Hertford Street Townhouses

Located on a compact urban block in Melbourne’s inner north, the Hertford Street Townhouses provide a bespoke solution to high density living, providing domestic sanctuary in a vibrant urban neighbourhood.

Comprising five separate homes, the building’s singular form introduces a sculptural element to the streetscape. The individual houses are uniformly wrapped in a timber skin, which is subtly folded and layered to express each of the separate houses and to provide delicate screening from inside to out.

Hertford Street’s three large north-facing homes are accessed via a bluestone laneway, while two unique smaller houses face east. Each has their own garage and private outdoor spaces, with ground floor courtyards and rooftop terraces. The internal sequence of spaces have been crafted to provide an intuitive, considered and efficient flow from front door to terrace, with an extra room provided to each residence to support individual use and flexibility.

A robust and sophisticated material language was developed for the project, with a palette comprising charcoal shingles, metal panels and expanded mesh screens, along with bluestone, timber, cork and terrazzo.