13 Porter Street

Prahran VIC 3181

Plus Architecture director Ian Briggs says the location offers proximity to incredible amenities and a calm refuge.
The idea was to create a sense of escape from the intensity nearby. Porter Street is a quiet residential Prahran street but around the corner you have one of Melbourne s most exciting precincts.
Briggs says from the street the folding screens will form a tapestry of sunlit metal and earthy timber during the day and become a beautiful lantern at night, backlit by internal lighting. The sliding screens will provide privacy as well as sun protection and can slide back when not required. The image of a fox looking away will be laser cut into pre-rusted metal near the entrance, heightening a sense of being just around the corner and getting away from things.
Views will include leafy Prahran streets and Fawkner Park, St Kilda Road and the city, depending on apartment aspect. The rooftop terrace will offer residents sweeping city views from outdoor dining and living with barbecue and fridge.
Briggs says the interiors work in contrast to the exterior s hard edges, which will act as a protective shell. The private and public interiors feature soft, sweeping curves and slinky, tubular spaces, with public spaces opening up to double-height and landscaped courtyards providing shafts of natural light.
Three two-level townhouse-style apartments have their own address and direct street access and are designed to operate as home offices if desired. They share the ground level with eight apartments. All ground-level dwellings have private courtyards between 13 and 34 square metres. The majority of apartments have two bedrooms, with 19 one-bedroom apartments as well as the three townhouses. All apartments have a balcony or private courtyard.
Interiors feature wide limed-oak boards in living areas with hip white brick or mosaic tiling and Marc Newson s just-released tapware and shower fittings in bathrooms, which also feature black glass, frameless shower screens and a charcoal-coloured stone floor tile. All apartments feature a soft, sweeping curve in either the living area or a bedroom.
Kitchen and bathroom joinery is 2-pac with a natural stone benchtop in mushroom-grey in kitchens, alongside Smeg stainless-steel gas cooktops, rangehoods, underbench ovens and integrated dishwashers.
Kitchens also feature a smart, industrial-style unit with pull-out pantry. All bedrooms include built-in wardrobes and will be carpeted in a natural tone matched to the floorboards.
Heating and cooling is concealed and ducted into living areas and apartments include European laundries. All apartments have a basement car park and storage on title, and intercom entry for visitors.
Rental Return
G01 Rent $560p/w
Location
Over recent years the Greville Street precinct has become one of Melbourne s most lively and edgy locales, and Scout Apartments are around the corner and along quiet one-way Porter Street towards High Street. The neighbourhood includes specialty shops such as Aesop, Greville Records, Mag Nation and Wootten Bespoke Shoes and eateries Ladro, Oscar Cooper Caf , Mizu, Palate and Franco Choo s. Within a leisurely stroll Scout residents will find themselves in Chapel Street s world of fashion and can fill the pantry at Prahran Market, Coles and Woolworths. Prahran train station is less than 100 metres from the front door, with trains every few minutes in peak periods on the Sandringham line. High Street trams are just 120 metres, with further options on Chapel Street and Commercial Road. To relax, Scout residents can head to Grattan Gardens on Greville Street, Prahran Aquatic Centre or Prahran Library.
Scout Apartments
Address 10 Porter Street, Prahran
Developer VIMG
Building design Plus Architecture
Interior design Plus Architecture
Standard features
Smeg kitchen appliances
Natural stone kitchen benchtops, splashbacks, pull-out pantries
2-pac joinery in kitchens and bathrooms
Wide limed-oak floorboards in living areas
Carpet in bedrooms and tiles in bathrooms
Concealed heating and cooling in living areas
Marc Newson bathroom fittings
White brick tiling in bathrooms
Frameless glass shower screens
Facilities
Rooftop terrace
Car parking and storage
Secure entries, intercom
Eco green rating
Average six-star energy rating
Rainwater tanks for irrigation
Solar-boosted gas central hot water
Operable screens to west-facing balconies