From the architect:
The Port Melbourne Townhouses comprises of 6 size family-sized townhouses with shared parking on the basement level. Located in the heart of Port Melbourne, a coastal suburb 5km south of the Melbourne CBD.
the site is bordered by the vibrant energy and liveliness of Bay street as well as the quiet, quaint domestic-ness of the period terrace, duplex of Bridge and Lyons street.
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The townhouses are organised across 3 storeys, capped-off by individual terraces on the roof level. To mitigate the physical attributes of a 3 storey structure, a layering effect is adopted in the form of a metal screen veil shrouding the corner frontage.
Articulation in the form of battens spacing and length delivers an illusion of a double storey structure in lieu of 3. Further, the third level is also set back from the boundary behind the screens to achieve a less confronting or intimidating scale of the built form.
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The driving principle behind this development is to inject density to the site. The architectural language in parallel to this driving principle is to develop a built-form response that is sophisticated in design, modern and in juxtaposing contrast with the surroundings to both evoke a landmark effect and to avoid adopting the built-form approach of watered-down imitation of heritage.
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Navigating heritage built-form sensitivities and housing realities, the Port Melbourne Townhouses are truly designed for living and entertaining referencing progressive design style in the heart of Port Melbourne.