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<p>The green light has been given to a $120-million hotel development at Palm Beach on the southern end of the Gold Coast.</p><p>No hotel operator has been named but the developer is spruiking it as a luxury “first-of-its-kind” hotel in the area.</p><p>It will comprise 126 rooms across six storeys and feature a rooftop pool, gym, spa, and in-house dining.</p><p>Steer Developments —headed by Robert Steer—is behind the 2000sq m project earmarked for a beachside site at 1081-1089 Gold Coast Highway, which is currently occupied by a Centrelink office building.</p><p>“While the northern end of the Gold Coast is flooded with hotels, the southern end is ripe for a luxury offering,” Steer said.</p><p>Palm Beach emerged as a developer hotspot during the pandemic-driven property boom.</p><p>Plus Architecture was tapped to design the hotel development.</p><p>“Being such a significant project, our team took a considered approach to create a standout development in an increasingly discerning market,” director Danny Juric said.</p><div id="5RgGHrXdpgmQczh5E7r7ZI"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/iNhi31r45Q6UYAdwdkGvy/3dedbd5900279c571938ddb09787068b/Untitled_design__97_.jpg" alt="Render of the proposed hotel development at Palm Beach." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/iNhi31r45Q6UYAdwdkGvy/3dedbd5900279c571938ddb09787068b/Untitled_design__97_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Render of the proposed hotel development at Palm Beach.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year with completion slated for the first quarter of 2025.</p><p>“We have always appreciated the Gold Coast’s lifestyle and are excited to contribute to its beauty and make an everlasting impact on the southern Gold Coast,” Steer said. “It’s about the entire experience.</p><p>“Along with Mondrian set to open in Burleigh, the timing is perfect for an additional prestige hotel at Palm Beach.”</p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button id="rm-carousel" class="rm-carousel-btn">Delete</button></div></image-carousel-remove-button><div class="slider-wrap"><image-carousel><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Untitled design (93).jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6wlmHBzUpG7TxSaUwTBzKF/958389835b4402dcf8c479babeaedd6f/Untitled_design__93_.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6wlmHBzUpG7TxSaUwTBzKF/958389835b4402dcf8c479babeaedd6f/Untitled_design__93_.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Untitled design (92).jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1EWbG3U98g4avyDr1jAoSw/c5e6caf7f0d62ccc8d575d9891c576de/Untitled_design__92_.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1EWbG3U98g4avyDr1jAoSw/c5e6caf7f0d62ccc8d575d9891c576de/Untitled_design__92_.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Untitled design (96).jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/mperuXOWC3Nfll3BwvMip/9ae222f10340848b6cbfc6120785285c/Untitled_design__96_.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/mperuXOWC3Nfll3BwvMip/9ae222f10340848b6cbfc6120785285c/Untitled_design__96_.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Untitled design (94).jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5bbjOIZ4xi0gwXRHrgtL4/7eddab0346f1ac32079b2bad568c245d/Untitled_design__94_.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5bbjOIZ4xi0gwXRHrgtL4/7eddab0346f1ac32079b2bad568c245d/Untitled_design__94_.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Untitled design (95).jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/34UPOfPrLM9fWOpWkQuT39/60ad06326b89c86cf43396d1a540a30d/Untitled_design__95_.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/34UPOfPrLM9fWOpWkQuT39/60ad06326b89c86cf43396d1a540a30d/Untitled_design__95_.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>Vitale Property Group led by Chris Vitale is developing the $450-million, 25-storey twin-tower Mondrian on The Esplanade at Burleigh Heads. It will comprise 84 residential apartments as well as 208 hotel rooms to be operated by Accor and SBE.</p><p>Steer Developments, in collaboration with Brisbane-based Churchill Development Group, is also undertaking the $55-million transformation of the popular Ashmore Seafood and Steak restaurant on the Gold Coast. <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/churchill-development-group-ashmore-markets-gold-coast-approval" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/churchill-development-group-ashmore-markets-gold-coast-approval" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Approval was granted by the Gold Coast City Council last year for the planned two-storey foodie haven</a> to be known as Ashmore Markets.</p>

The green light has been given to a $120-million hotel development at Palm Beach on the southern end of the Gold Coast.

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<p>Her name is on the door at one of Australia’s biggest architectural firms. But it’s in another pocket of property that Zahava Elenberg has really made her mark.&nbsp;</p><p>Elenberg is turning 50 this year and the highly successful business that she “kind of fell into” turns 21. But the architect-turned designer pulls no punches. She says it is a privilege to age and she intends on celebrating the milestone.</p><p>She founded Elenberg Fraser in 1998 with Callum Fraser at the tender age of 24, but says moving into the furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&amp;E) space was where she found her niche.&nbsp;</p><p>In 2002 she and a friend were asked to do a furniture fitout of a project in Docklands back when it was “emerging out of the scum of the Yarra”.</p><p>“The budget they gave us was ridiculous, there was no way we could do a fitout with that. But I like a challenge,” she says.&nbsp;</p><p>From that experience the seed of an idea germinated and Move-in was born. Elenberg says it is impossible to count how many spaces they have fitted out over the years but says it’s “tens of thousands” of apartments, about 5000 student accommodation rooms, ski resorts in New Zealand and hotels all around the world.&nbsp;</p><div id="5rKJpxH94QUbkMXlUo9c73"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1WBHzl8fjMTO5GvtmWja6f/3d328363d0eec816d3a9a40814ef9acf/Yugo_MID.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1WBHzl8fjMTO5GvtmWja6f/3d328363d0eec816d3a9a40814ef9acf/Yugo_MID.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The purpose-built student accommodation sector has invested heavily in furniture fitouts and art in communal spaces to level up the lived experience for students.&nbsp; PHOTO: Lisa Cohen</span></div></div><p><br>The FF&amp;E business was the first of its kind, with a focus on Australian-made products, good design, and a vision for shaping the world we live in.&nbsp;</p><p>“If you tip a building upside down and shake out all the things we put inside them, they’re what makes the lived experience. Nobody notices if you use a cheaper paint or a lesser tap fitting. But if you put an uncomfortable bed in a hotel that will be remembered.</p><p>“When I started the business, nobody knew what FF&amp;E was. It’s a specialist area like any consultancy but it dictates the way a place feels. It’s not just about putting products in a room and ordering 20 TVs. It’s that emotional connection you have with a space or a place. We straddle that place between design and commercial reality.</p><p>“It’s a comprehensive end-to-end solution for design, manufacturing, procurement and logistics, and we don’t want it to be an afterthought that is value-managed out of a project. It is critical.”</p><p>Elenberg says in the beginning they would design and make furniture and fittings and provide furniture packages but they have moved away from that now.&nbsp;</p><p>“In our early days we were working with developers managing their risk to fit out fully furnished apartments. They would get better yields having fully furnished properties.&nbsp;</p><p>“Over time we just moved with the market.”</p><p>Moving with the times included major hotel fitouts across Asia, including Vietnam and Malaysia, and the establishment of an office in the Middle East, which closed in 2008 as Elenberg juggled motherhood and a multi-national business.</p><div id="3ohGG9VEp5qdednvd1MDvx"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3bwSP0JoD8Brt4SCKykzmB/b302b502464e3d64af158413d629814c/Sebel_MID.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3bwSP0JoD8Brt4SCKykzmB/b302b502464e3d64af158413d629814c/Sebel_MID.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Move-in has been very active in the hotel space internationally and recently completed the FF&amp;E for Sebel Silverwoods. PHOTO: Cox Architecture</span></div></div><p><br>While Australian projects across the eastern seaboard are the major focus for Move-in now, Elenberg says it’s “extraordinary” what she and her small team based in Melbourne’s Fitzroy are achieving.&nbsp;</p><p>Elenberg’s team includes designers and logistics experts, which she believes sets them apart from others in the burgeoning industry.&nbsp;</p><p>Circular economy is something that is on Elenberg’s radar as she looks to the future of the industry. Move-in recently inked a deal with You Matter, a support service, which helps to fit out properties for women fleeing domestic violence.&nbsp;</p><p>Elenberg says they strategically over-order for projects and the surplus sits in a warehouse until warranty is done. She says this program enables them to divert products from landfill.&nbsp;</p><p>“There’s lots of people out there in need and then there’s lots of land fill,” she says.&nbsp;</p><p>“Circular economy is something that we are constantly thinking about in our space. We just donated nearly 400 products at the beginning of this year.”</p><p>They also look to adopt products that can have a second life when they cycle out of hotels and other spaces.&nbsp;</p><p>“We try to choose high-quality products so we know where they have come from and how they can have a second life, whether that’s through recycling or repurposing,” she says.</p><p>“We like to give our clients the option to buy locally and there has been a shift towards it because the prices of products have increased and the shipping costs have blown out significantly.</p><p>“Even if it’s not everything, but a few pieces, it is supporting local manufacturers and businesses.”</p><div id="6MQXfq5t2JN5WgMd9vTOrL"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/10sDIGjfTGNMPaKvXeVgQE/1d25ebe8c030c3e4ce1d7e22e56ee3bd/Home_BtR_MID.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/10sDIGjfTGNMPaKvXeVgQE/1d25ebe8c030c3e4ce1d7e22e56ee3bd/Home_BtR_MID.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The build-to-rent sector is emerging as a growth area for the FF&amp;E industry according to Elenberg. Move-in completed the fit out of Home Richmond (pictured). PHOTO: RotheLowman</span></div></div><p><br>Elenberg says the purpose-built student accommodation developers were the most proactive in supporting local designers and sustainability initiatives.&nbsp;</p><p>“It’s a really interesting market, they’re game-changing leaders in that space. They have a big focus on design and fit out of big communal spaces in their developments and are commissioning artists to create pieces for their developments.&nbsp;</p><p>“The common spaces and areas are where life happens and there’s a lot of thought that goes into that. No longer are they cheaply priced prison cells.”</p><p>Elenberg says the blossoming build-to-rent market was a growth area for Move-in and also had a vested interest in quality fit outs.&nbsp;</p><p>Reflecting on 21 years of business Elenberg says while the colour schemes and fashions have shifted significantly, the drive to create beautiful, liveable spaces and help developers to bring their vision to life was what continued to drive her.&nbsp;</p><p>“I want Move-in to be synonymous with great FF&amp;E and amazing spaces.”<br><br></p><hr><p><strong><br>You are currently experiencing&nbsp;<em>The Urban Developer</em>&nbsp;Plus (TUD+), our premium membership for property professionals.&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/membership-plans" data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/membership-plans"><strong>Click here to learn more.</strong></a></p><div id="2GhuueZl01Zwo2aFfjNVi2"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/12UMq5eMSEOh0QxJVBYaDt/d7507cf4ceb1365cc9ce7eaff84d06cc/tud___banner.jpg" alt="TUD + Banner" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/12UMq5eMSEOh0QxJVBYaDt/d7507cf4ceb1365cc9ce7eaff84d06cc/tud___banner.jpg"></picture><div><br></div></div><p><br></p>

