Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

Joel Robinson

First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

Bottega House secures landmark riverfront site in St Lucia 

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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SIERA kicks off construction at Northcliffe tower Exhale

Local Little Bay residents, along with buyers from premium postcodes across Sydney’s affluent Eastern Suburbs, have dominated purchases in developer-builder Urban Property Group’s first Eastern Suburbs apartment development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a>.

The $250 million coastal project, one of the first new developments in the area in several years, has proven particularly popular with downsizers, especially those from Coogee and Bondi. One Double Bay downsizer paid $4.7 million for a four-bedroom penthouse, setting a new local apartment price record in the process.

Buyers have been attracted to the combination of coastal tranquillity, premium design and amenity-rich neighbourhood living. The walkable village setting, along with proximity to three of Sydney’s leading golf courses, New South Wales Golf Club, St Michael’s Golf Club and The Coast Golf Club, has also been a key drawcard.

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Built across two low-rise buildings designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/hill-thalis-architecture-urban-projects-pty-ltd">Hill Thalis</a> and set along a lush, landscaped green spine, designed by leading landscape architect <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/landscape-architect/arcadia-landscape-architecture">Arcadia</a>, ESTE Little Bay offers a collection of one, two, three and four-bedroom residences with interiors by Richards Stanisich.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> Sales Director, Tom McIvor said the response to ESTE has been "nothing short of extraordinary."

“Buyers have been quick to recognise ESTE as a rare opportunity to invest in a coastal sanctuary that offers both seclusion and connectivity to the heart of Sydney,” McIvor said.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">SRM Residential</a> Senior Director, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/project-marketer/srm-residential">Clayton Ross</a> said the local market has responded incredibly well, driven by ESTE’s exceptional location and the rarity it offers.

“We’ve seen strong interest from a variety of buyer groups, all of whom are drawn to the exclusivity and quality of the build and construction by the 4.5-star iCIRT-rated builder / developer, Urban Property Group. There’s truly nothing else like it along Sydney’s coastline.”

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The project also includes robust buyer protections, including Resilience Insurance’s Latent Defects Insurance, providing 10 years of structural cover, and an independent iCIRT-rating of the developer.

“The iCIRT-rating adds another layer of confidence,” Ross added. “Buyers see it as a safeguard for their investment and their lifestyle.” A highlight of ESTE’s offering is its exclusive wellness amenities, including a heated rooftop infinity pool and outdoor heated spa, a state-of-the-art Technogym fitness centre, and a sauna.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/este-little-bay-jennifer-street-little-bay-nsw-2036">ESTE Little Bay</a> is topped out and is on track to complete towards the end of 2026, with residents moving in before Christmas.

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Eastern Suburbs buyers snap up ESTE Little Bay apartments

Hayball

The second&nbsp;in <a href="/">Apartments.com.au's</a> series taking a closer look at each one of <a href="/news/an-early-glimpse-of-nightingale-villages-first-buildings">Nightingale Village's</a> ensemble of seven buildings, is the&nbsp;<a href="/architects/hayball">Hayball</a> designed CRT+YRD.

As the moniker - chosen within Hayball&nbsp;via a naming competition -&nbsp;suggests, the design provides the building with an&nbsp;identity that is readily and easily understood, according to the architects.&nbsp;

To reinforce the importance of this feature, CRT+YRD has been designed from the inside out, with the courtyard centrally located, forming&nbsp;the heart of the building and becoming the symbol of the project.

This provides not only&nbsp;a unique response to the building's interior environment via open walkways on the upper levels but also improved resident amenity through solar access, and&nbsp;passive ventilation and surveillance.

Further, Hayball have designed the the communal space&nbsp;and the building as a whole to foster a sense of community which&nbsp;provides a platform&nbsp;for social interaction and engagement.

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<figcaption>Illustration of CRT + YRD's northern facade. Image: Hayball</figcaption>
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CRT+YRD's&nbsp;material palette draws on&nbsp;the surrounding light industrial context by way of the use of&nbsp;off-form concrete, breeze block and brickwork&nbsp;to reinforce the street wall condition.&nbsp;

The upper levels are characterised by a much&nbsp;simpler palette of galvanised steel cladding, frames and grated sun shades providing a point of distinction&nbsp;between&nbsp;the street wall, while also mediating&nbsp;the strong rectilinear forms of the neighbouring Nightingale Village buildings.

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The proposal is a coherent extension of the principles established in the Nightingale Village master plan.

The central light court provides the formal mechanism to achieve this heightened sense of community, promoting excellent visual connection, light and ventilation between apartments. This well established model has a number of local precedents, including the Beverly Hills apartments in South Yarra designed and constructed by the architect and developer Howard Lawson between 1935 and 1936.

