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Maitland Riverlink
CHROFI & McGregor Coxall
Maitland, NSW, Australia

Photography Brett Boardman, Clinton Weaver, Mark James, Matt Abbott, Simon Wood
Words James Lyall Smith
A Series Of Devastating Floods Meant Locals No Longer See The River As An Asset, But As A Threat To The Community
Project Attribution Chrofi With Mcgregor Coxall
The Building Also Houses A Café And Restaurant As Well As Public Amenities.
A Public Project That Will Crystallise New Value For The Regional Centre Maitland
From Threat To Community Asset Reviving A Country Town’s Heart And Linking It To The River
Its Architecturally Rich High Street And The Environmental Amenity Of The Hunter River
Providing A Greater Experience For Tourists And Locals
Reactivating An Underused Part Of Town.
The Architecture Has A Strong Civic Presence In A Street Full Of Historic Buildings And Is A Landmark When Viewed From The River
The Building Unites Maitland’s Two Key Assets For The First Time
The Precise Angles Of The Walls, Ceiling And Ground Plane Frame A ‘public Living Room’ That Offers A Comfortable Place To Sit
The Project Will Support A Revitalisation Of The Central Business Precinct, Extending It Beyond The Main Street To The River.
The Space Acts As A Kind Of ‘public Living Room’ For The Community
The Timber And Brick Arch Frames A Covered Space For The Community Use
Work Has Now Completed On The Maitland Riverlink
Working With Mcgregor Coxall, Chrofi Identified An Opportunity To Help Reframe That Dynamic
Then Worked Closely With Maitland City Council To Find Buildings Which Could Be Purchased And Redeveloped To Act As Pivot For The Revitalisation Of Th
A Mobile Library, High Quality Public Amenities And A Caférestaurant All Of Which Can Be Transformed Into An Outdoor Cinema Or Theatre For Special Eve
Handmade Brick Was Chosen As The Primary Building Finish To Complement The Heritage Brick And Sandstone Textures Of The Town
The Building Is Expressed As A ‘sculptural Gateway’ That Frames Views To And From The Hunter River And Attracts People To Pass Through The Space
Both In Terms Of Its Identity And Its Assets
Maitland Riverlink
1219 Elevation+section
The Warmth And Texture Of Clay Bricks Works At The Urban Scale And At The Interior Human Scale To Provide An Enduring Finish
Maitland Riverlink
Project Attribution Chrofi With Mcgregor Coxall
The Building Also Houses A Café And Restaurant As Well As Public Amenities.
A Public Project That Will Crystallise New Value For The Regional Centre Maitland
From Threat To Community Asset Reviving A Country Town’s Heart And Linking It To The River
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Maitland Riverlink
CHROFI & McGregor Coxall
Maitland, NSW, Australia

Photography Brett Boardman, Clinton Weaver, Mark James, Matt Abbott, Simon Wood
Words James Lyall Smith
Project Specification
Project Name: Maitland Riverlink
Project Type:
Location: Maitland, NSW, Australia
Project Year: 2018 ,
Photographer: Brett Boardman, Clinton Weaver, Mark James, Matt Abbott, Simon Wood
Architects: CHROFI ,
Landscape Architects: McGregor Coxall ,
Project Type: Commercial Public Precinct ,
Levels: 2 ,
Published 26 February, 2019
Photography  Brett Boardman, Clinton Weaver, Mark James, Matt Abbott, Simon Wood

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