We go behind the scenes with property icon Zahava Elenberg as she reflects on architecture, development, turning 50, and 21 years in the furniture, fixtures and equipment industry…

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<p>Plans for a nine-storey beachside residential project have been launched for Cronulla, 26km south of the Sydney CBD.&nbsp;</p><p>If approved, the 918sq m site at 79-81 Gerrale Street will consist of 18 apartments.&nbsp;</p><p>TomTome Group Pty Ltd are listed as the developers of the site, located in the ‘commercial core’ of the beachside suburb.</p><p>Cronulla is described as the “most visited part” of Sutherland Shire with a host of waterfront parks.</p><p>As a result it has become an important tourist area in the LGA.&nbsp;</p><p>At present, the site is home to a three-storey residential flat building.</p><p>But the site has faced a challenging development history.</p><p>An earlier application was deemed refused and the applicant lodged an appeal.&nbsp;</p><p>However, this appeal was ultimately dismissed in 2020 due to the bulk and scale of the development, as well as design and amenity issues.&nbsp;</p><div id="30510vrQ4pYDzCNdgz9Rn0"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/jXGOOSNtIwaBGmhpQQydA/398a212de522e2142109cbd0c0e0c3b8/Cronulla_apartments_in-article.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/jXGOOSNtIwaBGmhpQQydA/398a212de522e2142109cbd0c0e0c3b8/Cronulla_apartments_in-article.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Cronulla has been a luxury of high-end apartment development over the past year. </span></div></div><p><br>As a result, DMPS town planners for the current application suggested an amended design.</p><p>Design Collective and IDA Design Group worked on the project’s landscaping and architectural design.</p><p>It includes chamfered corners with a setback mirroring that of its northern neighbours to integrate more effectively with surrounding buildings.&nbsp;</p><p>It is not the first luxury apartment project set to get under way in a revamped Cronulla.&nbsp;</p><p>Last year Sydney-based Dvelopr launched plans for a boutique apartment block <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/development-application-clyde-avenve-cronulla-nsw" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/development-application-clyde-avenve-cronulla-nsw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on Clyde Avenue</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Meanwhile, another Sydney developer, Sammut, has planned much bigger sites, including a $350 million <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/sammut-cronulla-mixed-use-approved" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/sammut-cronulla-mixed-use-approved" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mixed-use project on Kingsway</a> that was approved last year, and another <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/sammut-group-gerrale-street-cronulla-development-application" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/sammut-group-gerrale-street-cronulla-development-application" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$100 million beachfront apartment block</a>, down the road from the current application at 67 Gerrale Street.</p>

A beachside site in the ‘commercial core’ of the Sydney suburb of Cronulla will be home to a new apartment block if newly-submitted plans are approved…

