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<p>Industrial giants are out to create the most desirable multi-level logistics centres in the country and it is coming to a head on a road in Sydney’s inner-south.</p><p>Goodman Group is the latest developer to win approval for a multi-level warehouse with an office facade at 546-548 Gardeners Road, Alexandria.</p><p>The site is two industrial doors down from <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/charter-hall-alexandria-logistics-site-sydney" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/charter-hall-alexandria-logistics-site-sydney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charter Hall’s new development at number 520,</a> a three-level centre with 21,654sq m of warehouse and 5,677sq m of office space.</p><p>“The site is in a transition area between the newer industrial style of building along Gardeners Road and the older industrial warehouses along Alexandra Canal,” the assessment report by NSW Department of Planning and Environment said.</p><p>Goodman is yet to find a tenant for the twin-warehouse development on the 2.5ha site with a capital investment value of $75 million.</p><p>The building designed by Grimshaw with 19,844sq m of warehouse and 2,686sq m of office space meanstenants can access offices, end-of-trip facilities and recreational terraces.</p><p>Australia Post is the currently tenant of the single-storey warehouse and distribution centre on the site.</p><div id="64ZL0NM7vqs7aPHSUjUHHS"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5JuTO6csSykyhzmcAsNU9q/de7d1f110d5ce269a224a8180136b22b/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes__52_.jpg" alt="A warehouse with an office facade with a criss-cross pattern to be built on Garderners Road, Alexandria in Sydney." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5JuTO6csSykyhzmcAsNU9q/de7d1f110d5ce269a224a8180136b22b/Copy_of_Mid_article_resizes__52_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Nettleton Tribe designs Charter Hall’s facility were approved in March as part of the “progressive renewal” of the Southern Enterprise Area. </span></div></div><p><br>In June, Goodman completed a 33,680sq m automated parcel facility for Australia Post in Kemps Creek.</p><p>Goodman’s Alexandria project is one of many designed by architects raising the bar on industrial design and it is particularly true for Gardeners Road ,where one side of the street is industrial and the other residential.</p><p>Warehouses with <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/hale-plans-office-facade-on-punchbowl-warehouse" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/hale-plans-office-facade-on-punchbowl-warehouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">office facades are fast becoming the standard</a> around Sydney, such as SBA Architects’ plans for a two-level warehouse for Hale Capital in Punchbowl lodged din August.</p><p>And Mijollo International Architects won<a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/bayside-sydney-storage-sheds-development-applications" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/bayside-sydney-storage-sheds-development-applications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&nbsp;praise for its design </a>of a 10-storey storage facility in Mascot for Chapter and Co.&nbsp;</p><div id="2RbUyiARwq3LKG1j0DJoE9"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4PNdWCHoGjbcplHZvq9Yzq/b40ccb7ccf19e530eb94445f960df202/Gordon_St_Chatswood___4_.jpg" alt="A 10 storey self storage facility with a metalic finish and signage which reads Wilson Storage" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4PNdWCHoGjbcplHZvq9Yzq/b40ccb7ccf19e530eb94445f960df202/Gordon_St_Chatswood___4_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of the Mijollo-International-Architects-designed self-storage facility for Chapter and Co and featues an aluminium perforated screen for a metalic finish. </span></div></div><p><br>The industrial market continues to outperform other sectors in property, with high occupancy rates and growth post-pandemic continuing.</p><p>Goodman Group recently posted an operating profit of $1.783 million, up 17 per cent on the previous year. It said quality locations had been the driver for this gain.</p><p>Rental growth, property values and development activity were noted in the resutls along with a switch to delivering data centres which represented 30 per cent of Goodman’s $13 billion development workbook.<br><br></p><hr><p><strong><em><br></em>Join us for<em> The Urban Developer</em> Industrial Property vSummit on Thursday, September 28. Register for your ticket today. <a href="https://cvent.me/EMk1YP?rt=X_aufiJPxEeHOTaMYZfoiQ&amp;RefId=General+Admission+%7C+Editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://cvent.me/EMk1YP?rt=X_aufiJPxEeHOTaMYZfoiQ&amp;RefId=General+Admission+%7C+Editorial">Click here to learn more.</a><br></strong></p>

Industrial giants are out to create the most desirable multi-level logistics centres in the country and it is coming to a head on a road in Sydney’s inner-south...

