50 Belmore Street

Forward-looking design for Western Sydney

50 Belmore Street responds to a growing demand from government and private sectors for contemporary, high quality office space in Western Sydney.

As part of a broader plan to transform Penrith into a strategic centre for housing, services and employment, the project is a key contributor to Penrith’s emerging commercial core, close to retail and public transport.

Designed for Sandran Property Group and Podia, 50 Belmore Street complements the existing built context, whilst remaining adaptable to future development. In particular, the ground plane sets out connections to neighbouring sites indicated by Council as contributing to Penrith’s revitalisation. The result is a vibrant public domain activated by pedestrian laneways and a new café.

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The architecture is articulated as three distinct volumes, stepped in plan to respond to the cranked alignment of Belmore Street. The volumes also step in height as they relate to contextual datums. The western volume is setback to reveal a double height colonnade and entry lobby.

On the façade, each volume is expressed in a robust concrete grid. Angled aluminium panels provide a secondary level of articulation, plus sunshading.

Inside, campus-style floorplates are arranged around a large, central atrium lined in timber. Natural light filters through to support wellbeing, whilst circulation around the atrium perimeter encourages social interaction. At the bottom of the atrium, activity from the laneway café spills into the building’s interior.