Crone’s ‘The Connnection – Rhodes’ Community Centre Wins For Urban Design Aat the NSW Architecture Awards
Announcement posted by Crone 09 Jul 2018
Sydney – 9 July 2017: Sydney practice Crone Architects has been recognised at the 2018 NSW Architecture Awards with ‘The Connection – Rhodes’ collecting the Award for Urban Design.
Announced on Friday 6 July by the Australian Institute of Architects, the awards profile the innovative work of NSW architects through peer recognition while promoting architecture within NSW, across Australia and internationally.
The Jury surmised, “The Connection at Rhodes is a noteworthy example of the next generation community building in a productive dialogue with the site and the surrounding public space. Each wing has an intimate way of relating to the external space and bayside location, encouraging privacy, porosity and prospect.”
“A common palette of robust materials ties the whole site together into a single multi-dimensional community precinct. Its prospect enhances the waterfront promenade by creating a deck jutting out into the bay, offering a point of respite and contemplation as well as a social focal point around an external stepped auditorium.”
Crone commenced work on the 2,000sqm development after winning a competitive design process, responding to the City of Canada Bay’s brief to address a growing need for community facilities, services and active open spaces in the area to foster positive interaction between the diverse communities residing in Rhodes and neighbouring suburbs.
Crone Senior Associate, Ashley Dennis, said, “We are extremely proud to win the Award for Urban Design. We re-envisioned the community hall and civic space typology. Rather than proposing a single building, our design response distributes the program into four distinct pavilions, integrating the reorganisation of the public realm as part of the overall design. The pavilions house a variety of uses, an e-resource centre and learning space, digital gallery, multi-purpose and event space, community meeting rooms, training spaces, playgroups and a cafe/restaurant. These uses spill out onto the different outdoors areas around the site and the waterfront, enhancing community engagement and use of the public space by the community”
City of Canada Bay Mayor Angelo Tsirekas congratulated Crone Architects for the win.
“I am delighted that Crone Architects have been celebrated for their brilliant work on The Connection. This is not only a win for the team at Crone – this is a win for the wider Rhodes community who are so proud of the innovative world-class facility that Crone and the City of Canada Bay delivered last year.
“I congratulate the wonderful team at Crone Architects and every member of staff at the City of Canada Bay who worked on this great project.”
By separating the program, Crone opened up the site to pedestrian desire lines and created multiple interfaces between the internal and themed external environments and integrated public art. The buildings are arranged in such a way that they create an intimate central events and water-play space – a public square in continuous dialogue with all programs of the community precinct as well as the waterfront. This rich network has created an optimistic, playful, sustainable and more inviting public destination for the Rhodes community.
Crone worked closely with property consultants Urbis, fostering a collaborative design process that was essential for the successful integration of landscape and architecture, ensuring the two disciplines complemented each other and gave cohesion to the site.
Notably, Crone also received a Lord Mayor’s Commendation for 333 George Street, a building designed by Grimshaw and delivered by Crone. The City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Commendation honours projects that improve the quality of the public domain through architectural or urban design excellence.
The development was similarly recognised by the AIA Jury with a Commendation for Commercial Architecture.
These wins follow Crone being awarded the prestigious Sulman Medal for Public Architecture at the 2017 NSW Architecture Awards for Orange Regional Museum. They showcase the team’s talent and experience in designing and delivering projects across a variety of scales and sectors.
For further information please contact:
DEC PR on behalf of Crone Architects
Rebecca Parry or Duyen Nguyen
crone@decpr.com.au
02 8014 5033
About Crone
Crone is an award-winning architecture and design practice with offices in Sydney and Melbourne. The company nurtures a collaborative ethos; uniting independent thinkers to generate better, more creative ideas. The firm is currently working across Australia and Southeast Asia.
Announced on Friday 6 July by the Australian Institute of Architects, the awards profile the innovative work of NSW architects through peer recognition while promoting architecture within NSW, across Australia and internationally.
The Jury surmised, “The Connection at Rhodes is a noteworthy example of the next generation community building in a productive dialogue with the site and the surrounding public space. Each wing has an intimate way of relating to the external space and bayside location, encouraging privacy, porosity and prospect.”
“A common palette of robust materials ties the whole site together into a single multi-dimensional community precinct. Its prospect enhances the waterfront promenade by creating a deck jutting out into the bay, offering a point of respite and contemplation as well as a social focal point around an external stepped auditorium.”
Crone commenced work on the 2,000sqm development after winning a competitive design process, responding to the City of Canada Bay’s brief to address a growing need for community facilities, services and active open spaces in the area to foster positive interaction between the diverse communities residing in Rhodes and neighbouring suburbs.
Crone Senior Associate, Ashley Dennis, said, “We are extremely proud to win the Award for Urban Design. We re-envisioned the community hall and civic space typology. Rather than proposing a single building, our design response distributes the program into four distinct pavilions, integrating the reorganisation of the public realm as part of the overall design. The pavilions house a variety of uses, an e-resource centre and learning space, digital gallery, multi-purpose and event space, community meeting rooms, training spaces, playgroups and a cafe/restaurant. These uses spill out onto the different outdoors areas around the site and the waterfront, enhancing community engagement and use of the public space by the community”
City of Canada Bay Mayor Angelo Tsirekas congratulated Crone Architects for the win.
“I am delighted that Crone Architects have been celebrated for their brilliant work on The Connection. This is not only a win for the team at Crone – this is a win for the wider Rhodes community who are so proud of the innovative world-class facility that Crone and the City of Canada Bay delivered last year.
“I congratulate the wonderful team at Crone Architects and every member of staff at the City of Canada Bay who worked on this great project.”
By separating the program, Crone opened up the site to pedestrian desire lines and created multiple interfaces between the internal and themed external environments and integrated public art. The buildings are arranged in such a way that they create an intimate central events and water-play space – a public square in continuous dialogue with all programs of the community precinct as well as the waterfront. This rich network has created an optimistic, playful, sustainable and more inviting public destination for the Rhodes community.
Crone worked closely with property consultants Urbis, fostering a collaborative design process that was essential for the successful integration of landscape and architecture, ensuring the two disciplines complemented each other and gave cohesion to the site.
Notably, Crone also received a Lord Mayor’s Commendation for 333 George Street, a building designed by Grimshaw and delivered by Crone. The City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Commendation honours projects that improve the quality of the public domain through architectural or urban design excellence.
The development was similarly recognised by the AIA Jury with a Commendation for Commercial Architecture.
These wins follow Crone being awarded the prestigious Sulman Medal for Public Architecture at the 2017 NSW Architecture Awards for Orange Regional Museum. They showcase the team’s talent and experience in designing and delivering projects across a variety of scales and sectors.
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For further information please contact:
DEC PR on behalf of Crone Architects
Rebecca Parry or Duyen Nguyen
crone@decpr.com.au
02 8014 5033
About Crone
Crone is an award-winning architecture and design practice with offices in Sydney and Melbourne. The company nurtures a collaborative ethos; uniting independent thinkers to generate better, more creative ideas. The firm is currently working across Australia and Southeast Asia.