Durbach Block Jaggers Architects

R7 Barangaroo

R7 Barangaroo
© Anthony Browell
R7 Barangaroo
© Anthony Browell

R7 BARANGAROO

Durbach Block Jaggers

BUILDER
Lend Lease

BCA/ACCESSIBILTY
McKenzies

MANUFACTURERS
Ceràmica Cumella

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Aspect/Oculus

MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Aurecon

LIGHTING CONCEPT DESIGN
Speirs + Major

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Arcadis

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Aurecon

HYDRAULIC ENGINEER
Warren Smith & Partners

FIRE SERVICES
Warren Smith & Partners

FIRE ENGINEER
Defire

FACADE ENGINEER
Aurecon

SIGNAGE
Urbanite

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Neil Durbach, Camilla Block, David Jaggers, Stefan Heim, Deb Hodge, Erin Field, Mitchell Thompson, Xiaoxiao Cai, Adam Hoh

ACCESSIBILTY
McKenzies

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rodrigo Vargas, Guy Wilkinson, Anthony Browell, Lend Lease

BCA
McKenzies

AREA
1900 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Barangaroo, Australia

CATEGORY
Commercial Architecture

Text description provided by architect.

Barangaroo was formerly part of Sydney's working harbour, redeveloped into a commercial and retail district with parkland on the harbour’s edge.

R7 Barangaroo
© Guy Wilkinson
R7 Barangaroo
© Anthony Browell
R7 Barangaroo
© Lend Lease

R7 forms part of the entry sequence of small buildings to Barangaroo - a hinge - between the city and the harbour.

R7 and its neighbour R1 are linked, sitting in the round between the existing development of King Street Wharf and the higher density of Barangaroo South.

In the competition winning scheme, the action of the building is brought to the surface, through the external wrap around stair, linking every floor to the ground plane.

R7 Barangaroo
© Guy Wilkinson
R7 Barangaroo
© Anthony Browell
R7 Barangaroo
© Guy Wilkinson

This vertical overgrown promenade terminates in a rooftop restaurant and sheltered garden courtyard. The facade is constructed of stacked and offset timber columns, grading from more dense at the base to lighter at the top.

In pure elevation the facade appears open, in obtuse views, the timber appears more solid and prominent. To the East the facade curves and cants back, a gentle, embracing gateway to the whole site.

R7 Barangaroo
© Rodrigo Vargas


R7 Barangaroo
Context Plan
R7 Barangaroo
Roof Plan


R7 Barangaroo
East Elevation
R7 Barangaroo
West Elevation
R7 Barangaroo
South Elevation
R7 Barangaroo
North Elevation


R7 Barangaroo
Axonometric
R7 Barangaroo
Sketch

Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
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Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Level 2/9 Roslyn St, Potts Point NSW 2011, Australia