All apartment living areas have primary aspect to either Duckett St or the Mews. The majority of apartments feature at least 1 bedroom also addressing these orientations. Open walkways at each level expand at apartment entries and the lift creating gossip areas.

- Hayball Architect's Statement
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By beginning with the courtyard and designing with the&nbsp;resident experience at the forefront, Hayball have ensured that CRT+YRD's residents are able to connect and retreat throughout the day based on personal preference.&nbsp;

Landscaping, plants and shared garden spaces dispersed throughout the soften the austere exterior of the building, while also contributing to a healthy&nbsp;and vibrant community.

Planter boxes distributed throughout courtyard walkways, apartment private open space, and communal areas allow for&nbsp;further personalisation of their building.

Rather than designing for any particular lifestyle or demographic, Hayball has&nbsp;designed the apartments&nbsp;to provide residents with the flexibility to&nbsp;tailor their residences&nbsp;to&nbsp;suit their&nbsp;respective lifestyles.

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Bedrooms feature&nbsp;bay windows which allow&nbsp;residents to control the levels of privacy, shading, ventilation and acoustic separation via:

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	<li>Bay sills as mediating zones for personalisation of the common walkway with plants and alike, or informal seating areas supporting interaction.</li>
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Additionally, the majority of apartments enable the building to accommodate residents&nbsp;of varying age and physical mobility.

Next up in the&nbsp;Nightingale&nbsp;Village series will be <a href="/architects/clare-cousins-architects">Clare Cousins Architects'</a> Nightingale CCA.

Editor's note: You can also listen to <a href="/guides/weekly-podcast-episode-30-hayballs-bianca-hung-talks-nightingale-village">Urban.com.au's interview with Hayball's Bianca Hung</a> on our weekly podcast, where we discuss the design process in greater detail.

Laurence Dragomir

Nightingale Village - Episode II: CRT + YRD 

A trio of current construction tenders are heralding the next wave of student accommodation builds that will aid in servicing the sector.

Three major projects are at tender; <a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">183-189 A'Beckett Street</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/developments/carlton-vic-3053">625-631 Swanston Street</a> and&nbsp;<a href="/developments/carlton-vic-3053">500 Swanston Street</a>. Combined they stand to add in the vicinity of 2,140 additional students beds.

Largest is&nbsp;<a href="/developers/wee-hur-holdings-ltd">Wee Hur Holdings</a>' A'Beckett street plot which the developer pounced upon after it was offered for sale with approved plans for an apartment development in tow.&nbsp;183-189 A'Beckett Street forms an integral plank in&nbsp;Wee Hur Holdings' expansion into the student accommodation sector.

The pending build will form part of an expected portfolio of developments that will eventually contain&nbsp;3250 beds across Australia.

<a href="/architects/hayball">Hayball</a> have conceived the redesigned tower which spans&nbsp;48 levels, and are also responsible for&nbsp;625-631 Swanston Street. Dubbed Little Hall, that mid-rise build aims to deliver 669 students beds in conjunction with the University of Melbourne opposite Carlton's Lincoln Square.

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<a href="/developers/little-projects-co">Little Projects</a> head Paul Little is backing the development,&nbsp;with a personal donation used to fund a new “philanthropic” model of student accommodation where at least $2 million of returns from the hall will be used to fund a scholarship program.

A head contractor is on track&nbsp;to be appointed and commence works by October 2018, with a 2020 completion date in mind.

Demolition works have just wrapped up at 500 Swanston Street. The former CFMEU headquarters has made way Journal Student Living's next Melbourne project. When appointed the prevailing builder will construct a&nbsp;METIER3-designed tower that includes near on 600 student beds and an activated laneway&nbsp;at street level.

The current tenders follow on from Watpac announcing last month that it was&nbsp;awarded a $49 million contract to build <a href="/developments/carlton-vic-3053">123-135 Bouverie Street</a>. That project involves the delivery of 579 beds for developer Cedar Pacific, with the building to be managed by UniLodge.

Also in the construction queue are <a href="/developments/melbourne-vic-3000">UniLodge Place</a> at&nbsp;478-488 Elizabeth Street and South Yarra's first dedicated student accommodation building, <a href="/developments/south-yarra-vic-3141">Iglu at 6 Claremont Street</a>.

A sweep through <a href="/">Apartments.com.au's</a> current Melbourne student accommodation builds sees a dozen projects at construction, combining to add 4,385 new beds to the sector.

The dramatic slow in new development applications&nbsp;is in part reflective of the industry's rapid delivery of student accommodation builds in recent years to match latent demand. No new major development applications have been lodged this calendar year for&nbsp;student accommodation projects across inner Melbourne.

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<figcaption>Demand is set to be absorbed by projects such as 1 Flemington Road</figcaption>
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silvermb

Profiling the next wave of Melbourne student accommodation builds 

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In today's piece, Hayball Director David Tweedie provides Urban.com.au with insight and commentary on the (r)evolutionary journey of prefabrication within the education sector - including benefits for schools, design professionals and the planet.

