Apartment Living

The very first luxury apartment blocks built early last century were seen as fashionable, inner city abodes - chic alternatives to life in the suburbs. We've now come full circle. Apartment living is once more a lifestyle choice, and for a multitude of reasons. Cities are being revitalised and people want to live close to the action.

Apartments offer buyers their own low maintenance and secure piece of the city within walking distance of cafes, restaurants, theatres and galleries. With households shrinking in size, single people can find a sense of community in an apartment block filled with like-minded tenants.

'Apartment Living' documents the rise of the apartment block since they first began to alter the skylines of Australia's capital cities. From the earliest luxury flats, to the mid-century classics, converted warehouses and the new breed of cutting-edge, architect-designed buildings that have made apartment living fashionable again, this book opens the doors to them all.

High-density living imposes certain conditions, so there's also a chapter detailing practical solutions to considerations such as privacy, noise, lighting, storage and making the most of indoor and outdoor space. From its elevated viewpoint, 'Apartment Living' offers more than a bird's eye look at apartment living around Australia today.