Architect: Bates Smart
The Second student housing development by the Iglu team, Iglu Chatswood is a 396-bed student accommodation project opened in February 2014, for the new academic year.
The 12 storey building is read as a series of stacked volumes that sit on a two storey terracotta base that provides warmth and a human scale to the street. The two lower levels of the building accommodate a range of indoor communal spaces that open onto a large landscaped courtyard for residents to meet and socialize.
Internally off-form concrete, timber and terracotta provide a backdrop of raw natural materials. Colour and texture is introduced through fabric, rugs and furniture to create a relaxed atmosphere.
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