Greybox is an experiment. Set in a seaside suburban setting, Greybox takes the idea of a verandah homestead turned inside out, cross bred with a beachside motel, a tractor shed and a cloistered abbey. It’s a house for living outside – as much possible – with a series of separate rooms around a 3-sided veradah … Continued
This 1880’s former hotel building has been revived as a casual drinking and dining venue that draws inspiration from the original features of the building. The arches of the windows have become vaulted frames over the main bar and sweeping lamps that bring intimacy to tables; the original floral wallpaper lends its green and gold … Continued
This old Newtown factory has been transformed into a long, languid restaurant and bar space stretching from the street to the park at the rear. The street façade and a clerestoried aisle are painted in ultramarine, the latter holding a moulded timber banquette that runs along the southern edge of the space as a counterpoint … Continued
The Bathurst Animal Rehoming Centre is a facility for the management of companion animals in the Bathurst region. The brief was to create a comfortable and welcoming space for the community, whilst maintaining exceptional standards for the welfare of the animals. The design includes animal enclosures, an adoption pavilion and a companion animal training facility, … Continued
The Pyrmont Community Centre occupies the heritage listed Pyrmont Public School designed by Architect William Kemp, a locally listed heritage item. New built form has been introduced to create a new entry, gym and music/ performance space to augment the existing heritage fabric, which holds new multi use- community rooms, library link and reading spaces, … Continued
Welsh + Major have won a design excellence competition for a new multi-level industrial warehouse and distribution complex in the inner suburbs of Sydney. The proposal to be developed by Goodman is an emerging typology in Australia, and includes 3 levels of warehousing, a 7 storey office building, cafe, conferencing, end-of-trip facilities, rooftop gardens and … Continued
Nestled in a beachfront valley prone to bushfire, this robust house takes its cues from the surrounding landscape, particularly the colours and textures of the rocky headland which are reflected in the hues and forms of corbelled brickwork. A brick entry wall engages with the separate service pavilion to create a sequential approach to the … Continued
Built in the 1840’s, and first renovated in the 1890’s, this significant terrace has been returned to its original arrangement as a distinctive single dwelling. A dialogue between historical preservation and the needs of modern life has been established; within the restored spaces of the original terrace, a series of beautiful, distinctly new objects have … Continued
In 2017 The Hills Shire Council commissioned Welsh + Major with Taylor Brammer Landscape Architects to design and document a series of upgrades to the 100 year old Castle Hill Cemetery. The 8.2 hectare bushland setting of the existing cemetery will be rejuvenated with new landscape works, walking tracks, parking areas, a new public internment … Continued
Set on a dramatic clifftop site The Imperial Hotel Building at Clifton has sat neglected and boarded up following the collapse and closure of Lawrence Hargrave Drive some 15 years ago. With the road now open again with the opening of the Seacliff Bridge, Welsh + Major were engaged to design and document an iconic … Continued