<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sunland-group">Sunland Group</a> has officially lodged plans for its first Gold Coast apartment project since the departure of the Abedian family from the company three years ago, unveiling a new high-rise proposal for a prominent Broadbeach corner site on Old Burleigh Road.

The application was submitted by an entity directed by Tom Jamieson, stepson of longtime Sunland leader Soheil Abedian, and Riaz Rezvanipour, brother-in-law of Sahba Abedian, Soheil’s son.

Sunland acquired the 1,283 sqm site on the corner of Old Burleigh Road and Armrick Avenue for $9.5 million late last year and is now seeking approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/99-101-old-burleigh-road-broadbeach-qld-4218">42-storey tower with 81 apartments</a>.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/contreras-earl-architecture">Contreras Earl Architecture</a>, the proposed tower at 99-101 Old Burleigh Road would deliver a predominantly larger-format apartment mix aimed at the owner-occupier market. Plans include 17 two-bedroom apartments, 55 three-bedroom apartments, and nine four-bedroom residences across 35 residential levels.

The development also incorporates three basement levels, four podium parking levels, two levels of communal recreation facilities, and rooftop plant and equipment. A total of 189 car spaces are proposed, significantly exceeding the 90 spaces required under the planning scheme.

The architecture adopts a sculpted, curvilinear form, with deep wraparound balconies and integrated landscaping intended to soften the tower’s vertical expression. The planning report states the building’s “slender footprint/form provides a complimentary yet varied built form within the local streetscape” and contributes to “a varied, yet ordered skyline.”

Contreras Earl noted in its Architectural Statement that from the early stages, the project addressed a fundamental challenge: how to accommodate the required residential yield while avoiding the conventional model of a tower sitting on a rigid, fully resolved parking podium.

“The most direct response would have been to consolidate parking into a singular, flat podium and extrude a repetitive tower above,” the statement said. “While efficient, this approach would result in a consolidated built form with limited engagement with the surrounding landscape and public realm.”

Instead, the conventional podium model was “deliberately rejected”. The architects described the base of the building as “a landscaped architectural condition where structure, planting and circulation are integrated”.

“Rather than presenting a continuous built mass, the base of the building is articulated through a series of concrete planter elements that organise the podium into a fragmented system,” the statement said. “This approach reduces the perceived bulk of the lower levels while establishing a more permeable interface with the streetscape and adjacent open space.”

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The site sits within the High Density Residential Zone and inside the City of Gold Coast’s unrestricted “HX” building height area, where the planning framework anticipates intensified residential development tied to the expanding light rail corridor. The planning report notes the area is undergoing “transition toward more intense development forms” given its proximity to Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, and high-frequency public transport infrastructure.

Positioned directly opposite Broadbeach Park and within walking distance of Florida Gardens light rail station, the development would sit among a rapidly evolving stretch of Old Burleigh Road that has become one of the Gold Coast’s most active apartment development corridors.

The application joins a growing pipeline of luxury residential projects reshaping Broadbeach, including nearby developments by 5Point Projects, Polycell, and Graya.

The planning report argues the project contributes toward the Gold Coast’s long-term housing targets under the South East Queensland Regional Plan, which forecasts the need for more than 100,000 additional high-rise dwellings across the city by 2046.

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The Abedian family departed Sunland Group in late 2023, ending a four-decade association with the company, and subsequently established the private development firm Abedian &amp; Co. The group is currently delivering <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/greenmount-residences-cnr-hill-street-and-marine-parade-coolangatta-qld-4225">Greenmount Residences</a> at Rainbow Bay and recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/18-mary-avenue-14-18-mary-avenue-broadbeach-qld-4218">18 Mary Avenue</a> in Broadbeach.
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Joel Robinson

First look: Sunland Group returns to Broadbeach new apartment market with new Old Burleigh Road tower plans

The Minns Labor Government has established the new Bays West Delivery Authority to lead the development&nbsp;of the Bays West Precinct and Blackwattle Bay Precinct.&nbsp;

The Authority is charged with creating Sydney’s newest precinct, a thriving, connected, sustainable hub with White Bay Power Station as its cultural heart. Its vision is to build on the area’s natural, cultural and industrial history to shape a vibrant new neighbourhood.

The precinct will deliver up to 8,500 well-located homes, including a minimum of 10 per cent affordable and essential worker homes. Combine new housing with public open space, opening public access to the waterfront for the first time in more than 100 years, while retaining important deep-water facilities to support Sydney’s working harbour.

Located just minutes from the Sydney CBD and connected to a world-class metro, ferry, walking and cycling links, the Bays West precinct will rebalance housing growth towards well-serviced inner-city locations and help tackle the state’s housing crisis.

The Bays West Delivery Authority,&nbsp;an agency of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, will report to the NSW Minister for Lands and Property who already has oversight of major precinct renewal projects including at Blackwattle Bay and Barangaroo.

As part of the broader Bays West transformation, the Minns Government recently announced that a proposal from Lendlease to redevelop part of the Bays West Precinct has progressed to Stage 2 of the NSW Government’s unsolicited proposals process.

