R1 Building Barangaroo by Scale Architecture

ArchiPro Project Summary - R1 Building Barangaroo: An iconic structure enhancing the waterfront experience, featuring a human-scale design with an open ground plane, timber elements, and a unique edible facade, seamlessly connecting King Street Wharf and the Barangaroo Master Plan.

Title:: R1 Building Barangaroo
Architect:: Scale Architecture
Category:: Planning/; Renders

Invited Competition, High Commendation.

Highly visible from both the public foreshore and waterside, the R1 site calls for an iconic presence. Our response distinguishes Transport Place, provides an orientation point, and activates the waterfront at its most public gateway, where transport infrastructure has prime waterfront access.

Our approach recognises that, at a large scale, the R1 Building ties together King Street Wharf and the Barangaroo Master plan. We address this with a distinctive structure: despite the building’s small scale, it is highly legible.

However, as the smallest building, R1 also presents an opportunity to achieve a human scale, and serve as an anchor to the precinct. Our response is a fine-grained, approachable, and materially warm building. At the same time, the open ground plane permits circulation up and through the public point of the development, making the site permeable to foot traffic.

The Arbour’s essential building concepts consist of: an open ground plane; timber structure; edible facade; and informal roof terrace.

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Scale’s mission is to design spaces that inspire, build the best architecture, and innovate solutions for a green, livable future.

Scale has more than 15 years experience in residential, public and commercial work and have been recognised for our expertise in design excellence through multiple awards, publications and talks.

Through our extensive portfolio of projects, we have proven our ability to deliver our services on time and budget.

At Scale, we believe each project represents a unique opportunity, innovate and achieve design excellence. Working from the ground up, our open design process allows for close collaboration with clients, as well as with contractors, to create clever and enduring design. Passion for design is at the heart of all our projects, across all scales and types.