Elenberg Fraser facts for kids
Elenberg Fraser is a cool Australian company that designs buildings. They are like architects who draw plans for amazing places. This firm has offices in big cities like Melbourne, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast.
It was started in 1998 by two friends, Zahava Elenberg and Callum Fraser. They both studied at RMIT University.
Elenberg Fraser has designed many famous buildings. These include fancy restaurants like Vue de Monde and Gingerboy. They also designed many tall apartment buildings in Melbourne. Some of these are Liberty Tower, Eq. Tower, Light House Melbourne, Aurora Melbourne Central, and Premier Tower.
They also designed special hotels in the mountains, like Huski and St Falls at Falls Creek, Victoria. These hotels won awards because they looked very artistic. In 2009, they even changed an old building called No 2 Goods Shed into new offices and restaurants. This is called "adaptive reuse."
Cool Buildings They Designed
Elenberg Fraser has completed many interesting projects. Here are some of their well-known designs:
Finished Projects
- 2002 Liberty Tower, Melbourne (an apartment building)
- 2005 Vue de Monde, Melbourne (a famous restaurant)
- 2005 Watergate Place, Docklands, Melbourne (apartments)
- 2005 Huski Hotel, Falls Creek (a hotel in the snow)
- 2009 St Falls ski lodge, Falls Creek (another ski lodge)
- 2009 No 2 Goods Shed, Docklands, Melbourne (an old building made new)
- 2010 A'Beckett Tower, Melbourne (a tall building)
- 2013 Luna apartments, St Kilda (apartments near the beach)
- 2015 Abode apartments, Russell St, Melbourne (city apartments)
- 2016 M Docklands, La Trobe Street, Docklands (more apartments)
- 2017 Eq. Tower, A'Beckett Street, Melbourne (a modern tower)
- 2017 Light House Melbourne, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne (a tall, bright building)
- 2018 Victoria One, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne (a very tall skyscraper)
- 2020 Aurora Melbourne Central, La Trobe Street, Melbourne (one of Melbourne's tallest)
- 2020 Realm Adelaide, Austin Street, Adelaide (a unique building in Adelaide)
- 2021 380 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (a new city building)
- 2021 Premier Tower, Spencer St, Melbourne (a very tall, curvy tower)
Awards They Won
Elenberg Fraser has won many awards for their amazing designs. These awards show that their buildings are special and well-designed.
- 2011 Asia Pacific Property Awards: They won a Five Star Award for High-Rise Architecture for A’Beckett Tower.
- 2011 Dulux Colour Awards: A’Beckett Tower also won the Grand Prix and Residential Exterior awards for its use of color.
- 2011 Australian Property Council Innovation & Excellence Awards: Good Shed North won for being a "Best Sustainable Development," meaning it was good for the environment.
- 2011 Australian Interior Design Awards: Their design for Cafe Vue at Melbourne International Airport was shortlisted for its great interior.
- 2020 Dulux Colour Awards: Gem Waterline Place was shortlisted for its exterior design.
- 2020 Australian Interior Design Awards: Gem Waterline Place also received recognition for its residential interior design.
Images for kids
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Watergate Place, Docklands, Melbourne (2005)
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Huski Hotel, Falls Creek (2005)
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St Falls ski lodge, Falls Creek (2009)
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A'Beckett Tower (2010)
