YVE Apartments: 576-578 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
YVE is a residential apartment tower featuring a curvy waving glass facade in the shape of two adjoined figure eights that tapers to the top to break up its bulk and maximise views for occupants towards the CBD and bay over Albert Park and Lake. Rising 20 storeys and comprising 210 apartments in each of the two towers1. Developed by the Sunland Group at a budget of $180 million2 and designed by Wood Marsh architect, it was first approved in 2003 and construction began in 20043. The towers were completed and opened in 2006. Its height is 64 metres to roof.
YVE Apartments: 576-578 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
In July 2006, for their design of YVE Wood Marsh were awarded Victorian architecture’s highest honour, the Victorian Architecture Medal and the Harold Desbrowe-Annear Award for residential architecture4 and in 2007, the corresponding RAIA national award.
Among the owners of apartments in this building are Lleyton Hewitt, former world number 1 tennis player, who bought two penthouses for a reported $8.35 million in 2004.5
References
- About YVE Apartments from yve.com.au ↩
- The Australian Financial Review Dec 09, 2002 ↩
- 2006 Sunland Group Annual Report ↩
- Towers of the future dominate Victorian Architecture Awards. Australian Institute of Architecture Media Release July 2006 ↩
- Kalia, John. Lleyton Hewitt selling luxury penthouse in Melbourne. Sunday Herald Sun January 15, 2012 ↩
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