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<h3>Our carefully considered interventions unlock multiple opportunities and deliver the core clinical requirements and needs of this important civic and historic health precinct.</h3>

To serve the rapidly growing population of Sydney Local Health District, the proposed redevelopment of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital will be the most significant upgrade in the hospital’s 140-year history and feature a new addition, upgraded emergency department, as well as expanded clinical services. The design unlocks multiple opportunities to establish a more cohesive and connected position for RPA within the Camperdown Health, Education and Research Precinct (CHERP), one of the largest and most comprehensive health and education precincts in Greater Sydney.
A new entry improves circulation between the northern arrival plaza and the primary hospital, while a pedestrian-friendly public drop-off is established with patient transport vehicles redirected to the side of the plaza. A two-storey vertical expansion over the existing RPA Building 89 will accommodate a new intensive care unit.
In the East Wing, a new 15-storey building connects to the existing hospital, reflecting the bend of Building 89, presenting a soft curve to the Sydney University Oval, cradling retained trees and opening up views from behind the building.
A public wayfinding network is anchored by a central courtyard which acts as a place of respite as well as an identifiable marker of the centre of the hospital. The existing volume is wrapped in a three-storey screen to create a calm and uplifting environment with light and views filtering into surrounding zones to link public spaces.

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<h3>Newmarket, the neighbourhood that has begun to transform the former Inglis stables, stitches together past and present through its masterplan, high quality housing, retail, dining and public space.</h3>

The eastern precinct, Newmarket’s first completed stage, celebrates the site’s landscape and built heritage, combining with new buildings and landscape in a simple masterplan defined by new streets and spaces as an extension to Randwick’s public domain.
The centrally located Inglis Park, by Arcadia Landscape Architects, adapts the heritage Sales Ring into a unique playground under the shade of the famous Moreton Bay Fig. Yarraman Avenue, a new street, wraps the park and precinct’s eastern edge to improve public access and offer future connections to Randwick Girls High School. A central pedestrian axis connects the entire site from north to south: from the Barker Street dining precinct, to Inglis Park, past Newmarket House Childcare Centre, to the State Listed Big Stable.
Six new apartment buildings provide a range of housing typologies from council-owned affordable housing through to larger penthouses. Two architects worked in concert developing their complementary designs, with Newmarket Residences by Bates Smart north of the park, and Figtree Pocket by Smart Design Studio to the south.

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Newmarket Residences encompasses 128 apartments and ground floor retail in two 8-storey buildings which frame the precinct’s northern gateway. The buildings’ expression of open precast concrete frames relates to the civic context of Prince of Wales hospital and the adjacent schools whilst accommodating everyday life: shops and cafes below, and apartment balconies and windows above. The sandstone tinted precast concrete is complemented by dark bronze metal framing to balustrades, window frames, sunshading and privacy screens.
Apartment planning is simple and generous, with a focus on natural cross ventilation, framed picture windows and open corner balconies with strong connection to the established tree canopy. The apartment interiors hint at the stables’ history, with materials such as timber framed joinery, brushed nickel tapware and leather joinery handles.
Four residential buildings, containing 165 apartments, compose Figtree Pocket at the south end, designed by Smart Design Studio.

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<h3>The Newlands will be a vibrant residential and pedestrian-oriented community with a strong focus on the bushland character of Newlands Park, which sits directly across from the site.</h3>

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As the first development in the masterplan to receive approval, The Newlands will set the benchmark for the broader precinct. We have taken inspiration from the Newlands Park frontage and connection to the creek-side corridor walk that leads from the St Leonards Centre down to the Sydney Harbour. It’s leafy in all directions, with bushland character in the rocky landforms, sandstone and tall trees, giving apartments the feel of living in a treehouse.
The architecture is imbedded in its surroundings as it steps down the hillside, and apartments feature corner aspects and balconies that take in views across the treetops, with upper levels benefiting from harbour views. The spacious light-filled garden terraces are integrated into the street with their own private entries. Large courtyards lead to private lawns that overlook the mature trees of Newlands Park.
Interiors are designed to contrast the natural and the polished. The sandstone and tiles of the lobby evoke a serene underground space cut into the hillside. The kitchens and bathrooms of the apartments have strong timber and stone accents, with windows in the larger residences that look directly out from the bath into the dense tree canopies.

