Developer - Hamton

Hamton is a privately owned property development company, owned and operated by Steve Buxton and Paul Hameister, and supported by a team of talented property professionals. Hamton has around $475m of new projects underway. Its directors have completed around $250m of development projects.

Hamton specialises in the Melbourne market with current projects primarily in the boutique medium density residential apartment and townhouse market, but with activities that span other sectors, such as commercial, retail and industrial.

Hamton's operating philosophy ensures that its development projects are not just based on economic viability, but also environmental sustainability, design creativity and cultural and community outcomes. It calls this "our quadruple bottom line".

Other recent projects include MGV, 67 apartments in Malvern; Rize3121, 72 townhouses in Richmond; The Rathdowne, 14 apartments in Carlton; and, Abito, which comprises 35 apartments in Fitzroy. Hamton recently won awards for its Abito project. In July 2007, Hamton was named winner of the RAIA Victorian Architecture Award in the Residential Architecture Multiple Housing category, and in December 2006, Hamton won the esteemed UDIA award for Best Medium Density Development in Victoria.

Architect - Rothe Lowman

Founded in 1991 by Melbourne architects Shane Rothe and Kim Lowman, ROTHELOWMAN has established a reputation as one of Australia's most respected and well-known architectural firms.

Possessing a crisp design philosophy, underpinned by sound modernist traditions and contemporary ESD principles, ROTHELOWMAN is equipped with astute abilities to imbue value, form and function to projects of every scale. Considered and creative, the firm's award-winning architectural approach is reinforced by unfaltering commitments to design excellence and project delivery.

From its architects and interior designers, to its project managers, technicians and graphic designers, ROTHELOWMAN's collaborative design development team is committed to exceeding the commercial, environmental and development expectations of every client and end user in each project.

Landscape Architect - Tract

Tract Consultants is a leading professional consulting firm providing services in landscape architecture, urban design and town planning. Established in 1970, the firm has grown to its present level of prominence through a commitment to design and technical excellence, together with an understanding and experience of the development process.

Tract's staff includes urban planners, landscape architects and urban designers. Its design and planning work is as diverse as its staff, ranging from gardens to new towns, from harbour foreshores to inner-city precincts, and from regional centres to growth corridors.