Jury comment
Melbourne Connect makes a significant contribution to the urban design of the local area through its generous permeability and provision of public open space at ground level. The four laneways provide key opportunities for pedestrian movement away from the busy street frontages, while the central oculus provides for a greater sense of openness and access to sky than would typically be provided with this scale of building. The design includes a wide array of niches for studying, working and eating, creating a place that serves as both a university campus courtyard and a pedestrian thoroughfare.
Melbourne Connect was built in Carlton, Victoria on the land of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people.
Project credits
Design practice Aspect Studios First Nations cultural collaborators Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and Wurundjeri Elders Collaborators Woods Bagot, Hayball and Arup Photographer Peter Bennetts
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