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<p>Civic architect, urban planner and activist Sir David Alan Chipperfield, CH, has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize.</p><p>His work is “subtle yet powerful, subdued yet elegant” and he is “a prolific architect who is radical in his restraint”, according the committee behind the award, which is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honour.</p><p>“He reimagines functionality and accessibility of new buildings, renovations and restorations through timeless modern design that confronts climate urgencies, transforms social relationships and reinvigorates cities,” the committee said.&nbsp;</p><p>At the same time showing “his reverence for history and culture while honouring the pre-existing built and natural environments”.</p><p>Chipperfield’s built works, spanning four decades, are expansive in typology and geography, including more than 100 works ranging from civic, cultural and academic buildings to residences and urban masterplanning throughout Asia, Europe and North America.</p><div id="1JxbnxiPZjaaIN48468UIL"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/57YuUcW2aCw7DAx7x22sLT/bcbcb90c2af666c6642e6524dc4c479e/Mid_article_resizes__10_.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/57YuUcW2aCw7DAx7x22sLT/bcbcb90c2af666c6642e6524dc4c479e/Mid_article_resizes__10_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Pritzker Architect Prize 2023 Laureate David Chipperfield.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Chipperfield said he was “overwhelmed to receive this extraordinary honour and to be associated with the previous recipients who have all given so much inspiration to the profession”.</p><p>&nbsp;“I take this award as an encouragement to continue to direct my attention not only to the substance of architecture and its meaning but also to the contribution that we can make as architects to address the existential challenges of climate change and societal inequality.</p><p>“We know that, as architects, we can have a more prominent and engaged role in creating not only a more beautiful world but a fairer and more sustainable one too.</p><p>“We must rise to this challenge and help inspire the next generation to embrace this responsibility with vision and courage.”</p><p>The 2023 Jury Citation of the Laureate said, “This commitment to an architecture of understated but transformative civic presence and the definition—even through private commissions —of the public realm is done always with austerity, avoiding unnecessary moves and steering clear of trends and fashions, all of which is a most relevant message to our contemporary society.”</p><p>Chipperfield calculates the environmental and historical impacts of permanence, embracing the pre-existing, designing and intervening in dialogue with time and place to adopt and refresh the architectural language of each locale.</p><p>For instance, James-Simon-Galerie (Berlin, Germany, 2018) on a narrow island along the Kupfergraben canal and accessible by the Schlossbrucke bridge, serves as the gateway to Museum Island.</p><div id="7FAzWga2b7tES4OQgI5khf"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3CjfM6YnvgsOKzQuVzHPXh/8669a11d3427f5592e930149c0c54d2c/James-Simon-Galerie_8.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3CjfM6YnvgsOKzQuVzHPXh/8669a11d3427f5592e930149c0c54d2c/James-Simon-Galerie_8.jpeg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The James-Simon-Galerie, Berlin. Photo: Ute Zscharnt for David Chipperfield Architects <br><br></span></div></div><p>Commanding, though discreet, colonnades with grand scale enclose a terrace, a wide expansive staircase and a manifold of open spaces allow abundant light into the large entryway of the building.</p><p>The design enables generous views from within and beyond, even though to adjacent buildings and the surrounding urban landscape.</p><p>Tom Pritzker, chair of the Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award, said Chipperfield was “assured without hubris, consistently avoiding trendiness to confront and sustain the connections between tradition and innovation, serving history and humanity”.</p><p>“While his works are elegantly masterful, he measures the achievements of his designs by social and environmental welfare to enhance the quality of life for all of civilization.”<br><br></p><hr><h2><br>Selected works</h2><p><br>Descriptions from the 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize official photo book.<br><br><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2K8adFycewZyexSa8LZPQ8/eaab7c9125bb91ba108781039bae3589/River_and_Rowing_Museum_1.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2K8adFycewZyexSa8LZPQ8/eaab7c9125bb91ba108781039bae3589/River_and_Rowing_Museum_1.jpeg"></picture></p><div id="3eXfodBCGWRgqUIiRRTKDR"><div style="text-align: right;" data-mce-style="text-align: right;"><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Photo: Richard Bryant / Arcaid <br><br></span></div></div><p><strong>River and Rowing Museum</strong><br>(1997)<br>Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom</p><p>Located on the south bank of the Thames, the River and Rowing Museum, exhibiting rowing boats, the history of the sport, the River Thames and the town of Henley, marked Chipperfield’s first building in his native England.</p><p>Designed during a time when the future of modern architecture seemed uncertain in Great Britain, this building assimilated with and deviated from a traditional English neighborhood.</p><p>Locality is reassured in its design, featuring clerestory and pitched roofs inspired by river boathouses and the traditional wooden barns of Oxfordshire, and clad with untreated green English oak—yet two volumes of transparent glass bases, elevated on concrete pillars to withstand flooding, offer a subtle but powerful discourse between modernity and heritage.&nbsp;</p><div id="15cEKjAHLOeGunjXp2QgmG"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2W2WQs8rO84wbAWCEsU0mf/d00f1744942a0c0aa067b27657620a88/The_Hepworth_Wakefield_2.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2W2WQs8rO84wbAWCEsU0mf/d00f1744942a0c0aa067b27657620a88/The_Hepworth_Wakefield_2.jpeg"></picture><div style="text-align: right;" data-mce-style="text-align: right;"><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Photo: Iwan Baan<br></span><br></div></div><p><strong>The Hepworth Wakefield</strong><br>(2011)<br>West Yorkshire, United Kingdom</p><p>Located at the historic Wakefield waterfront conservation district at a bend of the River Calder, The Hepworth Wakefield is exposed on all sides and composed of 10 interlinked trapezoidal volumes, each singular in size and angle.</p><p>Accessible only via footbridge, the building appears to rise out of the river, which also serves as a source of a passive air system that aids heating and cooling efficiencies.</p><p>The exterior, with its sloped roofs, responds visually to the neighboring mills, warehouses and industrial buildings, while the varying interior galleries are scaled to complement the range of forms by the late artist Barbara Hepworth.</p><p>The pitched ceilings admit intentional and diffused sunlight to<br>accommodate sensitive works on paper, large plasters and sculptures located upstairs.</p><p>Ground floor programming is reserved for public access, including a performance space, a learning studio and a cafeteria.</p><div id="7alpA0shAvklBuWsFmqAuW"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/43WqsPuZVpHwf14OalJomW/6c489cd8209b84d78aee747d066f1123/Royal_Academy_of_Arts_2.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/43WqsPuZVpHwf14OalJomW/6c489cd8209b84d78aee747d066f1123/Royal_Academy_of_Arts_2.jpeg"></picture><div style="text-align: right;" data-mce-style="text-align: right;"><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Photo: The Royal Academy of Arts<br><br></span></div></div><p><strong>Royal Academy of Arts Masterplan</strong><br>(2018)<br>London, United Kingdom<br></p><p>The masterplan for the venerable Royal Academy of Arts, founded in 1768, unites Burlington House on Piccadilly, its longstanding building since 1868, and 6 Burlington Gardens, a former Senate House acquired by the institution in 1998.</p><p>The historic integrity of the buildings were preserved through restorations in collaboration with Julian Harrap Architects but Chipperfield applied a modern intervention to bridge the two buildings, figuratively and literally.</p><p>The concrete bridge establishes a new urban identity, overlooking a new sculpture garden, connecting the two opposite entrances that served each of the formerly separate buildings and providing a new public route between Piccadilly and Burlington Gardens.</p><p>A light renovation upgraded the main building, while rooms in Burlington Gardens are repurposed to satisfy the evolved needs of its inhabitants—a newly installed architecture space expands the school’s program; a theatre is reinstated but with a sunken floor and circular in shape; a senate room now serves as a cafeteria; and laboratory rooms have become gallery spaces.<br></p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button id="rm-carousel" class="rm-carousel-btn">Delete</button></div></image-carousel-remove-button><div class="slider-wrap"><image-carousel><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Amorepacific Headquarters 1.jpeg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/39wxnEsGJvPdPCdYDmmC9W/528685927e492ae2dd29156d3d9f98fa/Amorepacific_Headquarters_1.jpeg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/39wxnEsGJvPdPCdYDmmC9W/528685927e492ae2dd29156d3d9f98fa/Amorepacific_Headquarters_1.jpeg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Amorepacific Headquarters 2.jpeg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/67SymXYYQraPavWULhM4Te/49e7586de31723ed946e0894d97363fe/Amorepacific_Headquarters_2.jpeg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/67SymXYYQraPavWULhM4Te/49e7586de31723ed946e0894d97363fe/Amorepacific_Headquarters_2.jpeg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Amorepacific Headquarters 3.jpeg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3KcadCxj86XpZ88iMeimN9/58d37afe3fbdc4eb38cca5773b1e4020/Amorepacific_Headquarters_3.jpeg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3KcadCxj86XpZ88iMeimN9/58d37afe3fbdc4eb38cca5773b1e4020/Amorepacific_Headquarters_3.jpeg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Amorepacific Headquarters 5.jpeg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/7u9zwTw8Bwhfwu4c3QSihQ/7528f2b0c6f49e3d56cb21a48b27ca0f/Amorepacific_Headquarters_5.jpeg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/7u9zwTw8Bwhfwu4c3QSihQ/7528f2b0c6f49e3d56cb21a48b27ca0f/Amorepacific_Headquarters_5.jpeg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><div id="1NcSxQow9BGG3223OtSg4g"><div><br></div></div><p><strong>Amorepacific Headquarters</strong><br>(2017)<br>Seoul, Republic of Korea</p><p>The headquarters for Amorepacific harmonises the individual and the collective, the private and the public, work and respite.</p><p>Vertical aluminium fins across the glass facade provide solar shading to aid thermal conditions and natural ventilation and create a translucency, encouraging a rapport between the building’s occupants, its neighbours and observers.</p><p>Office space is equipoised by a public atrium, museum, library, auditorium and restaurants. A central courtyard allows views through to nearby buildings and hanging gardens further engage the community inside with the elements outside.<br></p><div id="1IqBYkvUzKBkvkYdeuetAb"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1tdLWQqWzdkARDrZKUnWOv/269f5f4f120a1550cbe38ce553119525/Turner_Contemporary_2.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1tdLWQqWzdkARDrZKUnWOv/269f5f4f120a1550cbe38ce553119525/Turner_Contemporary_2.jpeg"></picture><div style="text-align: right;" data-mce-style="text-align: right;"><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Photo, also main image: Simon Menges<br><br></span></div></div><p><strong>Turner Contemporary</strong><br>(2011)<br>Margate, United Kingdom</p><p>On the north coast of Kent, Turner Contemporary, inspired by the artist JMW Turner, is a dramatic focal point for the neighbourhood.</p><p>Accessibility is by design and society. Six identical crystalline volumes lend an essence of transparency, similar to a Turner painting itself, while allowing generous views of the sea.</p><p>The programming of historic and contemporary works throughout the public gallery is free.</p><p>Design elements are incorporated to mitigate harsh sea conditions such as occasional flooding and overtopping. The building, constructed with a concrete frame and acid-etched glass skin, is also raised on a plinth and incorporates mono-pitched roofs to effectively drain water.<br></p><div id="1NcSxQow9BGG3223OtSg4g"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1DFIvZZceSvQyvk9lcNLZC/c5f26ea1090ec9679b0260625530eb44/Inagawa_Cemetery_2.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1DFIvZZceSvQyvk9lcNLZC/c5f26ea1090ec9679b0260625530eb44/Inagawa_Cemetery_2.jpeg"></picture><div style="text-align: right;" data-mce-style="text-align: right;"><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Photo: Keiko Sasaoka<br><br></span></div></div><p><strong>Inagawa Cemetery Chapel and Visitor Centre</strong><br>(2017)<br>Hyogo, Japan</p><p>At the Inagawa Cemetery Chapel and Visitor Centre, constructed in collaboration with Key Operation Inc and situated in the Hokusetsu Mountains, the physical and spiritual coexist, with places of<br>solitude and gathering, for peace and seeking.</p><p>These interconnected expressions are mirrored in the earth-like red monolithic buildings, with a circulation of stairs and pathways residing amid the sloped terrain.</p><p>A shrine is the focal point, atop a grand staircase that serves as an axis, with gardens inspired by Japanese meadows and woodlands.</p><p>The centre are diagonal from one another, with interior spaces that are unadorned and minimally heated.&nbsp;</p>

