Designed in conjunction with Mirvac Design, The Frederick is a glass tower of interlocking forms that fronts a new urban park at the heart of Green Square. With 152 apartments over 23 storeys, it is the second tallest building in the Green Square city centre. Taking best advantage of this great location and the unusual shape of the site, the design curves and folds open out to the 360-degree views from the Sydney CBD to Botany Bay.
Expand ContentThe elegant form is punctuated by tall corner slots, with each façade wrapping the curved corner and tucking into the next elevation like a pinwheel. At upper levels, the parapet tips towards the sky, accentuating the striking geometric design. The façade is further articulated by horizontal and vertical shading elements over its flush double-glazed façade of fritted spandrels. This gridded language is consistent from the retail level to the crown of the building, clearly expressing the structure’s dynamic form.
The ten-storey terrazzo base to the tower provides solidity, durability and a familiar human scale to the public interface. Effectively a podium, the base frames retail tenancies at ground floor and connects the tower to a high quality and engaged public domain. A new laneway cuts through the site, creating a narrower scale to that of the street and consequentially providing for different types of activities.
Common areas reflect the exterior’s design intent by presenting a warm and minimal yet opulent material palette with considered furnishings, fixtures and fittings. The building’s curved exterior is represented throughout the interior detailing. This is most apparent in the circular sofa at the centre of an illuminated detailed veil, which forms the intimate foyer space.
2025 Winner AIA NSW Architecture Award
Res Housing Multiple Housing
Green Square Site 15 – Smart Design Studio, CO-AP and Mirvac Design
