.jpg" data-mid="7922289" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-11_sketch06_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616251/TAMA-11_sketch06_o.jpg" data-mid="7922290" border="0" align="left"/> Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club Program – Surf Life Saving Club Refurbishment Location – Tamarama, NSW Floor Area – 600 sqm Client – Tamarama SLSC Collaborators – Simpson Design Associates, MBM, Trevor Howse, Deuce Design, Morris-Goding Status – In progress http://chrofi.com/4A-CCAA http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/4A-CCAA Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:44:11 +0000 chrofi 1616382 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-00_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-00_o.jpg" data-mid="7923206" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-01_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-01_o.jpg" data-mid="7923207" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-02b_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-02b_o.jpg" data-mid="7923235" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-03_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-03_o.jpg" data-mid="7923210" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-04_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-04_o.jpg" data-mid="7923211" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-05_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-05_o.jpg" data-mid="7923212" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-06_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-06_o.jpg" data-mid="7923213" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-07_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-07_o.jpg" data-mid="7923214" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-08_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-08_o.jpg" data-mid="7923215" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-09_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-09_o.jpg" data-mid="7923217" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-10_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-10_o.jpg" data-mid="7923219" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-11_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/1616382/G4A-11_o.jpg" data-mid="7923220" border="0" align="left"/> Gallery 4A Program – Art Gallery, Urban Event Space Location – Sydney, NSW Floor Area – 565 sqm Client – Asian Australian Artists' Association Inc Collaborators – Root Projects, MBM Visualisation – Doug & Wolf Status – Preliminary Concept Choi Ropiha Fighera has provided preliminary concepts for 4A's capital expansion. 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art has a unique position within Australia’s contemporary art world with a distinctive focus on ‘living Asian cultures’, the changing global context and the engagement of new generations of Asian Australians with contemporary art. The strategy exploits 4A's unique attributes and the potential latent in its location. Firstly, the concept expands the gallery space to allow 4A to hold larger and more complex exhibitions and events. Secondly, it is conceived to readily expand out to the surrounding street. This expands 4A’s profile and facilitates community engagement. It also serves City of Sydney’s interest in activating the public domain and its laneways. Thirdly, by becoming a public ‘hub’ for Sydney’s diverse Asian community, it can assist Sydney capitalise on the unique cross-cultural Asian character that is already part of the city. And in-turn, help Sydney become a key voice of New Asia. http://chrofi.com/Hidden-Place http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/Hidden-Place Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:31:36 +0000 chrofi 695542 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-01-render colour_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-01-render colour_o.jpg" data-mid="7297281" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-02 aerial_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-02 aerial_o.jpg" data-mid="7301729" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-03-IsoB_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-03-IsoB_o.jpg" data-mid="7899617" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-05_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-05_o.jpg" data-mid="3265586" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-09_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-09_o.jpg" data-mid="3265591" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-10_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-10_o.jpg" data-mid="3265592" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-11_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-11_o.jpg" data-mid="3265593" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-04_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-04_o.jpg" data-mid="3265585" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-08-Internal-View 01_800.JPG" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-08-Internal-View 01_o.JPG" data-mid="7297183" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-09-External-View 01_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-09-External-View 01_o.jpg" data-mid="7297072" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-10-External-View 02_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/695542/HIDD-10-External-View 02_o.jpg" data-mid="7297076" border="0" align="left"/> Hidden Place Studio & Residence Program – Residence & Studio Location – Fairlight, NSW Floor Area – 140 sqm Client – Private Collaborators – Northern Beaches Consulting Engineers, Boston Blyth Fleming Builder – Mallinger Construction Status – Built The Hidden Place project is about the creation of a small dwelling and studio upon a seemingly implausible development site that lies land-locked behind main street shops on Sydney Road. The site has neither street frontage nor street presence and is only accessible via two narrow Right of Ways - one leading in from the east, the other from the west. Furthermore, the site has small proportions  (5.8m x 24m) but perhaps most constraining are the encircling two and three storey buildings that have an overbearing presence upon the site. So as a development opportunity, the site had on the one hand a general lack of amenity with no outlook and privacy issues to contend with, but on the other, the site had a floor space allowance of 1:1 that was there for the taking. The design starts from a position of 100% site coverage over two storeys from which a series of voids are carved out to create self contained outlook and to provide ventilation and a source of light. Furthermore, a contextual argument is made to exceed the height limit and shift a large chunk of the second floor footprint into a third level