The program for Open House Melbourne 2025 has been announced, with more than 200 experiences scheduled to take place across 26 and 27 July.
At the heart of the 2025 program is the assortment of residences open to the public. A diverse mix of new and refurbished homes, including the national award-winning Naples Street House by Edition Office, which earned the Australian Institute of Architects 2024 Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New), feature in this year’s program. Also scheduled to open to the public is Melbourne’s first turnkey Passivhaus development, Echo.1 by C Street Projects with Neil Architecture, along with No Rezzavations House by Sarah Lake Architects, the Merri House by EME Design and Northcote House by LLDS Architects.
Bills Street Social and Affordable Housing by Hayball in collaboration with Tract Landscape Architects is one of several multi-residential buildings that will usher people in this year.
Other program highlights include a tour of Kangan Institute’s Health and Community Centre of Excellence by Architectus, a tour with Kennedy Nolan of their newly opened project Balam Balam Place in Brunswick, and a photography exhibition that responds to the 2025 program theme: Stories of the City. A kayak tour called What’s Good for the Birrarung is Good for Everyone will take attendees down the Birrarung/Yarra River, offering insights into the river’s ancient ecology.
Open House Melbourne’s executive director and chief curator Tania Davidge explained that the Stories of the City theme aims to shine a light on Melbourne’s hidden gems.
“’Stories of the City’ underscores that idea that the city is more than just bricks and mortar—Melbourne is about people and place. Every building, street and public place in our city has a unique story to uncover, and the Open House Melbourne Weekend is the best time to explore the secret histories of our city hidden behind closed doors.”
Tickets released from 2 July 2025. To view the program, visit the Open House Melbourne website.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
