Society embodies SORA’s people-centric, detail-oriented approach to modern design. Working in close collaboration with CHT Architects, Sora have cultivated an environment of functionality, beauty and authenticity. Modern, innovative and yet timeless in its appeal.

The art of simplicity is one that has been mastered within the finely curated interiors of Society. Defined by a sense of natural beauty, the finishes palette comprises texturally rich yet pared-back materials including warm timber joinery, timber floors, elegant marble surfaces, aged brass tapware and wool carpets. The result is a refined yet neutral canvas which residents will be able to colour effortlessly with their own treasured pieces. Vast and generously proportioned, each home is afforded with expansive windows that allow abundant natural light.

Fostering genuine convenience and daily delight, Society has been appointed with a series of thoughtful, enriching features. An integrated bar with wine shelves and fridges for your favourite bottles, enticing fireplaces, Gaggenau appliances for the resident MasterChef, custom wardrobe joinery, a key drop at the entrance and plentiful storage throughout are just some of the details designed to cultivate an unrivalled living experience, and a genuine feeling of home.

The Ascot draws inspiration from the opulence of Flemington Racecourse and the spectacle of the legendary Melbourne Cup. Comprising two harmonious structures, named Crown and Parade. Emanating an enduring and sophisticated presence, The Ascot’s character is articulated through a harmonious blend of recessed balconies and walkways, striking vertical components, and varied dwelling spaces, all enriched by subtle bronze accents and intricate detailing.

Elevating life through high-performance apartment living that seamlessly integrates a genuine sense of community with an array of outstanding quality amenities and services. User well-being a top priority, with convenient daily access to state-of-the-art gym facilities, serene gardens, yoga and meditation retreats, and well-appointed work-from-home spaces.

Other outstanding amenity, includes a Gold Class cinema, a golf simulator, and a superbly equipped games room, ensure that residents make the most of their leisure time and enjoy an all-encompassing living experience.

Named in recognition of its extensive central garden, Ivanhoe Gardens is a contemporary neighbourhood with 52 stunningly designed apartment homes. An array of on-site amenities such as a hammam spa, private dining room and residents’ cinema imbue the residence with a sense of everyday luxury.

Inspired by the Art Deco movement that radiated globally in the 1920s and became a signature local feature in Melbourne’s architecture, Ivanhoe Gardens combines style and fine craftsmanship. A focus on rich materials is found throughout, in what is a celebration of luxury, glamour and exuberance.

Client: Bensons

Location: Footscray

Liberty One comprises 375 apartments over 24 levels featuring a comprehensive range of communal amenity to allow residents to connect and areas to host family and friends.

Fostering a strong sense of community was a primary focus during the project's design phase, resulting in a well-crafted space that includes, a gym, recreation area, external terraces, lounge and dining areas, a business lounge and library facilities.⁠

Anthem presents a stunning collection of boutique apartment buildings — each carefully differentiated to exhibit individual character within a unifying architectural aesthetic. Combining rich textures with simple, rectilinear shapes and silhouettes, Anthem’s bold industrial chic elements create a rhythmic facade of steel, metal and recycled brick inspired by New York lofts and inner-city warehouse conversions. Articulated by deep recesses and sheltered private balconies, the buildings are designed in particular to welcome maximum exposure to northern sunlight into the large community gardens.

Beautifully designed integrated open-plan spaces, suffused with natural light, and brimming with thoughtful considerations that elevate living to a rare standard of excellence. Anthem’s elegant interiors open out to panoramic views over the surrounding neighbourhood and feature the homely warmth of rich timber finishes, contrasted with raw concrete-look elements and stylish linear details recurring through tiling layouts, fluted glass and faceted panelling.

Hotham displays architecture with form and function designed to foster a healthy, fun and connected resident lifestyle.

With a nod to the history of the site, Hotham’s functional interiors are deliberately neutral and timeless. Beautifully integrated open plan spaces, suffused with natural light and thoughtful considerations. Concrete-look stone benchtops and soft grey laminate work with black fixtures and finishes to enhance the urban context, all of which benefits from the added warmth of the oak engineered timber flooring.

Set around an expansive north facing central gardens, Hotham rises above the treetops with striking repetition in shape and form and recessed and sheltered balconies. Hotham’s materiality of metal, brick and glazing paying homage to North Melbourne’s inner city industrial past.

