working on various elements of the precinct – from the macro to the fit-out scale – including Tract , ADP , Caroline Lieu , Made For , and Studio Y .”
“ As masterplan and base-build Architect , Genton ’ s role often involved curating the different design elements rather than controlling the design of every aspect .”
As masterplan and base-build Architect , Genton ’ s role often involved curating the different design elements rather than controlling the design of every aspect .
The practice ’ s masterplan and urban design strategy honors the historic brutalist and modernist warehouse buildings , focusing design interventions upon stripping back additions to celebrate the original designs and redesigning interstitial spaces to increase the site ’ s permeability . Welcoming locals for work , leisure , and play , Morris Moor stitches together the well-defined linear boundary between industrial and residential with a hybrid-use offering that was unprecedented in the neighborhood . “ Demographics in the suburbs , and how people choose to live and work are changing . With them , so must our design thinking ,” continues Debney .
A series of green pedestrian corridors connect Morris Moor to the surrounding context , leading locals to a bustling hospitality precinct , around which office spaces , childcare , and artisan and e-commerce studios are centered . Through the formation of this core , and concealing car parking within an existing warehouse , Genton created a highly active pedestrian zone within a lowdensity neighborhood , strengthening the social fabric of the local community .
Considered contemporary incisions and insertions were made to repurpose the buildings for their new uses , with Genton employing black steel , polished and restored concrete , and recycled brick throughout to cohesively unite warehouse buildings of differing Architectural eras in a consistent design language . Nurturing a sense of ownership among locals , interstitial spaces were a key focus . Lush native plantings are abundant throughout the six-hectare site , nourished by rainwater reuse . Softening the industrial structures , the landscaping and plantings complement the vast scale of the built form and red brick façades . “ Morris Moor ’ s transformative impact can be seen in the swift establishment of occupancy , with the adjacent site now being developed into a similar offering .”
• Architects : Genton
• Area : 45476 m ²
• Year : 2022
• Photographs : Robyn Oliver
• Manufacturers : Criterion Industries , LOCKER GROUP
• Urban Design : Genton , Tract Consultants
• Landscape Architecture : Tract Consultants
• Project Management : Connect Plus Property Solutions
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