Project: Huntington
Architect: SJB
Manufacturer: Austral Bricks
Brick Collection: San Selmo Smoked Grey Cashmere & Cloudy Silver
Builder: Doma Group
Photography: Tom Roe

Honeysuckle Drive is part of the urban renewal corridor in Newcastle’s Honeysuckle Precinct. This area, which was previously defined by its largescale commercial operations, is now evolving into a multifaceted, integrated foreshore precinct with a finer urban grain. Poised to play a key role in enlivening the precinct is Huntington at 35 Honeysuckle, a new mixeduse residential development (comprising
approximately 90 apartments across three distinct architectural forms) with an active retail node. Responding to the site’s location and industrial history, two buildings showcase a warm blend of masonry that incorporates cloudy silver and smoky cashmere tones. This material palette creates an aesthetically pleasing texture and sense of presence.

Jury 2022: “Reminiscent of iconic Louis Kahn projects, Huntington showcases brickwork in its monolithic form, which is not an easy thing to do in architecture. The bold, singular use of brick has given the building a fabriclike quality and addressed the project’s scale and prominent location with an exceptional interplay of restraint and materiality. Its clever articulation and attention to detail is sure to encourage people to be committed to using brickwork and doing it well.”