According to Tweedie, the advantages associated with a swift on-site build time, minimal disruption to school environments and unprecedented sustainability benefits, is providing prefabrication with the impetus to rebuild the education sector.

Though the term itself can often conjure images of badly-ventilated, non code-compliant, aesthetically-challenging temporary classrooms to which previous generations were subjected, thankfully, says Tweedie, portable and demountable classrooms are only one expression of prefabrication.

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We’re entering a new era of permanent, and inarguably sustainable, high-quality buildings constructed with prefabrication methodology – a new era, ripe with benefits for intelligent school design, construction and regeneration. 
Prefabrication itself, refers to the design of elements or significant volumes of a building for offsite construction. It comes in many different forms – from accurately-constructed 2D elements reminiscent of large-scale IKEA flatpacks, through to shipping container-scale unitised building systems that consist of entire prefabricated units.

It’s already becoming a default technique for many small-scale residential projects and for facade construction. But its sophisticated design, material and construction techniques are gaining new traction in education projects, from kindergarten to tertiary, thanks to a number of factors.

- David Tweedie, Director Hayball
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<figcaption>Prefabrication has many benefits and applications says David Tweedie.</figcaption></figure>Speaking from his own experiences at Hayball David Tweedie outlines, in his own words, the many advantages of adopting prefabrication methods and technology in greater detail below;

<h2>1. Lightning-fast delivery times, with minimal onsite disruption</h2>

From kindergartens to universities, development projects pose major disruptions in the lives of the school community. These concerns aren’t confined to noise pollution or safety: if we’re master-planning a new science centre, current learning activities must be moved somewhere else while the new facility is built – a resource-intensive, time-heavy and highly-inconvenient endeavour.

With prefabrication, a lot of the groundwork – both in design and construction – is done before it reaches the school.

For example, we designed <a href="http://www.hayball.com.au/projects/caulfield-grammar-school-learning-project/">The Learning Project at Caulfield Grammar</a> for offsite construction - and the finished building was installed on campus in an unprecedented single day’s work on-site. Further interior work was required, but the bulk of the project was completed without significant interruption to student and staff routines.

Similarly, in our hybrid design of the <a href="http://www.hayball.com.au/projects/la-trobe-street-student-accommodation/">La Trobe St Student Accommodation</a> project in Melbourne’s CBD, construction was completed during extended hours due to the low levels of noise disruption – realising unparalleled productivity on-site, and an overall reduction in the construction timeframe.

<h2>2. Flexibility to meet future learning requirements</h2>

Fast turnaround also enables quick delivery of innovative learning programs, as seen at The Learning Project at Caulfield Grammar. An accelerated prefabrication construction process allowed the institution to roll-out a new learning program to students without having to stall or work around construction sites for months awaiting facility completion.

This outcome is a sure marker on the road to an industry where new education techniques, trends and environments can be implemented and, more importantly, tested – with almost-immediate effect (instead of embarking on long disruptive developments to enable learning spaces or programs that, by the time the facilities are finished, are considered outdated).

Prefabrication is impacting the very way we think about modern learning environments, too. Certain design manifestations (2D in particular) lend themselves to mass customisation with infinite configuration options, and more modular, plug-and-play designs help to adapt school environments to meet inevitably changing needs.

Furthermore, with quick demolition, removal and replacement possibilities, we can implement a considered, customised school design or replace legacy buildings with relative ease – a benefit that government and private education institutions are currently exploring to help replace old facilities in various locations around Australia.

<h2>3. Value for money and quality control</h2>

Challenges for the prefabrication industry include the capacity to deliver at scale, and adapting to the inflationary roller coaster of busy or quiet times. As the industry matures, fast site build time will begin to equate to unparalleled savings, especially in first world countries where on-site labour is costly and safety regulations are stringent.

In Australia, a large share of development risk lies on-site, especially when unpredictable weather conditions and industrial environments pose hindrances. Taking unnecessary variables out of the equation by executing designs in a safe and controlled environment means that with increased design involvement in early stages, we have complete control over the process and its outcomes.

Because of this added control when constructing prefabricated buildings within a factory, designs can be brought to life with the highest quality materials, construction methods and compliance. The repetitive nature of prefabrication also enables specialist personnel to perfect the uniformity of all elements, with clear oversight of the entire project without on-site distractions.

<h2>4. Ultimate sustainability objectives</h2>

There are two core reasons why prefabrication is better for the planet (and burgeoning institutional sustainability objectives). The first is its use of sustainable materials: high-tech innovations like cross-laminated timber (CLT) save tonnes of carbon compared to concrete, make use of renewable timber sources and are as (if not more) strong and effective as traditional materials.

