# Igloo supermarket and residence

Ashwood, Australia · big-box · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-56a5eb369e` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/australia/ashwood-igloo-supermarket-and-residence/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-56a5eb369e.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-56a5eb369e.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-56a5eb369e

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | none |
| New use | housing, retail | none |
| What is there now | liquor store and two strata dwellings | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1954 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | W. Wood | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Timeline

- 1954: Opened

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Igloo supermarket and residence are an historically-significant former supermarket and current residences, co-located in Ashwood, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igloo_supermarket_and_residence

## Sources

- Igloo supermarket and residence — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igloo_supermarket_and_residence

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Igloo supermarket and residence, Ashwood, Australia." Record n-56a5eb369e, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/australia/ashwood-igloo-supermarket-and-residence/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_ashwoodigloosupermarketandresidence,
  title = {Igloo supermarket and residence, Ashwood, Australia},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/australia/ashwood-igloo-supermarket-and-residence/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-56a5eb369e, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.