![R7 Barangaroo / Durbach Block Jaggers - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/4ec7/b22e/38da/c600/003b/newsletter/3_RODRIGUO_VARGAS_IMG_3057_copy.jpg?1502105278)
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Architects: Durbach Block Jaggers
- Area: 1900 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Rodrigo Vargas, Guy Wilkinson, Anthony Browell, Lend Lease
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Manufacturers: Ceràmica Cumella
![R7 Barangaroo / Durbach Block Jaggers - Windows, Facade, Cityscape](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/4e36/b22e/38da/c600/0036/medium_jpg/1_gwp-4408_Guy_Wilkinson.jpg?1502105130)
Text description provided by the architects. Barangaroo was formerly part of Sydney's working harbour, redeveloped into a commercial and retail district with parkland on the harbour’s edge,
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/51b6/b22e/38da/c600/0045/medium_jpg/DBJ_R7_Sketch_01.jpg?1502106033)
R7 forms part of the entry sequence of small buildings to Barangaroo - a hinge - between the city and the harbour.
![R7 Barangaroo / Durbach Block Jaggers - Brick, Facade, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/4e47/b22e/3893/9200/005f/medium_jpg/7_DSC_9146_Anthony_Browell.jpg?1502105146)
R7 and its neighbour R1 are linked, sitting in the round between the existing development of King Street Wharf and the higher density of Barangaroo South.
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/5047/b22e/38da/c600/0041/newsletter/3-DBJ_R7_NORTH_ELEVATION.jpg?1502105657)
In the competition winning scheme, the action of the building is brought to the surface, through the external wrap around stair, linking every floor to the ground plane.
![R7 Barangaroo / Durbach Block Jaggers - Stairs](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/4e25/b22e/3893/9200/005e/medium_jpg/6_gwp-6d-3807_Guy_Wilkinson.jpg?1502105115)
This vertical overgrown promenade terminates in a rooftop restaurant and sheltered garden courtyard.
![R7 Barangaroo / Durbach Block Jaggers - Facade, Arch](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/4e97/b22e/3893/9200/0061/newsletter/Featured_Image.jpg?1502105232)
The facade is constructed of stacked and offset timber columns, grading from more dense at the base to lighter at the top.
![R7 Barangaroo / Durbach Block Jaggers - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/4e6b/b22e/38da/c600/0038/medium_jpg/4_Barangaroo_021_Lend_Lease.jpg?1502105184)
In pure elevation the facade appears open, in obtuse views, the timber appears more solid and prominent
![R7 Barangaroo / Durbach Block Jaggers - Facade, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5988/4ddf/b22e/38da/c600/0035/medium_jpg/5_DSC_9099_Anthony_Browell.jpg?1502105042)
To the East the facade curves and cants back, a gentle, embracing gateway to the whole site.