Masterplan
Born out of the award-winning partnership of MAB Corporation and MCR, Academy brings together apartments, split level homes, townhouses, home offices and shared green spaces across low-rise campus-style buildings.
Driven by architectural excellence, inspired by local heritage, committed to sustainability and proudly looking forward, Academy is a new home of intelligent living.
Intelligent living
Academy’s high quality urban design focuses on providing outstanding living conditions for residents, and enjoying nature within Academy’s relaxed garden setting. Each building responds to its surroundings with connections through intimate and secure shared spaces, providing the opportunity to meet neighbours or enjoy a secluded spot in the sun.
Exhibiting an innovative architectural form and design language that responds to its immediate site contexts, Academy presents an integrated, yet striking addition to this treasured pocket of North Melbourne.
Wood Street Gardens
Academy has been designed to support a diverse cohort of residents, school families and small businesses. Engaging and connected public spaces, such as the new Wood Street Gardens will provide a sanctuary for the local community. With a sunny piazza at the west end, the new café will be the ideal meeting spot for a morning coffee or an early evening drink with friends.
Rooftop Gardens
A defining feature at Academy is the shared rooftop gardens on each building. Award winning landscape architects, TCL, has studied the local trees, plants and materials of North Melbourne and reflected them in the Academy rooftops. Open lawn, established trees, bushes and planted gardens all provide natural dividers between areas so residents can occupy different zones. The BBQ, dining and lounge areas will be shaded by pergolas, with surrounding trees and plants of a hardy mix, chosen to change with the seasons so the gardens mirror and compliment those of the surrounding area.
Central courtyards
Inspired by the celebrated low-rise European neighbourhoods of Paris and Copenhagen, Academy presents a series of four small, sustainable buildings designed in a two-pair composition. Each pair benefits from a secure, central courtyard at the ground level connecting to open air corridors which provide enhanced cross ventilation and encourage residents to utilise stairs rather than the lift for access to their home. These central courtyards allow for views of the sky from every vantage and are framed by landscaping that will grow up through the courtyard over time.
A new school at Academy
Set to be delivered by the State Government within the Academy masterplan is a new campus of North Melbourne Primary School which will open to students in early 2023. Bordered by Hardwicke and Molesworth streets, the campus incorporates both kindergarten and primary years surrounded by various landscaped play spaces.
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