Otter Place

Otter Place is a 7-storey residential development located just off Smith Street in Melbourne’s inner north suburb of Collingwood.  The project was developed by Milieu Property and was created in collaboration with Hassell.

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The design is underpinned by rigorous and efficient planning, creating a suite of layouts anchored by common principles but varied in size and aspect. Simplicity is at the heart of the interior design, with oak floors, concrete ceilings, and white walls providing an elegant, functional, and well-proportioned canvas for residents. The base palette is purposefully edited, ensuring that residents can add personality and texture to suit their own needs and taste.

The kitchen design features an edited palette of granite, oak veneer, stainless steel, warm grey, and black. Stone from the monolithic island bench extends to the splashback, intersecting with a linear black timber shelf and stainless steel rangehood as a signature composition.

Lighting design was a particular focus for the project, taking a hotel-like approach to eschew downlights in favour of considered planar accents and focal points. Welcome stations and storage solutions present an evolution of brand signatures developed over many years of collaboration.

Location Collingwood
Client Milieu Property
Collaboration Hassell
Photographer Tom Ross
Completion Date November 2024
Project Team Tom Reid
Talia Stoch
Will Kelly