North Bondi's Blair Street set for new apartment development
A boutique apartment building looks set to rise on one of North Bondi's most sought-after streets.
Plans have been filed for a four-storey apartment block at 181 Blair Street, with the small project to comprise just nine apartments.
The architects at Bureau SRH have designed the apartments, which will deliver a mix of layouts, with two studio apartments on offer, in addition to three one-bedroom, one two-bedroom and three three-bedroom apartments. A portion of the apartments will also be dedicated to affordable housing.
The top level of the building will be extensively recessed from the rest of the building, with the building mass presented as a two to three-storey building, with an articulated roof top form.
Apartments will face both the front and the rear of the site, with fixed privacy screens added to side windows to maintain privacy from the surrounding residences.
A majority of the apartments will achieve solar access, while each will benefit from cross flow ventilation.
The building will be divided into two parts, with the north-east section encompassing views to the Bondi Golf and Diggers Club, as well as Hugh Bamford Reserve and beyond, with the other section of the building oriented towards North Bondi.
The design concept for the proposal has grown simultaneously from the consideration of the surrounding natural landforms and future urban requirements, said the architects in their design statement.
Protruding balconies and the articulated roof form establish a significant street presence, while the rear balconies and planters establish a distant presence from the rear neighbours and provide another level of privacy protection.
A public domain will be curated across the ground floor space, with an open landscaped private space.
Future residents will benefit from being within close proximity to the bus stops on Military Road, with the closest stop just 30-metres from the site, servicing regularly to both Bondi Junction and the CBD.