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The Minns Labor Government has also confirmed the Bays West precinct will have a new suburb name. This will be the first major suburb built in close proximity to Sydney’s CBD in decades and will encompass the area currently being referred to as Bays West, including Glebe Island and the White Bay Power Station. Served by a new Metro station just five minutes from the CBD, it will become one of the most populous suburbs in the Inner West and one of Sydney’s premier cultural destinations.

An early works program is taking shape, which&nbsp;includes the first stages of an international design competition.&nbsp;

The aim of the Bays West&nbsp;International&nbsp;Design Competition is to&nbsp;ensure design excellence is embedded in the project from the start. The competition will deliver an&nbsp;urban framework that defines the character, ambition and long-term identity of&nbsp;this&nbsp;former industrial precinct as it transitions to a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable residential&nbsp;neighbourhood.

The competition will be led by the Bays West Delivery Authority in partnership with Government Architect NSW.&nbsp;

It will launch with an invitation for a global Expressions of Interest, before moving to an invitation-only stage that will be assessed by a panel that&nbsp;will provide advice to Cabinet who will select a winner.

Premier of NSW, Chris Minns said the establishment of the new Authority is the first step in transforming the Bays West precinct into a vibrant, livable suburb minutes from the Sydney CBD and two stops from Hunter St Station on the Metro West line.

“The Authority will deliver well-located homes close to the heart of the city and integrate the new precinct with Blackwattle Bay and the new Sydney Fish Market.

“This is a generational opportunity to build a new suburb on the city’s edge and open the harbour foreshore to the public for the first time in a century.”&nbsp;

Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper said the new Bays West Delivery Authority established by the Minns Government will turbocharge the development of Sydney’s newest suburb.

“The Authority is working at a record pace to deliver an international design competition, planning pathways and a financial model so that this development benefits Sydney with well-designed homes in a central location, close to public transport, jobs, entertainment and essential services.

“If we want Sydney to stay liveable and affordable, we need to be bold about using underutilised government-owned land to deliver homes for the future while making sure essential working harbour functions can be accommodated.”

Bays West Delivery Authority established to "turbocharge" Sydney’s newest suburb

Around 400 additional homes could be built at Southwark Grounds on Port Road, lifting total site capacity from 1300 to around 1700 dwellings.

A recently approved code amendment would allow apartment towers of up to 14 storeys in some areas of Renewal SA’s redevelopment of the former West End Brewery.

Renewal SA Acting Chief Executive Shane Wingard said he welcomed the code amendment, with the increase in heights and homes making a positive impact on the supply of high-quality, well-connected housing close to the city.

“By going higher across some parts of Southwark Grounds, we are adding a substantial number of very well-located homes with little impact on project delivery time or planned open space,” Mr Wingard said.

Since the project officially launched in 2025, Mr Wingard said more than 12,000 enquiries had been received about living at Southwark Grounds.

“The very strong early interest we’ve seen since homes were first released in the precinct reinforces our plans to create more housing opportunities,” he said.

The Southwark Grounds code amendment was launched in December last year, with community engagement undertaken over five weeks from January.

It proposed increasing maximum building heights from eight to 14 storeys on the eastern section of Southwark Grounds, and to 12 storeys across the remainder of the site, with minimum building heights ranging from two to four storeys.

The code amendment was implemented through an Early Commencement policy in late January, allowing developers to quickly explore the viability of increased height and housing yield while other planning processes continue.

One of the first developers delivering apartment sites have already finalised redesigns to increase the number of apartments following the code amendment.

Samaras’ development adjacent to the future Colonel Light Park is now planning to deliver 125 apartments across 11 storeys, significantly greater than original plans of around 50 apartments across four storeys.

The developer is also exploring the potential for additional affordable housing outcomes.

Most of the apartments at Southwark Grounds will be delivered within a master-planned precinct on a large parcel of land on the eastern portion of the site, covering around two-thirds of its 8.4 hectares.

Wingard said detailed precinct planning over the coming months may identify further opportunities to increase yield further that could see total apartment numbers at Southwark Grounds, exceed this number.

Affordable homes at Southwark Grounds will also see a net increase, with Renewal SA maintaining its commitment to a minimum of 20 per cent affordable housing across the development.

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Civil works have begun across the site, with construction under way on the first new roads surrounding a townhouse precinct in the south‑west corner of Southwark Grounds. This includes Renewal SA’s 17 Founder’s Row homes, which are on track for completion by Christmas.

“We expect to have people living at Southwark Grounds by the end of the year, so delivering roads and public spaces for those residents is among our highest priorities.”

Construction of 40 townhouses off Anderson Street, known as West Village and being delivered by Contour, is forecast to begin in mid‑2026. Kolabb’s Anderson Lane development will follow shortly after, delivering a further 26 townhouses.

Southwark Grounds is a state government‑led urban renewal project now set to deliver around 1,700 homes over the next decade.

Homes will be supported by a supermarket, a range of retail and hospitality offerings anchored by a revitalised Walkerville Brew Tower, a childcare centre, car parking and well‑connected public spaces.