Civic architect, urban planner and activist Sir David Chipperfield’s work across four decades and more than 100 project have been recognised with architecture’s highest honour…

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<p>It’s the thin end of the wedge for Brisbane.</p><p>Because no greater love does an Australian capital city have for sprawling timber homes on stumps with wide, shaded verandas than the Queensland capital.</p><p>Although the concept of the slender or “skinny” apartment tower has been embraced by its more densely populated southern counterparts—Sydney and Melbourne—so far Brisbane has not been of the mind to join them.</p><p>“We haven’t seen anything like this in Brisbane yet,” Plus Architecture principal Chrisney Formosa says.</p><p>But she says there is much more to it than the notion of the city’s staunch parochialism holding the inner-city line for ts beloved Queenslander homes and archetypal sub-tropical design typology.</p><p>And, significantly, by necessity the times are a-changin’ in Brisbane.</p><p>“Melbourne is a much denser city and has had 15 to 20 years of much smaller footprint towers,” Formosa says. “And Sydney, while not as much as Melbourne, also has a larger prevalence of this typology of development.</p><p>“In Brisbane, though, historically we’ve had a lot of land, a lot of urban sprawl and the luxury of doing large footprints. And we haven’t had that infill necessity.</p><p>“Whereas, now, we’ve run out of land and things have become increasingly expensive. And we need to really rethink how we live and how we redefine inner-city living. How do we get all of the amenities of a house or a larger footprint apartment into a smaller footprint?”</p><p>Hong Kong led the way with skinny skyscrapers—also referred to as “pencil towers”—in the 1970s and the trend spread to New York and other major cities in the early 2000s.</p><div id="651yWUa4Ug5FQl6KaOBdRz"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/46NHgxAE0BLmFEDTvOkB1S/f01b5efb92217769666c802f6aa35e63/Untitled_design__54_.jpg" alt="The Phoenix Apartments tower on Flinders Street in Melbourne's CBD." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/46NHgxAE0BLmFEDTvOkB1S/f01b5efb92217769666c802f6aa35e63/Untitled_design__54_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The Phoenix Apartments tower on Flinders Street in Melbourne’s CBD.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Australia’s first super-slim residential tower was the Fender Katsalidis-designed Phoenix Apartments on a 6.5m-wide by 24m deep lot in Melbourne. Rising to 88.5m, the tower was completed in 2013. It was followed by the 195m-high but only 11.5m-wide Collins House, which with a slenderness ratio of 16.5:1 was ranked the world’s fourth-skinniest tower upon its completion in 2019.</p><p>Formosa says it is not a question of if but when for Brisbane, with the skinny tower trend gaining traction during the past two to three years, spreading north and across the Queensland border to the Gold Coast.</p><p>“That has been purely around inflation and construction prices and, with land at a premium, skinny apartment towers have become increasingly attractive to developers, who on th Gold Coast have been really internationally savvy,” she says. “They've been looking at ways to borrow tried and tested ideologies from around the world and then bring them to the Gold Coast market.”</p><p>To date, Plus Architecture has been tapped to design six slender apartment towers earmarked for sites on the Gold Coast, all slated for completion over the next five years. Like the 38-level Nineteen First Avenue at Surfers Paradise and 31-storey Belvue at Runaway Bay, they typically comprise whole-floor apartments.</p><p>But several of the projects—including the 33-storey Myst at Broadbeach, 20-storey Aurum at Chevron Island and 25-storey La Mer at Main Beach—also feature multi-level residences.</p><p>“So, you’re still achieving the same metrics as you typically have in a much larger apartment or house,” Formosa says. “But you’re doing it in a much more considered and refined footprint.</p><p>“However, what you can do below ground is just as important as what you can do above ground. It all comes down to car parking at the end of the day. So, by considering efficiencies with ramping, car stackers, access and egress, you can really amplify what you can do above ground in those smaller footprints.”</p><p>And she says “all the good thinking and rigour of sub-tropical design”—the key aspect of the city's quintessential Queenslanders—can be translated to tower design. Cross-ventilation, access to external amenity and opening up the ground plane as much as possible to allow landscaping.</p><p>Last week, Brisbane City Council released its Sustainable Growth Strategy, which is aimed at addressing the city’s housing crisis.</p><p>It noted Brisbane’s lifestyle and affordability had lured many new residents from other states during Covid and strong interstate migration was expected to continue. By 2041, the city’s population is projected to grow to 1.55 million people—equating to about 275 new residents a week.</p><p>“With limited greenfield land available we must look for opportunities in established but underutilised areas,” Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said.</p><p>Clearly, the focus is on infill development and urban renewal.</p><div id="rNjC9BQxhLbwz16PtumR3"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/257yWIrIGlJix7KFMWcYQ1/6315350f210807faf76d0c4ded1e0047/Untitled_design__55_.jpg" alt="The skinny tower trend has gained traction during the past two to three years, spreading north and across the Queensland border to the Gold Coast.
" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/257yWIrIGlJix7KFMWcYQ1/6315350f210807faf76d0c4ded1e0047/Untitled_design__55_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The skinny tower trend has gained traction during the past two to three years, spreading north and across the Queensland border to the Gold Coast.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Under the strategy, a review will be undertaken of Brisbane's major centres including Carindale, Chermside, Garden City, Indooroopilly, Toombul and Toowong with a view to unlocking more housing supply.<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;" data-mce-style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p>As well, CBD-style heights will be allowed for residential buildings in South Brisbane’s Kurilpa precinct and build-to-rent projects incentivised through enabling the payment of infrastructure charges over time. The end-game is to facilitate the creation of 10,000 additional homes.</p><p>“Perhaps that’s where you'll start to see some of these skinnier towers,” urban planning specialist and Wolter Consulting Group director Natalie Rayment says.</p><p>“I’m all for it … there’s certainly a need because we’ve got to do infill development of all types—tall, medium, short, whatever. We need to be more innovative and find all the opportunities we can. We’ve got less sites available, so we need to make use of the floor space and the grounds that we have.”</p><p>Rayment, who is also co-founder of the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) not-for-profit development advocacy group, says there is a substantial degree of nostalgia attached to Brisbane’s classic Queenslanders with their wide verandas and open space.&nbsp;</p><p>“I think it’s also just that it has been the common form of housing. That’s where people grew up, that’s where their parents lived and that’s where they saw their future.</p><p>“Unfortunately, with the decline in housing affordability, that is increasingly no longer a reality. But also I think we’re now much more of a multicultural city with a lot more diversity and people’s preferences are changing.”</p><p>Formosa agrees and adds: “People are rethinking the way that they live and that's a really exciting thing for the city.</p><p>“Sprawling is not necessarily such a wonderful thing. We don't have the infrastructure to support sprawling. We end up just creating chaos on our road networks … and it takes a long time for us to catch up. So, we're much better off bringing that density into the city.</p><p>“I think we’re going to see a mixture of living typologies moving into the next 10 years. We’re going to see smaller footprints and increased density. We’re going to see a lot of build-to-rent.</p><p>“The way we think about generational demographics buying into the residential market is changing.</p><p>“Skinny towers, build-to-rent, terrace homes, townhouses—they’re all those kinds of midway housing typologies that still give you really sophisticated high-end living but at a much more attainable price.”</p><p>And despite the impending changes ahead for Brisbane's inner-city urban landscape, she is confident the Queenslander is here to stay.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“I would hate for any of this ever to replace the beauty of our Queenslander lifestyle … I don’t think it will, and nor should it. It's such an important part of our identity and how we want to live.</p><p>“But going forward I think Brisbanites will embrace skinny towers and a variety of other housing typologies because we need to reconsider the different ways we can live.<br></p><p>“Infill [high-density residential development] is needed ... it’s about offering economic options for generational affordability and, right now, we don’t have those options.”</p><p>Somewhat cheekily, Rayment says the future rise of super-slim towers also may be one way to appease the river city’s vocal NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) ranks.</p><p>“How tall it is, the type of housing and how close it is and what sort of overshadowing it is going to have. That’s usually where the objections come from.</p><p>“So, to get some slender towers that are potentially going to come in from boundaries and not have as bulky appearance in the streetscape … you never know, they might get behind it.”<br></p><hr><p><br></p><p><strong>You are currently experiencing&nbsp;<em>The Urban Developer</em>&nbsp;Plus (TUD+), our premium membership for property professionals.&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/membership-plans" data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/membership-plans"><strong>Click here to learn more.</strong></a></p><div id="2GhuueZl01Zwo2aFfjNVi2"><div data-rmiz-wrap="visible"><div><div id="2GhuueZl01Zwo2aFfjNVi2"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/12UMq5eMSEOh0QxJVBYaDt/d7507cf4ceb1365cc9ce7eaff84d06cc/tud___banner.jpg" alt="TUD + Banner" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/12UMq5eMSEOh0QxJVBYaDt/d7507cf4ceb1365cc9ce7eaff84d06cc/tud___banner.jpg"></picture><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>

