2024.03 sydney central hotel, australia

images scott carver

tower extension / hotel refurbishment / recladding

crispin schurr design architect while employed at buchan

client

  • capitaland

programme

  • new 8 storey tower extension

  • new roof terrace gym

  • re-cladding lower 2 stories

  • new entries / canopies

issues

  • poor urban interface / street appeal

  • limited street activation

  • car parking podium / low head height

  • service routing difficulties

  • fire egress upgrading provisions

  • limited foundation upgrade potential

  • services upgrading

  • large consultant team

  • limited floor to floor height

solutions

  • modular grp cladding / facade setout

  • grasshopper modelling of cladding modulation

  • exploration of multiple structural solutions to maximise space / height and minimise weight

  • heritage consideration / integration studies

  • room layout / space maximisation

  • circulation optimisation studies

  • tight consultant integration

status

  • construction

Modern multi-story commercial and residential buildings with trees and outdoor seating in an urban setting, clear blue sky.
A modern building facade with large glass windows and vertical metal panels arranged in a geometric pattern.
Exterior of a building with a sign for Novotel hotel, showing stairs, black and white exterior, and a white car parked in front.