Development summary:
Site area: 2,232m2
10 storeys
156 apartments, area 10,100m2
Retail at ground level
2 levels basement car parking
Client: Little Projects/ Macquarie Group
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Challenges presented by a long, narrow site and amenity considerations were overcome by an elongated plan wrapping around two courtyards and multiple facades responding to orientation – some inwards and others outwards. The north elevation faces Albert Park with expansive bay and city views is gridded in a folded honeycomb geometry that maximizes outlook from within the building yet presents a dynamic projecting form when viewed from oblique angles. The design rises up to horizontal bands that crown the upper level of the building with a ‘floating halo’. On the bustling street below, Craig Easton was commissioned to design an Urban Art installation to activate the retail street frontage.