'We've run out of land': Scarcity and expense is forcing the home of the sprawling Queenslander and sweeping veranda to accept a slender skyscraper future...

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<p>Brisbane City Council has introduced rule changes to allow buildings in other areas of the city to reach the heights of the CBD’s 90-storey Skytower.&nbsp;</p><p>Residential buildings in certain parts of South Brisbane within the Kurilpa Precinct will be allowed to reach the 274m limit permitted in the CBD, determined by aviation safety regulations.&nbsp;</p><p>According to the council, allowing increased heights for residential buildings at South Brisbane will facilitate the development of 10,000 additional homes in the area.</p><p>The changes were announced as part of the council’s newly launched Sustainable Growth Strategy, which Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner called its “anti-sprawl approach to housing”.</p><p>“Brisbane currently has enough planned dwelling supply to meet the next 15 years of demand but we aren’t resting on our laurels,” he said.</p><p>“Allowing CBD-style heights in the Kurilpa precinct will help meet demand, particularly among younger people who are eager to live in this part of inner Brisbane.</p><p>“This strategy will create a thriving urban precinct around some of the key Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games venues, building on the state government’s plans between Woolloongabba and South Bank.”</p><p>The council also announced it would incentivise and fast-track build-to-rent developments by allowing infrastructure charges to be paid over time and through the establishment of a special approval unit.</p><p>“There are a significant number of sites across Brisbane ready for new multiple-dwelling buildings, however they are being held back by current market conditions,” Schrinner said.</p><p>“By reducing the upfront costs, we can help facilitate build-to-rent projects that deliver much-needed rental properties to the market.”</p><div id="31IN0Sky2lqFEM5emq0hsZ"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/7wiW0ulAnahmKGZNaqsQi3/96d03a26fb7b60575a7814b3d2859efd/Mid_article_resizes__6_.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/7wiW0ulAnahmKGZNaqsQi3/96d03a26fb7b60575a7814b3d2859efd/Mid_article_resizes__6_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Towers in a certain part of South Brisbane will be able to match the height of the CBD’s 90-storey Skytower.&nbsp; <br><br></span></div></div><p>The Property Council welcomed the changes with Queensland executive director Jen Williams saying that the state’s housing crisis has led to a shortfall in housing types.&nbsp;</p><p>“Despite the focus of both the public and private sectors, supply has not improved over the past few months,” Williams said.</p><p>“Affordability and availability of housing remain a major issue for all Queenslanders.</p><p>“The council’s strategy contains welcome acknowledgement of the role the build-to-rent sector can play in addressing this crisis and through new incentives provides an important signal to industry it is keen to facilitate more of this type of development.”</p><p>Williams said it would be “vital in delivering tangible uplift in supply over a ‘business as usual’ approach”.</p><p>The Kurilpa area is home to student accommodation, residential and commercial businesses as part of the South Bank precinct.<br></p><p>The South Bank parklands will be subject to a major overhaul if the Future South Bank Draft masterplan is <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/south-bank-brisbane-master-plan-redevelopment-olympics" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/south-bank-brisbane-master-plan-redevelopment-olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">implemented after community consultation</a>.</p>

Brisbane City Council has introduced rule changes to incentivise build-to-rent development and allow buildings in other areas of the city to reach the heights of its 90-storey Skytower…

