Heller Street Park and Residences | Six Degrees

Designed by Six Degrees, Heller Street Park and Residences explores a new model of medium density housing that utilises disused, contaminated land for public and private use. The site (a former tip) is remediated and developed into a new public park with ten generous townhouses at its rear.

Photography: Patrick Rodriguez

In blurring the public/private boundary, the family-oriented dwellings can borrow from the public space from the interior edge, while local residents gain agency of a previously inaccessible site – creating a greater sense of community and a more habitable space for all.
The Heller Street building’s form is treated as a whole, broken up across the façade through the expressive use of deep window reveals and an exposed timber stair. To lower the bulk of the development and avoid a row of garages facing the park, a semi-basement was dug and the soil mounded up on the park area. This terra-forming provides some separation from the street, assists in water retention and provides differentiation between the dwellings and the public park area.

Photography: Patrick Rodriguez

The private terraces and pathway at the front of each dwelling are purposefully ambiguous in their public/private nature – paying homage to the way local Greek and Italian migrants inhabit their front porches and interact with the street.

Photography: Patrick Rodriguez

Project Info:
Architects: Six Degrees
Location: Brunswick, Australia
Area: 3,200 m2
Site Area: 4,350 m2
Project Year: 2011
Project Team: James Legge, Jos Tan, Mick Frazzetto
Interior Design: Robyn Ho / James Legge
Photographs: Patrick Rodriguez
Project Name: Heller Street Park and Residences

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