Format
Brief
City
Sydney
State/Province
NSW
Country
Australia
Metro Area
Sydney
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Civic Uses
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Parking
Religious Use
Retail
Keywords
Adaptive use
Creative construction
Historic building
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Finalist
Site Size
0.42
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2000
Date Opened
2005
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The expansion of the Scots Church in Sydney, Australia, is a project that redefines urban development conceptions of historic preservation and adaptive use. This redevelopment involved the conversion of a historic church and its air rights into a 146-unit, environmentally sensitive apartment building with commercial and office uses at its lower levels. Rechristened the “Portico” Scots Church, the resulting architectural feat integrates a neo-Gothic relic with contemporary metal-and-glass residential towers.
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Format
Brief
City
Sydney
State/Province
NSW
Country
Australia
Metro Area
Sydney
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Civic Uses
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Parking
Religious Use
Retail
Keywords
Adaptive use
Creative construction
Historic building
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Finalist
Site Size
0.42
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2000
Date Opened
2005
Developer/Owner
Westpoint Corporation
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Design Architect
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Alexandra Notay, David Leipziger
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Finalist