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<h3>Another step in the urbanisation of Sydney Olympic Park’s town centre, Boomerang tower combines retail, office space and above ground parking with a 32-storey residential tower.</h3>

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The project delivers on the future vision for Olympic Boulevard of a 6-8 storey streetwall with slender towers above. Adding 239 apartments, 5 shops, two levels of new workplace, shared outdoor amenity, and above ground parking, the project sits respectfully within SOP’s high quality landscape and public domain—anchored by 425 hectares of designated parkland.
The design approach reimagined the single-podium/twin-tower competition brief by splitting the podium with a diagonal through-site link aligned to the nearby State Sports Centre forecourt. North of the link, commercial and parking uses are combined into a single form, while south of the link, the tower sits above the podium parking and ground floor retail.
The northern podium synthesises the architectural expressions of carpark and office, using glazed lifts on the corner and a similar façade approach to visually supress the parking and give the impression of a 7-storey commercial building. Above the southern podium, the residential tower form elegantly reconciles the alignment of the through-site-link and the eastern boundary, providing 100% of apartments with 2 hours solar access in midwinter and panoramic views of Bicentennial Parklands, Homebush Bay and the Sydney CBD.

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The zigzag podium façade combines alternating panels of terracotta baguettes with aluminium mesh for the carpark and vision glass for the office. Expressed precast concrete spandrels provide impact protection in the carpark and – with the terracotta infill &#8211; deliver a masonry podium inspired by the site’s former history as the NSW State Brickworks.
The tower façade echoes the same elements, with concrete-coloured slab edge covers and brightly coloured vertical fins providing solar protection to the apartment façade, which includes fixed glazing, awning windows, colourback glass and open setback balconies. At the top of the building, the fins extend upward by one level to form an open crown which conceals a penthouse apartment.
Residents enter the tower via a sculptural lobby where the tower form comes to the ground. Most of the residential floors locate bedrooms at the façade line, and living spaces lead out to balconies, which also help shield from excessive sun. Corner apartments have glazed, operable wintergardens in place of balconies to minimise wind impact. Low-rise floors offer 1 and 2-bedroom apartments, while mid and high-rise floors offer a mix of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments.
Green spaces are provided on the roof of both podiums. Above the office space, the northern podium provides a 2,000sqm communal open space. Connected to the tower by a bridge link, the garden includes 2 pavilions, and dense trees, flowers and greenery to break the wind and create an inviting space. The southern podium is planted with low-water, low maintenance species, providing a lush outlook from the residential lift lobbies.

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<h3>MAC Residences exemplifies how excellent apartment living can be defined, as Sydney positions itself to become a high-density city.</h3>

MAC Residences is the first building to complete in the renewed Ivanhoe Estate, delivering 269 homes and a childcare centre in Macquarie Park. The tower stands at Ivanhoe’s highest point and serves as a gateway to the future <a href="https://www.batessmart.com/projects/midtown-macpark/">Midtown MacPark</a> precinct.
Its calm architecture, efficient floorplan and clever ground level interface sets a high bar for Ivanhoe’s 23 remaining buildings that, once built, will form a new high density mixed-use, mixed-tenure neighbourhood of 3,500 residences.
The characteristics of the site greatly influenced the tower’s architecture. Holding the entrance corner to the new neighbourhood, the site is nearly 25 metres higher than the Estate’s lowest point. Due to this crossfall, the entry road along MAC Residences’ eastern edge drops by nearly 10 metres, delivering a flatter main high street through the rest of the precinct. The tower responds to this fall with a triple level base that visually reads as two storeys from most sides, by stepping in elevation.

