Architecture

370-374 Swan Street

Architecture

370-374 Swan Street

Bruce Henderson Architects

Architecture Commercial/Retail, Richmond, Victoria

Bruce Henderson Architects

Commercial/Retail, Richmond, Victoria

Swan Street Richmond commercial architecture

A new commercial tower…

A CONTEMPORARY WORKSPACE WITH A NEW PERSPECTIVE

For this Swan Street, Richmond, site, a new nine-level tower activates ground level with retail options and a design that captures the flow and rhythm of the inner-city suburb.

A new gateway to the city

The north-facing site acts as a transition point from the surrounding, largely residential, suburb to the vibrant Melbourne city centre. It features a podium that addresses the pedestrian scale of the street, and a tower that offers a direct connection to the ever-expanding central business district.

Commercial architecture to reflect modern business

The building’s design reflects the linear movement of Swan Street and the key elements of the suburb’s past and present – its trams, trains and the Yarra River.

The two-storey foyer has been designed with an additional two-storey light well to create an open and light-filled entry experience. The entrance, which is slightly raised from the street to accommodate for localised flood levels, is flanked by large, glass-fronted retail spaces.

Swan Street commercial architecture and retail design

Swan Street commercial architecture streetscape

Site and context critical to design solution

The four-storey podium adopts the structural arrangement of the street, which is predominately comprised of two-level shopfront row-style buildings.

This arrangement is also respected by the main tower, which is set back to reduce mass to the street, but which also features a north facing landscaped outdoor terrace for occupants to soak up the atmosphere and ambience of the street below.

PROJECT DETAIL

Name: Swan Street
Address: 370-374 Swan Street, Richmond
Levels: 9 Commercial + 4 basement
Levels: Ground Retail
GFA Total: 23,130sqm
Design Feature: Two Storey entry lobby with void light well over 4 levels to foyer
Design Feature: Podium reflecting Swan Street heritage through scale and form
Design Feature: Articulated facade to office tower

A new commercial tower…

A CONTEMPORARY WORKSPACE WITH A NEW PERSPECTIVE

For this Swan Street, Richmond, site, a new nine-level tower activates ground level with retail options and a design that captures the flow and rhythm of the inner-city suburb.

A new gateway to the city

The north-facing site acts as a transition point from the surrounding, largely residential, suburb to the vibrant Melbourne city centre. It features a podium that addresses the pedestrian scale of the street, and a tower that offers a direct connection to the ever-expanding central business district.

Commercial architecture to reflect modern business

The building’s design reflects the linear movement of Swan Street and the key elements of the suburb’s past and present – its trams, trains and the Yarra River.

The two-storey foyer has been designed with an additional two-storey light well to create an open and light-filled entry experience. The entrance, which is slightly raised from the street to accommodate for localised flood levels, is flanked by large, glass-fronted retail spaces.

Site and context critical to design solution

The four-storey podium adopts the structural arrangement of the street, which is predominately comprised of two-level shopfront row-style buildings.

This arrangement is also respected by the main tower, which is set back to reduce mass to the street, but which also features a north facing landscaped outdoor terrace for occupants to soak up the atmosphere and ambience of the street below.

PROJECT DETAIL

Name: Swan Street
Address: 370-374 Swan Street, Richmond
Levels: 9 Commercial + 4 basement
Levels: Ground Retail
GFA Total: 23,130sqm
Design Feature: Two Storey entry lobby with void light well over 4 levels to foyer
Design Feature: Podium reflecting Swan Street heritage through scale and form
Design Feature: Articulated facade to office tower

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