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ELLIS PARK HOUSE

Built on the old Carlton & United Brewery site to the west of Sydney Central Station,

Central Park is a A$2 billion mixed-use project.

Ellis Park House was conceived as an ecological urban home that places a bold emphasis on sustainability and

contemporary living.

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Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Location: LOT 1 Broadway, Central Park, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia

Design Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel.

Architect Of Record: PTW Architects

Green Walls: Patrick Blanc

Year: 2014

Photographs: Murray Fredericks, Simon Wood, John Gollings

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There’s a couple of remarkable things that distinguish the new apartment buildings — One Central Park — that now dominates Sydney city’s western edge. First there’s a huge heliostat reflector

that cantilivers out from it’s top; and second there’s around 1000 square metres of vertical gardens by France’s Patrick Blanc that dominate the building’s northern wall. The gardens are reportedly the biggest of their kind in the world.

One Central Park has just won the Best Tall Building award in the Asian and Australasian region, from the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats (CTBUH) based in Chicago, USA.One Central Park, East and West towers, were designed by France’s Pritzker Prize winning architect Jean Nouvel of Ateliers Jean Nouvel in conjunction with PTW Architects. Interiors of the West tower are by Sydney-based practice Smart Design Studio.

The heliostat reflector cantilevers 20 metres out from the East tower, 94 metres above the ground. It carries around 500 square metres of mirrors which have been specially set to reflect light to shaded areas at the ground and podium levels. There are also 40 sun-tracking heliostat mirrors located on level 17 of the West Tower. These are designed to follow the sun’s path and reflect light up onto the array that are cantilivered out from the East Tower.



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T One Central Park, East and West towers, are the first buildings in the precinct to be completed.

At ground level the focal point of the development is a 6,400 square meter public park. The master planning of the site has been led by Britain’s Foster + Partners, in partnership with Johnson Pilton Walker (Aust) and Ateliers Jean Nouvel (France). The precinct is to be developed in stages over eight to 10 years (construction began in 2010).Once finished Central Park will house around

4000 people in 2100 apartments and 925 student dwellings. The West Tower’s penthouses, located on level 16, are now complete and some are now occupied. They feature interiors with curvaceous joinery and leather detailing by Smart Design Studio.

Central Park hopes to be the Sydney’s most sustainable urban community. Each building within Central Park will achieve minimum a 5 green star rating (Green Building Council of Australia rating system). It will house its own central thermal plant and tri-generation power station, using low-

emission gas to produce electricity; it will have its own water recycling factory collecting rain water, and grey water and black water for treatment and re-use in laundries, toilets and gardens.

The project has committed to reducing private vehicle usage, with a 40-car share service located within the precinct.



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Central Park hopes to be the Sydney’s most sustainable urban com-munity. Each building within Central Park will achieve minimum a 5 green star rating (Green Building Council of Australia rating system). It will house its own central thermal plant and tri-generation power station, using low-emission gas to produce electricity; it will have

its own water recycling factory collecting rain water, and grey water and black water for treatment and re-use in laundries, toilets and gardens. The project has committed to reducing private vehicle usage, with a 40-car share service located within the precinct.

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Below : This structure cantilevers 42 metres off the side of the east tower and is made up of 320 reflectors. By night, the structure uses LEDs to become a grand light-ing installation intended to transform the building into a landmark.

Left and Right: Aerial View of Central Park Middle: The 38 penthouse apartments, marketed as the Sky at One Central Park, have their own private entrance. These residents alone have access to the elevated garden on level 29, which features a plunge pool, an outdoor kitchen and sculpted timber seating areas.

Just like Central Park New York, the 64,000 sqm park is a lush tranquil meeting place where you can unwind and relax with friends and family. Wander or cycle through its tranquil groves or simply sit on the lawns for informal al fresco dining. There are also chessboards and an open-air cinema, as well as occasional markets and music festivals.

Below : This structure cantilevers 42 metres off the side of the east tower and is made up of 320 reflectors. By night, the structure uses LEDs to become a grand lighting installation intended to transform the building into a landmark.

Bottom Left: French architect Jean Nouvel teamed up with botanist Patrick Blanc to create this pair of plant-covered Sydney towers that reflect light into their lower levels with a huge cantilevered panel of mirrors.

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Location Toronto, Ontario Date of Occupancy 2006 SF 4,300 sf

Lead Design Architect Graham Smith

Firm Name Altius Architecture Inc. 109 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 201, Toronto, M6K 1x4 Phone: 416-516-7772 Fax: 416-516-7774 [email protected] www.altius.net

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Located in Toronto’s Bloor West Village neighbourhood the Ellis Park House was conceived as an ecological urban home that places a bold emphasis on

sustainability and contemporary living.The home was constructed on an overgrown infill site, just steps from Bloor Street, that was considered unbuildable because of its 45 slope and shallow depth. Where others saw obstacles the design team saw potential for an earth sheltered home, ideally sited in an urban context with good solar orientation and exceptional vistas over Toronto’s High Park.

In order to make the most of the site and minimize disturbance the excavation was the first example of permanent soil nailed shoring in Ontario. Surgically cutting a three and a half story retaining wall into the hillside provided the ability to essentially build a house in the hole with a shell comprised of insulated concrete forms (ICF), structural insulated panels (SIPS), a structural steel frame and heavy timber beams many of which were reclaimed from a World War II era aircraft hanger at CFB Ottawa or salvaged from the Ottawa River.

Before the basement slab was poured a geothermal loop was installed under the house which would later be connected to the

homes sophisticated hydronic heating, cooling and domestic hot water systems. Multiple thermostatically controlled zones, in-floor heating, dual air-handlers, heat-recovery ventilator with intake filtration, humidity control and outdoor sensors provide optimum comfort during the short heating season and virtually non-existent air conditioning season. Typically the geothermal system is in operation less than six months a year.

Year round the home benefits greatly from its tight envelop and high insulation values. Passive solar gain and optimal shading derived from correct solar geometry and orient-specific high-performance glazing temper the indoor temperatures. Supplemental heating is provided by a traditional clean burning contra-flow masonry stove (Finnish stove) which is fueled with construction waste and trees felled within Toronto. Thermo-siphon night-time venting of the homes extensive thermal mass has proven to provide natural air conditioning through the majority of the summer.The design of the house is thoroughly modern, with bright day-lit open concept spaces that are defined by the extensive use traditional sustainable materials including cork, reclaimed stone, birch and marine plywood, clay brick, copper and Douglas fir.





A broad third floor roof deck with a well defined green edge engages the street life on Ellis Park Road while an extensive green roof atop the house provides a rare vista of nothing but tree tops except for the tip of

the CN Tower piercing High Park’s canopy.

The design and construction of the home provided the archi-tectural team with the opportunity to experiment with various systems, materials and assemblies, providing real world experience and long term monitoring to verify theories and assumptions that could not be tested on private clients. The enduring legacy of the Ellis Park House is that many of the design strategies that were novel at the time of its design have become standard in the firms current work. The house proved to the firm’s clients that reducing ones ecological foot print can be done with out compromising comfort, luxury or style and more importantly that sustainable practices really do pay for themselves.








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