Sol

As the Director of Front Architects (JWLand Design), Vikram designed this mixed-use development of two hundred and forty-one apartments, and ten commercial tenancies. The site, in Founders Lane, posed the challenge of designing around three large, registered trees. Playfully incorporating them into the design, a courtyard is carved out using the trees to create a ‘place’ that is activated by ground floor cafés and restaurants, accessible to the residents of the precinct and the site’s wider context. SOL’s geometric form expresses bold contemporary design; a fusion of materials including metal and glass complements the terracotta precast blade walls.

LOCATION
Braddon, Canberra, Australia
SITE AREA
4100 sq. m. Approx.
CONSTRUCTION AREA
13000 sq. m. Approx.
YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION
2022