NSW Government
Planning

Tempo

Case study

Tempo responds harmoniously to neighbouring buildings. It has balanced residential and commercial needs with planning requirements. Credit: Wolski Coppin Architecture. Source: Wolski Coppin Architecture

Tempo is a residential and commercial building comprising a mix of 17 townhouses and apartments overlooking an internal landscaped courtyard. There are also 6 retail spaces and basement car parking for 70 cars.

  • Tempo responds harmoniously to neighbouring buildings. It has balanced residential and commercial needs with planning requirements. Credit: Wolski Coppin Architecture. Source: Wolski Coppin Architecture
    Image source: Wolski Coppin Architecture.

The design is a response to a contextual and site analysis, creating and active street front and response to the neighbouring buildings in height and facade modulation. 

The primary design challenges were to: 

  • create a building that had a sustainable environmental agenda
  • respond harmoniously with the surrounding locality, in particular the Majors Bay Road shopping precinct
  • create a commercial and residential apartment building of excellent design qualities.

  1. Project type

    Mid-rise apartment (3 to 6 storeys)

  2. Architect/Designer

    Wolski Coppin Architecture

  3. Location

    • Aboriginal Country: Wangal
    • Suburb: Concord
    • LGA: City of Canada Bay Council

  4. Development details

    • Developer: Aust Equity
    • Site area (m2): 1,333
    • Land use zoning: MU1 - Mixed Use
    • Number of storeys: 4
    • Number of homes in new development: 17
    • Number of homes prior to development: 0
    • Total number of car parking spaces: 70

  5. Year

    Completed 2007