The Talk
SPEAKING THE UNSPOKEN AND EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED! CONTINUED: LIBBY WALSH
It was from this role that Libby took an initial 12-month period of maternity leave for her first daughter which ended up lasting for 7 years until her 3rd daughter reached pre-school age. “I love what I do now as every day is different. You’re dealing with a lot of different people and amazing professionals and get to see tangible outcomes. It’s a dynamic industry and its broad which I think for me, is probably a theme in my life. There’s always lots of things I’m interested in and lots of things I’m trying to do in parallel. In terms of my leadership style, I’d like to think I’m a flexible thinker, broad minded and non-hierarchical. I am always keen to listen to people’s perspectives to learn more. Everyone has something different to offer.” CURRENT PROJECTS. A recent statement project launched by the Roxy- Pacific Holdings team, was the West End Residences in Glebe, Sydney. From project inception, through to design and completion, the company was in collaboration with their team of choice. “It was a very enjoyable project, a fantastic team of people and everybody just worked extremely well together. I think in part, the success was in being able to hand select our own team from the beginning of the design, from the architects and agents through to the builder.” The architectural design of the West End Residences was curated by Turner, built by Hutchinson Builders and was a finalist in the UDIA Awards 2020 for ‘Excellence in High-Density Development.’ Glebe’s inner western location is charismatic and unparalleled, facing Sydney’s city skyline and in an
area that has undergone great transformation and gentrification over the years. Centred around charming streets that are punctuated with residential historical conversions on one side and industrial buildings to the other, the suburb has a distinctive eclectic ‘edge’ that it has become very well-known for. The project itself consisted of two separate buildings comprising of 231 apartments with generous landscaped courtyards and rooftop gardens; the classic exterior brickwork, arches and scale of the building taking cues from the surrounding streetscape in both size and materiality. The result? A structure that was contemporary yet one that would endure the test of time. Roxy-Pacific are also working on a commercial office building development in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne and recently purchased an office building at 165 Walker St, North Sydney with impressive views across the harbour, only a few minutes from the new Metro station. “North Sydney’s got a great future and we’re really excited about it. 165 Walker Street was the old Sony building so we’re currently stripping out all those floors and creating beautiful boutique suites for smaller tenants instead. There’s a strong focus on the breakout spaces, collaboration areas and quiet rooms whereas pre-covid you wouldn’t have considered these things as such a priority for a smaller office fit- out. Although the way we use the office has changed, I’m still a firm believer in the the importance of the office now and into the future. Regardless of whether people are in it three or five days a week, the office definitely has its
12 –Summer 2022/2023
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