2017 Gallery
Winner: Best Retail Design
Woods Bagot for Campos Barangaroo
Lobby, Tower 3, International Tower, 300 Barangaroo Avenue
Sydney, New South Wales
Affectionately coined the ‘jewellery box’ for its shimmering, lustrous aesthetic, Campos Barangaroo celebrates old-world craftsmanship in a contemporary form. Featuring a reduced palette of brass and grey marble, the micro-scale project provides a permanent, pop-up style coffee kiosk integrated with the grandeur of Tower 3 lobby at International Towers Sydney.
Jury Citation
Campos Barangaroo is one of those rare insertions that manages to complete, and thus make sense of, the space it occupies. It stands in rich, and somewhat glamorous, contrast to the bold sandstone wall nearby, and in harmony with the glass and steel detailing around it, Campos is a glittering “jewellery box” installation, positioned and at home exactly where it should be.
Primarily providing coffee, this brass-finished boxed venue, with woven brass mesh panels, puts a bold foot forward in a setting where some might have opted for a more neutral black, or something similar. More than equal to its materially rich setting, this exquisitely detailed cafe also occupies its chosen space asymmetrically, sitting in perfect tension to its framing surrounds. Campos is uplifting, bright, warm, light and welcoming, and a clear winner.
