Clara Apartments

Elenberg Fraser’s new building ‘Clara’ for R. Corporation is a new master planned estate in South Yarra which has breathed life into an old Council refuse site, creating a secret resort-like complex with a new park in the middle of the well-established suburb.

Featuring town-houses by Jackson Clement Burrows and landscapes by Tract, central to this new development is the Elenberg Fraser-designed apartment building, which draws inspiration from the environment it is situated in. Clara’s form and detailing speak not only of the origins of architecture, but a celebration of living in nature.

Clara can be found in a lush inner-city oasis just north of the South Yarra train station, and the Elenberg Fraser have addressed this proximity by using an isolated slab for the first four levels as well as vibration dampening. Most apartments are not impacted by the train station as they face east, north and west.

Description by World Architecture News