Six Degrees Architects is an Australian architectural practice based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was formed in 1991 by six

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graduates sharing a studio in Richmond. The "Six Degrees" name was inspired by the Nylex Clock in Richmond, which displayed a cold 6°C one night. The name also circumvented the requirement for architectural registration in the early years of their practice, and was a reflection of the status of the six partners having six

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degrees.

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and salvaged materials became part of their architectural language. This approach played out in their self-funded project, Meyers Place Bar, which later received the inaugural

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in 1997.

Notable projects

* Meyers Place, Melbourne, 1993 * Public Office, West Melbourne, 1997 * Wall 280, Balaklava, Melbourne, 1999 *

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, 2000 * Pelican, St. Kilda, Melbourne, 2002 * School of Architecture,

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, Launceston, 2007 * Vaults Precinct, Melbourne, 2008 * St Mary's House of Welcome, 2010 * The Boatbuilders Yard, South Wharf, Southbank, Melbourne 2011

References

{{Reflist Architecture firms of Australia Architecture firms based in Victoria (state) Companies based in Melbourne 20th-century Australian architects 21st-century Australian architects