No. 6 Sydney Street is a multi-family house located in the inner-city suburb of Prahran, Victoria, Australia. Designed by Wood Marsh Architecture in 2022, this project is a unique combination of craft and nature, creating a building structure carefully disguised as an organic sculpture.
Its sinuous curves and asymmetrical form appear to be carved from a singular raw material, abstracting its formal composition. With its connection to nature, and use of movement, and artistry, No. 6 Sydney Street sits in contrast to its surrounding residential context.

About No. 6 Sydney Street
No. 6 Sydney Street: A Curvaceous Contrast to Its Neighbors
Located in the inner-city suburb of Prahran, No. 6 Sydney Street is a collection of 15 residences whose form and positioning creates fluid connectivity to the natural surroundings of the adjacent Orrong Romanis Reserve. Disguised as an organic sculpture, this asymmetrical building appears to be carved from a singular raw material, abstracting its formal composition. Fluid Movement and Softened Form
The building’s softened floorplates read as the primary element, subtly moulded into fine blades resting on an irregular grid of feature fluted columns. The interplay of flowing forms gives the building a sense of visual movement, with deep rippling along the undulant facades resulting in a conscious layering of positive and negative spaces. This allows for the integration of intermittent gardens with vegetation growing to...