Zinc Apartments
Construction of three adjacent residential complexes involving the combination of a large new structure and the conversion of two existing brick industrial buildings. The redevelopment, which necessitates the demolitio of redundant internal structures, is subject to heritage overlays and planning controls.
Building A - Conversion of the existing structure to two two-level townhouses and five three-level townhouses.
Building B - A new building comprising six storeys of apartments of a three-level secured basement car park, which will be the first three-level car park constructed in the Port Melbourne area.
Building C - The conversion of a heritage warehouse into six levels of apartments involves the construction of two lightweight above and below the existing insitu concrete roof slab.
Pre-cast concrete panels with simulated brick finish on the lower floors are married with complementing lightweight zinc cladding to the upper levels of the building.