Following a destructive fire in 2019, BKA have been engaged by Lake Macquarie Council to revitalise Awaba House to its former glory. Based on community consultation, BKA‘s design retains the historically significant external form and features of the building. Contemporary additions and changes to the internal layout allow for a modern cafe and function space. The […]

The project delivers modern apartments with high residential amenity while heeding three key considerations: it’s distinctive urban surrounds, efficient space usage within a compact footprint, and sensitivity to its heritage context. The project is a heritage infill development that is bookended by two 3-storey buildings with original historic facades. In response to this challenging context […]

The new Singleton Arts and Cultural Centre promotes creative activities in the Hunter Valley, providing space for local art shows and international exhibitions. Located on a floodplain, the gallery sustains a flexibility throughout, catering to various demographics and changes in exhibitions, with the design being “future-proofed” to allow for further expansion. Windows of different heights […]

Located in Sydney’s south, Penshurst Park Sporting Hub is an upgrade of an existing public space within the Georges River Council LGA into an inclusive, recreational parkland. When complete, the hub will facilitate a broad range of active and passive recreational, sporting, community, and social activities. The project encompasses a number of features including multipurpose […]

This four-storey commercial development in Newcastle West combines high grade office space with ground-level retail. With street level activation and park views, the development responds to its triangular urban site and is designed to promote pedestrian movement from the nearby Market Town shopping centre. When complete, the building will integrate green design principles in the […]

Overlooking one of Sydney’s busiest streets, this 14-storey hotel development will combine new construction with the adaptive reuse of the heritage-listed former premises of the Sutton Forest Meat Company at 763 George Street. On completion, the hotel will offer 174 guest suites and reflect best practice in architectural, urban, and heritage design. The hotel’s facade […]

BKA Architecture have completed two fitout designs in East Maitland and Newcastle for the distinguished Belle Property Group, with both offices possessing high end finishes and striking colour palettes. The Newcastle office is the first for the group in the Newcastle CBD. The refined spaces are an elegant blend of connected workplace design principles encompassing […]

BKA’s Hutchinson Street development is currently under construction. The project is to be delivered as a commercial shell, with the interior remaining flexible, allowing future tenants to fit out the building however they like. The facade is heritage listed and is being retained, including all doors and windows. These will be taken offsite (along with […]

BKA have redesigned a multi residential apartment building complex on Terry St, Box Hill. It includes a total of 114 units across two buildings that are both seven storey high, one building that is five storey high and a 2 storey basement. The apartments are a mixture of 1-3 bedrooms.   Internalised courtyards provide a […]

BKA Architecture’s design for a mosque at Glenhaven in Sydney has recently gained approval via the Land and Environment Court. The project takes a ‘residential’ form, utilising rammed earth walls and tray metal roofing. A great result from Mills Oakley Lawyers and the consultant team for the Hills District Muslim Society.