• Rarely in life do we get to have our time again. Reunite with trusted collaborators. Revisit an exceptionally challenging project with the benefit of hindsight (and in this case, deeper pockets). Respond to lessons learned with the kind of nuanced refinements capable of elevating the following project to the next level. So it is with Ferrars & York, the much-lauded and awarded all-electric apartment development spliced between South Melbourne Market, the light rail and the landmark intersection whose name this place bears. Much has been written about its provenance, dream team, sustainability features and exemplar aspirations.
The edited highlights? Developer Hip V. Hype, architect Six Degrees and builder Ironside – creators of 2019 low-impact living exemplar Nightingale 2 in Brunswick – are applying lessons learned to a similarly long, narrow, inner-city rail-side site across town. Their aim is to showcase and measure the impacts of best practice climate-resilient design
