Discipline: Architecture
The Rise is a landmark building for the City of Bayswater and community comprising an amphitheatre, sports hall, library, meeting rooms, café, function centre for 400 people, a gymnasium, offices, child health clinic, parents and children facility. A number of design features have made The Rise a successful award-winning shared community facility. Strong architectural features […]
The design provides a distinctive curvilinear profile to take advantage of its city-edge location. Each of the 221 apartments have generous building perimeter exposure, allowing an abundance of natural light to flood living spaces and maximise views. The north and south façade define a series of projecting and retracting balconies. The east elevation features full […]
The adaptive re-use and $200 million redevelopment of Sydney’s historic Finger Wharf maximises the outstanding strength of the historic location. Once a wool storage and cargo facility, it is now converted into one of Sydney’s most popular precincts on the waterfront. The central atrium serves as the transition space. It links public and private uses […]
The design embraces the City’s rich architectural heritage, with the precinct anchored by the reinstated original Gas Chimney. Centred around a landscaped linear pedestrian plaza, the new 10-storey residential and commercial mixed-use precinct will feature 56 apartments with ground floor large format convenience and specialty retail, and dining offering. The recently lodged Development Application is […]
Ushera is a grand gesture of impeccable aesthetics and thoughtful planning, wonderfully discreet without adjoining walls between homes. Designed to branch out in a unique fan format, the building’s façade is embraced by verdant surrounds and vertical gardens. A grand welcome awaits residents, with a porte-cochère reminiscent of a five-star hotel. Just beyond the lobby, […]
The $46M Grandstand redefines the race day experience. It is bold, modern and dynamic, with the facilities and flexibility to enable it to function as a year-round, multiuse entertainment and function venue. The design builds on the tradition of Flemington Racecourse, while providing patrons with state-of the-art amenities and unimpeded sightlines which set the new […]
The surrounding entertainment and shopping amenities are appropriately reciprocated by creating large podium housing a light-filled retail centre, topped by three separate volumes of residential units. the stepping of the tower provides a transition from the context to the larger tower scale. The dominant element of the development is the curving tower from elevated over […]
Designed to host discerning local and international guests, the 227-room hotel will offer world-class amenities including a rooftop bar and restaurant, wellness facilities and event spaces. The design draws on international influences while celebrating local natural materials, creating a refined and distinctly Australian experience. Buchan has been engaged by Lendlease as Architect and Interior Designer […]
Buchan has partnered with Wenty Leagues for over a decade, leading the redevelopment of the Club Masterplan through all design phases, including architecture, interiors and wayfinding. A spacious grand foyer serves as the central meeting point, drawing visitors in with an expansive lounge, floor-to-ceiling windows and an understated ceiling void offering uninterrupted sightlines to the […]
There are five retail anchor stores, a luxury precinct of 40 premium retailers, 50 eateries, a 14-screen cinema complex, a gym and a spa. But, the most striking feature is the curving glass roof that is the defining design feature of the development, atop a figure eight layout with two principal levels and a full […]