400 new homes planned for Adelaide's former West End Brewery site

Brisbane developer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/cavcorp">Cavcorp</a> has lodged plans for a new mixed-use residential development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/55-wyandra-street-teneriffe-qld-4005">55 Wyandra Street</a>, Teneriffe, anchored by an 85-metre public laneway designed to reconnect the suburb’s riverfront with the Gasworks precinct.

The buildings, known as Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane, would replace the existing Queensland Cotton head office site with a 15-storey residential tower transitioning to eight storeys toward Helen Street. The project has been designed by Plazibat Architects and lodged as a code assessable development application for 93 apartments across a 3,401 sqm mixed-use site within the Newstead and Teneriffe Waterfront neighbourhood plan.

Central to the scheme is the transformation of an existing service easement into a publicly accessible cross-block connection linking Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the new laneway will act as both a pedestrian shortcut and a landscaped civic space between the Teneriffe Riverwalk, ferry terminal, and Gasworks precinct.

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“The revised proposal delivers a legacy public-realm cross-block link, permanently secured for community use, transforming an existing private easement into a safe, high-quality pedestrian connection between the Teneriffe heritage riverwalk and the Gasworks–Long Island precinct,” the planning report states.

The laneway will sit beneath a large subtropical loggia integrated into the podium levels of the development. The design incorporates deep landscaping, water gardens, lobby spaces, business lounges, and ground-floor apartments to create what Cavcorp describes as a climate-responsive “urban verandah.”

The tower itself has been designed as a slender form with recessed floorplates and curved translucent corners inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture. The building height aligns with the Commercial Road precinct controls, which permit towers up to 15 storeys within proximity to Longland Street.

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The project will comprise a mix of larger-format apartments aimed at owner-occupiers, downsizers, and families. The proposed apartment mix includes 11 loggia apartments across the lower levels, 50 four-bedroom Sky-Terrace apartments from levels three to seven, and 32 Sky-Pool Homes occupying the upper tower levels. The Sky-Pool Homes will feature private thermal plunge pools integrated into oversized balconies.

According to the application, the apartments are intended to reinterpret the scale and character of Teneriffe’s woolstore conversions and Queensland homes within a vertical residential format.

“The sky-pool homes build on Cavcorp’s previous projects and introduce a distinct apartment typology to Teneriffe, informed by both local and international precedent and responding to an identified market demand for enhanced safety, space and amenity,” the planning submission notes.

A major focus of the proposal is its five-level wellness and lifestyle offering, extending from the basement through to the rooftop.

Amenities proposed include a rooftop Swim &amp; Racquet Club with a 25-metre Olympic lap pool and tennis court, coworking spaces and libraries, golf simulators, wine storage, concierge facilities, business lounges, pet wash areas, and rooftop longevity-focused wellness spaces with spas, outdoor fitness zones, and landscaped terraces.

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All parking will be concealed within basement levels accessed from Wyandra and Helen Streets. Cavcorp says the deep-basement engineering approach allows the entire ground plane to prioritise landscaping, pedestrian movement, and active frontage rather than vehicle infrastructure.

The development continues Cavcorp’s concentration in Newstead and Teneriffe, where the Brisbane developer has delivered a number of apartment projects including Lucent, Le Bain, and Luminare, as well as the Long Island Wellness Precinct nearby. Several of those projects have received national design and architecture awards, including recognition under Brisbane’s “Buildings that Breathe” program.

Cavcorp unveils wellness-focused Teneriffe House and Teneriffe Lane apartment buildings

Focus Group Investments has lodged plans for a new apartment development at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/64-70-hanover-street-fitzroy-vic-3065">64–70 Hanover Street</a> in Fitzroy, seeking to utilise the Victorian Government’s recently introduced Great Design Fast Track pathway to accelerate approvals for the project.

The proposal is among the latest developments to emerge through the state-led initiative, which was established to fast-track well-designed residential projects in activity centres and transport-connected inner-city locations. The pathway allows qualifying developments that meet elevated design and housing benchmarks to bypass traditional council planning timeframes and instead be assessed directly by the Department of Transport and Planning.

Designed by SJB, the development will comprise a mix of apartments above activated lower levels, with a strong focus on architectural articulation, landscaping, and communal amenity. The design response seeks to balance the industrial character of Richmond’s former warehouse precincts with a more contemporary residential form.

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Proposed are 63 new dwellings, a wide ranging mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, and townhouses and duplexes. They will be spread across a part-three, part-eight storey building.

The Planning and Urban Context Report by Tract says the development is of an "exemplary architectural standard" and has been carefully crafted by SJB Architects.

"Dwellings&nbsp;will benefit from excellent access to natural light, cross-ventilation opportunities and extensive communal space," the report noted.

The architectural material highlights the project’s integration of landscaped elements and communal spaces throughout the building. The proposal also incorporates sustainability initiatives aligned with the Victorian Government’s push for higher-performing apartment developments under the fast-track program.

