Avant reaches for sunlight in the high-rise forest of Melbourne’s CBD.
May Melbourne never stop building.
In a city that seems to have skyscrapers rising on every block, the especially-busy northwest section of Melbourne’s Central Business District is a construction lover’s dream. Let’s take a look at another project in the neighborhood.
Avant is a 55-story apartment tower at 54 A’Beckett Street (I need someone to explain the derivation of that street name; specifically, why there’s an initial, then an apostrophe.) Developed by the Singapore (talk about another bucket-list destination for me!) firm of World Class Global, Avant is yet another sparkling design by Elenberg Fraser, who keep cranking out one stunning building after another.
Avant will feature 456 apartments, with amenities included on floors 10 and 55. Probuild is the builder on this one. We’ve seen their work in Sydney and Gold Coast, too.
I don’t usually include a whole mess of renderings, but the images on Elenberg Fraser’s website of Avant are gorgeous, so here they all are: (construction photos in the 2nd gallery)
All renderings belong to www.pointilism.com.au
And now, the construction shots, which all belong to me 🙂
A’Beckett street is named after Sir William A’Beckett, the new colony of Victoria’s first Chief Justice. The major roads in the CBD grid were named by the NSW governor when the colony was planned, but the smaller subdividing ones were named locally, often after local residents, businesses, etc.