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The base of the tower organises the childcare, two residential entries, parking and circulation. Lower ground sits level with the new main street, which will be heavily pedestrianised once the precinct is complete. Here, an arrival plaza fronts the tower to help it better interface with the neighbourhood. Stairs from the plaza lead up to a residential lobby, and a smaller lobby provides access to the childcare. The building’s carpark entry tucks into the lowest point on site.
The childcare occupies the interstitial upper ground level, above the main axis, and below the site’s northern edge. This clever use of space creates shelter for the childcare, away from the busy streets, and allows a large outdoor play area to exist on top of the carpark entry roof.
The tower rises 23 storeys, offering 269 apartments including 23 wheelchair-accessible units. Floorplates are designed as two linear bars with rounded corners. Apartments are planned in tandem with the form so that amenity is maximised. Two full-height creases give the tower vertical articulation and optimise privacy, solar access and natural ventilation. Double storey voids punctuate the elevation at the ends of the corridors. These voids house vertical gardens that stack up the tower’s height, giving residents visual access to green space that’s typically scant in high-rise living.

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<h3>The vision for Telopea transforms the 13.4-hectare site in Western Sydney into an integrated, diverse and vibrant precinct, delivering approximately 4,700 dwellings including a mix of market, social and affordable housing.</h3>

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The design celebrates the site’s existing bushland hillside character through streets and building forms built along the contours and arranged to retain the site’s most significant trees. The masterplan repairs and reconnects the fragmented ecosystem using green infrastructure to create a biodiversity corridor between existing wildlife protection areas of Vineyard Creek Reserve and Ponds Creek Reserve.
A stepped sequence of accessible open spaces organised around a new pedestrian oriented civic spine not only connects the station to the creek and celebrates the site’s existing trees, but also improves permeability, ensuring an accessible journey for all and connecting people to transport, retail and public destinations.
The new town centre‘s range of community facilities include a retail precinct featuring supermarkets, food and beverage and speciality retail, as well as a community centre, library, childcare, and a combined church, residential aged care and independent living units.

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Day one amenity is provided in the first stage of development which includes upgrades to Telopea light rail plaza, pedestrian and cycleway upgrades, and a new neighbourhood park.
The design aims to deliver on a range of sustainability measures that promote health and wellbeing to both the residents and the public domain, including 6 Star Green Star Communities, 5 Star Green Star buildings, carbon neutral integrated infrastructure and WELL community certification for the precinct.
The proposed redevelopment is part of the NSW Government Communities Plus program, which seeks to revitalise Telopea by upgrading its current social housing assets, integrating a mix of uses delivered over multiple stages, due for completion by 2040.

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<h3 data-start="816" data-end="976">Richmond Sportslink envisions transforming Richmond Station into a vibrant gateway for Australia’s premier sporting precinct while delivering much-needed housing.</h3>
The development strategy rests on three pillars:
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Selling state-owned land parcels to generate funds for the project’s public-realm improvements.
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Reinvesting proceeds to deliver high-value amenities at minimal cost to the state, including a new pedestrian link to the MCG, a replacement station roof, upgraded station entries, and the potential creation of a retail laneway.
3. Strategic Height Uplift 
Allowing towers to exceed existing zoning limits—aligned with the Premier’s housing statement—in return for developer contributions, yielding around 500 new homes.
Together, these strategies balance residential growth, urban design excellence, and enhanced public infrastructure to create a new Sports Gateway for Melbourne.