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<p>A commercial tower in the Brisbane CBD has become the first in Australia to receive the new 6-Star Green Star Buildings certified rating.</p><p>Mirvac and M&amp;G Real Estate received the certification from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) for Heritage Lanes at 80 Ann Street at an announcement this week.&nbsp;</p><p>Mirvac’s $800-million redevelopment of the property was the first to achieve the “new standard in sustainability”, according to GBCA’s chief executive Davina Rooney.&nbsp;</p><p>“With buildings like this designed more than five years ago, we didn't think it was possible to achieve the 6 star and I’m absolutely thrilled that the project partners have proved us wrong,” Rooney said.&nbsp;</p><p>Rooney said that before the new Green Star Buildings rating tool, which&nbsp; assesses the sustainability of new buildings and major refurbishments, was launched, Mirvac was on track to receive the highest level of certification for the old rating tool, Green Star—Design and as Built. </p><p>But the developer decided to “pivot” mid-project.</p><p>More than 950 projects had been certified through the old system, <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/green-building-guide-helps-developers-opt-out-of-gas" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/green-building-guide-helps-developers-opt-out-of-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Green Star—Design and as Built, </a>before it was superseeded in 2021.</p><div id="6RuSIpFfFH8ZtQh7DwEozp"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/TZZNQtEC9reqZFMSmOydH/a2314a210caecbfa169b94c200b71d06/Mid_article_resizes__50_.jpg" alt="Heritage Lanes at 80 Ann St in Brisbane City was completed in early 2022." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/TZZNQtEC9reqZFMSmOydH/a2314a210caecbfa169b94c200b71d06/Mid_article_resizes__50_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Heritage Lanes at 80 Ann St in Brisbane City was completed in early 2022.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Spanning 35 levels, the “highly-efficient” Heritage Lanes is powered through 100 per cent renewable energy, has colourful light fixtures controlled by wind data and window louvres to allow fresh air circulation.</p><p>Tenants Suncorp and <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/property-pain-construction-shake-out-kpmg-brendan-rynne" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/property-pain-construction-shake-out-kpmg-brendan-rynne" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KPMG have their head offices </a>within the building.</p><p>Suncorp calls the 31st level home, including an entire outdoor setting for fresh air, part of the breathable and healthy-spaces design Mirvac incorporated throughout the development.&nbsp;</p><p>Mirvac general manager for commercial and mixed-use developments Simon Healy said the property industry needed to be brave and aim for similar design and sustainability goals.</p><p>“It does take time, it does take effort, it does take a certain level of results but if you stick to it you can get there,” Healy said.&nbsp;</p><p>He said after construction began five years ago, they had been aiming for a higher green rating through collaboration with GBCA and a lot of work with the design team, subcontractors and suppliers.</p><p>Brisbane City Councillor Adam Allan, chair of the&nbsp;City Planning Suburban Renewal Committee, said the Heritage Lanes project was an embodiment of the Buildings That Breathe design specifications.&nbsp;</p><p>“It’s really an exemplar of what can be done and something we want to showcase,” Allan said.&nbsp;</p><p>“This is the way Mirvac is going forward and they are really taking on that leadership role in this space.”</p>

Mirvac’s commercial development in Brisbane City has been recognised as the first in Australia to receive the new 6 Star Green Star Buildings certified rating.