The Great Design Fast Track was unveiled by the Victorian Government in 2024 as part of a broader housing supply strategy aimed at accelerating the delivery of new homes. Projects assessed through the pathway must demonstrate high-quality architecture, sustainability outcomes, and housing diversity while being located close to public transport and existing infrastructure.

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Focus Group, founder and led by Paul De Lutiis, is increasingly active across Melbourne’s inner suburbs, targeting well-connected urban renewal locations suited to medium and higher-density residential development. The Fitzroy proposal continues that strategy, leveraging the area’s strong transport links, established retail amenity, and proximity to the CBD.

Fitzroy has been one of the most popular spots for developers and buyers in recent years. The likes of PACE Development Group, SMA Projects, Crema Group and Chapter Group, currently selling projects in the suburb.

First look: Focus Group Investments taps Victoria’s Great Design Fast Track for Fitzroy apartments

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Lendlease conceived 888 Collins Street as Victoria Harbour's stand out residential tower, and that aim has been recognised at this year’s Victorian Urban Development Institute of Australia’s Awards for Excellence.

In facilitating the project located on the corner of Bourke and Collins streets, Lendlease enlisted architects Woods Bagot to conjure the design. Now the auspiciously addressed 888 Collins Street has been recognised as the state's premier residential tower, securing a win in the High Density Development (above 10 storeys) category.

A field of eight projects was considered for the category, with the judging based upon "urban form, community creation, innovation features and environmental and engineering considerations, highlighting quality and innovation across the urban development industry."

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<figcaption>888 Collins Street. Image: Trevor Mein</figcaption></figure>888 Collins Street's grandest public gesture is the Light House installation by artist Bruce Ramus which covers the lower 15 storey tower's entire facade.

Light House was conceived as a real-time weather display that responds to data from the Bureau of Meteorology by illuminating the building’s façade each night. The project also scored a 5-Star Green Star design rating from the Green Building Council of Australia, plus an average 7.2 Star Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme rating.

The project's 578 apartments across two towers are serviced by amenities such as a sky-high golf putting green, pool, gym, spa, business lounge, library and communal rooftop garden.

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888 Collins Street sits among Lendlease’s newest collection of premium harbour-side apartment buildings and represents a blend of innovation in technology, architectural excellence, public interaction and sustainability, while enhancing the precinct’s nearby public amenity.

The tower’s design and orientation gives residents the opportunity to take full advantage of Victoria Harbour’s public spaces, offering waterfront views on the doorstep of Melbourne’s CBD.
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888 Collins Street's construction coincided with Lendlease's delivery of 889 and 883 Collins Street directly opposite, representing Sydney-based Koichi Takada Architects' first Melbourne project.

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<figcaption>888 Collins Street with 883 &amp; 889 Collins in the foreground. Image: Melbourne Dream</figcaption></figure>The Urban Development Institute of Australia’s Awards for Excellence also bore fruit for a number of other high-density residential projects.

Woods Bagot scooped the Consultant's Award on both 888 Collins Street and Promenade Aqui in the adjoining Newquay precinct. Riverlee Group secured the Urban Renewal category for Jaques Richmond which transformed a former industrial rock crushing business into an apartment complex, whilst Caulfield's Cantala apartment and townhouse project was awarded the Medium Density Development category.

To see the full list of winners, click <a href="https://www.udiavic.com.au/Awards/2017-UDIA-Awards-for-Excellence">here</a>.
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888 Collins Street scores big at Victoria's UDIA awards

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Urban.com.au has on numerous occasions over the course of the last year highlighted the groundswell of office-based development aimed squarely at Melbourne's city fringe markets.

The municipalities of Yarra and Port Phillip have been the primary beneficiaries of this discernible shift in office activity. Only last month <a href="/news/urban-com-au-is-tracking-1-3-million-square-metres-of-office-space-in-development">Urban.com.au highlighted the growing importance of fringe suburbs</a> such as Richmond, Cremorne, South Melbourne and Collingwood in Melbourne's grander office-driven boom. 

What though, are the driving forces that are underpinning this new office dynamic?

A leader in the field is Southbank-based design practice Hayball, who are currently working with a trio of developers in order to realise office projects across Collingwood, South Melbourne and Cremorne. Hayball's Managing Director Tom Jordan recently spoke to Urban.com.au, providing insight on the hot topic that is city fringe office development.

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<figcaption>Hayball's trio of current inner-city office projects</figcaption></figure>Behind the strengthening of Melbourne's city fringe office markets is the emerging dichotomy between the established CBD/Docklands 'corporate' tenant office space and emerging 'creative' tenants which are actively seeking to reject the norm.

Tom Jordan explains that these creative, dynamic businesses are looking to commit to collaborative hot spots such as Cremorne, rather than opting for more corporate CBD surrounds. It is a matter of perception, where these typically smaller businesses are taking a holistic approach toward their office requirements which include the ability to provide highly customised workspaces.

From Hayball's perspective, the above has manifested itself by way of three separate projects.

