September 2010
101 Bay St, Port Melbourne
20.09.2010| Situated in the heart of Port Melbourne at 87-101 Bay Street, with 256 apartments over 10 storeys, the mixed-use development features a combination of 1 and 2 bed apartments, together with retail on the ground floor.
Approved at council level, the development reflects the neighbourhood’s dynamic contrasts of scale, pattern, texture and demographics, the design is based on Port Melbourne’s evolution from bay side working suburb to present day revitalized and gentrified destination. The site has a historically significant façade in the Bay Street frontage exemplifying Port Melbourne’s early industrious heritage. 101 Bay St is on track for completion in the last quarter of 2012. |
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15/9/10 ‘…and it’s a WRAP’, The Age
17.09.2010| ‘WRAP, is to be built at 133-139 City Rd. The spire, and Beijing’s Bird Nest Stadium, have inspired the tower design, in which a series of rectangular segments wrap around the building to create a vertical mesh pattern, culminating in a bold lantern-style beacon on the top of the building.
Ian Briggs from Plus Architecture said the beacon had been inspired by the concept of a Japanese lantern, which provides a beacon for people to find their way home’. |
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WRAP, Southbank
11.09.2010| Comprising 293 apartments, WRAP will be where sophisticated luxury meets contemporary living from the stylish reception area to the opulent lobby that offers access to a lounge, bar and café providing ample entertaining spaces for residents and guests.
Introducing vitality and excitement to the burgeoning built environment of Melbourne’s Southbank, this important development will be one of the most architecturally significant in the area. WRAP will also house a gymnasium, pool, business centre, concierge, and retail facilities. Located at the heart of the very best Melbourne has to offer and with almost 360 degree views, the tower has a spectacular outlook. |
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4-5/09/10 ‘Small fixes equal big savings’, The Weekend Australian Financial Review
10.09.2010| ‘Craig Yelland, director of Plus Architecture, says there are many examples of companies retrofitting older office buildings and making huge savings with measures such as installing rainwater tanks and filling them when sprinkler systems are tested…”when it comes to uniformity over an entire building changing, say the heating system, that’s where it becomes more difficult.” But he’s quick to point out that apartments use less energy than houses.’ |
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01/09/10, ‘Secret Spaces’, Living by Design
1.09.2010| ‘Secret doors have long been a favourite of fiction writers and film makers. Disguised as bookcases or fireplaces, they have led to secret rooms and passageways-and all manner of mystery.
What piqued the imagination of Craig Yelland as a child was the television series Get Smart…as director of Plus Architecture, he has turned his fascination into reality for his clients. In south Yarra office, a timber floor and the wall panelling have the same joins and connect seamlessly. But the wall is actually two big timber panels that pivot to expose a boardroom’. |
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