Jost Architects

Ormond Road Apartments

Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke

ORMOND ROAD APARTMENTS

Jost Architects

ARCHITECTS
Jost Architects

LOCATION
Ormond Road, Elwood vic 3184, Australia

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Patrick Jost

DESIGN TEAM
Nina Caple

BUILDER
Liberty Builders

INTERIORS
Jost architects, nina caple (mini living)

PHOTOGRAPHS
Andrew wuttke, Shannon mcgrath

Text description provided by architect.

The Ormond Road Apartments, a small residential development located in the popular Melbourne bayside suburb of Elwood, sits within the established shopping & café precinct of Ormond Road near Port Phillip Bay.

Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke
Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke

It is made up of two commercial tenancies opening to the street, and ten one and two bedroom units that extend over and down a traditional, urban Melbourne bluestone lane.

The front of the building responds to the horizontal layered history of the strip from street level shops, to the changes and additions that have been tacked on above and beyond.

Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke
Ormond Road Apartments
© Shannon McGrath

The use of a small simple palate of materials creates a presence in the street while also sitting comfortably within the vernacular of the thoroughfare.

These curving claddings draw the resident or visitor down from the front façade towards the side entrance within the lane, with its prominent, illuminated red street number.

Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke
Ormond Road Apartments
© Shannon McGrath

The site has been maximized to the volume of its boundaries but a sense of depth is generated with the materials returning within the façade, emphasizing the layers of the building that visually penetrate the block.

Each of the units has had careful attention paid to its efficiency and function of use which, coupled with the arrangement of the essentials elements of a standard apartment, creates a set of unique spaces Residents and visitors are treated to a prominent and distinctive mural by artist Brett Coelho, which sits adjacent to the borough entry, that not only compliments the building but sits comfortably with the red stop sign and existing street art of the lane.

Ormond Road Apartments
© Shannon McGrath
Ormond Road Apartments
© Shannon McGrath

Ormond Rd Apartments is a simple, clean and visual building that respects its community, surroundings and local history without compromising its design.


Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke
Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke
Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke
Ormond Road Apartments
© Shannon McGrath
Ormond Road Apartments
© Shannon McGrath
Ormond Road Apartments
© Shannon McGrath
Ormond Road Apartments
© Shannon McGrath
Ormond Road Apartments
© Andrew Wuttke
Ormond Road Apartments


Ormond Road Apartments
Basement Floor Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Roof Plan

Jost Architects
T +61 3 95344411
Jost Architects
1/67 Inkerman St, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia