Wonderland, One Central Park, Sydney
Wonderland is the final residential stage of the iconic urban redevelopment project by Frasers Property of Central Park, a precinct of nearly six hectares of inner-city Sydney encompassing residential buildings, parks, community facilities, and improved city infrastructure.
Architectural firm Francis-Jones Morehen-Thorp (FJMT) undertook the design for Wonderland, a mid-rise park-side apartment building at the precinct’s south-eastern corner, completed in early 2019.
Glazed lava curved walls
Pyrolave’s glazed tiles were selected as the finish for the curved walls of Wonderland’s three entrance foyers giving access to the building. Several different tile sizes were incorporated within the design, although the majority of tiles were 230mm x76mm. To achieve the curvaceous shape of the wall, Pyrolave was able to satisfy the architect’s desire for seamless corners by manufacturing “L” shaped tiles of different lengths. A colour palette was selected for each of the red, green, and yellow foyers. In total, nine different colours were used. Instead of using normal grout, an open jointed installation was required. The high degree of precision needed for this type of finish was able to be achieved as a result of Pyrolave’s attention to detail in the production of the tiles.
Wonderland is the final residential stage of the iconic urban redevelopment project by Frasers Property of Central Park, a precinct of nearly six hectares of inner-city Sydney encompassing residential buildings, parks, community facilities, and improved city infrastructure.
Architectural firm Francis-Jones Morehen-Thorp (FJMT) undertook the design for Wonderland, a mid-rise park-side apartment building at the precinct’s south-eastern corner, completed in early 2019.
Glazed lava curved walls
Pyrolave’s glazed tiles were selected as the finish for the curved walls of Wonderland’s three entrance foyers giving access to the building. Several different tile sizes were incorporated within the design, although the majority of tiles were 230mm x76mm. To achieve the curvaceous shape of the wall, Pyrolave was able to satisfy the architect’s desire for seamless corners by manufacturing “L” shaped tiles of different lengths. A colour palette was selected for each of the red, green, and yellow foyers. In total, nine different colours were used. Instead of using normal grout, an open jointed installation was required. The high degree of precision needed for this type of finish was able to be achieved as a result of Pyrolave’s attention to detail in the production of the tiles.
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong
The Grand Café of Hong Kong’s Grand Hyatt hotel, a local institution since its opening in the late 1980s, was given a complete makeover by Melbourne design firm BAR Studio, led by Stewart Robertson, Principal/Director of BAR Studio. Detailed development of the project proceeded with BAR Studio designers, which resulted in specifying a range of tables top dimensions, some square, some circular, in Pyrolave’s exquisitely vibrant gloss colours Ivoire and Tilleul – chosen to represent so effectively the historical and cultural associations for Hong Kong with bamboo. Further planning was undertaken with two furniture manufacturers in Hong Kong to bring the conceptual designs for the table bases to fruition. The Pyrolave table tops, ranging from 750mm square and 25mm thick, up to 1400mm diameter and 30mm thick, all have simple bull-nose edgings. These exquisite tables bring a subdued but elegant lustre to the Grand Cafés conceptual fusion of modern cuisine with classic Hong Kong market place.
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