Wonderland

King & Phillip Residences, fjc wonderland martin mischkulnig

King & Phillip Residences, rodrigo vargas

The final stage of Central Park

Wonderland is the final residential stage of the award-winning $2 billion Central Park masterplanned village in Chippendale (inner city Sydney), developed by Frasers Property Australia. The project concludes the delivery of over 2,200 apartments across the 5.8Ha Central Park development. Wonderland is centred on the idea that Central Park is now a modern-day ‘wonderland’, featuring a labyrinth of characterful laneways, tiny terrace dwellings, dining districts, spacious green parks and soaring rooftops to explore and discover. Wonderland’s form is integrated into a layered curvilinear profile, responsive to the varying street and existing building alignments.

A sinuous form

This sinuous built form defines a significant north-facing green public space while maintaining the secondary green space on Wellington Street that remains of comparable size to that of the original masterplan. The new open space and curvilinear built form create a memorable eastern gateway into Central Park, addressing Regent Street and resolving existing street alignments. The curvilinear form of the proposal creates an invitation to the Central Park development that provides a ground plane and public domain that gently unfolds in an experience of discovery and expectation. Notwithstanding the distinctive curvilinear forms at the eastern gateway, the western section of Wonderland maintains a regular geometry and alignment to complement the neighbouring Block 5B architecture and defining the important main park of Central Park.

Layering and setbacks

The layering and setbacks provide a sensitive scaling of the building to the new Central Park, Wellington Street and adjacent developments, allowing an additional partial floor to be created at the western end overlooking Central Park, with an additional floor at the eastern end overlooking the new north-facing park. Importantly, the views, natural light, sun access, amenity and value of the apartments were considerably improved in relation to a masterplan-compliant scheme, as was the quality and quantity of public space.

Awards
2020	Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Awards	Multi-Family Housing, winner

Press
11 Sep 2020	ArchDaily	2020 International Architecture Awards Winners Announced
3 Aug 2016	The Urban Developer	Frasers Property Australia Unveils Final Stage Of $2bn Project
17 Oct 2013	The Fifth Estate	Architects announced for Central Park final stage