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<p>It seems the former Alphington Paper Mill may not be alone in reshaping the face of the inner suburb.</p>

<p>Lodged with Yarra Council, plans for a sleek and sizeable apartment development on an adjacent 2,980 square metre site marks the arrival of a new architecture firm to the Apartments.com.au Project Database. XO Projects is the design force behind 700-718 Heidelberg Road; the relatively new firm represents the meeting of local design giant Elenberg Fraser with that of Amsterdam-based firm Elastik.</p>

<p>With the mantra of "creating the Extra Ordinaries within cities" XO Projects has hit the ground running with the 9 level building that features a split colour scheme and mature trees over its exterior.</p>

<h2>700-718 Heidelberg Road, Alphington application summary</h2>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image133_1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Heidelberg Road perspective and finishes. Planning image: XO Projects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="347" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image133_1.jpg?itok=P-YNkIfA" title="Heidelberg Road perspective and finishes. Planning image: XO Projects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Heidelberg Road perspective and finishes. Planning image: XO Projects</figcaption></figure><ul>
<li>Corner 2,980sqm site containing four attached single-storey retail premises</li>
	<li>Proposed 9 level building at 34.1m above Heidelberg Road</li>
	<li>109 apartments: 31 x one-bedroom, 56 x two-bedroom, 22 x three-bedroom</li>
	<li>2 ground floor retail tenancies: 325sqm general retail &amp; 316sqm café/food and drink premises</li>
	<li>2 level basement and ground level parking for 157 cars &amp; 82 bicycles</li>
	<li>Communal amenities: library, meeting rooms, fitness/gym, roof top gardens, spa-sauna</li>
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<p>Opposite the eastern flank of the Alphington Paper Mill site which has a preferred height of 6-8 levels, 700-718 Heidelberg Road has a high level of compliance with the Yarra Planning Scheme according to planning documents.</p>

<p>XO Projects have included a terraced southern facade which tapers down toward the residential zoned southern boundary.</p>

<p>Key to the overall design is the facade treatment of the proposed building with more than 50% of apartments having double facades. Dual level privacy walls across the facade funnel into deep planter boxes for mature trees; 1.2 meters of soil is provided per tree planter in order to accommodate abnormally large plantings.</p>

<p>The deep soil planters will aid in providing 700-718 Heidelberg Road in attaining a 'vertical forest' finish, as will surface level plantings across higher levels of the development.</p>

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image132_2.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Deep rooted trees are proposed across the facade. Planning image: XO Projects"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="384" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image132_2.jpg?itok=A-dfm6KC" title="Deep rooted trees are proposed across the facade. Planning image: XO Projects" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Deep rooted trees are proposed across the facade. Planning image: XO Projects</figcaption></figure><h2>700-718 Heidelberg Road, Alphington development team</h2>

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<li>Developer Giancorp Property Group</li>
	<li>Architecture: XO Projects</li>
	<li>Town Planning &amp; Landscape: Urbis</li>
	<li>Traffic Engineering GTA Consultants</li>
	<li>Waste Management RB Waste Consulting Service</li>
	<li>Services, Structural &amp; Civil: O'Neill Group</li>
	<li>ESD: Sustainable Development Consultants</li>
	<li>Land Survey: Bosco Jonson</li>
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