Welcome to 38 Westbury Street. This Website was established to document the retrofitting of a green roof on our 1950’s apartment block in St Kilda East. We hope it will provide useful information for anyone looking to take on a… Continue Reading →
Halcyon Drive recently filmed on our rooftop for their new single Silver Ray.
After a successful 2018 open day we will be back again this July for Open House Weekend, where people visit significant buildings and sites across the city to learn about how the built environment and urban planning initiatives and issues influence… Continue Reading →
The Site Shed is a fully dedicated podcast for tradespeople, exploring everything from technology in the workspace, right through to apprenticeships and current affairs. With regular guest appearances from industry experts, success stories and many various co-hosts, you’ll learn more… Continue Reading →
38 Westbury Street are taking part in the 10th edition of Open House Weekend, where people visit significant buildings and sites across the city to learn about how the built environment and urban planning initiatives and issues influence our culture… Continue Reading →
So great the Victorian State Government has an event honouring people doing positive things for our planet. We felt like rockstars when the spotlight hit our table, as the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change called out our name…. Continue Reading →
We are very proud to be involved in Sustainable House Day this Sunday September 11, 2016. Our Green Roof will be open to the public along with other homes and gardens around Australia who have all done amazing things to… Continue Reading →
It is almost one year since our roof garden arrived and the growth has been significant. The exposed soil is disappearing under green foliage. The winter rains have reduced the need to use our irrigation system. Our winter vegetable boxes… Continue Reading →
Summer has ended and Autumn is here. Our summer veggie box produced an enormous amount of tomatoes and basil. On the weekend we prepared the soil for the next season. Our communal compost bins are on the ground floor so… Continue Reading →
We needed to think like a child to address potential climbing hazards on our Green Roof.
Life is good on the roof and the community is coming together to look after this gift. We now have tables and seats and plants that wave to us in the wind.