This four storey building is located in a largely pedestrian lane at the east end of Melbourne's CBD. Dominant in the lane is the historic Melbourne Club wall and large plane trees emerging from the Melbourne Club garden. A ground level entry and cafe are followed by two levels of office. The top level contains a small reception area to facilitate the client's role as Honorary Consul of Monaco. Within the office, large apertures to the west are shaded by deep balconies and the adjoining plane trees. Outdoor balconies and the 'green-roofscape' provide areas of release from the office desk. The building is an essay in fine grained urbanism, it seeks to talk about its consular role as well as to enhance to pedestrian experience of the city.
International Architecture Awards 2010 The Chicago Athenaeum/Europe Australian Institute of Architects National Annual Awards 2008 Commercial Architecture Award Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter Annual Awards 2008 Sir Osborn McCutcheon Award Commercial Architecture Victorian State of Design Awards 2008 Premier's Design Mark Commercial Architecture
