Bellevue Hill Apartment Building in Sydney, NSW Residential Property, Australian Architecture
Bellevue Hill Apartment Building in Sydney
Contemporary Real Estate in New South Wales, Australia ? design by Glyde_Bautovich
6 Dec 2018
Bellevue Hill Apartments
Architects: Glyde_Bautovich
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Glyde_Bautovich’s design for the Bellevue Hill Apartments site was primarily a reaction to the overlooking and minimal separation from neighbouring apartment buildings to the east and west.

Carving out courtyards in the middle of the building meant we did not have to rely on the boundaries as much for views, light and air.

These courtyards allow acoustic privacy between the apartments and space for wing/ear walls to protrude to maximise views to the garden. They optimise access for the northern sun to penetrate deeply into the building without resulting in overlooking between apartments.
The off-form concrete wing walls have full height glazing and in order to comply with fire regulations. These windows are staggered and vertically offset between each floor.

The staggered protrusions into the space offer a quiet poetic ambience to the facades as the sun moves overhead. The variations in the concrete surface further accentuate shadow and light.
The long narrow finger like living room spaces on either side of the courtyard minimise the building mass presented to the northern neighbours.

The courtyard is densely planted to emphasise the sli...