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Sovereign Houses in Sylvania, Sydney
Contemporary Residential Development in New South Wales, Australia ? design by Tony Owen Partners
12 Feb 2018
Sovereign Town Houses
Location: Sylvania, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Architects: Tony Owen Partners
Sovereign Town Houses

Sovereign consists of 23 town houses in Sylvania. The site has direct water frontage and panoramic views on the Georges River, Southern Sydney. Half off the site has not been developed and remains bushland. This area contains dramatic native sandstone escarpments.

A feature of the design is the ?L-shaped? town houses which capture sun-light and provide internal private space on the limited site. These town houses are arranged in 3 rows stepping down the site. Each is accessed from a pedestrian access laneway. The upper portion of the site contains a row of town houses which conform to the levels of the topography. These town houses are arranged around the main street or town square.
In its use of topography and the interaction of communal pathways and defining private space the overall result resembles a medieval hill town.

The ?L-shaped? dwellings create central green courtyards which creates an internal outlook and maximises sun to the bedrooms. The dwellings are stacked such that living areas address a terrace on the roof of the unit in front.

The village feel is reinforced by using a lim...