Fitzroy & Co. is a groundbreaking collaboration between SORA Interiors LIFE Architecture and on a premier Build-to-Rent (BTR) development. This project exemplifies our commitment to redefining rental living with thoughtful, community-oriented design.

Fitzroy & Co offers residents a unique blend of home comfort and boutique hotel amenities. Highlights include a co-working space, a Technogym-equipped gym and yoga studio, a rooftop terrace with a pet park and spa, and a stunning sky lounge with private dining, a cinema room, and a dedicated vinyl record lounge. In homage to Fitzroy North’s vibrant character, the interior design showcases curated local and vintage furnishings.

The emerging Spotswood Yards precinct was originally the Victorian Railway Workshops complex including the former Ways & Works Workshop. A major employer over many years Spotswood Yards still holds a strong community connection.

Flagman’s functional interiors that are deliberately neutral and timeless with carefully considered designer details across three impressive collections.

With floorplans designed for comfort and functionality, Flagman’s generous open plan spaces benefit from premium materials and a natural ambiance that champion sophistication and style.

Spotswood Yards includes 1,875 sqm of amazing lifestyle amenity for residents to enjoy including; central gardens, lobby & concierge, cinemas, co-working spaces, private offices, games rooms, EV charging, dog wash, car wash and click & collect facility.

The emerging Spotswood Yards precinct was originally the Victorian Railway Workshops complex including the former Ways & Works Workshop. A major employer over many years Spotswood Yards still holds a strong community connection.

Porter’s functional interiors that are deliberately neutral and timeless with carefully considered designer details across three impressive collections.

With floorplans designed for comfort and functionality, Porter’s generous open plan spaces benefit from premium materials and a natural ambiance that champion sophistication and style.

Spotswood Yards includes 1,875 sqm of amazing lifestyle amenity for residents to enjoy including; central gardens, lobby & concierge, cinemas, co-working spaces, private offices, games rooms, EV charging, dog wash, car wash and click & collect facility.

Client: Zynergy Property

Location: Kew

Born from like-minded collaborators with a shared purpose; crafting timeless opulence.

“Our design outcome is one of beautifully detailed interiors with a timeless and sophisticated colour palette. This allows the end user to curate their space to suit their lifestyle.” Chantelle Balliro, Sora Executive Manager.

The art of simplicity is one that has been mastered within the finely curated interiors of the 20 Fellowship residences. Defined by a sense of natural beauty, the finishes palette comprises texturally rich yet pared-back timeless materials including warm timber joinery, natural stone surfaces, herringbone timber floors, stone freestanding baths, glass brick and fluted stone details. The result is a refined yet neutral canvas that residents will be able to colour effortlessly with their own treasured pieces.

Vast and generously proportioned with large floor plans, each home is afforded with expansive windows that allow natural light to filtrate through abundantly whilst providing a tranquil green vista with seamless connection to outdoor terraces and courtyards.

Fostering genuine convenience and daily delight, Fellowship has been appointed with a series of thoughtful, enriching features. Integrated bars and wine fridges, fireplaces, custom wardrobe joinery with a built-in vanity, a key drop at the entrance and plentiful storage throughout are just some of the details designed to cultivate an unrivalled living experience.

Client: Bensons Property Group
Location: Hawthorn
Completion: 2021

The high-end design of the exterior of St James Park sets the tone for an abundance of spacious elegance within. The luxurious and generously proportioned arrival foyer has been designed to impress, with premium quality finishes and a sense of vast open space. Adjacent to the foyer is a private lounge for residents to entertain guests, a space that combines the intimacy of a private retreat with the versatility of a large entertaining area. Residents will also be surrounded by lush garden terraces, and some will enjoy exclusive access to an abundant rooftop oasis. The buyers who purchased apartments off the plan were invited to collaborate with CHT Architects and Sora to customise their apartment to meet their specific tastes and lifestyle requirements, drawing on a variety of zoned living spaces and an elegant palette of natural materials and superior finishes, as well as premium fixtures and appliances.

Client: Urban

Location: Collingwood

The C&L Development has a strong emphasis on creating a versatile and sustainable development that integrates seamlessly into the suburb’s semi-industrial streetscape.

