Brick archways topped by rounded glass tower at Arc by Koichi Takada Architects
Koichi Takada Architects has designed a podium fronted with brick archways as the base of the glass and steel Arc tower in Sydney, Australia.
The mixed-use scheme for developer Crown Group is in a historic area of Sydney's central business district.
Local firm Koichi Takada Architects combined old and new styles with a robust, arched brick podium surrounding a 26-storey glass and steel tower.
Photo by Martin Siegner
"A duality is introduced to the facade and represented by the varied aesthetics of the podium and tower," said the architecture studio about the tower, which is located near two historic brick buildings ? the Red Cross Building and the Andrew Bros Warehouse.
"[This was] inspired by the masonry component in the significant heritage buildings next door, and their characteristic arches," continued the studio. Photo by Martin Siegner
The Arc tower development contains 135 apartments and 86 boutique hotel rooms, with eight shops at street level.
The building is split in two by the publicly accessible Skittle Lane, a pathway from the 1980s that has been incorporated into the project.
The podium is articulated by a series of double-height, stepped brick openings, some square and some arched.
These two brick sections sit either side of Skittle Lane, each with a glass tower above. The towers are linked above the alley, where the main entrance is located.
Photo by Martin Siegner
The two towers are formed by a series of arched steel sections that ...
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