AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 2025 NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS PROGRAM

Industry Terraces creates a dynamic contribution to the medium density multiple housing stock emerging in Braddon. The breaking up of forms, clever site planning and terrace typology ensures that each dwelling has a street facing courtyard and front door which promotes activity and engagement to the street and public realm. The articulation of the facade, its saw tooth form and variation in materiality allows for legibility of each dwelling and a sense of identity within the cluster of terraces. JUDD.studio’s commitment to the sawtooth form does not conclude at the roof but extends to the ground plane to subtly articulate courtyard walls thus creating an inviting experience at the pedestrian level.

Parking and vehicle access is facilitated via an internal street and below ground garages within the middle of the site. Alternating surface patterns and overhead trellis planting transform an otherwise utilitarian access way into a private street with excellent passive surveillance offered by the overlooking terraces. One can imagine this space occupied by children playing handball, residents working in their garages with open doors chatting with each other. The project not only responds to activation at the street level but also uncovers opportunities for activation within the site.