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The C&L Residences offer 35 spacious residential apartment dwellings, each featuring spectacular floor-to-ceiling windows that provide an abundance of natural light and offer sweeping views of the city skyline and local sights.

SORA’s company ethos for the C&L interiors is to make simple, refined and simply-curated provisions for the residents, to embellish their personality.

SORA has worked to create lavishly spacious residences, with a classic feel and layered contemporary influences.

A sophisticated, simple design and neutral palette sets the foundation for endless opportunities to reflect each resident’s personality in the home.

Great homes have heart and great kitchens provide a natural, central hub that encourages life and interaction.

A finessed neutral palette allows the scale and proportion to shine through, featuring elegant colour tones and clean, sleek lines with butler’s pantries, robustly proportioned stone benchtops, and plenty of carefully considered storage space.

Apartments will feature refined and practical interiors, exemplified by subtly contrasting textures, beautifully crafted kitchen and bathroom joinery, and durable high-quality finishes.

A sense of layering is added through varying textures within the apartment, including a high attention to detail within the joinery. Our objective in designing every aspect of the C&L interiors is to make life more intuitive, convenient and enjoyable for the occupants.

Client: KBMV Developments

Location: Caulfield North

Linear in form and rich in materiality, the Alma Village façade honours the surrounding streetscape whilst asserting a fresh and distinctive presence. The layering of textures creates a sense of visual depth, tip toeing the line between classic and contemporary, natural and manmade.

Strong articulation allows for large recessed balconies within the built form, encouraging residents to engage with the outdoor environment. Lush landscaping has been cleverly integrated into the architecture, softening the building whilst complementing the surrounding greenery.

Light-filled, calming and meticulously curated, the interiors offer a neutral canvas for you to colour with your own furniture pieces and homewares. Timeless finishes evoke an atmosphere of tranquillity from the instant you return home – combining light timber joinery, natural stone surfaces, warm oak engineered timber floors and plush wool blend carpets.

A carefully crafted kitchen has been designed to spark inspiration every night of the week, featuring high-end appliances, plentiful storage and tactile stone surfaces. The functional layout allows daily rituals to unfold naturally.

Curated with the utmost care, the master bedroom exemplifies the beauty of the finer details. Here, a textural and sophisticated palette creates a rich sensory experience and a wonderful sense of retreat. Thoughtful joinery options including large robes and bespoke dressers foster convenience at its most refined.

Continue through to the ensuite, where artfully layered finishes combine with practical storage options. Elegant arched mirrors evoke a sense of grandeur, whilst a walk-in shower and free-standing bathtub invite moments of uninterrupted relaxation.

The adjoining living room invites residents to connect and engage, appointed with a striking stone plinth for your most treasured ornaments and books. Premium upgrades including a fireplace and custom bar reflect an unparalleled sense of craftsmanship, whilst curved forms cultivate a soft, organic and free flowing aesthetic.

“The interiors of Alma Village embody timeless style, defined by an authentically elegant palette of finishes as well as abundant light and ample space.”
Chantelle Balliro
Executive Manager SORA

Client: Blue Earth Group

Location: South Melbourne

Pioneering Melbourne’s growing Build To Rent design movement SORA is pleased to have provided the interior specification and design for one of the first Build to Rent (BTR) developments in Melbourne – the stunning Avion building at 245 Normanby Road, South Melbourne.

Avion consists of commercial, working and socialising spaces at ground level, a five-level podium and a 35-level residential tower comprising a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments, with adaptability for 3-bedroom apartments. The user-informed design of Avion includes communal amenities, located in the mid-levels, upper levels, and rooftop, which place a strong emphasis on occupant wellness and social connection, and include a spa, infrared saunas, yoga room, gyms (inside and outside) and even an outdoor cinema, outdoor event and play spaces.

At ground level, the focus is on life and work, with co-working spaces and meeting rooms, as well as a café and wine bar, all specifically grouped to foster a sense of community for the building inhabitants. Emma Alessi, Senior Associate at Sora, said one of the key design impact points is the building’s voluminous lobby, which she said was created with high ceilings, durable natural surfaces, and atmospheric, monochromatic lighting, to ensure residents, office workers and visitors enjoy an “exceptional arrival experience”.

