We are especially thrilled to be able to contribute to enhancing the building we call our home! With the introduction of the new Anzac station, this part of South Melbourne is undergoing great changes that see increased pedestrian access to significant landscaping.
The building owners saw the surrounding works as an opportunity to reactivate their building by improving its internal offering with new lobbies and a brand-new end to trip facility expertly designed by KHID. Externally, the building is enhanced by ensuring compliance with DDA access and a façade upgrade that seeks to respond to the new Anzac station construction.
A sinuous canopy will tie together elements such as the new DDA lift, new stone clad planters and a new landscape frontage filled with native plants. In addition, a new solid curved stone seat will improve the amenities with a touch of public offering and activation to the landscaped area.
The material selection marries with the modern and warm interiors by KHID. The use of timber finishes to the canopy soffit and landscape screening echoes the impressive cross laminated timber canopy roof of the new Anzac station. In a nod to the internal finishes, all cladding is finished in natural bronze and the ash-grey stone will straddle between the black stone façade and the bluestone used in the surrounding landscape.
Overall, the design is sympathetic to its surroundings and welcoming for current and new tenants alike.
