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Melbourne Connect, August 2020

This is the magnificient view of Melbourne Connect captured from the corner of Swanston Street and Grattan Street on a sunny afternoon in August 2020.

Melbourne Connect has reached a number of milestones over the past few months. To see more of the latest images click here or scroll down to see how the precinct has progressed over the past few years.

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Views from corner of Swanston Street and Grattan Street.

Featured Milestone: The Facade is Complete, June 2020

In June 2020 we hit another Melbourne Connect milestone with the facade completion! See our sustainable design rise from the ground through this time-lapse video, as the precinct continues to make its mark in Carlton, one of Melbourne’s most iconic neighbourhoods.

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Featured Milestone: Melbourne Connect Tops Out.

In March, we took to the skies to capture this moment, and share with you the precinct looking as good as ever. Enjoy these 360 views of a place dedicated to unlocking digitally driven, data enabled and socially responsible solutions to our most pressing future challenges.

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THE CONSTRUCTION JOURNEY: MONTHLY PROGRESS PICTURES

August 2020

Views from corner of Grattan and Cardigan Streets - facade complete.
View of the Womin-Djerring (Come Together) taking shape. A central, open-air green public space connected by four laneways, featuring food and beverage retail outlets and space to sit and enjoy the sun. This space will bring an abundance of greenery and light to the entire precinct.
View from Womin-Djerring (Come Together) - central open air space.
Solar panels spread across the roof of the precinct.
The view through the trees walking along Grattan Street

June 2020

View from Womin-Djerring (Come Together) - central open air space.
Views from corner of Grattan and Cardigan Streets - facade complete.

May 2020

Views from corner of Swanston and Grattan Streets - facade almost complete.
Views from corner of Grattan and Cardigan Streets - facade almost complete.

March 2020

Corner Grattan and Cardigan Streets.
Corner Swanston and Grattan Streets.
Overlooking Melbourne CBD.
From above.
Views from Level 6.
View from Womin-Djerring (Come Together) - central open air space.

February 2020

Corner of Swanston and Grattan Streets.
Corner of Grattan and Cardigan Streets.

December 2019

Unique sustainably designed facade comes to life - view from Swanston Street. It reduces heat load, optimised through computer generated simulations. The geometry of the façade panels provide shade over themselves and each other depending on the angle of the sun during the day.
Close up of the facade.

November 2019

Nightime: Melbourne city views from level 6.
Daytime: Melbourne city views from level 6.

September 2019

Looking stunning from Cardigan Street.
Womin-Djerring (Come Together) from basement.

August 2019

Views from Cardigan Street.
Womin-Djerring (Come Together) begins to take shape. A central, open-air green public space connected by four laneways, featuring food and beverage retail outlets and space to sit and enjoy the sun. This space will bring an abundance of greenery and light to the entire precinct.

July 2019

Rising, floor by floor. View from Cardigan Street, where Student Accommodation is located.

June 2019

Stunning views of Melbourne's CBD only 5 minutes away from Melbourne Connect.
Entrance to Science Gallery Melbourne, Grattan Street.

May 2019

Dusk views from Cardigan Street.
Dusk views from Cardigan Street.

April 2019

Construction underway, with views from Cardigan Street.