on the southern portion of the site to create a full width courtyard at the first floor level. The scheme weaves together the program for studio space, parking and a small home with a combination of tiny courtyards, vertical voids and skylights to build a composition with self contained amenity. At the ground level, the site is densely packed with studio spaces, bedrooms and parking with two 1m wide courtyards as the only source of light and outlook. At the first floor level, living spaces are located on the southern part of the site with outlook north across the central courtyard to the studio space juxtaposed at the northern end. The Master bedroom and ensuite sit atop the living space on the southern part of the site and manages a district view whilst the additional height blends with nearby three storey buildings to the south. It is a project that has revealed value in a site where previously there seemed to be none. From the beginning, the land was lowly valued because the prospect of development seemed so implausible. Even with an approved DA the value of the development stayed compromised by the physical realities of the surrounds. Only now as construction is drawing to a close is the full value of the development being understood with real estate valuers estimating returns as comparable with conventional street front housing. The design exhibits a preciseness in its use of light and space to create a spatially rich home and studio on this heavily constrained and hidden site. http://chrofi.com/Bassett-Duplex http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/Bassett-Duplex Tue, 10 May 2011 06:50:11 +0000 chrofi 728437 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-00-Render_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-00-Render_o.jpg" data-mid="3428464" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-Google_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-Google_o.jpg" data-mid="7471489" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-04-Panorama_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-04-Panorama_o.jpg" data-mid="3428472" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-06-Photo7_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-06-Photo7_o.jpg" data-mid="3428475" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-ModelTop_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-ModelTop_o.jpg" data-mid="7491918" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-07-Photo1_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-07-Photo1_o.jpg" data-mid="3428476" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-08-Photo2_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-08-Photo2_o.jpg" data-mid="3428478" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-SitePlanFirstWhite_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-SitePlanFirstWhite_o.jpg" data-mid="7498533" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-SitePlanSecondWhite_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-SitePlanSecondWhite_o.jpg" data-mid="7498536" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-SitePlanRoofWhite_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-SitePlanRoofWhite_o.jpg" data-mid="7498535" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-Section1_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-Section1_o.png" data-mid="7498531" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-Section2_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/728437/BASS-Section2_o.png" data-mid="7498532" border="0" align="left"/> Bassett Duplex Development Program – Two Dual Occupancy Development Location – Mona Vale, NSW Floor Area – 970 sqm Client – Private Collaborators – Simpson Design Associates, QS Plus, ExParrot Status – Development Application Complete This project is sited on the Mona Vale headland with expansive views over Mona Vale Beach to the south. The view however is not apparent at street level and this asset is withheld from occupants until well after entering the building interior. This dramatises the impact of entering the key living areas where the view is finally revealed to the occupant. A further design challenge for this project was to find a way to give south facing dwellings access to direct sun and warmth from the north. This is achieved by providing a north-facing skylight near the centre of the building to trap the warm winter sun. In addition, the garaging for the development was placed partially buried at the rear of the site to enable the south facing frontage for each building to be preserved for useable floor space. Finally, the pair of duplexes have a reasonably large building mass when compared with other family homes in the street. The technique used to deal with this scale issue was to form the buildings as 2 level podiums with a setback roof element for the top level. http://chrofi.com/City-Substation http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/City-Substation Tue, 10 May 2011 06:50:10 +0000 chrofi 689828 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-00-Montage02_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-00-Montage02_o.jpg" data-mid="3234514" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-Google_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-Google_o.jpg" data-mid="7471475" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-04-Mont2_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-04-Mont2_o.jpg" data-mid="3234518" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-existing_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-existing_o.jpg" data-mid="7601124" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-06-Proposed_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-06-Proposed_o.jpg" data-mid="3234521" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-07-View5_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-07-View5_o.jpg" data-mid="3234522" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-08-View1_9_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-08-View1_9_o.jpg" data-mid="7491735" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-09-View4_10_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-09-View4_10_o.jpg" data-mid="7491738" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-10-Plan_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-10-Plan_o.jpg" data-mid="3234525" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-11-Sec_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/689828/SUBS-11-Sec_o.jpg" data-mid="3234526" border="0" align="left"/> City North Substation Program – Substation Facade, Awning, Cafe Location – Sydney, NSW Floor Area – 1,100 sqm Client – Energy Australia Status – Competition, 2nd Place The City North Substation project presented the unusual challenge of designing facades for a building in which the design of the body of the building including the