Projects like the <a href="http://www.hayball.com.au/projects/docklands-library/">Library at the Dock</a> (Clare Design / Hayball) in Melbourne’s Docklands are joining the global portfolio of best practice prefabrication examples, using innovative materials like CLT to become this country’s first public building awarded 6-Star Green Star. 
Secondly, reduction in waste is integral for sustainability: it’s natural for a prefabricated design to exploit standardised material sizes, coordinating with the prefabricated ‘module’ and minimising offcuts. 
We’re still learning

There’s no doubt prefabrication has had an image problem in the past—but times are changing. Thanks to improved technologies, a greater interest in sustainable building practices and growing demand for rapid builds and flexible structure, prefabricated learning environments should definitely be considered for any learning environment undergoing a renovation or masterplan.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public//pictures/article-images/library_at_the_dock_01_1500x1000-1.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Library at the Dock utilised CLT to become Australia’s first public building awarded 6-Star Green Star. Image: Hayball"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files//styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/library_at_the_dock_01_1500x1000-1.jpg?itok=vtxV9g9n" title="Library at the Dock utilised CLT to become Australia’s first public building awarded 6-Star Green Star. Image: Hayball" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Library at the Dock utilised CLT to become Australia’s first public building awarded 6-Star Green Star. Image: Hayball</figcaption></figure>
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Hayball's David Tweedie on the evolution of prefabrication in schools

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131-139 Sturt Street began as a 42 level development when Apartments.com.au first reported on the development application during <a href="/news/the-best-of-intentions-135-sturt-street-southbank">2015</a>. 

In <a href="/news/another-sturt-street-skyscraper-is-brought-back-down-to-earth">2017</a> the site saw a re-design which was ultimately supported by City of Melbourne planners and today the site and Hayball-designed scheme has been offered for sale.

Colliers International is handling the sale which includes 200 plus permitted apartments over 18 levels, plus a mixed-use ground floor offering that could include retail, commercial or arts uses. The site currently hosts the offices of architecture firm Hayball, who were integral in the approvals process.

The 2884.6sqm site has frontages to Sturt and Dodds Street and benefits from direct access to East Coburg, the CBD, South Melbourne and Albert Park by having the #1 tram route on Sturt Street.

The original design as we first profiled it in 2015 included 42 levels with 341 apartments, including studio, 1, 2, 3 and penthouse configurations. 226 car and 151 bicycle spaces were also included.  

The former proposal also included communal spaces over levels 12, 13 and 39 and was slated to include over 2,000 square metres of adaptable retail/commercial space.

The site is located in Melbourne's Arts precinct with near neighbours including the Malthouse Theatre and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Further along Sturt Street toward the CBD, the state government recently <a href="/news/back-to-the-noughties-melbournes-arts-precinct-set-to-get-a-major-makeover">announced its intention to kick off</a> a massive investment in adapting Sturt Street to integrate with the premier arts and cultural facilities on St Kilda Road.

Phase 1 of the State Government initiative will see the site of the former headquarters of Carlton &amp; United Breweries make way for a new National Gallery of Victoria Contemporary, with subsequent phases set to see further culture industry facilities added.

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<figcaption>The view to the city from the 135 Sturt Street site - image: Colliers</figcaption></figure>Trent Hobart, Director of Residential at Colliers International's Melbourne office said the site is located in one of Melbourne's most sought after locations, nestled among the arts precinct and near the Royal Botanic Gardens.

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The location, surrounding amenity, proximity to the city and the unbelievable view lines all combine to make this the perfect location for the affluent owner occupier market.

The project has been designed by the renowned Hayball architects who have been a resident and advocate of the Arts precinct for the past 35 years. 

They have created an exceptional building, one that seamlessly fits within its Arts precinct surrounds whilst being flexible and incorporating a high end internal and external design, perfect for the city fringe residential market.
<cite>Trent Hobart, Colliers International</cite>
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An international expression of interest campaign is now active which closes on August 3rd at 2pm.
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Alastair Taylor

Sturt Street's prime development site listed for sale

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Weeks after launching its maiden Melbourne residential project, Guangzhou-backed R &amp; F Property Australia has availed itself as the buyer of Box Hill's 9-11 Prospect Street.

The developer has taken the permitted site back to planning with the intentions of pushing through a new design conceived by Hayball. The site was offered for sale over a year ago with approval for an Artisan Architects-designed 25 level mixed use development in place.

Sold by Savills for $11,932 per square metre, the 1,475 square metre site was noted as sold to a China-backed developer at the time.

The reworked Hayball design "does not represent a significant departure from the existing approved proposal on the site and continues to warrant support" according to urban planner Message Consultants. R &amp; F Property Australia will be invariably hoping that the new design, which effectively adheres to the dimensions of the permitted design, is looked upon favourably by Council.

