Butter Factory Byron Bay

Project Team: Michael Montgomery, Amy Lampard Location: Byron Bay, NSW Type of development: 14 Warehouse apartments + retail Completed: Aug 2009 The project is a “conversion of former butter factory buildings and construction of new mixed use building (Commercial / Retail / Residential). [The] site constraints consisted of heritage significant factory buildings, an adjacent (defunct) […]

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January 6th, 2010

Project Team: Michael Montgomery, Amy Lampard

Location: Byron Bay, NSW

Type of development: 14 Warehouse apartments + retail

Completed: Aug 2009

The project is a “conversion of former butter factory buildings and construction of new mixed use building (Commercial / Retail / Residential). [The] site constraints consisted of heritage significant factory buildings, an adjacent (defunct) railway line and the integration of modern architecture within the urban fabric.

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