Description: Multi Residential Apartments
Location: Kingston, ACT
Client: Construction Control
Status: Complete
Photos: Brett Boardman Photography
COLORBOND STEEL IN ARCHITECTURE AWARD, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS ACT CHAPTER 2019
SHOPHOUSE, COMMENDATION - RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - MULTIPLE HOUSING, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS ACT CHAPTER 2019
Sitting in the middle of Kingsborough, the Shophouse apartments create a punchy epicentre for the new village development. JUDD.studio focused on breaking the typical approach to precinct massing – creating a distinctive ‘jewel’ within the village, with meaningful connections to the central plaza to draw resident activity and reinforce site legibility.
Surrounded by predominantly masonry buildings, Shophouse instead uses lightweight cladding as a feature element. Concrete box balconies and insets break the form and reach towards the plaza. Rear lane garage entries are inset allowing the building to ‘float’ above the urban landscape.
The building incorporates a European inspired sloping roof to bring density and diversity without mass and the opportunity for mansard roof apartments. JUDD.studio also designed the interiors including kitchen and wet areas. Internally the apartments are a modern take on a more European aesthetic including parquetry inspired flooring. Externally, the building draws on local industrial design influences to offer expressed shapes and a metallic ‘wrapping’ to result in a shimmering centrepiece for the village.