38 Albermarle St in Kensington stands on the corner of Albermarle St and Macaulay Rd in the mid-morning sun. A cyclist rides past in the foreground.
A young man in red beanie and winter jacket stands on a balcony in one of the home at 38 Albermarle St and looks towards the Melbourne CBD skyline from the south. The balcony is attached to a living room full of Australian-made furniture, indoor plants, concrete ceilings, timber floors and books stored in the pine bookshelf.
A pair of hands pegs laundry onto the communal washing line at 38 Albermarle St beside a lush herb garden and in front of the Harry A. Norris-designed heritage façade of red brick and green painted finishes.
Looking into the floor of downstairs cade Cassette, across the communal table full of nibbles, and into the open-kitchen where a waiter awaits the next dish to be taken out to the floor. Cassette is furnished warmly with timber, a soft green ceiling and metallic finishes.

38 Albermarle Street

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Architecture and design by Fieldwork and Six Degrees

Description

Completed in July 2022, 38 Albermarle Street is home to 73 households. Designed by Fieldwork, this award-winning building is operationally carbon neutral and includes passive and community-minded design elements to enhance environmental performance and neighbourly connections. At the heart of the design is an open-air walkway that brings crossflow ventilation and dual-aspect natural light to residents’ homes. The design integrates and retains the site’s former wool store building designed by Australian architect Harry Norris. Downstairs, a sustainable neighbourhood café designed by Six Degrees serves as a flexible-use space for residents and the broader neighbourhood to make their own.

Assemble is a Melbourne-based housing developer and community management business on a mission to make thoughtfully designed, sustainable homes accessible to more Australians.

What's On

Join a guided tour with the Assemble team and architects Fieldwork and Six Degrees. Tours will include a walk through the building’s communal spaces, and finish downstairs at the café Cassette.

Images: (1) 38 Albermarle St, Kensington. Photo: Tom Ross. (2) 38 Albermarle St, Kensington. Photo: Tom Ross. (3) 38 Albermarle St, Kensington. Photo: Tom Ross. (4) Cassette, Kensington. Photo: Ben Moynihan.

Important Details

Time & Date

Saturday 29 July
Tours run 10am + 11am
Running for 45 minutes in groups of 15
Bookings required
First release tickets: Thursday 6 July, 12pm
Second release tickets: Saturday 8 July, 10am

Meet at the entrance of 38 Albermarle Street, around the corner from the Macaulay Road intersection.

Sorry, this event is booked out.

ACCESSIBILITY

Fully wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Sensory friendly, Elevator access, Accessible parking nearby

AGE REQUIREMENTS

All Ages

Location

38 Albermarle St, Kensington 3000

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Our programming exists on what always was and always will be the land of the people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, as well as to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the wider Melbourne community and beyond. Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded in Australia and we are mindful of this in everything we do, given our focus on the modern built environment.

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Our programming exists on what always was and always will be the land of the people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, as well as to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the wider Melbourne community and beyond. Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded in Australia and we are mindful of this in everything we do, given our focus on the modern built environment.

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