Construction World December 2020

Category: ARCHITECTS

39 COMMERCE CRESCENT The building is the 4 th building to be completed by Alchemy on the street. All the buildings draw from the same pallet of materials – off-shutter concrete, black brick, and glass. This building uses the same pallet but its form breaks away from the rectilinear lines of its neighbours. The façade is made up of angled

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• Company entering: Paragon Architects • Client: Alchemy • Start date: -XQH • End date: $XJXVW • Main Contractor: Astek Property Group • Architect: Paragon Architects • Quantity Surveyor: Geoff Ferrer & Associates • Consulting Engineer: Sotiralis PROJECT INFORMATION

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