Heritage facade

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Project • By Jackson Clements Burrows ArchitectsPrivate Houses

Laneway Terrace

Evolving a prior JCB residential project, Laneway Terrace is the result of the client acquiring a neighbouring property to expand their large family home. Derek Swalwell The existing dwelling on site was a dilapidated, brick terrace with a significant heritage listing. The client was committed to reinvigorating its history while creating a mix of indoor/outdoor entertaining and room for guests. Derek Swalwell The carefully restored heritage building and single storey addition now extend back along the adjacent laneway. A large operable wall opens to the laneway, activating and celebrating the previously vacant public space. Derek Swalwell Derek Swalwell Removal of the boundary fence between the dwellings creates a lar... More

Project • By Jackson Clements Burrows ArchitectsApartments

Howard West Residences

Howard West presents an inviting collection of residences in one of Melbourne’s most vibrant inner-city locations. Derek Swalwell From an architectural point of view, it offers a series of unexpected spaces. Like a hidden garden or a private world, the lofts and apartments are set behind the building’s original brickwork. Derek Swalwell This sense of enclosure is unique in such an urban environment, providing a quiet living space on the edge of the city. Derek Swalwell The heritage walls also create a unique terrace for many residences – a space of sanctuary with a range of views between the outside wall and the interior living areas. Derek Swalwell Howard West is highly considered in every way, fro... More

NewsNews • 3 Apr 2022

Olderfleet by Grimshaw Architects and Carr is driven by opposing forces of old and new, dark and light

Located in the centre of Melbourne’s CBD, Olderfleet by Grimshaw Architects is a 58,000 sq m PCA Premium Grade office tower. Set back from three heritage-listed buildings, the 40-storey building is a juxtaposition of old and new and drives a narrative anchored on binary oppositions and the passage of time. The architectural vision is complemented by an interior architecture approach from Carr that provides comfort and convenience that is comparable to a luxury hotel. Nicole England Rebecca Trenorden, Associate Director at Carr explains “Driving the interiors was an exploration of opposing forces – of old and new, dark and light, compression and expansion, and night and day – contributing to the project’s... More