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himmelzimmer is an architectural design practice in Melbourne dedicated to investigating
an architecture that evolves from a continuous dialogue of imaginative and practical thinking.

As a studio we need to be able to define what building/design we aspire to the most:
For us this is ‘a room in the sky’, a ‘himmelzimmer’.

From its open window we can see the endless sky encouraging us that our ideas should be
dream-like without boundaries. With its window closed we can focus on the work on our desk
in front of us, the technical delivery of our ideas.

All our designs evolve from the dialogue of these two perspectives which are both essential
in the delivery of well-executed buildings that inspire and transcend the ordinary.

Our work is at its most successful where our window to the world is in a constant state of
in-between, where it is simultaneously closed and open.

We started in 2003 as studio505.
Following studio505’s closure in 2016 we are continuing our work as himmelzimmer

1/52 porter street, prahran,
melbourne, australia 3181
+61 3 9642 4240
hello@himmelzimmer.com

lotus nanyang primary school ng teng fong + jurong the strand facade 155 queen st mall Patterson Lakes Primary School norwood secondary college watsonia primary school royal domain tower art façade the arena bouverie street wintergarden Queens Rd Public Artwork pixel boronia structures interpol the strand interior clt residential prototypes waratah studio fook kuin medical centre II australian pavilion 2005 phoenix valley suzhou queen st redevelopment
the strand facade 155 queen st mall wintergarden pixel the strand interior queen st redevelopment
lotus nanyang primary school interpol waratah studio australian pavilion 2005 phoenix valley suzhou
nanyang primary school the strand facade 155 queen st mall royal domain tower art façade wintergarden Queens Rd Public Artwork pixel boronia structures waratah studio australian pavilion 2005 suzhou
bouverie street
nanyang primary school ng teng fong + jurong Patterson Lakes Primary School interpol fook kuin medical centre II phoenix valley
norwood secondary college watsonia primary school

himmelzimmer is an architectural design practice in Melbourne dedicated to investigating
an architecture that evolves from a continuous dialogue of imaginative and practical thinking.

As a studio we need to be able to define what building/design we aspire to the most:
For us this is ‘a room in the sky’, a ‘himmelzimmer’.

From its open window we can see the endless sky encouraging us that our ideas should be
dream-like without boundaries. With its window closed we can focus on the work on our desk
in front of us, the technical delivery of our ideas.

All our designs evolve from the dialogue of these two perspectives which are both essential
in the delivery of well-executed buildings that inspire and transcend the ordinary.

Our work is at its most successful where our window to the world is in a constant state of
in-between, where it is simultaneously closed and open.

We started in 2003 as studio505.
Following studio505’s closure in 2016 we are continuing our work as himmelzimmer

1/52 porter street, prahran,
melbourne, australia 3181
+61 3 9642 4240
hello@himmelzimmer.com

lotus nanyang primary school ng teng fong + jurong the strand facade 155 queen st mall Patterson Lakes Primary School norwood secondary college watsonia primary school royal domain tower art façade the arena bouverie street wintergarden Queens Rd Public Artwork pixel boronia structures interpol the strand interior clt residential prototypes waratah studio fook kuin medical centre II australian pavilion 2005 phoenix valley suzhou queen st redevelopment
the strand facade 155 queen st mall wintergarden pixel the strand interior queen st redevelopment
lotus nanyang primary school interpol waratah studio australian pavilion 2005 phoenix valley suzhou
nanyang primary school the strand facade 155 queen st mall royal domain tower art façade wintergarden Queens Rd Public Artwork pixel boronia structures waratah studio australian pavilion 2005 suzhou
bouverie street
nanyang primary school ng teng fong + jurong Patterson Lakes Primary School interpol fook kuin medical centre II phoenix valley
norwood secondary college watsonia primary school
lotus
wujin, china
nanyang primary school
singapore
ng teng fong + jurong
singapore
the strand facade
melbourne, australia
155 queen st mall
brisbane, australia
Patterson Lakes Primary School
melbourne, australia
norwood secondary college
melbourne, australia
watsonia primary school
melbourne, australia
royal domain tower art façade
melbourne, australia
the arena
melbourne, australia
bouverie street
melbourne, australia
wintergarden
brisbane, australia
Queens Rd Public Artwork
melbourne, australia
pixel
melbourne, australia
boronia structures
melbourne, australia
interpol
singapore
the strand interior
melbourne, australia
clt residential prototypes
Melbourne, Australia
waratah studio
rhs chelsea flower show 2013
fook kuin medical centre II
sabah, malaysia
australian pavilion 2005
aichi, japan
phoenix valley
wujin, china
suzhou
suzhou, china

suzhou

suzhou, china

facade architect
studio505
completion date
2006
client
PM Link Pte Ltd + Suzhou PM Link Pte Ltd
cost
$25 million
architect
Paul Andreu + Paris ECADI, Shanghai
facade engineer
Asse Consultants
local design institute
ECADI, Shanghai
interior design
DP Architects, Singapore
photography
Blain Crellin, Dashiell Gantner + Goh Swee Geok

An intricate yet simple and effective façade design to enclose and identify the massive Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Centre.

The scheme comprises over 1.5km of façade enclosing the centre. The base building, designed by Paul Andreu, houses opera halls, cinemas, cultural centre facilities, galleries, gardens and all manner of support infrastructure.

The outer screen is continuous; a smoothly curved skin of large interlocking hexagonal panels. Each panel is clad in waterjet cut aluminium tiles which are designed with two orders of pattern: an interlocking grid of three hexagons, and a free-flowing calligraphic design to create an intricate depth in light, shade and scale. The inner weather skin is primarily a double glazed wall, but is also a simple metal clad wall in front of black box theatres and service zones.

queen st redevelopment
melbourne, Australia