The NewQuay Central Masterplan in Melbourne’s Docklands seeks to transform the existing Waterfront City Precinct into a true waterfront and community destination. The project brief called for a creative, yet efficient utilisation of the existing infill site to include four multi-storey residential towers, a four to five-star hotel and a central park.
Photography by © Tom Blachford and Kate Ballis
DKO has designed a rich and articulate master plan that breathes life to the existing precinct whilst providing strategic connections to Melbourne’s Docklands and afar.
Sitting on a 3,795 sq m waterfront site, Marina Tower, Melbourne is a mixed-development will comprising two residential towers, one 43-storey block and one 36-storey block totalling 461 units; and a 7-storey hotel tower with 273 room keys.
Photography by © Tom Blachford and Kate Ballis
As of 2014, the NewQuay Central masterplan has received planning permission and DKO is currently documenting Docklands’ largest tower on the site, Marina Tower.The Marina Tower complex consists of 461 apartments over 44 storeys and a four-star hotel operated by the Sheraton Group.
Photography by © Tom Blachford and Kate Ballis
Projet Info:
Architecture: DKO
Client: Hiap Hoe
Location: Docklands, Melbourne
Completion: 2017
Scale: 3800m²
Dwellings: 461 apartments, 273 hotel rooms
Isabelle Laurent is a Built Projects Editor at Arch2O, recognized for her editorial insight and passion for contemporary architecture. She holds a Master’s in Architectural Theory from École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville. Before joining Arch2O in 2016, she worked in a Paris-based architectural office and taught as a faculty adjunct at the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. Isabelle focuses on curating projects around sustainability, adaptive reuse, and urban resilience. With a background in design and communication, she brings clarity to complex ideas and plays a key role in shaping Arch2O’s editorial