令人自豪的是，在墨尔本著名的皇家植物园对面，事务所有机会设计这样一座在稀缺而又备受关注地点上的重要公寓楼。
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在这一地点上，事务所所面临的挑战是外界能透过建筑两侧厚重的玻璃俯瞰到里面整个住宅，因此设计必须保护整座住宅的隐私性，同时需要与植物园的景观相呼应。
罗伯特借鉴其斯图亚特街建筑设计的经验，采用了高大厚实的片状墙壁，用作遮挡之用。同时通过使用大量天窗，从上方引入光线。
面向公园的三间公寓房拥有深入的保护性阳台，可以直接欣赏到远处青葱的草木。而在空间宽敞的顶层公寓，则配备有游泳池和花园。
本事务所已最大限度地利用“对于允许建造12米以上的建筑特征”这一建筑标准，以提高建筑设计的质量并增添公寓可以回馈给街道的景致。
此外，三间面朝公园的主公寓单元旁的馬廄式通道连接着紧邻的一幢四层楼高的公寓楼。
For the mid-level apartment, roof windows bring light and space within, while residents also enjoy views towards the treeline of the Botanic Gardens. Beneath, the ground floor apartment delivers a more direct relationship with nature, connecting seamlessly to a private garden.
The graceful lines of the exterior and the sculptural design of the interiors feature curved walls that allow light to travel easily. Steel-framed glass doors soften transitions and enhance the volumes of spaces that feel both generous and enveloping.
The material selection connects visually with the natural world outside, such as in the richly-veined natural stone or the textures of the polished plaster walls. Lush rugs and flowing fabrics introduce softness, while the timber flooring laid in a plank style is finished in hard wax oil to heighten its organic, earthy quality.
Even within its tightly held urban context, the design was carefully considered to connect residents to greenery—whether a private garden or views to the stately treelines of Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens—and ultimately to encourage a life lived more mindfully.