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<figcaption>Hayball's design for 9-11 Prospect Street</figcaption></figure>Much like the approved design, the developer is looking for the nod create a 25 storey mixed use development above five basement car park levels. Also mirroring the approved design, flexible office spaces will account for levels 2 and 3, followed by apartments above.

187 apartments, 2,860 square metres of net leasable area, 217 car parking spaces and 79 bicycle spaces were within the initial Artisan Architects-designed tower. Comparatively R &amp; F Property Australia's reworked application is eyeing 193 apartments, commercial space over levels 2 and 3, plus provisions for 204 vehicles and 127 bicycles.

Of the 193 intended apartments, the split sees a 14% reduction in one-bedroom apartments relative to the approved scheme, with a corresponding 12% increase in two-bedroom apartments and a 2% increase to three-bedroom apartments.

Amenities have been boosted within the Hayball design, and see a lap pool, gym, sauna and communal lounge in place.

According to Hayball, "the existing approved plans have been revised to improve the internal amenity and livability for the occupants. The building is expressed externally as a refined, coherent and elegant form."

Further, "the arrangement of active frontage along the ground plane and the integrated landscape response to the podium levels improves the street-scape and the pedestrian experience. Residential amenity is improved with the introduction of natural light and ventilation to all residential corridors in the tower levels.

Simplification of construction within the building further improves the residential amenity by maximised ceiling heights and increasing daylight penetration within apartments."

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<figcaption>9-11 Prospect Street's new exterior takes shape under Hayball's guidance</figcaption></figure>R &amp; F Property <a href="/developments/box-hill-vic-3128">Australia's box Hill</a> unveiling comes little more than a month after the firm <a href="/news/live-city-footscray-begins-construction-pushing-r-fs-current-apartment-pipeline-beyond-3-000">officially launched Live City Footscray</a> to the market.

Expected within the first stage of Live City are 208 apartments with builder LU Simon tasked with delivering an initial 15 level tower. Future buildings across the site are expected to range between eight and eighteen storeys, with an overall apartment count of approximately 1,450, in addition to retail, commercial office space and public uses.

Lead image: Savills
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R & F Property Australia enters the Box Hill apartment market

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Construction work on the new Montague Community Park at 2-4 Buckhurst Street located within the Montague precinct is progressing, with an anticipated completion date of spring this year.

The site of the park once carried with it an application for dual residential towers designed by JCB Architects, fronting onto a linear park that would have been provided via the closure of Kerr Street.

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<figcaption>The unbuilt residential scheme for 2-4 Buckhurst Street. Image: JCB Architects</figcaption></figure><blockquote>
As part of the revitalization of Fisherman’s Bend JCB were invited to design an apartment tower that would deliver a diverse range of high density inner city living opportunities, targeting both owner occupiers and investors, including a portion of premium three bedroom family living apartments.

Its form responds to the Local Precinct Plan and to the scale and grain of the surrounding neighbourhood. The towers feature a controlled pattern of expressed structure with vertical blades, providing framed views and solar protection. A generous podium provides communal facilities on the upper level, and a stepped modulating landscape on the lower levels, designed to moderate the impact of the towers on the streetscape.

- JCB Architects
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Montague Community Park - which will eventually be christened with a new name - will be the first delivered within the Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area and forms part of the Ferrars Street Education and Community Precinct.

The Ferrars Street Education and Community Precinct comprises:

<ul>
<li>The new South Melbourne Primary School (SMPS), Victoria’s first vertical government school with integrated community facilities at 129 Ferrars Street, Southbank.</li>
	<li>An upgraded 126 tram stop on Route 96 to the east of the school. Public Transport Victoria and Yarra Trams upgraded the tram stop platforms and provided an accessible ramp and stairs to Railway Place.</li>
	<li>An upgraded City Road and Ferrars Street intersection to provide easier access to the precinct for all road users. This was delivered by VicRoads.</li>
	<li>Upgrades to local streetscapes and the development of Montague Community Park led by the City of Port Phillip.</li>
</ul>
Jointly funded by Council and the Victorian Government, the new 8,000 sqm park design will be located directly across from the SMPS and will include a paved entrance and forecourt area, terraced lawn areas, LED lighting, seating, footpaths and native garden beds designed by Hayball and Tract.

Construction of the park has been facilitated by the permanent closures of Ferrars Street (between Gladstone Street and Douglas Street) and Gladstone Street (between Kerr Street and Ferrars Street). Additionally, Kerr Street has been narrowed and on-street parking has been removed during the duration of construction.

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In the interim as the Montague precinct develops over time, the Montague Community Park will serve the existing residents in addition to those set to be injected in the next 3-5 years as developments such as the tri-tower Fifteen85 (currently at sales and marketing) and 6-78 Buckhurst Street - which carries with it a permit for four residential towers - are potentially realised.

