CODA has an iconic presence in the urban setting due to its
distinctive curved form, environmental metallic louvre screen which wraps
around the street edge and the cantilevered, wing-like, floating roof. The
building design focuses on passive design principles to generate a breathing
and tempered environment for living.
The architectural concept for CODA is a slender, honeycomb
framework that wraps around the curved corner site and creates a common
courtyard. The curved eastern end of the site is a distinctive characteristic
of the area. It was generated by the movement of trams in the suburb in the
early 20th century and is visible looking south along Joynton Avenue
and west along Epsom Road. It
complements the existing curved building at the south-west corner of the
intersection.
CODA is located on Epsom Road, Rosebery, a noisy through
road, at the southern edge of Green Square. CODA is within easy walking
distance of the Green Square Rail Station, established bus routes and shops
along Botany Road. The site is adjacent to the Eastern Distributor and is
easily accessible by car to the city and eastern suburbs beaches. The
surrounding industrial fabric is being transformed as part of the Green Square
Urban Renewal Area.
The north elevation to Epsom Road and
north-east elevation to Rothschild Avenue are designed with an adjustable,
environmental screen to reduce heat gain and glare. The screen is a gridded
steel frame filled with glass balustrades, multi-folding glass panels,
multi-sliding aluminium framed doors and sliding and fixed, aluminium shutters
which give the building a random, ever-changing appearance as occupants adjust
the shutters and louvres to close them to create intimacy or open them up to
let in light, air and views to the city skyline.
The southern elevation to the common
courtyard is a sink of cool air which is used to cross ventilate and cool the
apartments. The southern elevations consist of single storey galleries that
draw in cool air and circulates it through overhead awning windows above the
entry doors to each of the apartments. The cross-flow ventilation through the
apartments is induced by the lower ambient temperature on the gallery, which is
10 degrees cooler than the building’s northern side.
CODA apartments are distinguished by large shaded,
timber-decked balconies, facing north to the sun and city views. The seven
storey building comprises 44 apartments, ground level shops and basement
parking. All apartments are two storeys, cross-over plans and include one
bedroom lofts, two bedroom terraces and three bedroom sky terraces. The
apartments range from 55 to 120 sqm. All
living areas are orientated to the north and east with excellent solar access
and district views and are provided with an environmental screen of operable
aluminium louvres. The operable
environmental screen assists in shading the balconies and providing privacy
from cars travelling along Joynton Avenue and Epsom Road.
CODA’s sustainable
building design addresses climate change and global warming. CODA is designed
to reduce energy consumption and conserve water. Energy efficient building
response is developed through passive design and sun control elements. The
building design is characterised by exceptional and dynamic qualities of space,
natural light, air flow and solar access to achieve high personal comfort and
low energy consumption.