70 Pakington St Geelong West

The first proposal in the developing Geelong West Pakington North Precinct. This building blends a heritage sensitive podium with a contemporary hotel tower above. The heavy brick base houses the building’s retail units behind a clear sheet of street height glazing between a rhythm of brick pilasters.

The podium reflects and takes on the theme of a classic proud corner store and utilises the glazed green brick to bring a contemporary spin to the traditional material.

With sensitive colouring, and a reflective curtain wall, the tapered fins give the tower a sense of verticality and feathers towards the sky. The hotel is accessed through an intimate scale laneway behind the building with an attached cafe.