Ormond Rd Apartments is a simple, clean and visual building that respects its community, surroundings and local history without compromising its design. The site has been maximized to the volume of its boundaries but a sense of depth is generated with the materials returning within the fac?ade, emphasizing the layers of the building that visually penetrate the block. The front of the building responds to the horizontal layered history of the strip from street level shops, to the changes and additions that have been tacked on above and beyond. The use of a small simple palate of materials creates a presence in the street while also sitting comfortably within the vernacular of the thoroughfare. These curving claddings draw the resident or visitor down from the front fac?ade towards the side entrance within the lane, with its prominent, illuminated red street number.