Alpha 14 Property Group is pursuing GCQ, a 9,000sqm A-grade quality development on the corner of Collingwood's Gipps and Cromwell Streets. Valued at $28 million and due to commence construction during February 2018, the design is based upon a collaborative approach with flexible office spaces offered.

Also on Hayball's agenda is 134 Moray Street, South Melbourne. The distinctively angular building consists of premium grade office space; some of which will be absorbed by developer SMA Projects.

Rounding out the trio is Caydon Property's $35 million Harcourt Parade project in Cremorne. It too was "conceived as a place to innovate, co-create, collaborate and showcase."

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<figcaption>Interior perspectives of Harcourt Parade</figcaption></figure>Beyond location and perception, Tom Jordan explains the offices themselves in these city fringe markets are generally quite different to larger corporate-based occupancies, amplifying certain aspects of design. Gone are partitions and plaster for instance, with earthier, open spaces the order of the day in these customised commercial designs.

Demonstrated above and below is Hayball's interior spaces for Cremorne and Collingwood. They are reflective of the want of tenants to have their staff mobile, in that fit-outs are high flexible and specifically tailored to be welcoming.

Tom Jordan notes that current design imperatives which both cognisant developers and businesses are requesting include:

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<li>End of use facilities such as bike storage, showers etc.</li>
	<li>Spaces that promote health and wellbeing, such as yoga rooms, communal gyms and flexible spaces for activities</li>
	<li>Social spaces such lobbies and rooftop terraces</li>
	<li>Raw finishes with sustainable and natural materials</li>
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This new wave of city fringe commercial office buildings are beginning to reflect the multi-residential market in that communal facilities have taken on a greater importance. Whether it be rooftop gardens, breakout areas of activated foyers which Tom Jordan refers to as activated 'foyer plus' spaces, it is very much reflective of the smaller and specialised mindset of many businesses in the marketplace.

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<figcaption>Alpha14’s upcoming GCQ office development</figcaption></figure>As for future trends, Tom Jordan looks toward Fishermans Bend with great interest post the recast vision for the urban renewal zone which was released last month.

Whereas the majority of projects appearing in Cremorne, Collingwood and the like are purely commercial pursuits owing to zoning, Tom Jordan sees Fishermans Bend being positioned from the outset as a genuine mixed-use pursuit. To that end, there will be greater scope for true mixed-use programmes across a greater number of buildings.

As for now Hayball continues to actively expand their presence in the burgeoning city fringe office market, with Tom Jordan confirming that the practice is working on additional projects in the field.
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Cornering the creative market: Hayball's Tom Jordan on Melbourne's new office dynamic

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The marriage of old and new can be a difficult process, particularly when the existing structure has intrinsic heritage value.

In previous times Fitzroy's 237 Napier Street served as the home of furniture manufacturer C.F. Rojo and Sons. Taking root during 1887, Christobel Rojo oversaw operations though over time the site would become home to furniture manufacturer Thonet.

As with many significant buildings around Fitzroy, 237 Napier Street would see a new purpose as housing stock with DealCorp going about redeveloping the existing building into C.F. Row...and an impressive outcome it is! C.F. Row is the quintessential inner suburban red brick exterior facade melded with new dark-toned additions that provide contrast, albeit on a visually pleasing level.

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<figcaption>Brick is prevalent both externally and internally</figcaption></figure>Designed by Woods Bagot, C.F. Row includes 45 apartments and 7 townhouses split between 1, 2, 3 and 5 bedroom dwellings. Two basement levels and five contemporary levels of living sit behind the historic facade.

Works began on the project at the beginning of 2016, with all bar a ground floor tenancy fit-out completed. Apartments choices consist of 18 one-bedroom, 22 two-bedroom, four three-bedroom and one five-bedroom dwelling whilst all the townhouses include three-bedrooms. Internally the townhouses span between 143sqm and 167sqm.

C.F. Row's apartments are set to the south of the site, directly behind the C.F. Rojo and Sons facade, with an indented level above the historic structure providing a break between old and new form. Conversely, the SoHo townhouses sit in behind the 'restored' northern facade, with a contemporary addition also adjacent. 

Both buildings are separated by an east-west passage which also provides additional light penetration and a secondary perspective aside from those facing directly away from the site.

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<figcaption>Patina on show along the northern boundary</figcaption></figure>C.F. Row is an effective marriage between old and new, and in many ways mirrors the <a href="http://riverlee.com.au/projects/jaques-richmond-stage-1">Jaques Richmond Stage 1</a> redevelopment in colour palette, size and composition. The earthiness and relatability of low-rise red brick facades cannot be underestimated and is perhaps a reason why they are so popular in contemporary designs in areas such as Richmond, Collingwood and Fitzroy.

Historic elements to three sides, scale, location, history and a complementary material palette; C.F. Row simply wins on numerous levels.

In my opinion, it is certainly one of, if not Melbourne's most visually satisfying new addition of 2017.

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Fitzroy's C.F. Row comes up trumps

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Toorak Park is the outcome of a decade of development overtones for an expansive and formerly underutilised site abutting Toorak Station.

