Sugarmill, Camperdown
Architect: Smart Design Studio
Builder: Loftex
Completion: 2013

From the architect: The Sugarmill project is based in the inner-city suburb of Camperdown, roughly 4km southwest of Sydney’s CBD. It takes the form of eight three-storey terrace homes and 24 terrace-style apartments. The crowning feature of the project is the 1930s warehouse, which has been adapted, renovated and intertwined within the larger area of the development, and from where the development draws its name as at one stage during its history the warehouse was used as a storage facility for wholesale sugar and foodstuffs. As the centrepiece of the development scheme, the warehouse’s Art Deco façade was an important part of the project. The unique geometry of the building creates an eye-catching aspect and gives it a real sense of character. Stripping back the façade to its original brickwork adds another intriguing visual aspect. The triangular pediments were redesigned, taking the shape of butterfly roof forms. This interpretation of the original forms helps orient the structures to work with the modern reconstruction of the internal volumes of the project.