Doody Street Commercial Development

Winner

Commercial Buildings

DOODY STREET COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Designer: Ines Klein

Practice: U+I Building Studio Web: uibuildingstudio.com Photographer: Thilo Pulch, Pulch Photography

DESIGN

U+I Building Studio are a specialist team of design professionals based in Sydney, founded by dynamic design duo, Uwe Stache and Ines Klein, originating from Germany.

U+I Building Studio are dedicated to effortless and contemporary designs, innate with expert craftsmanship, custom fabrication, and functionality of natural materials. Their studio focusses on bespoke commercial, hospitality, retail, residential and interior designs.

More than fifteen years of local experience has galvanised long standing relationships with returning clients, consultants, builders, and trades. Uwe and Ines take pride on establishing strong collaboration on each project. U+I not only stands for Uwe + Ines, it also embodies: you - the client, consultant, end-user; and I collaborate.

Our challenge was to transform old style warehouses and a hardstand area into a modern commercial building complex.

A section of the old warehouse roof was removed to create an internal courtyard. The roof beams were retained to reference the historical and structural elements of the site. External covered walkways link the buildings on different levels. A new office block was integrated on the street front with a basement carpark. It provides flexible rental spaces for a range of commercial uses for high technology, light industries, warehouse, showroom and offices.

Central to the design lays the hidden internal courtyard maximising natural light and an outdoor respite. Most of the facades are dominated by robust, dark, red, Roman style bricks connecting the architecture of each building. Two top floor facades are contrasted with Corten steel cladding.