Lt Collins Apartment, Melbourne Housing Building, Victoria Interior Architecture, Images
Lt Collins Apartment in Melbourne
Contemporary Home Interior in Victoria, Australia – design by DE.ARCH PTY LTD
6 Sep 2018
Lt Collins Apartment
Design: DE.ARCH PTY LTD
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lt Collins Apartment

Living in the midst of Melbourne?s CBD and wanting a sanctuary to escape the busy world was how this project was approached. With an unusual and quirky brief together with a unique apartment space, our clients were looking for a solution that was anything but typical. The wish list went along the lines of ?monkey bars hanging from ceiling, reading nook, kids space, integrated gym equipment, a conversation pit, leather floor tiles, an overall fun place to grow up and ? a rock climbing wall’. With a wish list like that, our imaginations were buzzing! Naturally, the project came with the common issues in an apartment renovation – limited space and limited sunlight, lack of storage and the need to deal with deteriorating existing windows and all within a heritage listed building.
De.arch developed a design that repositioned the spaces for living & entertaining to the outer edges of the floor plan to make the most of the natural light, views into the city laneway below and showcase the beautiful steel windows. The challenge was then to inject a vibrancy and light into the internal spaces of the apartment, which we achieved by using semi tra...