Few projects across Melbourne are larger in terms of site size, with developer Lendlease over recent months applying the finishing touches to 446 apartments and 18 townhouses across a host of buildings. What makes Toorak Park particularly impressive though is the extensive greenery and public permeability across its ground plane.

Often by necessity the vast majority of Melbourne's apartments buildings find themselves in a truly urban context; surrounded by other buildings they are small in footprint and often lack expressive, inclusive or even interesting public realm outcomes.

Toorak Park is at the opposite end of the scale; it is not an outwardly flashy development but when roughly 35% of the site's 2.5 hectares has been seeded to green areas or parkland, it becomes an excellent public outcome.

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<figcaption>A direct and publicly accessible link to Toorak Station</figcaption></figure>The development team consists of Lendlease as developer/builder, Denton Corker Marshall as architect, Carr Design Group account for interiors and Tract Consultants who devised the project's landscaped areas.

Various buildings up to 12 levels dot the site, and generally present with the same architectural form and expression. Whilst they may not rank as among the most impressive buildings in Melbourne, the format and execution across the project's ground plane is deservedly worthy of praise and equal to any that Apartments.com.au has reported on in recent years.

The development is bound by Orrong Road, Toorak Railway Station, Osment Street, Toorak Park and Victory Square Reserve. Greenery, permeability, and wayfinding are all present, as is a new alternative route in accessing Toorak Station and Beatty Avenue via the heart of the site.

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<figcaption>Toorak Park's built form outcome</figcaption></figure>Toorak Park is a shining example of the accord that can be achieved when new development is inclusive of publicly accessible green spaces.

Wide, clear and well-signed paths, an immense number of plantings right across the development and the separation between vehicle access and pedestrian space are all on show; the latter is especially noticeable and makes for a quiet and safe experience when walking through the finished product.

The pre-existing pedestrian link from Orrong Road to Toorak Station which flanks the site's northern border is a prime example of what effective landscaping can do. The narrow passage formerly lined by cyclone fencing now enjoys stepped layers of greenery that provides a lit and safe pedestrian space, whilst also masking the necessary security and privacy measures for residents directly behind.

During the project's sales campaign Tract director and landscape architect Mike Stokes was quoted as saying "We create landscapes that grow old gracefully. We were mindful of the spaces between all the buildings, and responded to leafy surrounding suburbs, such as Toorak, Armadale, and Prahran."

Once the new plantings reach maturity and the overall development is 'worn in', it will be interesting to see just how gracefully the landscape around Toorak Park ages, given how impressive it is right now.

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“To me, this building is outstanding for the way it melds the different epochs of Germany.”
For Konstantin Kortmann, head of Residential Investment at JLL Germany, Frankfurt’s Städel Museum shows how an act of citizenship centuries ago can create something which is still valuable and relevant to a modern city.
Back in the 19th-century, banker Johann Städel dedicated his fortune and sizeable art collection to founding an institute that would educate the people of his city about art. Originally housed in Städel’s own home after his death in 1815, the artworks were eventually given their own space – in the Städel Museum, constructed in 1880 on the banks of the River Main.
Having survived two wars, a year’s closure and a bombing, today, it is Germany’s oldest museum foundation – and with two major extensions in 1990 and 2012, it is also an architectural ode to eras past.
“You can see its history as you walk around the building,” Kortmann says. At its main entrance, the Städel is the classical 19th-century construction with a grand stone facade buttressed by stately columns. Along the Holbeinstrasse end is its minimal, white 1990s extension with few, high-set windows. By these expansive walls lies the great lawn of the Städel, studded with over 30 circular panes of glass – skylights into the subterranean gallery housing modern art and photography, completed in 2015 to commemorate the museum’s 200th anniversary.
Built to preserve
Inside the building, which houses European collections from the 14th century onwards, the effect can be equally striking. “Take the original wing, you have the feel of the 19thcentury – marble stairs and columns, wood floors and colourful walls with golden-framed paintings from the Impressionisists and Italian classicists,” Kortmann says.
Yet much like with art itself, opinion on the interior design remains divided. “Some say the interior has not matched what is promised from the outside, because the architecture is a bit undecided,” Kortmann says. “But it has been an intelligent way to use existing stock to create more space – and without losing the museum’s heritage.”
Instead of demolishing existing features to make room for the new, each extension to the Städel was built to accommodate what was already there. “The concept for its expansions has been focused on preservation. Take the modern wing – by digging into the earth to create the gallery, the soil above can be used as a natural insulator to keep heating costs down,” Kortmann says. “Because the land was disturbed as little as possible, it can also continue to absorb rainwater, reducing the possibility of the riverbanks flooding.”
Shaping a modern landmark
The people responsible for the building have left an enduring legacy for modern day Frankfurt. “The Städel has been led by many visionary museum directors, one of whom was [eventual Director-General of Frankfurt museums] Georg Swarzenski, the first large-scale buyer of the French impressionist artists,” Kortmann says.
Swarzenski, who was of Jewish background, fled Germany in 1938 as the country, under the National Socialists,started the persecution of its Jewish population.. In this period, 77 of the museum’s paintings were classified as “degenerate art” and confiscated, and by 1939, a greater part of the collection had to be evacuated. In 1943 the museum closed; a year later, it was partially destroyed by bombs.
For the Städel, the end of the Second World War was followed by nearly 20 years of reconstruction and rebuilding the collection. “US forces, the famous monument men, also returned many of the paintings that had been taken from murdered or expelled citizens. Some of the paintings that had to be sold under Nazi regime were re-acquired and in addition to the remaining stock these were used to start a post-war education exhibition within the museum,” Kortmann explains.
In 1984, a civic cultural initiative started to turn the riverbanks of the Main into Frankfurt’s famous “Musumsufer” (‘riverbank of the museums’), which nowadays comprises 12 museums. The Städel museum decided to follow Johann Städel’s original directive – to provide access to art for all. As the Städel grew in prominence, a park was created around it, and the Museumsufer’s rundown buildings were converted into cultural destinations – the German Film Museum, Architectural Museum and Jewish Museum, among others.
“The Städel has regenerated a whole area,” Kortmann says. “It’s the nucleus for the ‘Museumsufer, and its story is the story of the whole of Germany.”
This article by Natasha Stokes appeared on <a href="https://www.jllrealviews.com/viewpoint/the-german-building-that-brings-a-legacy-to-life/" target="_blank">JLL Real Views</a>
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The German building that brings a legacy to life

