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Hamilton Place
A residential apartment upon a 9 x 9 meter site in the South West of Adelaide's CBD. Nestled between a mix of commercial offices and traditional cottages the building grows into a slender five level dwelling.
Referencing the popularity and prevalence of Glen Osmond Bluestone in Adelaide during the 1850-1920’s, forms were generated around the idea of splitting rock. Distilled into two sheer cuts the motif of linking the past and present together through a central medium have been explored. A lower sheer cut represents Adelaide’s past, creating an angled surface towards the street. This embodies looking back to the past with a literally represented view. The higher sheer cut angles a face towards Adelaide’s skyline, alluding to the present aspect of Adelaide as a growing city. The angled cuts are connected by a rock medium, yet are at far corners to give distance and chronological relevance to the idea of linking the past and present. The final built form is not a solid rock mass nor made from bluestone, however the sheer angles are a reference back to the history of Adelaide.