John & Windsor, Footscray

• Prime location in the heart of Footscray.
• Surrounded by amazing diverse cuisine, parklands, schools and fresh marketplace.
• Spacious three level terrace homes.

John & Windsor takes its place in a community with strong foundations. At the intersection of Melbourne’s most dynamic urban neighbourhoods, a precinct is reborn as a multicultural mecca, full of people, ideas, food, art and life.

A place with pulse and real history, Footscray is as diverse as it is individual. On the doorstep of Melbourne’s CBD, it retains a raw honesty found across the menus, outdoor spaces and buildings that are big on creativity and bringing people together.

At the centre of it all, a residential collection unites past and present. As a series of contemporary urban terrace homes, John & Windsor borrows from the neighbourhood’s Victorian heritage then re-interprets design and detail for living today. Footscray is only 5km from the CBD but you can be there in 9 minutes if you travel by train. Footscray is a centre for learning and quality education, it’s surrounded by employment hubs and close to the ultra-modern Highpoint Shopping Centre’s 500+ stores.

The two, three and four bedroom residences have been designed as separate elements with pitched, flat and angular rooflines to mirror the factories, warehouses and Victorian-era homes of Footscray. Each façade has something a little different and unique to identify it, while materials give the residences a sense of connectivity to each other and the streetscape. The triple level homes remain sensitive to the local residential scale and use materials inspired by the history of the neighbourhood.

From the ground up, each terrace home has clear purpose and generous spatial planning to provide extra space for entertaining and family life. Individual entries create a direct relationship with the street. There’s pedestrian access at the front of the residence and a remote entry lockable garage with storage to the rear. Internal stairs connect the garage to the living areas. The ground level can include a flexible third or fourth room that can be a bedroom, guestroom, media room or study.

Living areas flow across the second level with places to cook, dine, entertain and lounge, opening to private outdoor zones that extend the liveable space of the design. A powder room, European laundry and feature staircase present a considered blend of function and contemporary design. Private retreats take in the views from the third floor with generous bedrooms, ensuite and bathroom.