Coventry St Apartments

321 Coventry Street is a 400sqm multi-residential project with commercial space on the ground floor and a penthouse terrace facing the much-loved heritage listed South Melbourne Market. The tight corner building aims to re-interpret the brick-cladded warehouse buildings that predominate in the area with a contemporary expression. The concept for the project centralizes around the idea of Give and Take – while respectfully speaking to its heritage neighbours, the new infill development does not seek to replicate the heritage built form around it; the second layer of hit and miss brickworks takes on the introverted approach to give the building residents a visual and acoustic screening to the hustle and bustle of the street.

Photography: Chris Murray