In Collingwood, Melbourne’s onetime industrial heart, a former factory has been reworked into a light-filled home that leans into its raw materiality. Sawtooth windows, double-height ceilings, and exposed structural elements anchor the conversion firmly in the neighbourhood’s manufacturing past, yet the atmosphere is unmistakably modern. Its position just off Gertrude and Smith Streets situates the home within one of Collingwood’s most established creative pockets. And it’s headed to auction with a guide of $1.35m–$1.45m, through Nelson Alexander.

The three-level plan opens with a generous concrete-floored area that once served as an entertaining zone and now flexes easily between guest bedroom, studio or workspace. Above, the main living level unfolds under expansive volume — a pared-back palette of white, stainless steel and black timber emphasises the building’s architectural bones. Two balconies extend sightlines outward while drawing in daylight across the open-plan kitchen, dining and living areas. The top floor houses a private bedroom suite, shaped by the same instinctive minimalism that guides the whole restoration.

With two bedrooms, two bathrooms and two parking spaces, the home pairs industrial heritage with practical city living.

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