Make has transformed a former chocolate factory in the Haymarket district of Sydney into a boutique office building. Built in the early 1900s, the building’s character forms the heart of the project, and the design has retained as much of the original fabric of the 3-storey building as possible, including the steel beams, timber flooring, exposed brickwork and original hoists. New materials such as copper, concrete and terrazzo – all sourced from within Australia – were chosen to contrast with the old.
The brick facade has been painted and a new copper and steel portal door forms the main entrance. The original roller shutter entrance has been replaced with a bespoke double-height reeded glass and steel door that slides up, opening the entrance lobby to the street. When shut, the glass becomes a warmly illuminated lightbox at night.
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The design preserves the building’s industrial character retaining the steel beams, timber flooring, exposed brickwork and original hoists.
