Cara Djubak
The Cara Djubak public artwork, a towering 10-meter-high sculpture located in the centre of a roundabout in Kwinana has become a striking landmark. Conceived and created by by Susan Milne, Greg Stonehouse, and Nyoongar Yamatji artist Justin Martin, with cultural advice from Cheryl Martin and design support from Tilt Industrial Design, the artwork honours the […]
Junior School Play Tower
Naturform engaged our team to design a safe and innovative children’s playground. The project presented unique structural challenges such as to the presence of trees, and the need to protect young users from injuries. Using advanced 3D-modelling software, Partridge designed a steel structure with perforated sheet panels for bracing. This innovative solution eliminated potential hazards […]
Bronte Cabana
Partridge worked with the Cave Urban team on this creative home extension project, which presented a series of delightfully complex engineering challenges. The curved concrete pergola roof, supported at one end by a steel-framed cabana and at the other by a single concrete column, required precise detailing and analysis. The concrete transfer slab, integrating the […]
The Cliff House
Perched on the clifftops of Dover Heights this structure exemplifies the many facets of design the Partridge team delivers to achieve the architectural vision – from the largest elements of structural slabs and walls, down to the finest details of fixings for louvre screens and stair treads. Working with Rolf Ockert and the team at […]
Woolahra Village House
Situated in the heritage fabric of the suburb, Woollahra Village House is an alterations and additions project carried out with Tobias Partners and Cumberland Build. Working within an old infill site with numerous previous renovations usually means unearthing hidden surprises and this project was no exception. The project team had to work around some buried […]
Terra Firma
This unique harbourside residence was designed by Luigi Rosselli Architects, and was inspired by the nearby sandstone cliffs of Longueville in NSW. Partridge worked closely along side the architectural team and Buildability Constructions to solve significant structural challenges posed by the curved forms of the building. Our team developed innovative solutions to support these unique […]
Riverfront House
This modern, minimalist home on the Parramatta River waterfront follows the site’s natural contours, elegantly raking towards the cliff, providing direct river access without increasing visible building height from the street. The house offers an uninterrupted 180-degree view of the river and parkland, seamlessly blending exterior and interior elements. The project presented some extraordinary architectural […]
The Ribbon Playground
The Ribbon Playground, a maritime-themed transformation of a cluttered space, combines functionality with aesthetics. Partridge worked closely with Tensile Design & Construct to ensure the safety and performance of this maritime-themed playground, playground, commencing the concept design in 2019, We took it all the way through detailed design, shop drawing review, coordination with the existing […]
Retail Apparel Group
Intermain collaborated closely with Partridge in transforming a mixed-use warehouse into a dynamic workspace. With no existing structural drawings, our team conducted thorough site investigations, including slab scanning, to evaluate the building’s structural capacity for new uses. A major challenge was converting warehouse spaces into offices, a yoga studio, and communal areas, requiring the structure […]
Frigate Bird II
The Catalina flying boat Frigate Bird II is a piece of living Australian history and has been the centre of the Powerhouse Museum transport exhibition for more than 30 years hanging, high from the roof of the Boiler Hall. Part of the museum upgrade included a plan to bring the Catalina down close to ground […]
Footprints
The Sydney Metro Waterloo Station, a new three-storey facility by John McAslan and Partners, opened in late 2024 as part of the Sydney Metro City line. Partridge was engaged by mili mili on behalf of Aboriginal artist Nicole Monks to design the steel framework for a mirrored triangle wall façade and fixings for a 16 […]
You Are Here
This art installation was designed by artist Juan Pablo Pinto and Lachlan Brown from Cave Urban, and features two towering steel sculptures that represent the Parramatta River’s history. The sculptures, constructed from recycled steel calibration samples from Infrabuild Steel Mill, depict the river’s shape and geology through layered sedimentary patterns. The challenge for our engineers was to […]