On a prominent corner in Surry Hills, Crown 515 presents a dynamic form to the street, reinterpreting the traditional terrace in a contemporary design of angular shapes and shimmering tessellated tiles. 

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Architects: Smart Design Studio

Location: Crown St, Sydney NSW, Australia

Project Team: William Smart, Glenn O?loughlin, Peter Badger, Anna Chan, Ronald Wibisono, Jolyon Sykes, Nicole Leuning?

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Courtesy of Smart Design Studio

Construction: CALIDA

Planning: Rps Group

Quantity Surveyor: Qs Plus

Heritage Northrop Services Engineers: Graham Brooks & Associates

Structural Engineers: Cantilever
Bca: Environet

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From the architect. On a prominent corner in Surry Hills, Crown 515 presents a dynamic form to the street, reinterpreting the traditional terrace in a contemporary design of angular shapes and shimmering tessellated tiles. 

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A large ground-floor commercial space is envisioned as a restaurant, destined to be part of the local food scene, while five apartments on the upper two floors offer bespoke residences. 

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The character of the building is formed by two distinct but related architectural gestures that create a dialogue on either side of an existing free-s...