Benelong Crescent Apartments / Luigi Rosselli Architects

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Architects: Luigi Rosselli Architects
Location: Bellevue Hill, Sydney,
Year: 2011
Design Architect: Luigi Rosselli
Project Architects: Simon Stead, Edward Birch
Photography: Justin Alexander

© Justin Alexander

The newly completed Benelong Crescent apartments are inspired by the sinuous forms of Erich Mendelsohn’s Einstein Tower in Potsdam, completed in the 1920’s. The apartments cascade down the hill to follow the contours and the curved terraced balconies are shaped by the irregular boundaries of the site, rounded off by the prevailing winds.

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The Living areas have ample fenestrations opening on the large terraces, extending the interior spaces on the projecting panoramic outdoor space.

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The high end of the building is facing a quiet street with large trees and the walls have been moulded to wrap around the trees.

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The individual treatment of the different apartments has provided a “this is not a flat” look.

Film Credits
Created: Mainline Productions
Produced: Jasper Marlow & Dane Mccusker
Parkour Stunts: Torie Alosi
Music: Sundog by Peon
Assisted: Sean Johnson

* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.
Cite: "Benelong Crescent Apartments / Luigi Rosselli Architects" 19 Nov 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 23 May 2013. <http://www.archdaily.com/184456>

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    pretty weak parkour action.
    i think i could have actually done that…
    interesting project however.

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    doesnt’ photograph very well? the wide angle use on the balcony (inside and out) makes it look bizarre.

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