Rosewood Residences at 4A-10 Maclaurin Parade is a multi-unit development containing 37 apartments over 7 stepped levels. The built form responds to an irregularly shaped site and steep topography. A prominent anchor point of the architecture addresses the sharp corner where Maclaurin Parade and Nola Road intersect. The horizontal scale of the built form is […]

The proposed design of 38 affordable studio apartments will contribute to the ongoing revitalisation of Newcastle’s Hunter Street and has now been approved in Land and Environment Court. Being a mixed-use development, the design features a cafe at ground level, further activating a streetscape that has been slowly recovering from a high number of vacancies […]

35-39 Duncan Street apartments are located in an R4 High Density Residential Zone and seek to provide a variety of housing types within this environment. The proposal looks towards the future of multi-dwelling accommodation and encourages a wide range of demographic opportunities. With careful attention to detail, lightweight screening elements assist with both privacy and […]

BKA has designed a 3 storey, mixed-use apartment building on Forest Rd Hurstville, which includes a childcare centre and spaces for retail on ground level. The project seeks to enhance the quality and amenity of the streetscape through projected balconies and recessed circulation zones that add contrast and definition to the facade. Large glazed openings […]

BKA have designed 30 open plan multi residential apartments on Peel St Tuncurry. Internalised courtyards provide a pleasant outlook for residents, facilitating the opportunity for casual gathering, with setback terraces providing a buffer between public and private realms. Cross ventilation limits the degree of artificial cooling required in summer with the provision of windows on […]

BKA’s Harrington Waters apartments cater to the growing market of younger people and families who are keen to enter the housing market at an affordable level. Approved in another Land and Environment Court Section 34 Conference, the massing of the building seeks to optimise environmental opportunities and responds to the constraints of the area. Cross […]

Clifford Street townhouse apartments range from 1-3 bedrooms and cater to a range of users in response to the growing population of the Suffolk Park neighbourhood. The townhouses seek to provide a contemporary interpretation of the traditional terrace form in an appropriate response to the typical housing of the area. Visual privacy is achieved between […]

223 Great North Road is a boutique mixed use development comprising of 34 units, a commercial/retail component and two basement car parks. The site has dual frontage towards the residential East Street and the vibrant Great North Road, with an assertive rooftop terrace. Touches of playful colour to the internal facades brighten the central courtyard […]

English Street Boarding House consists of two five-storey buildings that are surrounded by courtyards, lush plantings and generous open spaces. It’s traditional construction of brick veneer is accentuated through the protruded brick articulation of the façade and is complimented by extended metal window hoods and privacy screens. Community interaction and liveability are encouraged through two […]

BKA has designed a 65 room boarding house that is located on an amalgamated site, occupying two street frontages to the North and East. The design enhances a “U” shape plan where outer edges address the streets, whilst internal courtyards allow privacy from neighbours. The luxury micro-apartments include integrated energy systems, high end finishes and […]

Gladys Avenue boarding house, located within a low-rise residential area, is surrounded by driveways and roads on almost all sides. Through a sensible architectural design that carefully articulates the building volumes with rhythm and proportion, the development consists of six pavilions in equivalent size to a large single dwelling. Within the steep sloping site, a […]