HER Melbourne is a five-storey destination for meeting, eating, drinking and socialising. Three levels feature restaurant and bar offerings, with another level dedicated to the kitchen and back of house, along with a basement and enclosable rooftop bar.

JCB’s architectural approach considered the existing four-storey building’s unique style and sculptural elements, applying these as pivot points to the redevelopment. A new open rooftop nestles above the existing facade.

The architectural composition of the rooftop bar optimises the site’s small footprint and frames a unique 180-degree, southerly skyline vantage drenched with sunlight from morning to night.

Activation along the Lonsdale St and Drewery Lane boundary embraces Melbourne’s laneway culture. Glimpses of the activities happening within the space bring a sense of theatre to passers-by.

• Country

  Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung

• Address

  Melbourne, Victoria

• Year

  2021

• Status

  Completed

• Client

  HQ Group

• Partners

  Dion Hall, Tamsin Johnson (interior design)

• Photography

  Earl Carter, Parker Blain

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