First look: Stable Properties lodge plans for new Kirribilli apartments

Award-winning, sustainable developer Stable Properties is set to take on a rare new development in one of Sydney’s most prestigious enclaves.

Stable, led by founding directors Ed Horton and Danny Flynn, have created a point of difference in the development space, looking to restore and redefine existing buildings and heritage properties. 

Finalists in the Property Council of Australia’s Awards for Best Heritage Development, are seeking to recycle a dated mid-century red-brick building in the exclusive suburb of Kirribilli. 

Render of the Kirribilli development on Waruda St.

Taking up a prime corner site at 20 Waruda Street, the project will look to keep in with the surrounding 20th Century Art-Deco architecture, with the current building kept intact, restored to provide a modern facade, along with additional and extended floorspace. 

Designed by Nettleton Tribe, a clearly defined two-storey base forms a podium which integrates the steep sloping topography of the site, along with defining the public domain and improving the streetscape character. 

Seven whole-floor, three-bedroom apartments will be delivered across the project, with each residence generously proportioned, spanning 233 sqm. 

Each of the apartments will feature solar panels, battery storage and EV chargers, making it one of the first sustainable high-density development, with next generation smart technologies set to be included as well. 

Oriented and designed to maximise on the sweeping southern views, each residence will extend to expansive balconies which take in the Sydney Harbour, The Opera House, the Sydney CBD and the Harbour Bridge.

“This size of apartments, together with their quality and sustainable characteristics, is rare and as a result, will add further to the product diversity in this precinct, supporting identified demand,” Nettleton Tribe said in their application plans. 

Render of the Kirribilli development on Waruda St with views to Sydney Harbour.

“Demand for large three-bedroom-plus apartments, to replace impressive family homes, particularly from the Upper North Shore, is growing and market availability is rare and limited.”

“These apartments will fill this gap and add to apartment diversity within the immediate area.”

The proposed architectural language, being conscious of the sensitivities within the Heritage Conservation Area of Kirribilli, is contemporary with an emphasis on simple expression of forms and materials.

A layering of elements add texture and visual interest to the facade, while a considered palette creates a juxtaposition to the adjacent buildings. 

Previously Stable developed The Burcham in Rosebery, the regeneration of the old Wrigley’s factory.