Chomley Terraces is a collection of family-scale townhouses in Prahran East, each with private terraces, lifts and multi-car garages. 

Before the homes could rise, Fabric had to deliver retention, excavation and basement parking on a site closely bounded by neighbouring properties. 

Above ground, the architecture depends on exact setout. Textured brickwork, deep window reveals and bronze detailing leave little room for inconsistency. The development also needs to read in two ways at once: as a series of individual homes and as one coherent composition. 

That places pressure on sequencing, coordination and workmanship from the basement through to the facade.