Setting the tone for the entire building interior, the lighting, prestigious natural finishes, and sense of space that define the lobby are employed in all the building communal areas, with highly considered and flexible lighting design. “We put a lot of thought into the lighting design to transform the communal spaces between night and day, while defining and differentiating specific zones and spaces,” Emma explained. “This enables the occupants to experience the ideal environment for practical and professional amenity during the day, while enjoying a more relaxed and intimate atmosphere after-hours.”

Sora brought a similar interior design aesthetic to the residential apartments, which enjoy sweeping views from floor-to-ceiling glazing, and feature atmospheric lighting design, natural stone and warm timber finishes, and mirrored surfaces to instil a sense of spaciousness to the living environment while maximising natural light.

Location: Doncaster
Client: Sunstone Projects
Completion: 2017

Magnolia was designed with luxury in mind, finding the golden middle between city lifestyle and secluded tranquility. The apartment complex in Melbourne’s east spans 14 levels and houses 179 dwellings.

Simplicity and elegance come together with a restrained sense of grandeur here. Taking cues from the clean lines of the concrete and glass modernist facade, the apartments’ interiors continue the style language with geometric forms and linearity. The colour palette of blonde timber and white stone temper the strong lines and adds to the visual calm. Lush garden terraces complete this urban retreat, creating the ultimate escape for quiet contemplation.

Client: Blue Earth Group
Location: Footscray
Completion: 2019

Comprising of two apartment buildings, Hopkins Street offers multiple communal spaces across both towers, such as a business centre, cinema, thoughtfully realised lobbies and a shared lounge which opens up onto a large podium garden and outdoor entertaining space. Residents of the absolute waterfront development are invited to experience the natural tranquillity and beauty of the Maribyrnong River to its fullest.

The development has a mix of five townhouses and 362 one, two and three-bedroom apartments. The interior design features raw concrete ceilings and rustic timber floors paired with refined metal details and matt joinery finishes.

Client: JR Investment
Location: Kew
Completion: 2022

The Elision consists of 14 luxury townhouses positioned on the tree-lined Walpole Street in the heart of Kew.

The interior design of Elison taking cues from the textures and colours of the landscaping and exterior palette, such as the smoked timber flooring, feature panelling of robes, and the finely crafted timber battens surrounding the staircase.

Natural tones are also found in the kitchens and bathrooms, with a choice of silver ash or grey aether marble in the benchtops, splashbacks and vanities, as well as the plinth of the living room’s feature fireplace. Encapsulating the theme of old and new in balance are the door handles and tapware presented with modern designs in aged iron.

With high ceilings, neutral tones, large room sizes and floor-to-ceiling glass, each residence has been meticulously designed to create a sense of openness and space with abundant natural light. Elision is a place to find peace at every hour.

Location: Ringwood
Client: Stanley Field
Completion: 2019

Eden Square was designed with sensitivity to the site’s natural surrounds, particularly the Mullum Mullum creek that meanders alongside the residential complex. The Ringwood development consists of nine boutique townhouses and three, five and seven-storey apartment buildings.

A total of 196 one, two and three-bedroom apartments are found across the site each with luminous interiors that reference the immediate environment.. The highest quality fixtures and fittings have been used throughout.

Life extends beyond four walls at Eden Square; it is more than just a residence with a number of communal facilities on offer such as private dining, business centre, cinema, wellness facilities and a vast array of landscaped gardens inspired by the surrounding context.

Client: Undisclosed
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Completion: 2020

This multi-residential development is situated adjacent to the waterfront in the north-eastern district of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. The high-rise development comprises two 40-storey towers, housing a total of 572 dwellings.

Drawing on its island location, the towers were informed by the concept of fluidity – the extensive glass work on the facade is arranged in a collection of angled external panels, which gives the impression of flowing water. The design also evokes the multifaceted and polished nature of a diamond, with these qualities visible on the captivating facade and in the quality interior finishes.

The design incorporates a vast array of high-end amenities and facilities; residents and their guests can enjoy three expansive pools as well as complementary outdoor spaces a gym, aqua gym, karaoke, bowling, tai chi room, cinema, wine room, bar and wellness centre.

Agora, a world of experiences – that’s what residents can expect at Agora Maribyrnong, with the combination of Highpoint Shopping Centre, the Maribyrnong River & parklands and exceptional amenity within the buildings.