Crest Camberwell

Crest Cam­ber­well, in col­lab­o­ra­tion with Pro­gres­sio Devel­op­ments, sits on a gen­tle rise in one of Melbourne’s most estab­lished sub­urbs, amongst the large mason­ry and Fed­er­a­tion-style homes that define the area. Sen­si­tive inte­gra­tion into the site’s topog­ra­phy, with the build­ing par­tial­ly cut into the hill­side, reduces bulk and allows the archi­tec­ture to sit har­mo­nious­ly with­in its ele­vat­ed setting.

Designed almost as a sin­gle res­i­dence, the traver­tine-clad vol­ume is artic­u­lat­ed and bro­ken into dis­tinct forms, reflect­ing the rhythm and scale of the sur­round­ing homes and ref­er­enc­ing the site’s stonework. Deep, care­ful­ly pro­por­tioned fen­es­tra­tion punc­tu­ates the sol­id façades, medi­at­ing light and views, while main­tain­ing a con­tem­po­rary clar­i­ty of form and a refined mate­r­i­al expres­sion. Vari­a­tion across the façades is fur­ther enhanced through the use of both vein-cut and cross-cut traver­tine, cre­at­ing sub­tle tex­tur­al depth and visu­al interest.

Com­pris­ing twelve expan­sive, high-end apart­ments, Crest offers gen­er­ous liv­ing tai­lored for those seek­ing a refined, low-main­te­nance lifestyle with­out com­pro­mise. Each apart­ment exceeds 120 square metres, with large, open inte­ri­ors that max­imise light and a sense of spa­cious­ness. A unique fea­ture of the devel­op­ment is the inclu­sion of indi­vid­ual, pri­vate native land­scaped gar­dens, thought­ful­ly extend­ing each apartment’s liv­ing space. The ter­races incor­po­rate built-up gar­dens, cre­at­ing seclud­ed out­door areas that ensure pri­va­cy with­in each home.

The mate­r­i­al palette is warm, refined, and tac­tile, car­ry­ing con­ti­nu­ity from the traver­tine-clad façades into the inte­ri­ors. Vein-cut and cross-cut traver­tine cre­ates sub­tle vari­a­tion across sur­faces, while fine bronze met­al detail­ing bal­ances the mass of the stone. Warm tim­ber is used through­out join­ery, com­ple­ment­ing the nat­ur­al stone and rein­forc­ing the rich­ness inte­ri­or spaces, includ­ing upscaled bath­rooms and liv­ing areas where care­ful­ly select­ed stone con­tin­ues the mate­r­i­al narrative.

Each apart­ment is designed with ener­gy effi­cien­cy in mind, fea­tur­ing indi­vid­ual pho­to­volta­ic sys­tems and tar­get­ing high-per­for­mance rat­ings to reduce envi­ron­men­tal impact.

Crest Cam­ber­well com­bines sus­tain­abil­i­ty, mate­r­i­al refine­ment, and spa­tial gen­eros­i­ty in a cohe­sive archi­tec­tur­al nar­ra­tive. It engages sen­si­tive­ly with the sur­round­ing streetscape, bal­anc­ing con­tem­po­rary form with the scale and rhythm of its her­itage context.