page_title: Upper House, Melbourne
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Upper House, Melbourne / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Plan of the Observatory level and its functions
context_page_description: Upper House is a multi-residential complex located within Melbourne, Australia, on the south east corner of Swanston Street and Queensberry Street in Carlton, known for its unique projected balconies. The building is developed by Piccolo Developments and designed by Jackson Clement Burrows as residential apartment structures. The construction, headed by Hamilton Marino Builders, commenced in early 2013 and was completed in October, 2014.
context_section_description: Made up of two distinct apartment buildings, The Podium and The Cloud, with both offering differing views and floor plans from each other.  With a total of 17 storeys, the Cloud apartments on floors 12–16 sit above the Podium apartments which make up the first ten floors, giving the impression of levitation. In the middle of these two structures on the 11th floor is the Observatory, a 500-square metre communal area that comprises a lounge, gym, entertainment area and external outdoor spaces with surrounding views of the city. The Upper House is located on the site of the former Electrical Trades Union building on the busy Swanston Street of the Melbourne CBD. The apartment features 110 units as well as a white façade with cantilevered balconies which extrude out, increasing unit floor space. The ground level of the building features a separate café as well as a lobby area.
caption: Plan of the Observatory level and its functions
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