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<p>A row of heritage buildings on Surry Hills’ iconic Oxford Street has been earmarked for a mixed-use development.&nbsp;</p><p>The application submitted to the City of Sydney Council seeks partial demolition of two of the structures on the sites, which are being amalgamated under the plans.&nbsp;</p><p>If approved, the plans include a four-storey commercial building to provide retail and office floorspace, as well as the excavation and construction of three basement levels for entertainment and event spaces.</p><p>Commercial property owner Anne Melkman is associated with the development, which has a capital investment value of $24.7 million, through Nechi Holdings Pty Ltd.&nbsp;</p><p>The 1531sq m site, which comprises four buildings—21 Oxford Street, 23-29 Oxford Street, 31-33 Oxford Street and 35 Oxford Street—is owned by Nechi.&nbsp;</p><p>If the council agrees to its proposals, two levels of the basement floor will be allocated to a bar and event spaces, and the third basement level would serve as a retail outlet.&nbsp;</p><p>The ground floor will contain a further three retail occupancies, the three floors above will house commercial tenants, and a rooftop terrace on the top floor.&nbsp;</p><p>It is within the Oxford Street Heritage Conservation Area, “one of the oldest and most important commercial streets in Sydney”.&nbsp;</p><p>Two of the buildings, at 21 Oxford Street and 31-33 Oxford Street, are locally listed heritage buildings.&nbsp;</p><p>The former was built in 1911 and was occupied the ANZ bank. It was listed as a heritage item under the Sydney Local Environment Plan in 2012.&nbsp;</p><div id="3R3xzfaP3JZpUuMTHcu6KF"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3j9QPPycej6eJOZQGeH7WV/bcfbf8fe9e8a91d229b2f60f8ff6fc32/Oxford_Street_in-article.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3j9QPPycej6eJOZQGeH7WV/bcfbf8fe9e8a91d229b2f60f8ff6fc32/Oxford_Street_in-article.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A host of design-forward projects have been launched in the Oxford Street Heritage Conservation Area in the past year. </span></div></div><p><br>Since 2016 it has been in use as a series of smaller offices, with the ground floor currently occupied by Alex Greenwich MP.&nbsp;</p><p>It will be retained and preserved as part of the latest development application.</p><p>Meanwhile, 23-29 Oxford Street contains a two-storey building constructed as a commercial premises in 1913, but the historical significance of the site relates to the façade only, as nothing original remains internally.</p><p>Its &nbsp;façade, along with 31-33 Oxford Street and the existing laneway, will be retained, while number 35 will be demolished.&nbsp;</p><div id="4nGvn7DLnbbXNUczRiACJy"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4NFXr4FjBmwBJBxm846ZNS/4d6660f78eb6539b9018b4f9fc5b453d/Mid_article_resizes__2_.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4NFXr4FjBmwBJBxm846ZNS/4d6660f78eb6539b9018b4f9fc5b453d/Mid_article_resizes__2_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The row of buildings on Oxford Street subject to the development application. Source: NearMap<br><br> </span></div></div><p>While heritage elements to a build can prove challenging, developers have not shied away from investing in the conservation area.&nbsp;</p><p>Plans for a<a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/developer-unveils-inner-city-art-hotel-plans" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/developer-unveils-inner-city-art-hotel-plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> boutique art hotel for Sydney’s Oxford Street</a> were released last year by Save The Robots, an entity linked to local property investor Ping Jin Ng.&nbsp;</p><p>Meanwhile, developer Toohey Miller also launched proposals for a ‘modern art deco’ <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/modern-art-deco-apartments-planned-for-darlinghurst-heritage-zone" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/modern-art-deco-apartments-planned-for-darlinghurst-heritage-zone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seven-storey residential build</a> in the heritage area.</p>

A row of heritage buildings on Surry Hills’ Oxford Street has been earmarked for a mixed-use development...

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<p>The construction industry in Australia has experienced a surge in the use of timber construction in recent years. As the demand for sustainable and cost-effective building materials increases, developers and architects have turned to timber as a viable solution.</p><p>Three notable projects in Australia that have embraced the use of timber construction are La Trobe University Student Accommodation in Bundoora, C6 in Perth, and T3 in Collingwood.<br><br></p><p><strong>LaTrobe University Student Accommodation | Bundoora, Victoria&nbsp;</strong><br></p><div id="7sBXxNK1Zrglesfi7fMm94"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/13STTSMXOdXpc0Gu3cegxr/55946ac5d57f2ef0651a9550c1d514b7/3.png" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/13STTSMXOdXpc0Gu3cegxr/55946ac5d57f2ef0651a9550c1d514b7/3.png"></picture></div><p>This project &nbsp;features cross-laminated timber (CLT) as its primary construction material, making it a highly environmentally friendly and efficient building. CLT is manufactured using sustainably sourced wood, and its light weight and versatility make it an attractive option for developers. The result is a high-performance building that is also affordable, making it an ideal choice for student housing.</p><p><strong>Developer: </strong>La Trobe University<br><strong>Architect: </strong>Jackson Clements Burrows Architects (JCB)<strong><br></strong><strong>Consultant: </strong>WoodSolutions<br><br></p><hr><p><br></p><p><strong>c6 | Perth, Western Australia&nbsp;<br></strong></p><div id="2Jaonn69Bjy8sQagr6UnZT"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3qk7hgApj4EgSU1v06RHJj/172e3c9cbac4547698258ffafff99c79/2.png" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3qk7hgApj4EgSU1v06RHJj/172e3c9cbac4547698258ffafff99c79/2.png"></picture></div><p>Designed by Elenberg Fraser, this project is another example of the rise of timber construction in Australia. This multi-residential development, also built using CLT, is a highly efficient, sustainable and cost-effective solution that showcases the benefits of this material. C6 features rainwater harvesting, solar panels, and green walls, making it one of the most environmentally responsible residential developments in Australia.</p><p><strong>Developer: </strong>Grange Developments<strong><br>Architect: </strong>Elenberg Fraser<br><br></p><hr><p><strong><br>T3 Collingwood | Melbourne, Victoria&nbsp;<br></strong></p><div id="2VUPBX3hbnyVkG9jkj9meG"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3kp7cmezs9TypFOzogxXYv/f9ffec85327126198be0a7bdbc8dd66c/1.png" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3kp7cmezs9TypFOzogxXYv/f9ffec85327126198be0a7bdbc8dd66c/1.png"></picture></div><p>T3 by Hines demonstrates the use of timber construction in a commercial setting. This development is one of the first in Australia to feature CLT in its structure, making it a highly innovative project. The use of CLT provides a number of benefits, including improved sustainability, reduced construction time and lower costs. T3 is a prime example of how timber construction can be used in a commercial setting, delivering both environmental and economic benefits.<br></p><p><strong>Developer: </strong>Hines<strong><br>Architect: </strong>Jackson Clements Burrows Architects (JCB)<br><br></p><hr><p><em><br>The Urban Developer</em> will explore all three projects in its coming Developing with Hybrid Timber &amp; CLT vCourse. The case studies will examine hybrid timber construction, and the major considerations in developing and delivering hybrid timber projects.</p><p>An exclusive interview with industry veteran Barrie Harrop of Thrive Construct will conclude the session when he will discuss his views, experiences and predictions for the future of CLT and hybrid timber developments.<br><br></p><hr><p><strong><br>Developing with Hybrid Timber &amp; CLT vCourse will take place virtually on Thursday, March 16. <a data-mce-href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/developing-with-hybrid-timber-clt-vcourse-tickets-535406654717?aff=tudwebsite0content0agenda" href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/developing-with-hybrid-timber-clt-vcourse-tickets-535406654717?aff=tudwebsite0content0agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to learn more and register.</a></strong></p>

