Avoca | Pandolfini Architects

Avoca emerges from an unconventional architectural inheritance, a long-abandoned structure, partially realised and left dormant for nearly a decade. Embracing the neglected structure as a foundation for renewal, five whole floor apartments and a house are conceived as a series of calm, refined living environments shaped by material depth, sculptural planting, and a strong connection to place. Set at the base of Domain Hill in South Yarra, the building presents a composition of stacked volumes softened by bands of scalloped planters, creating a verdant façade that transforms the streetscape. It is ultimately a study in adaptive transformation — reclaiming an abandoned structure and redirecting resources toward crafted detail, settling into its context with quiet confidence.