This slender six-storey apartment is a boutique development to the rear of an historic shopfront on Sydney Rd in Brunswick. The development comprises 10 apartments within the new build and a sensitive refurbishment of the existing dwelling over the shop unit, as well as basement storage, car stackers to accommodate 10 vehicles

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Concrete structure expressed. Black box suspended. Sunshading forms architecture. daylight from three sides. Generous apartments - two per level served by central lift and stair core. Recycled bricks a feature. Activation of laneway emphasised by new pedestrian connection. Set precedent for development.