Avondale Golf Club
AJA were engaged to develop a scheme to improve the 91 year old heritage listed club house, constructing a scheme that is designed for value adding, future proofing & flexibility with a sustainable & analytical approach.
Outdoor Theraputic Training Device (OTTD) Dementia Concept
Based on an evolving understanding of innovative environments for treating dementia in the ageing process, AJA was approached to develop a concept for a unique outdoor remedial training area.
Residential Aged Care Facility – Parkes, NSW
The SCC Parkes RACF was conceived around the idea of providing a rambling, country farm house, much like the situation many of the residents would be used to. The ‘houses’ are limited in size and are accessed off internal ‘streets’ by a ‘front door’, the harsh western plains climate restricting external connections.
Cowper Street Mixed Use Apartments
In a substantial redesign and addition of 3 floors to a decade old DA in Granville, AJA’s design was approved for 70 units with ground level retail, and includes a Public Arts Plan adding a cultural overlay to this important corner site.
Parkes Independent Living Units
Responding to the growing need for appropriate seniors and aged care accommodation in regional areas, AJA has sought to create a village oriented character for this complex of independent living units (ILUs) for Parkes in western NSW.
Harpa Apartments, Little Bay
Responding to a coastal setting, oval community space and heritage-listed neighbours, a sweeping arc form over 4 levels incorporates a range of 1,2 and 3 bedroom apartments that are configured to optimize views, cross ventilation and solar access.
Blackman Park Scout and Amenities Hall, Lane Cove
A multi-functional community and recreational facility takes inspiration from local vegetation and materials, forming an elegant curved shell to serve a variety of uses day and night.
Thurlow Street Studios, Redfern
Originally built as the Foster Clarks Custard Factory and then used as the HQ for Done Design, the heritage listed building was converted into ground floor retail and three levels of studio offices incorporating character elements that maintained the industrial aesthetic.
Northbridge House
Two pavilion-style wings connected at the entry stairwell orient all rooms in this residence to area views, and provide separation of zones for family living and entertainment that are configured to optimize the relationship with balconies, pool terrace and tennis court.
Design toolkit by AJA: Age'n'dem
AJA are completing a design manual for a local government authority to improve streetscapes for older people and people with dementia, most of whom still live in their homes, to encourage them to get out and engage with their local neighbourhood.
200 Crown Street, East Sydney
Breathing new life into a former bootmaker’s factory for Ministry of Sound, the adaptive conversion of this 3 level building in a conservation zone retained the character of the built fabric in remodeling for a playful, contemporary fitout with open circulation to link separate functions.
Parramatta Competition
The design intent was to create an iconic building, responsive to its immediate and wider context in a form that achieves both architectural and urban design excellence.
Bondi Beach House
Capturing spectacular views of Bondi Beach, this 2 storey split level residence combines open-plan living with environmental comfort and spatial flow in a design that complements the clients’ family and entertainment needs in different seasons and times of the day.
Martin Place, Sydney
As one of Sydney’s premier urban places with both civic and ceremonial importance, the refurbishment of Martin Place for the 2000 Olympics had a design approach with aesthetic strength and sensitive detail to enhance the pedestrian experience and improve the commercial appeal of this precinct.
Redfern Terraces
In a compact and efficiently planned development on a city fringe back lane, this unique group of five 4 level terraces responds to the urban context with a palette of materials and details that assist privacy, security, spatial flow and sustainable design initiatives.
City North Zone Substation
The presence of this 5 storey zone substation in a prominent CBD location was augmented by a façade incorporating a ‘Mondrian’ aesthetic that references the supply and distribution of electrical power, and integrates various infrastructure elements within its grid.
Camperdown Terraces
Light, space and water define the spatial character of these two contemporary 3 level terraces that feature lap pools, flexible courtyards and roof terraces in an infill development that complements the streetscape transition in scale and typology.
Spring Cove Terraces, Manly
A challenging, environmentally sensitive site overlooking Sydney Harbour necessitated a design approach to maximize views; privacy and comfort for five 3 level houses nestled into the landscape with harmonious materials and layered built form.
Newtown Townhouses
Warehouse character of the original building is conveyed in an infill development of six 2 storey townhouses and a freestanding house on the street-front, with sunny internal courtyards adding to the sanctuary feeling of these urban living environments.
Affordable Housing Units
This affordable rental project consists of 4 x 1 bedroom and 7 x 2 bedroom adaptable units, designed for future use by seniors or people with a disability.
North Curl Curl House
With a series of roofs and boxes terracing down the slope, the internal spaces are linked by a service spine running along one boundary, that allows the remaining three sides open to the extensive views.
Amenities & Community Room, Sydney
A building that provides public facilities adjacent to a popular community field and which responds to the principles of the parkland masterplan - a landmark facility, public meeting venue, celebration of the landscape, a place of discovery.
