Anglicare Woolooware Shores, Stage 6 — New South Wales, Australia
For this senior-living project, LOPO’s original project record lists white terracotta baguettes in a 50 × 100 mm size and a supplied quantity of 6,000 metres. The light ceramic elements support a calm, repeated façade rhythm while complementing the waterfront development’s contemporary architecture.
Stage 6 within the Woolooware Shores development
Woolooware Shores is an Anglicare senior-living community at Taren Point in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire. Growthbuilt’s published project information identifies Stage 6 as a design-and-construction package comprising 42 independent-living units, 48 residential aged-care places and shared community areas. It names Anglicare as the client and Jackson Teece Architects as the architect, with the project period recorded as November 2018 to July 2020.
The architect’s project summary places this stage within a larger, carefully planned development beside Woolooware Bay. That wider context combines residences, care accommodation and communal spaces, so the exterior material palette needed to work at both building and community scale.
White terracotta baguettes as a linear façade element
Terracotta baguettes are linear ceramic elements that can be arranged vertically or horizontally to create repetition, depth and a secondary layer in front of the building envelope. In this project record, the specified white finish gives the baguette layout a restrained appearance that works with the development’s light exterior palette.
The visual effect comes from the relationship between profile, spacing, orientation, support details and the surfaces behind the baguettes. Depending on the design, similar elements may contribute to screening or solar-control strategies; however, project-specific shading, wind and structural performance must be established by the responsible design team rather than inferred from appearance alone.
See the current Terracotta Baguette page for available profiles, colours and design considerations.
What the recorded 6,000 metres means
Quantity note: LOPO’s retained project record states “6,000 meters” for the white 50 × 100 mm terracotta baguettes. This is a length-based supply quantity. It should not be interpreted as 6,000 m² of façade area or as 6,000 individual pieces.
The source record does not state the individual cut lengths or piece count, so no unit total is calculated here. Those values should be confirmed from approved shop drawings, schedules and packing lists when referencing the project for procurement.
Recording baguette quantities by cumulative length is useful because linear ceramic elements may be scheduled in several cut lengths. For a new project, a reliable order calculation also needs to account for the module, support layout, cut strategy, installation allowance and agreed spare quantity.
Key coordination points for a terracotta baguette screen
A successful baguette layout depends on more than colour and profile. Early coordination helps the visual module align with the supporting system and the building’s technical requirements.
- profile size, finish, colour range and approved control samples;
- individual element lengths, joint positions and repetition across elevations;
- orientation and spacing in relation to the intended visual or screening effect;
- brackets, rails, internal reinforcement or other supporting components;
- interfaces at slab edges, corners, openings and adjacent cladding;
- movement, drainage, access and replacement strategy; and
- project-specific wind, structural, fire and code-compliance requirements.
Final dimensions, fixing details and performance requirements should always be reviewed against the project drawings and local regulations. LOPO can support the design team with product information, samples and manufacturing input while the project consultants remain responsible for the completed assembly.
Explore more architectural terracotta applications
Woolooware Shores Stage 6 is one reference for a light-coloured ceramic baguette façade. Visit the Architectural Terracotta Gallery to compare baguette, rainscreen-panel and other terracotta applications across different building types.
Discuss your terracotta baguette design
Send LOPO your elevations, preferred profile, colour direction, preliminary dimensions and delivery location for a project-specific discussion.