Architecture

Shaped by the River

Architecture by DBI

Kokomo begins with a decision about what not to build. Two buildings, turned from the road and angled to the water, so that the river belongs to the whole site rather than to a single front row.

66Residences

2 × 6Buildings × storeys

80 mNorth-facing river frontage

7,800m² site

41.7%Tower cover

70%Residences with river view

01 · The Site

Two buildings, angled to the river

Two buildings, turned on an angle, so that neither stands in the other's way. Both face the water.

The river's edge, all eighty metres of it, is left to garden, pool and shade. The towers cover 41.7 per cent of the site; the rest is open ground.

The two buildings angled to the Nerang River — Two buildings, one river outlook

Landscaped river edge with pool and gardens — The river edge kept as landscape

02 · The Section

It steps back as it rises

It rises the way a riverbank does, in soft, generous steps.

Each level gives a little back to the sky, and the upper floors open into terraces. From the river the buildings read low and horizontal.

Upper levels stepping back from the river — Setbacks, level by level

Level 5 terrace cut into the building form — Terraces cut from the section

03 · The Line

Inspired by the river itself

A silhouette that mirrors the water. The exterior is shaped by the sweeping curve of the Nerang — every line considered, every curve intentional.

Curved balcony edges against the sky — The curve, carried the length of the building

Balcony curve detail — Balcony edges, stacked

Curved timber-look soffit at dusk — Soffit, at dusk

Balustrade and frame detail — Balustrade, in Monument

Timber-look battens wrapping the curve — Timber-look battens

Curved terrace edge with cascading planting, hinterland beyond — The curve, softened by garden, the hinterland beyond

“The design intent was to create a subtropical oasis, a place of serenity and timeless elegance, sheltered from the road and open to the river.”

Terry Ourari · Design Lead, DBI

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