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3 1061 PROJECT TYPE MUlTI-RESiDENTIAL, interiors, mixed-use PROJECT ADDRESS Barkly Street St Kilda, victoria AUSTRALIA PROJECT TEAM Client: Buxton Group Council: Port Phillip city council Elenberg Fraser: Callum Fraser, Reade Dixon, Tom Orton, Hana Hakim, Tony Desapquale, Mauris Lai Project Manager: AWC Property Contractor: Hacer Group Town Planner: SJB Planning pty ltd Building Surveyor: PLP Building Surveyors and Consultants pty ltd Land Surveyor: REEDs consulting pty ltd Quantity Surveyor: Slattery Australia Pty LtD Structural Engineer: Webber Design Mechanical Engineer: Murchie Consulting pty ltd Hydraulic Engineer: Murchie Consulting pty ltd Electrical Engineer: Murchie Consulting pty ltd Civil Engineer: Murchie Consulting pty ltd Fire Engineer: Umow Lai pty ltd Acoustic Engineer: Acoustic Logic consultancy Traffic Engineer: Cardno Grogan Richards ESD Consultant: Murchie Consulting pty ltd Landscape architect: TRACT Consultants Waste Consultant: Leigh Design Signage manufacturer: premier graphics 3D Renderer: Pointilism time DESIGN / DOCUMENTATION: 12 months Time CONSTRUCTION: 15 months Project cost: AUD $16.2m GROSS FLOOR AREA: 7.000sqm luna It has inspired a dedicated fan web-site, generations of fancy-dress costumes and countless YouTube tribute videos, and now a building. That s right, Luna, Elenberg Fraser s new four storey residential project on Barkly Street, St Kilda, is based on Princess Leia s infamous dancing girl gold bikini, featured in Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. While Luna s curvaceous form echoes the draping lines of Leia s usual white robes, the shimmering gold glass and metal mesh materials are matched perfectly with the colours and textures of the gold brassiere. To address privacy, light and visibility issues, we designed an operable shutter system, which surrounds the entire building, protecting the interior and housing a series of lights, which offer residents ultimate control over not only what they see, but what others can see of them! Switching the inside lights on reflects the interior of the apartment onto the windows, and people outside can see in, however leaving the outside lights on illuminates the interior, turning the windows transparent, and people outside are prevented from seeing in by the reflection of the lights on the glass. Callum says that the science of the building is the science of perception. The metallic skin seems almost intangible, hovering between reality and fantasy a comment on the tension between the interior and exterior self. How much of ourselves do we reveal; what is introverted and what is extraverted? Whether you re pro-voyeurism or antiexhibitionism, at Luna, you can rest assured that people will only be able to see what you let them! The kinky scene gave audiences the answer to their poignant question: what is Leia hiding under her robes? Luna was the answer to the ongoing conundrum of apartment life how do you retain privacy, keep your lights on and still enjoy the view? And like Leia, who overcame the indignation and humiliation of being enslaved as Jabba the Hutt s dancing girl through her inner strength Luna is not just a pretty face. Besides the curvy form, revolutionary lighting system and flesh and bronze façade, Luna is also Elenberg Fraser s first completed wayfinding and signage project for multi-residential apartments. A red Sith Lightsaber stands guard like a sentinel at Luna s front entrance, and the red light carries through to the retail arcade directing you to the apartments above. White LED light battens are used in the lobby and throughout the ground floor; we created a dot-dash numbering system to identify the apartments.

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26 luna MATERIALS, FINISHES, PRODUCTS VISUALISER CONTACT DETAILS BUILDING SPECIFICATION DETAILS: BUILDING FRAME and FABRIC FLOORS: Reinforced concrete EXTERNAL WALLS: Floor to Ceiling Glazing behind gold mesh facade screens DIVIDING WALLS: Double stud framed plasterboard walls with acoustic insulation, AFS concrete columns with plasterboard lining INTERNAL WALLS: Stud framed plasterboard walls ROOF: Post tensioned concrete with waterproof membrane WINDOWS / GLAZING: Full height and width high performance fine gold solar control double glazed window systems satin black aluminium frames. Full height doubleglazed sliding doors to terraces EXTERNAL BALUSTRADE: Black mild steel top and bottom plates with mild steel rods at 125 centres APARTMENT EXTERNAL SCREENS: Woven anodized aluminium mesh BALCONIES / TERRACES: Fully drained with selected paint finish to slab LANDSCAPING: Ground level planter, internal light well creeper wall and selected planting to rooftop CARPARK: Reinforced concrete structure with clear seal finish Note: All images are provided for information purposes only and remain the copyright of POINTILISM. Please ensure images are credited accordingly in publications. BUILDING SPECIFICATION DETAILS: BUILDING SERVICES HOT WATER SERVICE: Central gas fired hot water system with solar boost AIR CONDITIONING: Individual reverse cycle split AC systems HEATING: Individual reverse cycle split AC systems BATHROOM AND LAUNDRY EXHAUST: Ducted system with external discharge through facade KITCHEN EXHAUST: Ducted system with external discharge through facade COOKING FACILITIES: Gas hot plate, electric oven SECURITY / ACCESS CONTROL: Audio / visual intercom with remote door access control, security access to main entry and lifts, security access to carpark BUILDING INTERCOM: Audio / visual intercom, integrated with access control system FIRE PROTECTION: Smoke detection, thermal detector and sprinkler system to all level common areas Individual smoke detectors and sprinklers to each apartment in accordance with authority requirements LIFTS: Secured lifts to all levels TELEVISION: 2no. separate cabling systems reticulated to each apartment, catering for free to air and pay tv BUILDING SPECIFICATION DETAILS: COMMON AREAS ENTRY LOBBY: Floor finishes Black bluestone pavers TYPICAL APARTMENT LOBBY: Floor finishes selected wool carpet Wall finishes painted plasterboard Peter Clarke Latitude Group 9 Hillingdon Place, Prahran VICTORIA, 3181 telephone + 61 (0) peter@latitudephoto.com.au IMAGES _121123_PC_07 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_06 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_07_2 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_11 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_09 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_01 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_02 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_04 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_10 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_08 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_30 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_16 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_24 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_20 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_25 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_26 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_31 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_27 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_22_2 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_17_2 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_21_2 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_23_2 peter clarke 1061_121123_PC_32 peter clarke

27 contact Melbourne Level 3, 160 Queen Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Telephone Facsimile Sydney Telephone hanoi Villa D-25, The Manor My Dinh Me Tri Ward Tu Liem District Hanoi Vietnam Telephone Facsimile mail@elenbergfraser.com

PROJECT TYPE MULTI-RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ADDRESS CHAPEL STREET SOUTH YARRA, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA

11033 PROJECT TYPE MULTI-RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ADDRESS 681-709 CHAPEL STREET SOUTH YARRA, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA AWARDS 2015 AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AWARDS: VICTORIA _SHORTLISTED (RESIDENTIAL - MULTIPLE