Location
Sydney, Australia
Typology
Residential
Year
2019-2030
Status
in progress
Client
Mirvac and Coombes Property Group
Size
66,000 m² GFA
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Rising above Sydney’s skyline, 505 George St will be the city’s tallest residential tower. It is also conceived as its most welcoming. Rather than an isolated landmark, the 79-storey buil-ding is imagined as a “friendly neighbour,” bringing together apartments, hotel, childcare and retail in a vertical community that opens generously to the streets below. At its base, new connections stitch George and Kent Streets into a continuous urban fabric, while at its summit the tower’s glazed skin frames sweeping views across harbour and city. Wintergardens recessed into the façade create sheltered, naturally ventilated retreats, balancing the tower’s slender elegance with everyday intimacy.
Sustainability shapes the project as much as its form. Photovoltaic fins along the northern face generate energy, while the southern façade employs intelligent cooling strategies. Materials are chosen for their durability and provenance: sand-toned concrete, clear glazing and finely anodised aluminium – giving the tower a timeless and locally grounded character. Green spaces and shared amenities nurture community life, ensuring that this is not only a place to live, but a place to belong. 505 George St embodies a new kind of vertical neigh-bourhood: height with humility, presence with permeability and architecture that speaks equally to the city and its climate.
Location
Sydney, Australia
Typology
Residential
Year
2019-2030
Status
in progress
Client
Mirvac and Coombes Property Group
Size
66,000 m² GFA
Read more