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<p>Drones are already shaping the face of our cities, used for building planning, heritage, construction and safety enhancement.</p><p>But, as studies by the UK’s Department of Transport have found, swathes of the public have a limited understanding of how drones might be practically applied.</p><p>It’s crucial that the ways drones are affecting our future are understood by most people.</p><p>As experts in design futures and mobility, we hope this short overview of five ways drones will affect building design offers some knowledge of how things are likely to change.</p><p><strong>1. Creating digital models of buildings</strong></p><p>Drones can take photographs of buildings, which are then used to build 3D models of buildings in computer-aided design software.</p><p>These models have accuracy to within a centimetre, and can be combined with other data, such as 3D scans of interiors using drones or laser scanners, to provide a completely accurate picture of the structure for surveyors, architects and clients.</p><p>Using these digital models saves time and money in the construction process by providing a single source that architects and planners can view.</p><p><strong>2. Heritage simulations</strong></p><p>Studio Drift are a multidisciplinary team of Dutch artists who have used drones to construct images through theatrical outdoor drone performances at damaged national heritage sites such as the Notre Dame in Paris, Colosseum in Rome and Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.</p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button id="rm-carousel" class="rm-carousel-btn">Delete</button></div></image-carousel-remove-button><div class="slider-wrap"><image-carousel><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="domus-studio-drift-drone-4.jpeg.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5rOx5XYb9qW0gX4oVtgFxD/573589d350dfb4c4fb4f413e2987830c/domus-studio-drift-drone-4.jpeg.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5rOx5XYb9qW0gX4oVtgFxD/573589d350dfb4c4fb4f413e2987830c/domus-studio-drift-drone-4.jpeg.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="1.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6rKNnRqWXhfEB4D4FFYdKj/ffbebefd529b2b5f65a9ff743dbc6f38/1.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6rKNnRqWXhfEB4D4FFYdKj/ffbebefd529b2b5f65a9ff743dbc6f38/1.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="domus-studio-drift-drone-5.jpg.f.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1r7XVNH0C6qTva44BXxxJ2/b2f45763d92847c9ab7d1072312a7718/domus-studio-drift-drone-5.jpg.f.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1r7XVNH0C6qTva44BXxxJ2/b2f45763d92847c9ab7d1072312a7718/domus-studio-drift-drone-5.jpg.f.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>Drones could be used in the near future in a similar way to help planners to visualise the final impact of restoration or construction work on a damaged or partially finished building.</p><p><strong>3. Drone delivery</strong></p><p>The arrival of drone delivery services will see significant changes to buildings in our communities, which will need to provide for docking stations at community hubs, shops and pick-up points.</p><p>There are likely to be landing pads installed on the roofs of residential homes and dedicated drone-delivery hubs. Research has shown that drones can help with the last mile of any delivery in the UK, Germany, France and Italy.</p><p>Architects of the future will need to add these facilities into their building designs.</p><p><strong>4. Drones mounted with 3D printers</strong></p><p>Two research projects from architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm Gensler and another from a consortium led by Imperial College London (comprising University College London, University of Bath, University of Pennsylvania, Queen Mary University of London, and Technical University of Munich) named Empa have been experimenting with drones with mounted 3D printers.</p><p><span class="mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe" contenteditable="false" data-mce-object="iframe" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-p-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pDKNEO0gDuE"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pDKNEO0gDuE" width="560" height="314" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><span class="mce-shim"></span></span></p><p><br>These drones would work at speed to construct emergency shelters or repair buildings at significant heights, without the need for scaffolding, or in difficult to reach locations, providing safety benefits.</p><p>Gensler have already used drones for wind turbine repair and researchers at Imperial College are exploring bee-like drone swarms that work together to construct blueprints.</p><p>The drones coordinate with each other to follow a pre-defined path in a project called Aerial Additive Manufacturing. For now, the work is merely a demonstration of the technology, and not working on a specific building.</p><p>In the future, drones with mounted 3D printers could help create highly customised buildings at speed, but how this could change the workforce and the potential consequences for manual labour jobs is yet to be understood.</p><p><strong>5. Agile surveillance</strong></p><p>Drones offer new possibilities for surveillance away from the static, fixed nature of current systems such as closed-circuit television.</p><p>Drones with cameras and sensors relying on complex software systems such as biometric indicators and “face recognition” will probably be the next level of surveillance applied by governments and police forces, as well as providing security monitoring for homeowners.</p><div id="73ofElEltVtNHVYiCV3IWi"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5rvhF8iKdj8evyPz43407I/ac15f27e49709387ffa4c1153b4de9c3/2.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5rvhF8iKdj8evyPz43407I/ac15f27e49709387ffa4c1153b4de9c3/2.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The role of drones in security at all levels will increase.<br><br> </span></div></div><p>Drones would likely be fitted with monitoring devices, which could communicate with security or police forces.</p><p>Drones used in this way could help our buildings become more responsive to intrusions, and adaptable to changing climates. Drones may move parts of the building such as shade-creating devices, following the path of the sun to stop buildings overheating, for example.<br><br></p><hr><p><br>Authors</p><p>Paul Cureton<br>Senior lecturer in Design (People, Places, Products), Lancaster University</p><p>Ole B Jensen<br>Professor of Urban Theory and Urban Design, Aalborg University</p><p>&nbsp;This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the&nbsp;<a href="https://theconversation.com/five-ways-drones-will-change-the-way-buildings-are-designed-195611" data-mce-href="https://theconversation.com/five-ways-drones-will-change-the-way-buildings-are-designed-195611">original article</a>.</p>

Drones are already shaping the face of our cities, used for building planning, heritage, construction and safety enhancement, but how it will their use disrupt the status quo?

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<p>A new $632-million, 12-storey hospital building has been unveiled, doubling the Campbelltown Hospital capacity.</p><p>The Stage 2 Campbelltown Hospital redevelopment included the refurbishment of the existing facilities and the addition of an emergency department, intensive care unit, women’s health services and maternity suites, children’s wing, state-of-the-art operating theatres and mental health unit.</p><p>The new and refurbished buildings were designed by Billard Leece Partnership to create a healing environment that was welcoming and inclusive, with a central spine.</p><p>BLP managing director and health lead Tara Veldman said it had been a lengthy process and at its peak up to 50 consultants were working on it.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;“This hospital ensures the growing community of Campbelltown is well looked after into the future,” Veldman said.</p><p>“The new building includes adult and children’s units as well as the integration of mental health services, enabling the delivery of contemporary healthcare in a holistically designed precinct.”</p><p>Veldman said extensive consultation had been undertaken with the local First Nations community as well as hospital consumer groups and healthcare professionals. The masterplanning for the precinct began in 2018.</p><p>“The first project was a multi-level car park to make space on the site for the new development,” Veldman said.</p><p>“But the key thing for us was community engagement right from the get go … they’ve helped shape the design, including the central spine. It's a community space where people can come together in the central spine, with cafes, play areas and outdoor space.”</p><div id="38jZz0F8LBUTXMGDfNXq9Y"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3K0U9nsFizmFRNdX4mW6iZ/5bd146b38ff1f08b67e43d9166fe4f21/Campbelltown_MID.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3K0U9nsFizmFRNdX4mW6iZ/5bd146b38ff1f08b67e43d9166fe4f21/Campbelltown_MID.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Artwork has been central to the design of a welcoming hospital campus and helped to combine the new and the old vernacular.<br><br> </span></div></div><p>Taking the shape of feathery helixes, the sculptural works of lead Indigenous artist Nicole Monks are suspended in Hospital Street. Monks also curated new spaces outside the hospital, including the outdoor Welcoming Stone—a beacon of safety for First Nations people inspired by the sacred birthing stone.</p><p>Veldman said the project had doubled the size of the hospital to cater to the growing Western Sydney population.</p><p>Key to the architectural response to the hospital design was an indoor avenue filled with art.&nbsp;</p><p>Hospital Street was designed to be an uplifting arrival point and meeting space designed to help people navigate through the hospital according to Veldman.&nbsp;</p><p>Veldman said there was two key trends driving healthcare design in 2023. The response of the health system to a pandemic had been punctuated by Covid-19, testing hospitals’ capabilities to lock down wards and floors of healthcare facilities.&nbsp;</p><p>The second trend driving design was creating welcoming and peaceful spaces that fostered a sense of health and wellbeing.</p><p>“There is quite a lot of research out there and the research says that people get better more quickly and families cope better if the environment is more supportive,” she said.</p><p>“A big part of the work we do now is measuring the environment to improve patient outcomes.”</p><p>NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and health minister Brad Hazzard officially opened the new facility this week, the centreppiece of the Stage 2 redevelopment of the hospital campus.&nbsp;</p><p>“The NSW government is delivering major projects across South-West and Western Sydney to make these communities an even better place to live, work, play and raise a family,” Perrottet said.</p><p>“It has been wonderful to see this amazing project progress to a modern facility, enabling our dedicated frontline staff to deliver high-quality care to the people of Macarthur.”</p><p>The completion of the works is scheduled for completion in late 2023, with works commencing on the first nuclear medicine department and an additional entrance.&nbsp;</p>

Wellness and human-centric design has been at the heart of a new $632-million 12-storey hospital building unveiled this week, doubling the Campbelltown Hospital capacity...