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Bates Smart has been selected as the design consultant for the new Australian Embassy in Washington.
The competition winning design by Bates Smart, in partnership with local firm KCCT, is to be located at the diplomatic heart of Washington.
The design is suggested as embodying the spirit of Australia through direct references to the distinctive Australian landscape: its bright and clear natural light and open skies, its warm materiality and its vast scale.
At ground floor level a large open public space announces itself as the grand entry into the building looking back towards the White House.
Features include a thermally efficient façade, a green roof with an extensive photovoltaic array, expansive use of natural light and the latest building services technologies.
The new Australian Embassy will replace the existing embassy building which was also designed by Bates Smart in 1964, according to the Dexigner website.
The original design by Sir Osbourne McCutcheon was the first purpose-built Australian embassy building since Australia House was constructed in London in 1918.
"It is with great pride that we have the opportunity to replace this building with the next generation of Bates Smart design," commented Kristen Whittle at Bates Smart.
"The project has a refined and rich materiality which will make it stand out in Washington," she told <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.dexigner.com/news/29392" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 1.3em;">Dexinger</a>. 
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Bates Smart's earthy Australian embassy in Washington

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GUEST OBSERVER
Great cities and neighbourhoods always have a particular kind of urban intensity - what we might call the “character”, “buzz” or “atmosphere” that emerges over time.
While unique in many ways, great cities also have certain things in common. One way to understand these properties is to think about a city’s “urban DMA” - its density, mix and access.
We’re still in the early days of understanding how cities work. But we do know that creative, healthy, low-carbon and productive cities all depend on intensive synergies of density, mix and access. 
When we talk about “urban DMA”, we’re talking about the density of a city’s buildings, the way people and activities are mixed together, and the access, or transport networks that we use to navigate through them.
Like biological DNA, urban DMA doesn’t determine outcomes, but establishes what is possible. A low density, largely mono-functional cul-de-sac (such as a shopping mall or a gated enclave) is an anti-urban form. Minimum levels of concentration, co-functioning and connectivity are necessary for any kind of urban life.
The concept of urban DMA can be traced to the work of the late Jane Jacobs, whose book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” was written in the mid-20th century, when many great cities were being surrendered to cars and poor urban design.
Jacobs wrote of the need for “concentration”, “mixed primary uses”, “old buildings” and “short blocks”. We recognise this as urban DMA – “concentration” is density; “mixed use” and “old buildings” are the conditions for a formal, functional and social mix; and “short blocks” means “walkability” at a neighbourhood scale.
Jacobs’ key contribution was to focus on the city as a set of interconnections and synergies rather than things in themselves – a focus on the city as an assemblage, rather than a set of parts. While the language has evolved, our understanding of these vital synergies needs to be taken much further.
<h2>Access</h2>
Access is about how we get around in the city. How do we make connections between where we are and where we want or need to be? What are the access routes - are they organised in closed or open networks? How fast are they at different scales and for different modes of transport? How far can we get with a given time frame and with what mix of walking, cycling, car, bus, tram or train?
At a neighbourhood scale access is primarily about “walkability”; at larger scales we depend on a mix of cars, cycling and public transport. But access means nothing if there is nowhere to go – the synergy with density and mix is everything. 
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<h4>Mix</h4>
Mix is about the differences and juxtapositions between activities, attractions and people. It’s not about diversity as spectacle, but a means of enabling encounters and flows between different categories of people, buildings and functions. Mix is about the alliances and synergies between home, work and play; between production, exchange and consumption.
Like density, mix can be uncomfortable; it means proximity to different kinds of people and practices. It means a layering of old and new buildings, of large and small buildings, and of large and small organisations. 
Mix is not an unmitigated benefit. Urban planning was largely invented to stop mixing - to prevent living with noise, smells and activities we don’t like. It means keeping where we live away from where we work and shop.
But that separation ceases to be helpful when the result is people living in suburbs with no shops, or working in suburbs with no transport. Great cities will have many different kinds of mix - a “mix of mixes” - each geared in turn to density and access.
<h2>Density</h2>
Density is not the same as intensity. When we don’t have the synergies of the DMA, we often get density without intensity.
