Fig Tree Pocket is made up of four buildings ranged around a grand fig tree in a leafy corner of the award-winning Newmarket precinct in Randwick. The new structures join the restored and repurposed horse stables and listed two-storey Victorian manor, the former home of the Ingles family.
While varied in scale, the classic yet contemporary architecture is linked by bold angled precast concrete blades that manage sun and privacy for 165 apartments.We have had a dream run so far in this year's awards. We are particularly proud of winning the Design Studio category in the Inde.awards, with over 687 entries from 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific.
This is thanks to the people past and present who have made Smart Design Studio what it is today. The studio is much more than the buildings we produce, it is about the team and collaboration. We would like to thank our architects and designers and our wonderful clients and consultants who have made this wonderful accolade possible.
While varied in scale, the classic yet contemporary architecture is linked by bold angled precast concrete blades that manage sun and privacy for 165 apartments.We have had a dream run so far in this year's awards. We are particularly proud of winning the Design Studio category in the Inde.awards, with over 687 entries from 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific.
This is thanks to the people past and present who have made Smart Design Studio what it is today. The studio is much more than the buildings we produce, it is about the team and collaboration. We would like to thank our architects and designers and our wonderful clients and consultants who have made this wonderful accolade possible.
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Smart Design Studio, founded in 1997, is a multi-discipline design studio of 40 plus staff offering professional services in architecture and interior architecture and design. Smart Design Studio's portfolio includes master-planning for urban centres, multi-unit residential developments, private dwellings, retail and commercial developments and fitouts, as well as product design.
With a portfolio commensurate with much larger practices, Smart Design Studio, founded and directed by William Smart, has moved steadily forward to become one of Australia's leading interior design and architecture firms. When Stephen Todd was preparing an article for Fuse magazine, he sat down with William Smart to discuss Smart Design Studio's approach to lighting.
A position for an experienced Project Architect has become available at our award winning practice in our new office in Alexandria. The full-time role is within our multi-residential, masterplanning and large-scale projects team and requires excellence in design, documentation, detailing and construction advice.
The genesis of Fig Tree Pocket, four buildings ranged around a grand fig tree in a leafy corner of the Newmarket precinct in Randwick, was its bold angled precast concrete blades. Designed to manage privacy and sun, these rhythmical vertical elements rise and fold to form elevated roofs over the clerestory windows serving the top floor apartments.
The interiors at 'Alexander' Barangaroo were inspired by the streamlined curves and beautiful finishing of classic timber yachts. The smooth forms have been offset by matte timbers and rough tiles, resonating with the raw and unpolished history of the old dockyards. All seventy-seven apartments are generously proportioned and effortlessly simple, with a central axis and long vistas.
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