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<p>Evolution, nature … and vertiports. The future of city design appears clear in the mind of architect Rafael Contreras.</p><p>Contreras co-founded Contreras Earl Architecture with Monica Earl to “design original, inventive, ground-breaking buildings that contribute to the evolution of architecture and towards a better future for our communities and cities”.</p><p>Speaking at <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/search?text=Urbanity" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/search?text=Urbanity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Urbanity 23</a>, <em>The Urban Developer’s</em> three-day event at the Gold Coast, Contreras said most city buildings were soulless—“buildings that don’t have consideration for the people, for the city … they are basically killing our cities”.</p><p>He said architects had a responsibility for that and “for trying to fix that situation”.</p><p>Contreras outlined his practice’s response to that through its foundations of evolution and nature.</p><p>And revealed a new vertiport design. More on that later.</p><p>“We believe architecture must evolve parallel with technology,” he told the conference.</p><div id="7BethpXU8yVTqzcEd29WOL"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2FXZSAf9tNhwPxjSxS1MUl/59fbea08c09d6bef42457c0ba5072762/Contreras_Earl_Architecture_Livi.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2FXZSAf9tNhwPxjSxS1MUl/59fbea08c09d6bef42457c0ba5072762/Contreras_Earl_Architecture_Livi.jpeg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Contreras Earl Architecture’s The Living Coral Biobank, Port Douglas, Queensland. <br><br></span></div></div><p>“Architecture has been stuck in time. Over the past 100 years there has been some very good architecture, but we are seeing the same thing.</p><p>“We believe we must embrace technology and move forward.”</p><p>Contreras said this was also the case in construction.</p><p>“It’s a bit weird to think a 40-storey tower still takes three to four years—in this era we are in now, that is not compatible,” he said.</p><p>“So as architects we must contribute to the evolution of our industry and evolution of our cities.”</p><p>He said architecture must blend with nature. “We are animals, we come from natural environment—we cannot think of just 90-degree angles and walls and boxes, we must go a bit further than that. It needs a connection with nature”.</p><p>Using examples from the practice, many on the Gold Coast, Contreras explained the evolution of design for such projects as the pedestal for Sunland Group’s 44-storey 272 Hedges Avenue and how construction methods had to also evolve so the vision could be realised.</p><p><strong>Evolution in action: 272 Hedges Avenue concept to reality</strong></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="4.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4NtK4u7xqxFb1G8uIkcjtT/1fdea68c824fa58b874752a27d260e8f/4.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4NtK4u7xqxFb1G8uIkcjtT/1fdea68c824fa58b874752a27d260e8f/4.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="3.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6eDquchQTxAYKPhINpvlzY/161c9e22f254666a42c866a969b2c906/3.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6eDquchQTxAYKPhINpvlzY/161c9e22f254666a42c866a969b2c906/3.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="5.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5Pl8yEtimbldj4w1mwGcfy/f350427992f3a4af656fc72b2294320a/5.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5Pl8yEtimbldj4w1mwGcfy/f350427992f3a4af656fc72b2294320a/5.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>In that project, the flowing, sinuous form of the pedestal, to be created in aluminium, had to be fabricated in the Netherlands and shipped to its Mermaid Beach site.</p><p>“Why the Netherlands? Nobody could build this in Australia back in 2018 when we designed it,” Contreras said.</p><p>“When the builder, Hutchies, was engaged for the work … they really hated us for wanting to build this. [Laughter].</p><p>“They brought in some local companies to tender for this, and they weren’t exactly what we were intending.</p><p>“One proposal had too many joins, it wasn’t bad but wasn’t really what we wanted. The developer really supported us to say no.</p><p>“Hutchies said, no one can do this, so we looked overseas. We already had some options so that’s what we did.</p><p>“And by the end of the project, Hutchies understood the real advantages of pre-fabrication and they were very happy. And now we are very good friends. [Laughter].”</p><p>Contreras said some of the companies who in 2018 couldn’t fulfill the brief, now could—they had evolved processes and capabilities because they had been challenged. Evolution had happened.</p><div id="D1vWux2tKkX1GKlwT4Xrd"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1mFHbQb8vGuHukzxFOo1Jg/8b78b3cae3aeb5956aad103b8f94bb1a/2.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1mFHbQb8vGuHukzxFOo1Jg/8b78b3cae3aeb5956aad103b8f94bb1a/2.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ The Contreras Earl-designed vertiport revealed by Rafael Contreras at Urbanity 23. <br><br></span></div></div><p>Contreras also spoke of its well-known design for air taxi vertiports, working with a number of firms including Skyportz, for plans that include a floating Melbourne hub.