There are dangers in an excess of some kinds of density, like the overcrowding of populations and the loss of light and air that comes with excessive building. There are many different kinds of densities - of residents, jobs, buildings, houses and street life. They interconnect, and they all matter. 
The big question about density is: how much activity, how many people and how many buildings can be concentrated into one urban area? How close can we live to where we work or need to be? How many urban amenities, places and jobs can we walk or commute to? 
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<h4>Urbanity</h4>
What is at stake here is the future of this great cauldron of productivity and creativity we call urban life. The 19th century British economist Alfred Marshall famously suggested that there was “something in the air” of a city that made it more economically productive - a phrase that is suggestive of an “atmosphere” and a “buzz” of urban intensity.
Much more than a simple clustering of people and buildings, urbanity is a concentration of intensive encounters and interconnections. And its benefits are much more than economic - they’re social, environmental and aesthetic.
If we want to build great cities, we shouldn’t develop formulae or copies of “best practice” from other cities. We should turn to our existing cities and ask three simple questions: 
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<li>How dense can we get yet remain liveable? </li>
<li>How mixed can we get while remaining safe and civil? And,</li>
<li>How easily can we get around in a healthy and sustainable way?</li>
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Urban planning enables and constrains these dimensions of urban life. And unlike human DNA, urban DMA can be redesigned. If we want a healthy, creative, productive and low-carbon city - if we want “the buzz” - we need to reshape the urban DMA.
Kim Dovey is professor of Architecture and Urban Design, University of Melbourne and can be contacted <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/kim-dovey-235023" target="_blank">here</a>.
Elek Pafka is lecturer in Urban Planning and Urban Design, University of Melbourne and can be contacted <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/elek-pafka-128908" target="_blank">here</a>.
Both are authors for The Conversation.
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What makes a city tick? Designing the ‘urban DMA'

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Developer Kokoda Property has commissioned interior design firm, Fiona Lynch, to create a schematic design for a world-class café, dining or wine bar at street level in its 8 Montrose development in Hawthorn East.
The plans now require council approval and construction.
Concept plans include mix of textures including leather, marble, natural stone, stainless steel detailing and mosaic tile flooring and will offer window banquette seating, central dining zones, a high bar area and a private dining area.
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The concept plan for the expansive 241sqm space has provisions for 68 interior and 18 exterior seats.
Fiona Lynch said  it was an amazing opportunity to let our imagination run wild when creating the concept plan.
"The brief from Kokoda Property was to create a unique space that would be supported and enjoyed by the local residents,” she said.
“We wanted to create a relaxed space that had the ability to transition from day to night and were inspired by a mixture of spaces and functions; a place for morning coffee, a local brunch spot, long lunch, afternoon wine and an evening dinner. 
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Fiona Lynch commissioned to create cafe space at 8 Montrose Street

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The 1949 house Windy Dropdown on the Curl Curl North headland has been sold for $5.85 million to the Olde family.
The Molong Street house, enlarged since it was built, was the first post-war commission by architect Sydney Ancher.
Featured in Sydney Architecture, Graham Jahn's guide to 300 houses of merit, it was only built for the Farley family after much controversy.
Its flat-roof design was rejected by Warringah Council but approved in a Land and Valuation Court case that triggered the evolution of the Modern Movement.
The former rugby league player turned property developer Phil Franks got permission for the adjoining eight-house estate after paying $4.8 million in 1997 to the Farley family.
The barrister Geoffrey Nicholson who bought Windy Dropdown for $1.6 million in 1998 selling it to the Dickinson family at $5.5 million in 2010.  
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Windy Dropdown, Curl Curl North sells

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The Darlinghurst home of the late interior designer Garth Barnett has been listed through Laing Real Estate for June 7 onsite auction.
The apartment comes with 180-degree northerly harbour views spanning from the Bridge and city skyline to The Heads from the 17th floor of the Altair block.
It features generous entertaining space with retractable glass doors opening to a full-length balcony capturing the outlook.
It contains three bedrooms with balcony access and two chic marble bathrooms including a luxurious master suite with a dressing room and ensuite. 
It was characterised by Barnett’s signature dark, moody colour palette, its Laing listing agent Anthony Birdsall said.
Its bespoke details include marble flooring, integrated bookshelves and mirrored kitchen cabinetry to reflect the vista.
The 1702/3 Kings Cross Road, Darlinghurst apartment dates back to 2001, with its renovation in 2013.
There are two parking spaces.
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