Chifley Plaza Sydney by SJB

The shopping mall is making a comeback – but not in the way you might expect. SJB reimagines the retail experience at Sydney’s iconic Chifley Plaza through a clever pairing of Manhattan Art Deco nostalgia and a design strategy that appeals to our hearts and our feet.

BY Indesignlive

August 23rd, 2017

Tags: Adriatic Ceramics, Cafe Culture + Insitu, cafecultureinsitu, Calibre Concepts, Chifley Plaza, Creative Metal Fabrication, Criteria Collection, CULT, Dedece, Great Dane Furniture, issue 70, Living Edge, Own World, Pelle, Pelle Leathers, Retail, SJB, South Pacific Fabrics, sydney, The Andrews Group, thonet

Architect
SJB

Photography
Felix Forest

Project Manager
Compass

Builder
BUILT

Structural Engineer
TTW

Hydraulic Consultant
Insync Services

Furniture
Living Edge – Stellar Works Lunar lounge chairs and sofas
Great Dane Furniture – Ox Design bar stools
Cafe Culture + Insitu – Plank Monza dining chairs
Thonet – Otto dining chairs
Cult – Hay About A dining chairs
Own World – Gubi TS GamFratesi coffee tables
The Andrews Group – Bolon Flow rug

Lighting
Dedece – Davide Groppi Sampei floor lamps
Criteria Collection – Apparatus Studio wall lights, pendant lights

Finishes
Calibre Concepts – Tiles throughout
Adriatic Ceramics – Marble throughout
Creative Metal Fabrication – Brass joinery throughout
Pelle Leathers – Leather upholstery
South Pacific Fabrics – Velvet upholstery

Read more here, or get the full story in Indesign Magazine Issue #70.

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