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Esplanade 30 by Wood Marsh Architecture














The development at 24 The Esplanade, Brighton, has been designed to provide four contemporary buildings of outstanding architectural quality, as a possible prototype for medium density housing in Melbourne. The siting, formal composition, and materiality of each building gives consideration to contextual issues such as surrounding building form and size, the waterfront promenade, and views within and from the site.
The proposed design is a mix of typologies, including terrace town houses, apartments and penthouses. Each is arranged in a way to maximise views to the beach, from apartments and semi-public areas, or capitalise on views within the site, towards the proposed landscaped areas. All four buildings are individually sculpted and provide an engaging dialogue through their juxtaposition.
Esplanade 30, Melbourne, Australia, by Wood Marsh Architecture
Photography by Lynton Crabb Photography
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016
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