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TUD Awards Winner: Development of the Year — Urban Regeneration

The third annual The Urban Developer Awards, in association with Construction Industry Solutions (COINS), recognises standout property industry performers from across Australasia.

The awards program is a little different this year: delivered digitally, with the previously held black-tie gala dinner replaced with our extended virtual celebration, Winners’ Month.

Today, we celebrate Development of the Year — Urban Regeneration proudly presented by Alceon.

This award recognises excellence in the restoration or adaptive re-use of existing heritage buildings and precincts.

The finalists for Development of the Year - Urban Regeneration are:

Howard West
C Street Projects
Fish Lane Arts Precinct
Aria Property Group
Brunswick Town Hall Precinct Upgrade
Moreland City Council
Marrick & Co
Mirvac Projects Pty Ltd
36 Carrington Street
Make Architects and Brookfield Properties
GPO Exchange
Charter Hall

And the winner is...

Watch the video to listen to a Q&A with the winner.

About this project

On the site of the former Marrickville Hospital, this landmark mixed-use urban renewal project integrates two new medium-density housing buildings with Council’s outstanding new library and community pavilion.

It incorporates the compatible adaptive reuse of two heritage structures: the original Nurses’ Home as Lilydale House, and the Main Ward Block as part of the library. Each has been retained for its significance to the site as the main public face of the hospital.

Private open spaces created by the development integrate seamlessly with public connections and green open spaces in the form of a central Common, public parkland and children’s playground.

The development is ground-breaking for its holistic approach to sustainable design, and as such, has been recognised as the first One-Planet-Living Community in NSW.

Project details

Two new residential buildings designed by Mirvac Design in collaboration with Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, totalling 225 apartments.
The 225 residences comprise one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, 10 terrace homes, 9 affordable-housing units and 2 whole-floor luxury residences within the former Nurses’ Quarters.
The new landmark library and community pavilion buildings were designed by BVN architects, built by CD Construction and delivered by Mirvac.
The heart of the site has been turned into a green public common, connecting residents and the wider community.

A word from the winner...

“It was a labour of love, [creating] a characteristic of something really harking back to it's history but having modern overlay that lent towards the history of the site and the industrial nature of that site,” Mirvac general manager of residential development Toby Long said.

“What BVN were able to do in the library is incorporate that heritage façade into it. When you walk into the lobby and you look up, you get this overwhelming feeling of the heritage.

“It was really a blending of all these things together and we are really excited about what the outcome is.”