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<h3>A sustainable, climate-friendly building, 435 Bourke Street offers unique collaborative spaces never seen before in Australia.</h3>

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The development for Cbus Property will reinvigorate the Hoddle Grid by replacing various existing buildings with a 55-storey office tower comprising approximately 60,000sqm of premium commercial space across 48 levels, along with 1,300sqm of retail space in a multi-level ground plane that integrates the building into the surrounding network of streets and lanes.
The design considers embodied and operational carbon through all elements of the design, from materials and construction systems to form, sunshading and solar response. The tower employs Australia’s first solar skin façade, generating over 20% of the building’s energy requirements while protecting the interior from the sun through innovative bifacial solar ’leaves’ that are a tangible demonstration of the building’s response to climate. At the lower levels, the biophilic response takes the form of an evolving series of masonry sunshades that provide a contemporary connection to the heritage streetscapes, and a human scaled texture that creates a warm and inviting experience at street level.
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435 Bourke is a sustainable, climate-friendly building offering unique collaborative spaces never seen before in Australia. With people accustomed to working remotely and in informal settings, places for tenants to gather, socialise and enjoy nature offer spatial richness and break free from the corporate norm. An industry-defining sky garden will bring the building’s vertical community together, while supporting diverse business needs and staff wellbeing.
Creating a people-friendly environment with sustainable design qualities, 435 Bourke Street will enliven the commercial precinct and deliver significant health and wellbeing benefits for the building users, the local community and visitors.

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<h3>437 St Kilda Road is a timeless and enduring addition to one of Melbourne’s most prominent boulevards. Initially designed for GLG and subsequently developed with Cbus Property, it offers 77 generous, energy-efficient residences with extensive luxury amenities in a prime location.</h3>
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The project benefits from a unique corner site on Fawkner Park, close to the new Anzac Metro Station and the cultural and lifestyle hubs of the CBD, Toorak Road, South Yarra and Albert Park. Its extensive northern frontage along Slater Street allows access to natural daylight and immersive views of Melbourne’s grand boulevard, city skyline and its finest parks and gardens.

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The massing is informed by setback and vista controls, as well as perceived scale from the street and park. The architecture draws inspiration from local iconic Art Deco buildings. It embraces Streamline Moderne principles, characterised by strong horizontal lines, softened corners and balanced proportions. The result is a built form that respects the neighbourhood’s heritage and blends seamlessly with its contemporary context.
On the façade, expansive glazing wraps around corners and extends onto balconies, while profiled masonry spandrels offer shade and accentuate the building’s streamlined allure.
At ground level, significant landscaping creates a verdant garden along St Kilda Road. The lobby welcomes residents and visitors with abundant natural light and views of the garden extending to sumptuously appointed resident amenities.

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Inside, the building has a unique mix of 2- and 3-bedroom apartments, along with whole-floor residences on the upper levels. The interior design references its context, where Art Deco and Streamline Moderne design principles are interpreted in a contemporary, enduring manner.
Curved polished plaster walls, coffered ceilings and sculptural furniture defines the spaces, with a soft tonal palette enhancing the verdant outlook. Softly curved joinery compliments the softened corners and strong horizontal lines of the building.  This form-making is extended to the design of custom tapware and cabinetry handles.  The restrained tonal palette is elevated with custom-designed parquetry flooring and the movement and character of natural stone joinery.

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<h3>Park Modern occupies a rare island site at 11–23 Dorcas Street, offering panoramic views across Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens, Shrine of Remembrance, Albert Park, Port Phillip Bay and the city skyline. Designed for Time &amp; Place, and positioned to connect with the Domain precinct, it establishes a refined, village-style address that celebrates its parkland and civic context.</h3>
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Two towers are sculpted to optimise natural light, ventilation and privacy. A subtle shift in orientation gives each tower a distinct identity, with three sides forming a soft, curving shell and the fourth expressed as the primary façade. Floor-to-ceiling glazing frames long, diagonal view lines across the gardens, Shrine and city, ensuring landmark vistas remain accessible. The sculpted metal façades reinterpret St Kilda Road’s mid-century modern heritage, softening the towers’ profile and integrating them seamlessly with their historic and urban surroundings.

