Cremorne Apartments, NSW Housing Building, Australian Architecture Project, Images
Cremorne Apartments near Sydney
Housing Building Development in NSW, Australia – design by MASQ architecture
16 May 2019
Cremorne Apartments
Design: MASQ architecture
Location: Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia

Cremorne Apartmentssits on a prominent corner block in Cremorne at the intersection of two busy roads. MASQ architecture’s immediate response to the site was that the building would have to mitigate the impact on its residents and provide a strong sense of enclosure to ameliorate its exposed setting. As a result MASQ architecture envisaged a building that was solid and grounded much like a gentle fortress fulfilling its duty to protect its inhabitants.
The solidity of the building is punctuated with recessed balconies, providing sheltered spaces that can be private and feel secluded from the busy roads. These spaces create strong framed views while the triangular bay windows protrude outwards orientated to pick up sunlight or local aspects.

The Parish Church across the road with its dark brick and strong spire was a reference point both for the materiality of the base but also as a focus point from the interior of the building. The buildings circulation was a main driver of the layout as the intent was to ensure that the lobby spaces were visually connected to the outside at all times. As a result a T-shape circulation layout was devised running east-west with a nort...