Bates Smart Architects

35 Spring Street Residential Tower

35 SPRING STREET RESIDENTIAL TOWER

Bates Smart

35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Peter Clarke

ARCHITECTS
Bates Smart

AREA
54000 m²

LEAD ARCHITECTS 
Bates Smart

YEAR
2017

CLIENTS 
Cbus Property

ENGINEERING 
Robert Bird Group, Umow Lai

KITCHEN CONSULTANT
Miele

CATEGORY
Apartments, Residential

LOCATION
Melbourne, Australia

ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT
Acoustic Logic, Watson Moss Growcott

35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Peter Clarke
35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Peter Clarke

Text description provided by architect.

35 Spring Street is situated on the far eastern boundary of the Hoddle Grid, opposite the Treasury Gardens and adjacent to Flinders Lane. The luxury residential development defines the urban edge of the CBD and provides a major new landmark for Melbourne.

Treating the tower as a sculptural object, a distinctive pattern has been created across the façade, distinguishing it as a unique tower within the city skyline.

35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Peter Clarke
35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Sean Fennessy

The façade was inspired by the history of Flinders Lane and the establishment of the fashion industry in the 1880s, as well as the significant political buildings that characterise Spring Street.

Consequently, the tower skin reflects both the warp, weft, and layering of fabric and the ashlar patterning found in historic masonry walls.

35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Sean Fennessy
35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Sean Fennessy

The vertical and horizontal façade pattern creates a woven veil across the building providing apartments with defined windows and framing views to either the Treasury Gardens or the surrounding city.

The veil also creates inside-outside environments, in the form of protected terraces and balconies, which enhances the character of individual residences residing within a tall building.

35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Sean Fennessy
35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Sean Fennessy

The apartments are an urban sanctuary from the busy city below. Generously proportioned, they feature finishes that are rich and textural with highly-crafted and bespoke detailing.

In the lobby, off-form concrete columns line the perimeter anchoring space, while grillage frames reference the external façade design.

A striking fireplace and a variety of seating provide intimate areas for residents to meet and relax. An Inge King sculpture, preserved from 35 Spring Street’s previous iteration, is a heroic centerpiece positioned in the lift lobby.

35 Spring Street Residential Tower
© Sean Fennessy


35 Spring Street Residential Tower
Ground floor plan
35 Spring Street Residential Tower
Typical Floor Plan
35 Spring Street Residential Tower
Shared Amenities
35 Spring Street Residential Tower
Site plan


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