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54 Wellington | Wardle

Two contemporary commercial buildings are set within a collection of existing functioning telephone exchange in Collingwood. The buildings create an exemplary workplace for sustainability, health and wellbeing while respecting heritage and encouraging commerce.

A lower scale companion building defines a new laneway through the site. The taller main building is set back from Wellington Street, attracting activity and creating an intimate location for tenants and community.

The companion building is a solid campanile form with a bronze patina. A private roof garden is a verdant, green contrast to the urban setting. To the south a sawtooth roof form, is turned on its end to create a fourstorey glazed façade that draws in diffuse southern daylight.

The main office building incorporates an ordered pattern language that recalls the façade explorations of early Melbourne modernism. An emphasis on the vertical creates an unusual façade grid with sun shading fins providing additional texture.

17 Spring St | Bates Smart

Positioned near the corner of Flinders Street and opposite the Treasury Gardens, Cbus Property’s 32storey residential tower, 17 Spring St is contextually responsive to it’s metropolitan location, complementing the surrounding buildings, while accentuating the edge of Melbournes city grid.

Visually demarcated into two vertical forms, the tower is an elegant and balanced design. Expressed spandrel panels placed every second and third floor further create a distinctly sculptural and gridlike appearance.

Designed to reflect light and shadow, the podium provides a series of transitional heights, helping to generate a more intimate streetscape along Spring Street.

Entry to the tower is intentionally grand, reflecting the prestigious address. Bathed in natural light, a lounge for residents is located adjacent to the lobby and takes full advantage of its corner position with views towards the Treasury Gardens. Carefully selected furnishings and furniture create a sophisticated, yet warm and welcoming atmosphere.