Existing Castle Connell Hotel
View from Southeast - The Castle Connell Hotel is brought back to life and incorportated into a new student housing complex
A playful podium level engages the pedestrian avenue, while the student housing tower makes the most of the northern orientation
The pub and tenancies spill out onto a landscaped public space
Level 1 Pub - Playful use of openings define the spatial and light qualities. Old brick walls meet water and concrete
Ground Level Plan - Wrap around brick skin connects pub, cafe and tenancies to public avenue and square. Brewery and student housing entry housed in more private southwestern corner
Level 1 Plan - Ribbon swimming pool connects pub with outdoor sunning and recreation areas. Brick skin creates a playful interaction with public space below
Level 7 Plan - Mezzanine apartments, northern facade increases living space and creates an active social space
Section - Active vertical and horizontal connections
Detail Section - Ribbon swimming pool and brick skin connect pub to adjacent spaces.
Physical Model
Program Research - Breweries, Universities, Student Accomodation, Pubs & Bars
Masterplan Given - Green Link, Public Space, Streets, View Corridor
Massing - design development from given site to proposed building envelope
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Urban Research Studio - Student Housing & Pub
New Student Housing and refurbishment of existing pub on the former Carlton Brewery Site, Chippendale, Sydney. Return brief to choose the right program for the given site, and integrate the existing building into the design. Main moves include a playful podium that engages the pedestrian avenue and integrates the pub, and a narrow student housing tower which maximises it's northern orientation through an undulating active facade
