Scape Victoria
Residential
Victoria, Australia
Scape
Project 2019 – 2023
About this project
Scape Victoria Street is a key part of Scape’s growing portfolio in Australia, providing high-quality student accommodation in close proximity to The University of Melbourne and RMIT.
The 24-storey building, housing 533 students, is sited at the junction of the CBD and Hoddle Street grids. The design acknowledges the significance of this gateway location with two symbolic blades fanning out along the respective street grids. Vertical, deep fins on the facades provide a dynamic and changing reading when seen obliquely or viewed straight on from surrounding streets. The buildings base is articulated as stacked terraces accommodating a gym and resident’s cinema.
A catered communal dining space provides healthy cooked meals to residents, throughout the day, from a commercial kitchen.
Accommodation floors are grouped into three-storey ‘villages’ to encourage interaction and a sense of community. Each village has a three-storey communal space together with north facing wintergardens for all weather use. Common amenities include social/break-out spaces; quiet study areas and a shared kitchen/dining area. Additional whole-of-building amenity is provided at ground and level 4, together with large terraces at levels 4 and 24 providing in total 4.2m² communal space per resident.
