J.AR OFFICE . photos: © David Chatfield

Located in a Currumbin industrial estate, The Warehouses reformulates the light industrial building, guided by civic ambitions and an aspiration to persist for generations. The precinct materialises from a selective edit and unification of five existing structures, defined by a new human-centric internal street. Before construction, the building became a rescue and relief distribution centre for the 2022 Northern Rivers Flood. The resulting brief was driven by the client’s desire to produce a socially conscious precinct that ultimately asked, ‘How can a commercial building adapt to evolving community needs?’ Pragmatically, the site required a robust, low maintenance, thermally comfortable and flood- resilient structure that can persevere through future adverse weather events. Continue reading J.AR Office