Welcome to The Archive, where timeless architecture meets modern living in the heart of Southbank. Experience spacious apartments, hotel-style services, and curated amenities designed for wellness, work, and connection — all moments from Melbourne’s vibrant CBD.
To warmly welcome our very first residents, we are currently offering up to SIX weeks rent-free* at The Archive. You won't want to miss out on this limited time offer to find your new home in Southbank, move in today.
Located 205 Normanby Road, The Archive places you within Melbourne’s thriving arts precinct and only 2km from the CBD. Enjoy easy access to South Melbourne Market, Crown Entertainment Complex, riverside trails, and public transport.
Live a life less ordinary with exclusive resident facilities, including:
The Archive offers a mix of studio, one bedroom, one bedroom + MPR, and two-bedroom apartments, both furnished and unfurnished featuring:
Enjoy professional onsite management, flexible lease options, and a dedicated resident experience team who take care of the details — so you can focus on living your best life.
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* Offer Terms and Conditions for 4 Wks and 6 Wks Rent Free Apply.
The Sky Lounge is versatile, it's a space for dining, socialising, relaxing and so much more while enjoying spectacular Southbank and Melbourne views across the city and bay.
The Archive’s Sports Lounge is the perfect theatre for those among us who crave a spot of friendly competition, standing up and bellowing at TV screens, or some general carousing. If you’re after a spot with a higher decibel tolerance, you’ve found it.
Ping pong or pool to your hearts content in the Games Area of the Sports Lounge. Or enjoy time outside in the outdoor terrace.
Welcome to the Sky Terrace. Warm yourself up, have a glass of red, show off your dog, and stare wistfully towards whichever view suits your existential needs. If you’re looking for some ambience, some intimacy, or a prime spot to soak in the afternoon sun, look no further.
Who doesn’t love a bit of capital ‘W’ Wellness? Studies show that being hot, then cold, then hot, then cold, then hot again is great for the bod. Enhance your circulation now. Reduce muscle soreness from not skipping leg day. Josh Brolin swears a cold plunge will change your life, and Josh always knows best. Once you plunge, you’ll never go back to not plunging.
Slow down, put on some lo-fi jazz and pretend you’re Don Draper, you’ve arrived at the Fire Side Lounge. Perfect for consuming leather bound tomes on political science or philosophy, engaging in stimulating discourse with like minded intellectuals, and quietly going through your budget spreadsheet. Sink down into the plush couch for some speed chess, because The Fire Side lounge is D4 a good time.
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If you have better things to do than shuffle around a certain Swedish home store with a big yellow bag, you’ll love Your Shop. You won’t be able to stuff yourself with meatballs or grab a load of free pencils. But you will be able to order all the quality home essentials you need at the click of a button – and delivered straight to your room. Shop Now.
Mixing study periods with a meaningful social life is a balancing act so our properties are designed to maximise the social spaces within and provide you with opportunities to mix with likeminded people. We host many different events each month which you are welcome to participate in as your busy schedule allows.