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At street level, a textured podium of masonry blades and layered planting grounds the project, echoing the character of the neighbouring heritage church. The podium accommodates the lobby, retail, dining and shared amenities, creating a welcoming interface for residents and the broader community.
Across 243 residences; from one and two-bedroom apartments to expansive penthouses, the interiors are designed to enhance comfort, privacy, and connection to place, celebrating Melbourne’s tradition of refined, parkside living. A central garden bridge links the towers, extending the park experience and reinforcing a sense of calm, 
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<h3>Located at the northern end of renowned Chapel Street, near the Yarra River, 671 Chapel Street comprises 130 premium residences. The site enjoys uninterrupted views of the river and city, and excellent local amenity and connectivity.</h3>
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The podium and ground plane are activated by a significant community offering in the form of a flexible education space. This is managed exclusively by Melbourne High School which shares a boundary. The project draws its architectural inspiration from the adjacent heritage-listed school campus and creates a harmonious backdrop to Melbourne High’s 1920s building.

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The two slender towers adopt a refined, sculptural form with a masonry expression that engages respectfully with the school’s historic character. Horizontal and vertical articulation introduces a clear three-storey order, reinforcing the towers’ elegant proportions.
In the podium levels, additional solidity and texture is introduced in sculpted piers. This combines with filigree bronze aluminium details to provide a human scale to the street and a welcome sense of belonging for residents. Beyond the community space, other podium uses include retail, commercial and residential amenities.
At ground level, 671 Chapel Street seeks to enhance connectivity and amenity through a new landscaped pedestrian link, unifying the Chapel Street and Melbourne High School precincts.

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<h3>The site’s extended frontage provides the address with a robust masonry response related in scale, proportion and materiality to the neighbouring The Herald and Weekly Times building and the Hotel Lindrum.</h3>

The tower form is conceived as a ‘vertical warehouse’ with the building’s frame expressed as a material skin which mediates between the all glass tower of 8 Exhibition Street and the Harry Seidler designed office building at 1 Spring Street. This frame and its solidity allows the sculptural form of the tower to be read from all angles.
The proposed building fronting Flinders Lane references the scale, proportion and materiality of this context. The red brick façade is conceived of as an extension of this warehouse context.

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It is anticipated that the primary entry for this project will be via the Flinders Lane building due to its proximity to Parliament Station. As such the ground level entry to the Flinders Lane building is wide and inviting. A direct link to the main lobby on the Flinders Street side of the site is provided via a bridge which spans over Spark Lane. On the western edge of the site a wide stair provides access from Flinders Lane down to Spark Lane.

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<h3>The landmark building and flexible workplace represents a significant opportunity to engage with the unique civic culture and rich built heritage of Melbourne’s most celebrated precinct.</h3>

The proposal replaces the existing office building at 60 Collins Street with a 39-level, 65,000sqm building, including 40,000sqm of net lettable area. The Dexus project includes the retention and refurbishment of Melville House at 52 Collins Street, a significant piece of Melbourne’s heritage fabric. The new tower is entirely set back from Melville House to allow it to be appreciated as a standalone building.
Situated on the most renowned corner of Collins Street, the development seeks to extend the public realm and enliven the pulse of the city through its pedestrian-friendly streetscape. A new through-block connection to McGraths Lane establishes a link between Collins and Little Collins streets via a generous and activated lobby. Nearby amenities and premium retail spaces along the laneway and streetscape serve building occupants, guests and the public.

The architectural expression of the podium at pedestrian level continues the rhythm, materiality and scale established by its heritage-listed neighbours. The tower’s high-performance triple glazed curtain wall façade is designed to be both highly transparent and insulative. Multiple void opportunities allow for the creation of vertical villages, while terraces at various levels provide access to fresh air and outdoor space. Internally, connected floorplates and a flexible workplace environment support a high level of interaction amongst teams.
60 Collins Street will be an exemplar of sustainable design. Key measures include a 6 star Green Star rating, 5.5 star NABERS rating, a 20% reduction in embodied carbon and a 30% reduction in energy use when compared with other existing commercial buildings.

