Hawthorn East Residence - Better Living Group

Updated on

10 August 2026

Project

Hawthorn East Residence

Location

Riversdale, Hawthorn, VIC

Status

Completed

Collaborators

Better Living Group, Griffin Group

About the Project

More than a house, this project delivered a home shaped entirely by its site, street, and heritage surroundings. A collaboration with Point Architects and Griffin Group, the Hawthorn East build called for creative engineering from day one. Overhead power lines meant moving beyond conventional methods, coordinating dual crane lifts and live traffic management to safely build within tight street constraints.

Sitting gently within the neighborhood’s existing heritage character, the architectural detail speaks for itself. Throughout the build, neighbours regularly stopped by to ask about the finishes — a reminder that great projects are not just delivered, they are noticed.

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