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
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.

Swan Street commercial architecture streetscape

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.

Swan Street commercial architecture and retail design

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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