Lot 207 AFC

An industrial heritage reference.

Lot 207 is located within the four hectare ‘Australian Fine China’ redevelopment site in Subiaco. The site is within walking distance to landscaped public open spaces, with the picnic and recreational facilities of Subiaco Common accessible via pedestrian walkways.

Our design responds to the identity of the Australian Fine China precinct with a five storey mixed use residential complex. The architectural concept for the proposed development acknowledges the industrial heritage of the site by referencing the idea of ‘positive and negative’ and ceramic products formed in a mold. The concaved feature detail is used to address key corners around the site, and enforces the idea of ‘positive and negative’ through the use of sleek and lyrical metal cladding in relief against the monumental and textured forms of the brick façade.

The rich material palette of the development is expressive of the sites industrial heritage, and also sympathetic of the materiality of the surrounding developments. The extensive use of dark face brick provides warmth and texture, and the contrasting metal cladding in the concaved areas coupled with the subtly refined detail of ‘hit and miss’ brickwork brise-soliel to balcony areas add layers of detail and sophistication to the primary facade treatment.