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Escala

Location: NewQuay, Docklands
Client: MAB Corporation
Category: Mixed–use
Year: 2022
Photography: Alex Reinders, Dan Preston

Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung Country

Scale: Site 2,400m, 20 Storeys, 173 Apartments, 2400m2 Commercial & Parking

Value: $80m

Landscape: GBLA

Video by Alexandre Lourié
Renders by BINYAN

AWARDS

2023, Melbourne Design Awards, Better Future — Constructed Architecture, Mixed Use, Gold
2023, Melbourne Design Awards, Better Future — Constructed Architecture, Multi–Residential, Silver
2022, UDIA Awards — High Density Development Award

Escala is a new benchmark mixed-use project for Melbourne’s NewQuay. Central to Escala’s community life is a small square and laneway integrated into the ground plane. It’s a natural meeting point and social springboard that launches an authentic neighbourhood vibe. As well as a gathering place, the square is a prominent forecourt and activated public realm with specialty retail and commercial tenancies that complement the residential tower.

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Escala arches
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Escala, New Quay
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Corner of Docklands Drive & Aquitania Way
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Street level arrival
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Lift lobby
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Terrace level pool
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Stain glass detail
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Tiled arch entry detail
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Commercial lobby
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2-bedroom apartment
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Timber, tile and texture
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“Central to the success of the scheme is the level of detail lavished in various components of the project” Andy Fergus, Urban Design, City of Melbourne

Escala, New Quay
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South East corner
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Arrival Square
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Stained glass detail
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Double height lofts
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Library
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Living room
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Laneway
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Rooftop garden
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Docklands Drive
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Escala materials
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