While the exact intentions of Little Lane Child Care for 6-78 Buckhurst are unknown, having acquired the site late last year, there have been suggestions of a world-leading early learning centre potentially being developed along with apartments.

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<figcaption>Fifteen85 and 6-78 Buckhurst Street.</figcaption></figure>The Ferrars Street Education and Community Facility opened in January 2018 and combines South Melbourne Primary School with community facilities. 

Delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority, the early delivery of a catalyst project for Fishermans Bend was critical for supporting the emerging community within Montague and allowing the precinct to develop around a community 'heart'.

The Ferrars Street Education and Community Facility features:

<ul>
<li>South Melbourne Primary School</li>
	<li>Out of Hours School Car</li>
	<li>Barring Djinang Kindergarten (a long day care kindergarten for children three years and above)</li>
	<li>Maternal Child Health Service (consulting room one)</li>
	<li>Consulting room for community services (consulting room two)</li>
	<li>Two multipurpose rooms for community use during school hours on weekdays, some evenings and all day on weekends (an out of school hours care provider will use the rooms for before and after school care).</li>
</ul>
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<figcaption>South Melbourne Primary School's ‘civic plaza’. Image: Chris Matterson via foreground.com.au</figcaption></figure>
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Montague Community Park on track for Spring completion

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The second site of Richmond High School is on track to open in time for the commencement of the 2019 school year, with the Academic Building now topped out.

Earlier this week, Minister for Education James Merlino and Member for Richmond Richard Wynne toured the $43 million school which will cater for 650 Year 7-12 students.

The new Richmond High School is located across two sites comprising an academic precinct on Griffith Street and a sports precinct on Gleadell Street.

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<figcaption>The Griffith Street Campus' academic building has topped out. Image: Supplied</figcaption></figure>With the roof of the Griffiths Street campus now complete, the second campus will be ready for Term 1, 2019 and will cater for the second intake of Year 7 students in addition to students moving into Year 8.

The Griffiths Street Campus will have four levels featuring learning and staff facilities, as well as outdoor spaces for learning, gathering and play.

The Gleadell Street campus includes general purpose teaching spaces, four competition-standard netball courts including one indoor, as well as new showers and toilets, a canteen and administration area.

According to architects Hayball, the atrium is "the physical and symbolic heart of the academic building, a single unifying space that brings everyone in the school together." The idea of connectivity extends to the exterior of the building which has been designed to express a ground plane strongly connected to the landscape.

Internally, specialist space will be evident across the four levels with the school shifting from traditional classrooms and teaching models to learning spaces that are targeted, purposeful spaces promoting a range of activities and experiences catered to staff and student needs.

The school has been designed to provide a hub for the community. At the Griffiths and Gleadell Street campuses, spaces for students to learn, gather and play can be used by community members, including the outdoor amphitheatre, three external netball courts, performing arts facilities and café environment.

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<figcaption>The already completed Gleadell Street campus. Image: Supplied</figcaption></figure><h2>What they say:</h2>

<blockquote>
The topping out of the building marks a significant milestone in the construction of Richmond High School, and importantly, provides students, teachers, and community members an opportunity to celebrate the campus so close to completion. As the second Richmond High School campus materialises, it’s clear how excited everyone is.

During the design phase, Hayball had the great benefit of working with the Richmond High School reference group. Now that the designs are coming to life, there’s a sense among the local community that this is truly a school for them.

- David Tweedie, Hayball Director
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<blockquote>
This is another great milestone for our community, who fought against this school’s closure and fought for it to be built again. This school is not only providing much needed education assets for our area, it’s bringing new resources for the wider community.

- Richard Wynne, Member for Richmond 
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<blockquote>
We’re getting on with the job of opening the second campus of Richmond High School with the facilities on track to open Term 1, 2019. Richmond High School is one of 70 new schools we’re building in Victoria and is a school that should never have been shut in the first place.

- James Merlino, Minister for Education
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Richmond High School's Academic Building tops out

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Further details for Hayball's latest student accommodation project, which will form part of the University of Melbourne’s Carlton Connect innovation precinct, have been released. 

Located on the corner of Swanston and Grattan streets in Carlton, the new precinct will be a completely integrated development providing spaces for industry, research and development, academia, accommodation for postgraduates, a public showcase and community facilities such as childcare and retail.

As part of the Lendlease-led consortium delivering the project, Urbanest Australia will operate the on-campus student accommodation component of the development, its first foray into campus housing.

The Hayball designed project will be centrally located, forming the heart of the precinct, and will deliver 527 beds and extensive multi-purpose spaces to cater to the postgraduate market as well as visiting academics.

