DROO Projects is a Paris/London based studio specializing in high end residential design. This boutique apartment building   tucked in behind a narrow listed Shop House building, in Melbourne?s inner suburb of Hawthorn.

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Architects: DROO

Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia

Design Architect: Droo Projects - Amrita Mahindroo

Area: 700.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Willem Dirk Du Toit

Site Management Architect: Mihaly Slocombe Architects

Main Contractor: Project Group Construction Pty Ltd

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DROO Projects is a Paris/London based studio specializing in high end residential design. This boutique apartment building   tucked in behind a narrow listed Shop House building, in Melbourne?s inner suburb of Hawthorn.
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Plan

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The long narrow Shop house building typology allowed for the existing building to be extended to create a two compact mini towers to the rear separated by a generous courtyard internally, providing light and outdoor living spaces for the individual apartments.

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Section

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The building is characterized by its large glazed windows, and the stron...