Empire Apartments in Perth
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Empire Apartments in Perth
Contemporary Housing Development in Western Australia ? design by Cameron Chisholm Nicol
23 Apr 2018
Empire Apartments
Location: entrance to Perry Lakes Estate, Perth, Western Australia
Architects: Cameron Chisholm Nicol
Empire Apartments
Photos: Greg Hocking
Empire is exemplar for urban infill located on the former site of the 1962 Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth. A medium-density residential development comprising 124 apartments, Empire is positioned at a main entry point to the new Perry Lakes Estate and plays a pivotal role in shaping precinct?s character and identity.
The winning entry in a Landcorp design competition, Empire is built across two lots at the southern end of Stadium Drive, a circular road which mirrors the original stadium?s running track. Empire East is a single building containing 27 apartments. Empire West contains a further 96 apartments across two buildings.
Conceptual framework
The overarching design idea was to bookend Stadium Drive with quality built form that responds to the geometry of the original stadium, and references the site?s architectural history through a Modernist design language. Articulated by orthogonal built forms, horizontal planes, flat roofs and a prescribed colour palette, the development respects the estate?s detailed design guidelines.
The underlying conceptual framework is driven b...
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