Project Contact
Felipe Miranda
Arlen Burger
Brooke Lloyd
Caleb Niethe
Carol Yang
Dhrumil Mehta
Fatema Adiba
Hannah Clifton
Jacek Banasiewicz
Jack Rogers
Jaime Wong
John Caldwell
Kirra Wilson
Mary Anne Yosef
Michael Lam
Nicole Burke
Paige Arnold
Phoebe Kalafatelis
Samantha Ellinson
Shohan Somasundaram
Sujata Bajracharya
William Chen
Precinct 75
St Peters, New South Wales
The birthplace of an Australian creative icon, Taubmans Paint, Precinct 75 in St Peters is imbued with innovation and ingenuity – an ideal place for the creation of a new way of rental living in Australia. Following the build-to-rent model, where the building will be entirely available for rent but held in a single entity, Precinct 75 layers amenity with long term, high-quality housing, creating a rental property that feels like home.
The design proposes a collection of new and retained buildings, viewed as two equal halves – residential and commercial/light industrial – stitched together by an activated ground plane and a network of laneways, including Makers Way, that open the site to the surrounding neighbourhood: east to Edith Street, west to Mary Street, and south to Roberts Street
Communal spaces draw inspiration from the refined ambiance of premium hotels, each amenity the thoughtful result of research into the desires and values of the local community – ensuring residents experience an environment that meets their immediate needs and contributes to a lasting and fulfilling living experience.
That vision takes shape in the City Starter and City Stayer apartments – a new compact typology and, at around 30 square metres, the smallest apartment type approved in Sydney, showing how compact living can be comfortable, calm and complete when supported by precinct-scale amenity. Each home includes a full kitchen, laundry and built-in storage, and is leased fully furnished to preserve design integrity.
That same attention to detail extends into the finishes – exposed concrete, brickwork and warehouse forms layered with crafted detail, birch plywood and soft tones. Each building has its own palette, drawn from the Taubmans archive, making the whole precinct a living expression of time and place: spirited, distinctive and true to place.
Inside, neutrality gives way to saturated tones and playful composition, with each space conceived as a moment of discovery: a glossy green ceiling in the private dining room, iridescent panels that shift with the light in the ground-floor lobby, and a cocktail bar dressed in cherry reds and crimson. Each setting carries its own personality, part of an experience that unfolds as residents move from space to space.
COX Director and Interior Design Lead, Brooke Lloyd
We started with the sofa and table, and designed outwards to reflect how someone genuinely lives. Designing compact spaces only works when private and shared spaces are conceived as a complete ecosystem. The amenity beyond the apartment is essential in making a smaller private space feel complete.
COX Director and Design Lead, Felipe Miranda
Build-to-Rent in Australia is both a pathway to improving housing outcomes and an opportunity to reimagine what renting looks like in this country. Precinct 75 shows that rental communities can be long-term, high-quality and resilient – designed for community, adaptability, and a future where renting is a deliberate choice.
