Repurposing vacant buildings in Melbourne’s Central Business District offers an opportunity to transform the area through adaptive reuse strategies. By converting unoccupied office spaces into housing designed for multigenerational families and senior residents, the project aims to diversify the types of accommodation within the development. As such, flexible unit configurations allow senior apartments to be readily transformed into studio apartments suitable for students or single-occupant seniors to meet evolving housing needs.
Age and Ageing
155 Queen Street, located at the corner of Queen Street and Bourke Street in the heart of Melbourne's Central Business District, not only uses existing infrastructure more sustainably but also aims to promote intergenerational residence options and support community resilience, and quality of life
Rooftop Swimming Pool
The swimming pool stretches along the edge of rooftop, that allow for a view of the Southbank skyline.
In the spirit of reconciliation Monash University acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