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<figcaption>Hayball's design for Urbanest will include 527 beds and multi-purpose space. Image: Hayball</figcaption></figure><blockquote>
Innovation districts are becoming more popular across the globe, but what makes this Melbourne example so special is that it will also be a home for students and academics. Postgraduate students and visiting academics will experience true immersion in the precinct, living and breathing their research or studies while making the most of countless networking opportunities and Melbourne’s vibrant culture on their doorstep.

With contribution to the design process from leading student accommodation provider, Urbanest, design decisions reflected the maturity of the provider and were made with a focus on quality and functionality, while equally ensuring relevance to market, particularly regarding affordability.

A crucial consideration was bringing the enthusiasm and activity unique to academic culture into the common spaces and use this to extend and enhance engagement.

The spatial manifestation of this initiative is the vertical street: an interconnected staircase, directly adjacent to the communal spaces, and opposite the lift core. No walls, no glazed partitions and no doors – a true atrium, open, connected and inclusive.

- Thomas Gilbert, Hayball Principal
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<figcaption>Open space, particularly in a tight urban context, was a critical part of the design. Image: Hayball</figcaption></figure>The basis for Hayball's design was for space which encourages and facilitates students and academics to meet, interact, exchange views and generate ideas within a flexible, and connected precinct.

The design features an expansive mixed-use space within an atrium which is accessed via an open and transparent ground floor foyer and connects to a verdant podium terrace. The major focus of activity is centred around the external oculus space.

According to Hayball, for the current generation of students work, life and study are all intertwined. This was the key driver behind dedicating a third of the vertical street as an informal social precinct with both informal and formal multipurpose areas and outdoor terraces. The intent is that these spaces will assist students in building connections and developing a community.

A series of intimate lounges are scattered over several floors to facilitate socialising in addition to a rooftop level featuring a diner, cinema and expansive outdoor lounge/exercise area.

Urbanest Carlton Connect is one of a handful of student accommodation projects Hayball is designing, with a number of others in collaboration with the University of Melbourne within the wider precinct. 
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Further details of Hayball's design for Carlton Connect emerge

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Probuild has secured the contract to build Stage One of Caydon's <a href="http://maltdistrict.caydon.com.au/">The Malt District</a> on the former Nylex site, transforming it into a mixed-use residential and commercial development that retains elements of its industrial past.

Stage One of the development, known as <a href="http://maltdistrict.caydon.com.au/coppins-corner/">Coppins Corner</a> - a historical local reference to the 1850s Richmond and Cremorne identity George Coppin – includes a split-level tower of 15 and 12-storeys, featuring 209 one, two, and three bedroom and SoHo-style apartments, with retail and hospitality located on the lower levels.

The Coppins Corner residential building was designed by Fender Katsalidis to complement adjacent heritage structures being retained in the development, including a historic Malt House to be converted into a micro-brewery and pub. Coppins Corner also features public spaces, courtyards and laneways designed by landscape architect Oculus, that will connect new and old buildings in the precinct with roads, pedestrian and bicycle paths.

Almost 50% of Coppins Corner apartments have sold, with significant interest in three-bedroom apartments from young families and empty-nesters wanting to move closer to Melbourne.

Probuild’s appointment also includes construction of a 9-storey office building on the site’s south-eastern corner. Designed by Hayball, the 8,800 sqm complex will be occupied by business software giant MYOB, whom Cayden signed on in recent months.

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The emerging creative office movement and Cremorne’s urban grit meld industry with commerce, expressed materially in the use of brick and glass, while the heavily bricked podium levels respond to the neighbourhood’s rich historic qualities. The design’s slender, angular form pulls away from the boundary edge on a landscaped laneway to create a heightened pedestrian experience, activated by retail tenancies at ground level.

- Hayball
</blockquote>

The announcement builds on the momentum created from a string of recent announcements about the iconic site, including the MYOB deal and permit approval received in January for Stage Two of the development involving the iconic Nylex clock and silos.

Demolition works are already well underway at the site with Probuild commencing construction in the next few months, with an expected completion date of mid-2020.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/2178_caydon_cremorne_v02.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="MYOB's new digs at The Malt District designed by Hayball. Image: Supplied"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="713" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/2178_caydon_cremorne_v02.jpg?itok=e4XyUNA4" title="MYOB's new digs at The Malt District designed by Hayball. Image: Supplied" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>MYOB's new digs at The Malt District designed by Hayball. Image: Supplied</figcaption></figure><h2>What they say</h2>

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Probuild’s appointment to build Coppins Corner is a significant milestone for Caydon, and the start of the transformation of what is now a derelict industrial site into a stunning place for people to live, work and visit.

We have had an enthusiastic response to the release of Coppins Corner apartments from local residents, owner-occupiers and investors, who are attracted to the area for its proximity to the CBD, the MCG and Melbourne &amp; Olympic Park sports precinct, and bustling Bridge Road and Chapel Street with their shops and restaurants.

