The award-winning Australian property projects redefining luxury and design
An old bank, a steep waterfront block, a canal edge, and a neighbourhood that comes alive after dark shaped some of the standout winners at the 2026 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia).
623 Collins State Bank House, Sterling Global, won the award for Best Apartment Architectural Design. (Image source: PropertyGuru)
The new tower at 623 Collins Street starts with two buildings already on the corner. The former State Savings Bank of Victoria and Batman’s Hill Hotel will remain, with the bank’s proportions and horizontal lines carried into the podium below a slender residential tower.
Plus Studio drew its vertical rhythm from the bank façade. Granite, bluestone, and shade-tolerant planting retain some of the weight and formality of Collins Street at pavement l…