building structure and substation contents, is already complete. The challenge had the added constraint of having contain the facades within a 150mm deep zone surrounding the body of the building. Given these unusual circumstances, our proposition seeks to make use of and express the completed functional utility structure whilst overlaying an urban design strategy that seats the building into its city context. Hence the engineering form of the building remains evident in the facade treatments with the patterning of large air intake grilles boldly expressed on each of the facades. The random patterning of these openings is amplified with an additional layer of different sized glazed panels that provide a textural contrast but reinforce the large scale patterning of the building. The exception to this approach is the north facade where additional facade treatments respond to the building’s northerly orientation and pivotal location at the bend in Sydney’s Western Distributor. Here the facade is designed as a light sculpture that responds to changes in light conditions both as the sun moves throughout the day, and at night as solar powered luminares are activated. Composed of frameless glazing with a ‘dimpled’ gold anodised backdrop, light and shade cause a complex interplay between the two surfaces in which the appearance of the facade varies according to the light conditions and the angle of view. Furthermore, the use of the brickwork as a ‘skin’ that folds over the building on the east and west sides sets up the drama of the northern facade where the crystalline glass facade is revealed as the principal building feature. At street level, shallow insertions into the facade contain either changeable tenancies or displays that activate the building at pedestrian level and give a human dimension to this otherwise quiescent structure. Also, a small public space at the north facade to the building works in concert with these tenancies to create a ‘public place’ that contributes to the life of the city. At the Sussex Street corner, a small café could partially spill into the space and become a place to meet for coffee, whilst racks of new or second hand books could be stored and sold from within 600mm deep shelving to the remaining length of the facade. The public space works both as a punctuation in the experience of the journey to and from the King Street Wharf precinct, but also as a destination for city dwellers to meet and socialise. By removing the grove of existing fig trees, light returns to the footpath and rather than extending the darkness and heaviness of the flyover, becomes a place that enjoys sunlight and invites occupation and activity. http://chrofi.com/Belgrave http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/Belgrave Tue, 10 May 2011 06:50:09 +0000 chrofi 684964 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-00_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-00_o.jpg" data-mid="3209762" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-Google_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-Google_o.jpg" data-mid="7471219" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-ISOB_800.png" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-ISOB_o.png" data-mid="7900844" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-04_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-04_o.jpg" data-mid="3209767" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-05_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-05_o.jpg" data-mid="3209768" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-06_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/684964/BELG-06_o.jpg" data-mid="3209770" border="0" align="left"/> Belgrave Mixed Use Development Program – Retail & Commercial Development Location – Manly, NSW Floor Area – 650 sqm Client – Private Collaborators – Simpson Design Associates, Medland Metropolis, Northrop, QS Plus Visualisation – Rory Baxter of Toy Gun Status – Development Application Complete The proposed new commercial building located at 41 Belgrave Street will set a new benchmark for commercial buildings in Manly Town Centre. The design integrates best practice environmental design for enhanced environmental performance and user comfort, multi-programmed uses that activate both street frontages, and operable facades that respond to changing environmental conditions. http://chrofi.com/Cranium http://chrofi.com/following/chrofi.com/Cranium Tue, 10 May 2011 06:42:28 +0000 chrofi 688006 .project_thumb{display:none;}<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-00_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-00_o.jpg" data-mid="3443689" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-02b_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-02b_o.jpg" data-mid="7332023" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-03_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-03_o.jpg" data-mid="3443695" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-04b_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-04b_o.jpg" data-mid="7331732" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-05_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-05_o.jpg" data-mid="3443699" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-06_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-06_o.jpg" data-mid="3443700" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-05b_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-05b_o.jpg" data-mid="7331689" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-08_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-08_o.jpg" data-mid="3443703" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-09_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-09_o.jpg" data-mid="3443704" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-10_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-10_o.jpg" data-mid="3443707" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-11_800.jpg" width="800" height="500" width_o="800" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/57074/688006/CRAN-11_o.jpg" data-mid="3443708" border="0" align="left"/> Cranium Hair Salon Program – Hair Salon Location – Manly, NSW Floor Area – 230 sqm Collaborators – Simpson Design Associates, Northrop Builder – Graybuilt Photography – Brett Boardman Status – Built Choi Ropiha Fighera completed a full commercial fitout with the re-launch of Cranium Hair Salon in Manly. The project organises the salon as 3 primary spaces - reception, the main cutting studio, and the more intimate hair spa room. A new glazed shopfront sharpens the presentation of the salon to the passerby whilst internally, each space has its own architectural treatment to assist the spatial definition. Collectively these measures combine to give Cranium an enhanced presence and identity. The project received 2009 AHA National Award, Best Hair Salon.