The distinctive façade framing is influenced by the skyscraping cranes scattered across the city Ports.  Dark glass is set back behind the façade to generate layering and depth.

Contrastingly, the Eastern side of the building is oriented towards the CBD with picturesque views of the city skyline.

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With predominantly a mix of one and two bedrooms with two three bedroom apartments on the top level, development has been to split it into two distinct ‘wrapped’ volumes above ground level.

One volume addresses the built context along Continental Way and the other along Greville Street. The wrapping element that encases both volumes is an allusion to paper and is an attempt to reference both the graphic, visual nature of Greville Street as well as the notion that there s a cycle of renewal that is constantly re-energising the local streetscape

In addition, there are a number of features that promote the idea of environmentally sustainable living underlying the design of the proposed development, including the site’s close proximity to multiple means of public transport, together with the use of screening elements and overhangs to protect fenestration along the north facade of the development. The proposed development re-utilises an existing brown-field site and proposes a more efficient use of the available land.

The design has been influenced by its diverse residential surrounds, from stately Victorian homes, inter-war walkup apartments and post war developments. The design is purposely understated and contemporary with clean lines. Louvered screens overlap large windows providing light filled but private interior spaces. Simple wall planes provide a calming contrast. Lower surfaces and balcony spaces are clad in warm materials to ensure a high level of amenity at a human level.

External masonry walls terrace the Malvern Road landscaping to provide a strong visual, material and spatial link to adjoining properties

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