Probuild has a reputation for quality and excellence, which is why we have worked with them on other developments, and is precisely what buyers in The Malt District will get in their apartments.

- Jarrod Stratton, Caydon Chief Operations Officer
</blockquote>

 

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Coppins Corner is the third project Probuild and Caydon have collaborated on, after successfully delivering two Melbourne residential towers in the past.

We know we were selected for this job on the back of our people. Our people are leaders in both residential and commercial construction; Caydon really understand how Probuild adds value through our quality benchmarks and reliability.

- Luke Stambolis, Probuild Victorian Managing Director
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Probuild secures contract for Stage One of The Malt District

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With residents moving into the recently completed <a href="/news/approval-granted-for-nightingale-village-in-brunswick">Nightingale</a> designed by <a href="/architects/breathe-architecture">Breathe Architecture</a> - who first championed the concept of ethical community-driven projects via the award-winning The Commons - and with Nightingale's 2, 3 &amp; Nightingale Brunswick East all hot on its heels, the attention now turns to Nightingale Village. 

Nightingale is based on the principles of the German baugruppen model which provides an alternative approach to how apartments are built and delivered in cities.  

Baugruppen which is German for “building group”, removes developers from the equation with a group of like-minded purchasers, instead coming together to collectively fund their own apartment projects, supported by architects.  

Without profit as the main driver, the focus instead shifts to delivering quality, sustainable, liveable and shared community facilities.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/breathe_nightingale_23232kr.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Residents have now moved into Nightingale. Image: Peter Clarke"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/breathe_nightingale_23232kr.jpg?itok=IoHeLC2e" title="Residents have now moved into Nightingale. Image: Peter Clarke" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Residents have now moved into Nightingale. Image: Peter Clarke</figcaption></figure>Nightingale Village will comprise seven buildings located on Duckett Street, <a href="/new-apartments/brunswick-vic-3056">Brunswick</a> after a collective of architects bought up the entire street in Melbourne’s inner north, not far from The Commons and Nightingale 1.

The first images of three of the buildings have begun to emerge with the Avengers-like ensemble of architects revealing the designs via their Instagram accounts as they are lodged for town planning. 

This followed on from two information sessions held in February and March at the University of Melbourne, where the project was presented to potential purchasers. The recording can be viewed <a href="https://echo360.org.au/media/7371b031-cacb-4bf6-9b9d-1cae5b3d5f60/public">here</a>.

The following architects are designing the ensemble of buildings which comprise the village;

<ul>
<li><a href="/architects/architectus">Architectus Architecture</a></li>
	<li><a href="/architects/austin-maynard-architects">Austin Maynard Architects</a></li>
	<li><a href="/architects/breathe-architecture">Breathe Architecture</a></li>
	<li><a href="/architects/clare-cousins-architects">Clare Cousins Architects</a></li>
	<li><a href="/architects/hayball">Hayball</a></li>
	<li><a href="/architects/kennedy-nolan-architects">Kennedy Nolan</a></li>
	<li>
WOWOWA Architecture       </li>
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<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/nightingale_village.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Nightingale_WOW, Nightingale CCA and Nightingale Breathe. Images: Nightingale Village"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="218" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/nightingale_village.jpg?itok=NEXgGxu9" title="Nightingale_WOW, Nightingale CCA and Nightingale Breathe. Images: Nightingale Village" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Nightingale_WOW, Nightingale CCA and Nightingale Breathe. Images: Nightingale Village</figcaption></figure>The first Nightingale's to be revealed are designed by WOWOWA, Clare Cousins Architects and Breathe Architecture, with the former two now at town planning.

As always Apartments.com.au will endeavour to keep up to date with each of the buildings as they are submitted.

Meanwhile, construction is progressing at Nightingale 2.0 in <a href="/new-apartments/fairfield-vic-3078">Fairfield</a> with builder <a href="/builders/atelier-projects">Atelier Projects</a> at the helm. Already the lift and stair core has been erected and ground floor slab poured.

Located at <a href="/buildings/nightingale-2-0-30-railway-place-fairfield">72A Station Street</a> adjacent to Fairfield Railway Station, Six Degrees' design for Nightingale 2.0 takes advantage of its island site, maximising light and cross-ventilation through the building. 

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/nightingale_2_progress.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Progress at Nightingale 2.0. Images L-R: Six Degrees; HIP V. HYPE"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="210" src="/sites/urban.melbourne/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/nightingale_2_progress.jpg?itok=CpInY1ow" title="Progress at Nightingale 2.0. Images L-R: Six Degrees; HIP V. HYPE" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Progress at Nightingale 2.0. Images L-R: Six Degrees; HIP V. HYPE</figcaption></figure>Lead image: Nightingalehousing.org
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