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<p>Paddington stalwart and retail kingpin Robby Ingham's bid to improve a run-down pocket of the Oxford Street shopping precinct has received ringing endorsement - it sold out in its first five hours on the market.&nbsp;</p><p>Ingham spent four years acquiring five shopfronts making up The Cambrian at 432-440 Oxford Street, which was built in 1888 as retail and shop-top housing on a 1638sq m site.&nbsp;</p><p>And after witnessing the highs and lows of Paddington over the almost 40 years of retailing in the shopping high street, the launch of his boutique 15-apartment and retail mixed-use development to market was snapped up with vigour. &nbsp;</p><p>“It was not expected at all ... I am almost disappointed that they all sold so quickly,” Ingham said.&nbsp;</p><p>“I think if I had another 20 apartments they all would have sold.</p><p>“It just shows how hard it is to get anything like this in Paddington.”</p><p>With the help of development partners Avenor and the creative design work of MHNDUnion, Ingham plans to strip out the layers of detritus to reveal and restore the period charm of the shopfronts, and heritage apartments above.&nbsp;</p><p>He will also develop a three-storey 10-apartment complex at the rear of the property fronting Elizabeth Place with retail offerings at the base, creating a 340 sq m green square between the two buildings, which he plans to open up to the public during business hours and incorporate a wellness offering.&nbsp;</p><div id="4weKrjqN2al9ZycDuUbIcV"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/lOoLDSziLh0r9usYslJtF/a40f97fe3efe16b660c09f26e5955f5b/The_Cambrian_MID.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/lOoLDSziLh0r9usYslJtF/a40f97fe3efe16b660c09f26e5955f5b/The_Cambrian_MID.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Robby Ingham (pictured) will develop The Cambrian 1888 and restore and reimagine the shopping experience and apartment living on Oxford Street with design from MNDUnion's Brian Meyerson. </span></div></div><p><br>Ingham said he plans to retain the retail components of the developments in order to ensure the curation of the right flavour of tenancies and creation of community. It’s his first development and a passion project which came to life when he realised there was a swathe of disused land at the back of the shops.&nbsp;</p><p>It’s the only new development in Paddington to hit the market in the tightly-held shopping district of inner-city Sydney.&nbsp;</p><p>“Paddington became a really famous shopping street in the 80s and 90s,” Ingham said.&nbsp;</p><p>“It has been through its worst downturn over the past few years, but what you’re finding now is there is renewal and really interesting and varied retailers joining the community.</p><p>“The big thing for me will be getting the right mix of retail tenanicies in there. I've put my reputation on the line that I would create a great precinct that people would love to live in.”</p><p>Avenor chief executive Matthew Faddy said The Cambrian was a good example of the way Avenor added value to development projects from the boutique end to the top end of town.&nbsp;</p><p>“We’ve been working with Robby on The Cambrian since 2020 and we couldn’t be more delighted by the sales outcome over the weekend,” Faddy said.</p><p>“This project was a tricky one and I’m proud of how our team has been able to navigate through all manner of problem solving from securing a DA through to the incredibly successful marketing launch on the weekend.</p><p>“The Cambrian sits proudly amongst our workbook of Sydney projects including the likes of Atlassian Central and the East Walker Street project in North Sydney.”</p><p>Ingham said the heritage protections in the area ensured the suburb retained its authenticity, but it also meant it was almost impossible to buy into the suburb.&nbsp;</p><p>“Oxford Street used to be the main arterial road so there’s a lot of history there,” he said.</p><p>“It’s a very closed off area, it’s very hard to buy something new in there. There’s no multi-residential approvals in the pipeline in Paddington.</p><p>“Most of the buildings are still intact, and the five buildings that I have, I’m going to give back the heritage feel there. They haven’t had anything done, it’s been very much that retail thing where they put another shop fitting inside the existing one.</p><p>“One of the buildings I’ve renovated previously we had to go through 10 floor coverings.”</p><p>The one and two-bedroom apartments in The Heritage collection blend heritage features with contemporary living, while The Modern collection in the new three-storey building fronting Elizabeth Place has larger apartment typologies.&nbsp;</p><p>Ingham aims to get shovels in the dirt in April with completion slated for the end of 2024.</p><p>When asked if the sales success had whet his appetite for more developments Ingham said the hard work was just beginning on The Cambrian and he would spend the next two years focusing on its execution, a far cry from his family's chicken farming legacy, and his high street fashion label days.&nbsp;</p>

Retail kingpin Robby Ingham has teamed up with Sydney developer Avenor to launch a luxury shop-top development in one of Sydney's most famous shopping precincts, and buyer response was ravenous...

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<p>The design for the $98-million next stage for a popular Adelaide high school has been revealed with space for the predicted 700 extra students to go up, not out.</p><p>The Adelaide Botanic High School expansion project was prompted by the tipped increase in student numbers, which will bring the cohort to 1950 across years 7 to 12.</p><p>The high school on Frome Road is surrounded on three sides by the city’s botanic gardens and is of the doorstep of Adelaide’s CBD.</p><p>Under the concept plan and framework by Cox Architecture, a vertical building will integrate with the existing communal spaces.</p><p>As the building is vertical, tit does not have traditional corridors, while building services will be exposed across ceilings to showcase operational engineering so students can seehow a building is constructed, according to the architects.&nbsp;</p><div id="sa59fmofx79dzPmy7Zp8H"><p>There will also be new contemporary learning areas with food technology, music and an entrepreneurial hub, and the school’s second cafe with indoor and outdoor eating areas.</p></div><p>The rooftop will have the school’s second sports facility including an enclosed basketball half-court and a multi-purpose half-court.</p><p>This stage of the project is scheduled for completion in 2024.</p><p>The first stage created a new built form and central atrium to integrate with the original 1960s Reid Building.</p><div id="gKROiaIEZXe0dKt9Q0nYH"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/36awQ8gF4fS7Ju884y42jK/18297cae823150018d47c80e43589299/ABHS2_-_Lot_Fourteen_Perpsective.jpg" alt="Cox Architecture has designed the concept for the second stage of the Adelaide Botanic High School project. " data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/36awQ8gF4fS7Ju884y42jK/18297cae823150018d47c80e43589299/ABHS2_-_Lot_Fourteen_Perpsective.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of the Cox-Architecture-designed concept for the second stage of the Adelaide Botanic High School project.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“We aspire to deliver an environment where students can explore their interests deeply, collaborate with peers and become informed future citizens,” Cox Architecture director Zoe King said.</p><p>Outside school hours, existing facilities including the atrium, terrace, gym, recording studios and kitchen spaces are used by the community, universities and government agencies.</p><p>Illuminate Adelaide and other events are staged at the school—it is anticipated that the new rooftop areas will also host such events.</p><p>Cox Architecture director Adam Hannon said the practice was pleased to “progress the next phase of Adelaide Botanic High School, increasing the opportunity for more students to benefit from the state-of-the-art facilities”.&nbsp;</p><p>As land becomes more scarce, building low-rise horizontal educational buildings is giving way to <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/vertical-campuses-development-partnership-australia" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/vertical-campuses-development-partnership-australia">educational campuses that contain all required components and services within vertical developments</a>.</p>

As the number of students increases, the South Australian is opting for an unfamiliar direction with the next stage of their Adelaide Botanic High School expansion project.

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