Over the last 5,000 years
man has worked hard to over power the natural world through the built
environment – we propose to revolutionize this position. Australia possesses one of the most
beautiful and dramatic geologies in the world. It is our desire to create a new type of architecture – one
that is more in the family of nature than of the built environment. Taking cues from the variety of
geological outcroppings across the vastness of Australia’s landscape the Wharf
Road proposal quite simply represents the translation of these features into an
urban condition. Nestled between
ocean and rain forest, the project establishes a new benchmark for ecological
design within the natural environment.
Pushing up from the urban landscape the tower at Wharf Road
dematerializes as it meets the skyline.
Openings allow light, wind, and nature to pass through the building, across
the verdant gardens poetically perched in the sky. Earnest and timeless, the architecture is simultaneously
powerful, yet comfortable; straightforward, yet innovative; casual, yet
elegant; fundamental, yet refined.
The resulting experience is sensual and sensitive, intentionally reduced
to what is essential – through bold, elemental forms, sincere
materiality/detailing, and the integration of Australia’s bountiful natural
resources both physical and ethereal.