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himmelzimmer is an architectural design practice in Melbourne dedicated to investigating
an architecture that evolves from a continuous dialogue of imaginative and practical thinking.

As a studio we need to be able to define what building/design we aspire to the most:
For us this is ‘a room in the sky’, a ‘himmelzimmer’.

From its open window we can see the endless sky encouraging us that our ideas should be
dream-like without boundaries. With its window closed we can focus on the work on our desk
in front of us, the technical delivery of our ideas.

All our designs evolve from the dialogue of these two perspectives which are both essential
in the delivery of well-executed buildings that inspire and transcend the ordinary.

Our work is at its most successful where our window to the world is in a constant state of
in-between, where it is simultaneously closed and open.

We started in 2003 as studio505.
Following studio505’s closure in 2016 we are continuing our work as himmelzimmer

1/52 porter street, prahran,
melbourne, australia 3181
+61 3 9642 4240
hello@himmelzimmer.com

lotus nanyang primary school ng teng fong + jurong the strand facade 155 queen st mall Patterson Lakes Primary School norwood secondary college watsonia primary school royal domain tower art façade the arena bouverie street wintergarden Queens Rd Public Artwork pixel boronia structures interpol the strand interior clt residential prototypes waratah studio fook kuin medical centre II australian pavilion 2005 phoenix valley suzhou queen st redevelopment
the strand facade 155 queen st mall wintergarden pixel the strand interior queen st redevelopment
lotus nanyang primary school interpol waratah studio australian pavilion 2005 phoenix valley suzhou
nanyang primary school the strand facade 155 queen st mall royal domain tower art façade wintergarden Queens Rd Public Artwork pixel boronia structures waratah studio australian pavilion 2005 suzhou
bouverie street
nanyang primary school ng teng fong + jurong Patterson Lakes Primary School interpol fook kuin medical centre II phoenix valley
norwood secondary college watsonia primary school

himmelzimmer is an architectural design practice in Melbourne dedicated to investigating
an architecture that evolves from a continuous dialogue of imaginative and practical thinking.

As a studio we need to be able to define what building/design we aspire to the most:
For us this is ‘a room in the sky’, a ‘himmelzimmer’.

From its open window we can see the endless sky encouraging us that our ideas should be
dream-like without boundaries. With its window closed we can focus on the work on our desk
in front of us, the technical delivery of our ideas.

All our designs evolve from the dialogue of these two perspectives which are both essential
in the delivery of well-executed buildings that inspire and transcend the ordinary.

Our work is at its most successful where our window to the world is in a constant state of
in-between, where it is simultaneously closed and open.

We started in 2003 as studio505.
Following studio505’s closure in 2016 we are continuing our work as himmelzimmer

1/52 porter street, prahran,
melbourne, australia 3181
+61 3 9642 4240
hello@himmelzimmer.com

lotus nanyang primary school ng teng fong + jurong the strand facade 155 queen st mall Patterson Lakes Primary School norwood secondary college watsonia primary school royal domain tower art façade the arena bouverie street wintergarden Queens Rd Public Artwork pixel boronia structures interpol the strand interior clt residential prototypes waratah studio fook kuin medical centre II australian pavilion 2005 phoenix valley suzhou queen st redevelopment
the strand facade 155 queen st mall wintergarden pixel the strand interior queen st redevelopment
lotus nanyang primary school interpol waratah studio australian pavilion 2005 phoenix valley suzhou
nanyang primary school the strand facade 155 queen st mall royal domain tower art façade wintergarden Queens Rd Public Artwork pixel boronia structures waratah studio australian pavilion 2005 suzhou
bouverie street
nanyang primary school ng teng fong + jurong Patterson Lakes Primary School interpol fook kuin medical centre II phoenix valley
norwood secondary college watsonia primary school
lotus
wujin, china
nanyang primary school
singapore
ng teng fong + jurong
singapore
the strand facade
melbourne, australia
155 queen st mall
brisbane, australia
Patterson Lakes Primary School
melbourne, australia
norwood secondary college
melbourne, australia
watsonia primary school
melbourne, australia
royal domain tower art façade
melbourne, australia
the arena
melbourne, australia
bouverie street
melbourne, australia
wintergarden
brisbane, australia
Queens Rd Public Artwork
melbourne, australia
pixel
melbourne, australia
boronia structures
melbourne, australia
interpol
singapore
the strand interior
melbourne, australia
clt residential prototypes
Melbourne, Australia
waratah studio
rhs chelsea flower show 2013
fook kuin medical centre II
sabah, malaysia
australian pavilion 2005
aichi, japan
phoenix valley
wujin, china
suzhou
suzhou, china
queen st redevelopment
melbourne, Australia

queen st redevelopment

melbourne, Australia

design architect
himmelzimmer
completion date
TBC
client
Scaunich Group
structural engineer
JB Design Group
services engineers
Cundall
planning consultant
Graeme Dickson
project manager
APP
quantity surveyor
RLB
building surveyor
Gardner Group

Initially approached to undertake a feasibility study around the potential for an existing office building to support an extention in Cross Laminated Timber, the brief for this project evolved to become a refurbishment to the public interior spaces, the facade and included a new restaurant and rooftop bar.

Moving through a number of different design concepts, the proposal takes inspiration from the original 1960s facade but reinterprets this in a contemporary way. The existing 1980s curtain wall facade will be amended to reinstate the timeless original design, whilst minimising the impact on the tenants within through careful detailing and considered design. The materiality and experience of the ground floor lobby to the street will be improved to strengthen the position of the building in a street full of high quality heritage buildings. Each of the new F&B tenancies will have a separate street address, and the internal planning of these spaces has been thoroughly considered to ensure smooth uninterrupted operation of each tenancy.

The rooftop ontains expansive views of the surroundings. The arches are a reference to the framing of the tenancies to the street when the building was originally built, and have been spaced to engage with the rhythm of the window boxes to the facade. The aesthetic of the window and awning frames draws upon influences of the great conservatories of the Victorian Era, with a view to creating a light filled venue with a unique offering within the City.