Fairlie Wellness Centre
Architect: Wood Marsh
Year: 2025
Location: South Yarra, Australia
Category: Wellbeing
Status: Built
About
This project is a ground-level adaptive reuse intervention within Fairlie, one of Melbourne's earliest and most architecturally significant high-rise residential buildings. Completed in 1961 by Yuncken Freeman Brothers, Griffiths & Simpson, Fairlie is heritage-listed and celebrated for its modernist expression, including prefabricated concrete frames, a non-loadbearing curtain wall system, and distinctive arched pilotis that create a floating base. Defined by minimalist principles and refined detailing, the building's cultural significance required a sensitive and considered architectural approach.
Tags: glass, concrete, healthcare architecture, wellbeing, residential architecture, refurbishment, adaptive reuse