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Nov 15, 2018
On 22nd September 2018, our latest community project was opened. Located on the growing, vibrant Central Coast of NSW, the Kincumber Church is now injecting more life into a 175 year history. It has been a long 7 year journey for the Church to realise its completion. The NBRS design team of architects and landscape […]
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Jun 12, 2018
Having opened over a year ago we reflect on the sustainability principles that drove the Mitchel Building at Macquarie University (Also known as E7A). This article was originally written by Macquarie University before the completion of the final building. Pairing them with photos of the finished building we see the relationship between the sustainability principles and […]
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May 15, 2018
There is nothing more Australian than enjoying our golden beaches. Over 85% of our population live within 50kms of the coastal edge and much of our enjoyment in life is defined by sun and surf. Our sense of wellness is not just defined by walking the beach or surfing the breaks but the enrichment of […]
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Aug 18, 2017
August 2017 marks the construction start of a new Worship Centre for Kincumber Anglican Church. The NBRSARCHITECTURE design for the facility will provide a new 200 seat auditorium, flexible social foyer space, improvements to meeting rooms and amenities plus upgrades to parking and the landscaped setting. Located on a busy Central Coast intersection, the new […]
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Aug 14, 2017
Macquarie University was established in the 1960s on a greenfield site north west of Sydney. The campus grew quickly evoking the times through modernist forms and heavy brick and honest concrete materiality. The academic offices were closed solid wall environments. Two of the earliest structures on the campus were buildings E7A and the adjacent E7B […]
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Jul 28, 2017
A major $300 Million project is being completed across New Zealand. For the last 3 ½ years NBRSARCHITECTURE has been design adviser to the Ministry of Education for four new schools in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown. The large-scale project has delivered state of the art, culturally sensitive and responsive Modern Learning Environments (MLE) as part […]
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Mar 2, 2016
The inner city area of Green Square has regenerated from warehousing to high density residential. Along with the population pressure has come the need for social and community focus. With this backdrop, only 18 months ago, there came the drive to establish an urban church that would be welcoming, transparent, engaged and connected with an […]
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Jul 6, 2015
Referred to as Sydney’s Fastest Growing Town, Oran Park is growing at a rapid pace. Sitting 60km south west of Sydney, the new Oran Park Town boasts much more than the dairy farms and a motor race track that it was previously known for. It is estimated by 2020 that Oran Park will accommodate 25,000 […]
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Mar 31, 2015
NBRSARCHITECTURE together with Fiona Venn have collaborated in creating the exciting, interactive installation for Vivid Sydney 2015, Swing Glow. Vivid, a festival of light, music and ideas, showcases excellence in creativity, placing artwork all over Sydney city in the form of interactive installations, light shows, concerts and ideas seminars. Swing Glow encourages the young, and […]
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Aug 4, 2014
Some 55km south west of Sydney the new suburb of Oran Park is growing. The people are moving in and NewLife Anglican Church is gathering momentum. NewLife is a church plant by the Anglican Church. They have been meeting in the Lead Pastor’s house and now it’s time to build. On 7 April this year, […]
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May 14, 2013
NBRSARCHITECTURE have been appointed to deliver the detailed designs for the $10.5M upgrade of Albury Regional Art Gallery. In their press release, Albury City Council identified one fo the reasons for selecting NBRSARCHITECTURE as the architects to deliver the Gallery was our people-focused approach. They’re not interested in building a monument to the architect, they’re interested in filling […]
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Mar 5, 2013
Easter 2013 will be a timely opening for the new Hillsong City Campus in Doody St, Alexandria. A creative partnership with the Hillsong team, Reitsma Construction and NBRSARCHITECTURE is working around the clock to achieve the Easter opening of a new worship centre. The warehouse refurbishment is in the rejuvenated inner Sydney suburb of Alexandria. The […]
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Oct 19, 2012
Mt Albert Baptist Church Auckland. Design Competition Winning Concept: The Ripple. The thematic centrality of the winning design is the idea of the ripple, acknowledging the church as an epicentre of influence on its community. The strength of the concept reflects the church’s DNA, how it desires to impact its environment through teaching and compassion. […]