d+a | Issue 116 • Jun/July 2020

25 possibility of marring the outlook of the existing building was a real consequence. “It was a big challenge, you know. Because you build something (like that), so on its own, so present and strong, and now you’re supposed to do an extension. How do you respond?” says Zeidler. Additionally, the programmatic requirements of VIP areas, a bigger cafeteria and an admin building had to fit into the scheme. The architects’ response was therefore to fashion an envelope that departs from the original; springing perpendicular are two extension blocks that hug the contour of the hill, each featuring an asymmetric concertina roof that folds down to frame a clear glass façade. ABOVE. The extension modules are poised insertions lifted off the ground, relying on the natural lay of the land to present a jewelled proposition amid native flora.