Abode318 Apartments, Melbourne Residences, Australia Residential Apartment Tower, Architecture
Abode318 Apartments in Melbourne
Australian Residential Development – design by Elenberg Fraser Architects
Updated 12 Sep 2020, 15 Jan 2019
Abode318 Apartments
Design: Elenberg Fraser
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Abode318 Apartments, Melbourne
It?s no secret that everyone covets corner apartments. More light and better views, right" Well, not so with Abode318, our new Melbourne CBD residential apartment tower, where everyone gets a view: it?s democracy in action!

Look closely at the wave-like 55 storey form and you will realise that each of the horizontal and vertical waves consist of individual rooms articulated as protrusions, creating the effect of a set of drawers pulled out at random.
These drawers gives residents the chance to give their home an individual identity as well as coveted corner views up and down Russell Street, challenging conceptions of the homogeneity and limitations of apartment living. Each apartment has a presentation to the street, creating a collection of variably expressed individuals.

The building achieves a softness that skyscrapers can?t achieve, because they need vertical facades; Abode318?s three-dimensional curve is an innovation in construction technology. In addition to articulating individual apartments, the curved form also has environmental benefits ? art and science!

The undulation affects wind pressure, which...