This project brings new life to a 60’s apartment building consisting of 55 small accommodation units with fantastic views over Perth CBD and the river. Essentially a major service upgrade we have seized the opportunity to explore the manner that replacing infrastructural elements of the building may be used to provide a new architectural aesthetic and provoke consideration of a much larger project to maximize the use of the site. A new façade has been developed for the north face of the building which conceals upgrades to the power, water and gas systems to each unit. The new facade uses the upgrade to the lift plant room and balustrade/handrail to generate a new cladding system that also acts to provide an essential building protection system, pragmatic storage (a ‘green shed’) for every apartment and an evocative lighting scheme which landmarks the building at night.