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Space age
Futuristic digital technology created the fluid, rippling form of this new
apartment building in the heart of the Sydney CBD
Technology is not only changing the
way we live, it’s also changing the way
our homes are designed.
The Eliza Apartments building in
downtown Sydney is one of the first of a
new breed – a high-rise built to a parametric design model that enables every floor
to have different dimensions.
Designed by architect Tony Owen
and developed by Ceerose, the 17-storey
building in Elizabeth Street was created
from hundreds of tessellated, individually shaped sandstone and metal panels.

The result is a fluid, sculptural form that
pays homage to the surrounding heritage
architecture while still providing a highly
contemporary design expression.
“It is a bold, curvaceous contrast to the
egg-crate box style of architecture that has
typified Sydney’s apartment buildings in
recent years,” Owen says. “Yet it respects
the historic buildings by borrowing their
materials and some of their form – the
balconies are a nod to the traditional bay
windows common to heritage buildings in
Elizabeth and Macquarie Streets.”

Preceding pages and facing page: Eliza Apartments
in the Sydney CBD was designed by Tony Owen
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