Resembling a modern sculptural pinecone, Norfolk Burleigh Heads is shaped with overlapping organic balcony forms that jut out and form a soft edge to an otherwise unanimated building. A new addition to a previously undeveloped area, the new mixed-use residential development, designed byKoichi Takada Architects and Mim Design sits alongside a preserved strip of Australian coastline and opens generously to the nearby beach.
In much the same way as a pinecone opens and closes to protect its seeds, the team designed the building to open and close, allowing it to breathe with operable elements that enable residents to temper light, air and solar gains throughout the day.