Lane Cove House
This residence makes the most of a northerly aspect and views over an adjacent golf course, with a generous double height void in the center and upper level clerestory openings.
Camperdown Substation
This substation design has taken inspiration from the growing metropolitan context in which it stands, with a metal skin wrapping and coloured brick facade treatment.
Olympic Park Zone Substation
A contemporary design for the Olympic Park substation was developed in accordance with Ausgrid's operational requirements and a strong environmentally sustainable agenda. Colour and articulated roof lines brings definition to the built form, which sits comfortably in its setting.
Art Wall - Cowper Street
Art panels line the public faces of the Cowper St development, representing a story of the local river system, of flow, change and natural cycles.
Art Wall, Wentworthville
Asking the question "what does this blank wall want?" and guided by council's positive reaction to local street art, our concept looked to give the blank wall the illusion of projecting balconies.
Compost Machine, Bondi Beach
"The Bondi Gobbler Composting Trial is Council's pilot project to explore the possibilities of large-scale composting of organic waste as a more cost-effective, environmentally sustainable and practical alternative to sending waste to landfill." Waverley Council
Terraces by Cadmium
These four townhouses are a unique reinterpretation of the traditional terrace house, each complete with a large gallery void over the stair and a ground floor living space that flows outdoors to a raised courtyard.
Watermark, Wagga Wagga
Setting a new benchmark for retirement living in regional Australia, this complex of independent living units integrates communal facilities of a heritage listed former Catholic seminary with 56 contemporary apartments set in landscaped grounds on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River.
The Stables, Jacksons Landing
A key heritage remnant of the former CSR complex at Pyrmont built in the 1920s provided a challenging brief for conversion into four 2 level loft-style apartments, incorporating mezzanine studies within the retained roof trusses and new framed elements for balconies and entries.
Cockatoo Island
The former electrical plan building on Cockatoo Island has been converted to accommodate a ground floor cafe and upper level office space. A series of steel and timber framed awnings fan around the base building providing shelter and orientation for outdoor gatherings.
Broadmeadow Zone Substation
To enhance the public domain around the perimeter of this electrical substation, recreation activities related to the adjacent sports complex were featured in precast concrete panels and perforated metal screens together with a colour palette based on the local football club.
Lake Munmorah Zone Substation
The vegetation of the surrounding bushland was graphically interpreted in perforated metal screens to the highway frontage of this electrical substation to provide a visually coherent elevation to the main infrastructure building that features a folded metal deck roof.
Crows Nest Zone Substation
To complement the heritage listed original substation on this site, a well mannered and contemporary addition with robust materials and considered proportions was sought to integrate the new infrastructure with its environs while meeting a stringent technical brief.
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust campus, Mosman
Transformation of an ex-military hospital and barracks buildings into a unified campus-style complex of studio offices involved preservation and reinstatement of key heritage elements integrated with new insertions to complement this landscaped headland setting overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Fuji Xerox Distribution Centre, Mascot
Branding identity and colour printing technology inspired the vibrant, playful palette for extensions to the Fuji Xerox administration and training facility, in which a new floor and street façade were added together with an extension to the supply distribution warehouse.
Beaconsfield Terraces
A unified street frontage that expresses the individual houses was achieved through the colour palette and layered form of these four 3 level terraces each incorporating 3 bedrooms and a studio above the rear lane accessed garages.
Aston Terraces, Hornsby
A village feel was the aim for these 26 contemporary two storey terrace homes that respond to their bushland setting and prominent location on the upper north shore with layouts providing privacy, natural ventilation and environmental amenity.
Double Bay House
An efficient, low maintenance family home in which the design takes full advantage of this tight, irregularly-shaped site where internal-external relationships were fundamental to maximizing the available land to complement the client’s urban lifestyle.
Jill & Jack's Daily
AJA were engaged to provide fitout documentation for two Jill & Jack's Daily stores in Port Douglas (Qld) and Ulverstone (Tas).
PMP Facility Upgrades – NSW and Victoria
Utilizing print media material to link PMP products with their workplace environment and reception areas, a range of upgrade work was undertaken in both production facilities and offices to generate a dynamic expression of the company’s more open and accessible working culture.
Covered Open Learning Area, Lane Cove Public School
As part of the campus masterplan which AJA produced for Lane Cove Public School, a Covered Open Learning Area was designed and built as an independent portal frame structure.
Affordable Housing upgrades, Orange Grove
The scheme focuses on the improvement of the street scape and a complimentary approach, blending in with the new HNSW development across the road.
North Sydney House
This amalgamation of two existing small cottages to create a larger contemporary residence on a steeply sloping site was an exercise in careful spatial redefinition with respect for the quality sandstone walls of the original buildings.
Coronga Crescent House, Killara
This residential renovation comprised two separate parts; a new entrance and carport to the street front and a refined transition to the rear garden with a timber framed pergola.