Located in the heart of Fremantle, the proposal is for a 6-storey boutique hotel with 117 rooms, retail spaces. Ground floor accommodates the main hotel entrance, a restaurant and café/bar with supporting kitchen, amenities, and back-of-house facilities.
Upper levels include a diverse range of hotel room types as well as a guest bar and function rooms on Level 1. This opens onto to a generous courtyard space with a circular oculus that is open to the sky and a key feature of the development. The rooftop includes a restaurant and bar opening onto a generous deck with 20M or 25M pool along the southern side.
Expand ContentThe ‘U’ shaped building form has a stepped mass to marry with smaller developments along Henderson Street and taller developments along William Street. These two interlinked and stepped forms meet at the corner of these streets, creating a dramatic hotel entry sequence while acknowledging the diagonal axis towards Fremantle Prison – a World Heritage Site.
The building design includes a primary expression of large circular columns set at regular intervals, reflecting the layout of hotel rooms within. At ground level, these columns form a deep colonnade creating a sheltered building perimeter to the ground floor food and beverage. Deep recessive balconies articulate the façades and provide private outdoor spaces for guests. Integrated balustrade planters provide a layer of wild landscaping to these balconies, offsetting the regular column grid.
The public domain has been designed as a series of spaces with unique characters: they embed this building in its place. Thes complement numerous landscape spaces, provided at various levels, as places of sanctuary for patrons and guests.
The overall landmark design is highly appropriate for a strategic and significant site within the City Centre; a corner block which speaks to the adjacent historic buildings and contemporary ones alike.