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<h3>Located in the heart of Cremorne’s design and technology precinct, The Balmain Building raises the standard of the contemporary city-fringe workplace, while strengthening the character of one of Melbourne’s most dynamic neighbourhoods.</h3>
Developed by Skylife and Time &amp; Place, it sits proudly among Cremorne’s heritage fabric, drawing inspiration from the well-proportioned and ordered industrial architecture of the nearby Bryant &amp; May factory.
Deep-set terracotta frames and expansive glazing give the façade a sculptural rhythm, while wintergardens and terraces on each level bring light, air and greenery into the workplace. Outdoor terraces feature operable façades and integrated planter boxes, creating immersive settings for work and relaxation, flexible floorplates are designed for efficiency and connectivity.

A double-height lobby anchors the building, establishing a generous arrival. Amenity spaces extend the workplace experience, offering areas for collaboration, connection and retreat. These include state-of-the-art wellness and end-of-trip facilities, plus curated clubhouse spaces for meetings and team training. A north-facing rooftop terrace opens to panoramic views of the city, providing a setting for communal gatherings.
Targeting 6 Star Green Star, 5.5 Star NABERS Energy and Gold WELL ratings, The Balmain Building reflects a commitment to sustainability, wellbeing and design excellence. Crafted with precision and authenticity, it balances industrial character with contemporary amenity to define a new workplace benchmark for Cremorne.

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<h3>An elegant mix of old and new, the five-star hotel represents a new chapter for a beloved heritage building.</h3>

The Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street hotel is located within the historically important 1931 Equity Chambers building.
The development comprises 244 hotel rooms, including 10 suites; the Luci Restaurant located within the restored grand hall of the heritage building and opening to an internal courtyard; bar; executive club lounge; guest gym; meeting rooms and pre-function space.
Significant additions include six levels over the existing building and a new 16-level tower to the rear.
Mindful of the heritage character of the site, the new building provides a respectful backdrop and is designed with a calm and ordered facade system that reflects the hotel use of the building. The facade facing Bourke Street is more open and takes advantage of the views and natural light, and as the building rises the glazing increases to maximise the impressive vistas.

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The Bourke Street entry is accessed via the heritage building where the hotel bar, The Douglas Club is located. As visitors move through the building, the restored heritage lift, stair, lobby, and grand hall is revealed. The hotel lobby is located on Little Queen Street, enabling valuable activation to a high quality, but underutilised Melbourne laneway.
Benefiting from the level changes of the site, the lobby overlooks the grand double-height space of the restaurant. The lobby is also connected to the restaurant below and to the meeting rooms above, visually and physically via a feature staircase.
This project brings a new chapter to a beloved heritage building and makes a notable contribution to the urban renewal and evolving character of this part of Melbourne’s CBD.

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<h3>The addition of the luxury Hotel Chadstone, MGallery by Sofitel is part of the shopping, dining and entertainment destination’s ongoing transition from retail precinct to high-end lifestyle centre.</h3>

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The 250-room hotel for Vicinity Centres includes an extensive conference centre and substantial food and beverage facilities, including the elegant Altus rooftop lounge, with views across the Dandenong Ranges, and a signature dining restaurant on the ground floor. Our role included the architecture, interior design concept, planning and detailed design of guest rooms for this new 5-star destination away from Melbourne’s CBD.
The building complements the existing adjacent Bates Smart commercial building – Chadstone Office Tower. Both buildings were designed ‘in the round’ – high rise beacons in a low-rise suburban setting. A visual manifestation of the glamorous Chadstone brand, the gently curving and undulating forms, inspired by the billowing folds of hanging fabric, become free-standing sculptural objects in the landscape.

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This architectural nod to luxury fashion is further accentuated by the rich lustre of the bronze tinted glass, which catches the light in different ways during the day and imbues the soft building form with an alluring, changing character, making it feel alive, exuberant and responsive to its environment.
The evocative form of the architecture continues inside, with interior accents complementing the glamour of the exterior. Detailing is drawn from fashion, with soft drapes inspired by flowing cocktail dresses and fixtures referencing metal accessories on handbags, shoes and belts.
Hotel Chadstone is the second five-star hotel in Australia to receive a 5-star Green Star Design and As Built rating.

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