Abode318 is a residential skyscraper developed by PDG Corporation and Schiavello and designed by Elenberg Fraser and Disegno Australia in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. , the skyscraper is the List of tallest buildings in Melbourne, 22nd–tallest building in Melbourne.
Initially proposed in 2007, and named the Barton Tower,
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''Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, The Skyscraper Center''. Retrieved 6 November 2015 the skyscraper anticipated the current trend of "skinny skyscrapers" proposed in Melbourne.
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"Abode318 Prepares to Captivate Melbourne’s Skyline"
''Sourceable''. Retrieved 6 December 2015 Indeed, the most unusual feature of the building is its "curving exterior" which is illuminated by 10 millimetres of rose coloured glass, which incorporates thermal properties that insulate the skyscraper. Abode318 comprises 450 apartments across 57 levels, and reaches a height of .
The project received approval by then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy in 2011, with construction commencing later that year. At a cost of AUD$136 million, the building topping out, topped-out in late 2014, and was completed by early 2015.
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Melbourne’s ABODE318: Sustainable luxury in the city
. ''TheUrbanDeveloper''. Retrieved 7 December 2015 At the time of its completion, Abode318 was the List of tallest buildings in Melbourne, 10th–tallest building in Melbourne; additionally, it became the first building since the 2006 completion of the Eureka Tower to be listed in the "ten-tallest buildings of Melbourne".
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
*List of tallest buildings in Australia
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Abode318
{{Melbourne Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers in Melbourne
Residential skyscrapers in Australia
Residential buildings completed in 2015
Apartment buildings in Melbourne
2015 establishments in Australia
Buildings and structures in Melbourne City Centre