</p><p>After discussing the process behind the design—how its function and form came together to create a prefabricated structure that can be used to create larger facilities in a variety of configurations—Contreras gave a glimpse of a new vertiport design for a new site, saying “I cannot disclose where”.</p><p>“Hopefully we will be able to publish it soon,” he said.</p><p>“It is a smaller terminal, where the air taxi can land on the top of this structure.”</p><p>More details and, indeed where it is to be built, may have to wait, but as the way we see our cities and what we want from them changes, surely the people shaping them, people like Rafael Contreras, give us hope for cities with soul.</p><div id="1upVFZrYuMpT0kMuW5mJxs"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1ILq9ZpxN8Lngh64COTwAp/096b09e21521c58b3f9aa9fbd4a17200/7.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1ILq9ZpxN8Lngh64COTwAp/096b09e21521c58b3f9aa9fbd4a17200/7.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Contreras Earl Architecture’s Rafael Contreras and 272 Hedges Avenue.</span></div></div>

Architect Rafael Contreras gave a glimpse of a new air taxi terminal as he delved into the foundations of his evolutionary practice…

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<p>The property industry, and specifically the office market, is undergoing the five stages of grief as the way we work changes forever.</p><p>New-York-based Dror Poleg, author of the award-winning and hugely influential <em>Rethinking Real Estate, </em>detailed where the sector is heading during his keynote presentation at<em> The Urban Developer’s</em> flagship conference Urbanity 23 at The Star Gold Coast.</p><p>An unconventional start for the final morning of the conference began with mentions of singer Adele, WeWork’s Adam Neumann and Poleg’s past as a Telstra call centre employee, but he predicted that the office market would need to undergo seismic changes to remain relevant to a changing workforce.</p><p>“Location remains important, but it’s now somewhere else. When they can work from anywhere, they work from home, not from where they used to work,” he told the audience.</p><p>Poleg compared what real estate is undergoing to the transformational changes that happened in the world of digital media and services in recent decades, and the likes of digital platforms such as Airbnb that had&nbsp; impacted real-world real estate.</p><p>“Real estate is also now going through this transition that digital media went through—it’s moving from a world of scarcity to a world of abundance and choice,” Poleg said.</p><p>“[So] what are the implications of all this to the physical and built world in general, and what can we do about it? It’s not all bad news, there are lots of opportunities to make money, enjoy yourselves and even to do good for the planet, your communities, your soul and yourself as well.”</p><h2><strong>The way we were</strong></h2><p><br>In the 1990s, theorists predicted that the rise of the internet would lead to the death of office culture, but it did not happen until much later, Poleg said.&nbsp;</p><p>“Back then, the opposite happened. The internet fuelled an urban comeback in the developing world. New cities were being built. Even places like London, New York, Paris, San Francisco—more people moved in instead of moving out.”&nbsp;</p><p>But things began to change as early as the 2010s.</p><p>“Even before Covid, there were already some signs that this theory [that the office market would remain strong] wasn’t really working.</p><p>“A lot of office markets were softening and were basically propped up by people like Adam Neumann, who took venture capital money and signed leases that didn’t make sense and kept those spaces empty.”&nbsp;</p><p>So, the writing was on the wall about the end of the office market, Poleg explained.</p><div id="7KpxfMABLG98ry2gTQ26El"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/29uzoDuM9cQw17brVu8ZSo/75b699d96cff228bbb96647c6aae4749/1.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/29uzoDuM9cQw17brVu8ZSo/75b699d96cff228bbb96647c6aae4749/1.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Covid was not the beginning of the end for the traditional office, Poleg says.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“In the US in 2019, just before Covid, half of all the uptake of office space came from companies like WeWork, flexible space operators. It was already in a recession or slowdown as far as offices were concerned.&nbsp;</p><p>“More importantly, there was a big wave starting in 2015, of the largest and most innovative companies starting to hire people from more locations, splitting headquarters into three, four five ... companies like Apple, Shopify, Facebook, etc.&nbsp;</p><p>“Back then it was easy to ignore this because people always had branches and offices. Multinational companies are not a new thing.</p><p>“And then the world sneezed.</p><p>“Suddenly within a couple of years, work from home reached unprecedented levels.”&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Work from home revolution</strong></h2><p><br>Companies today are more remote and reliant on outsourced talent, from contractors to freelancers, and the digital frameworks that connect their increasingly virtual company structures.</p><p>“It’s not just about where the job is being done. The border of the company is less clearly defined and the larger the company, the less defined it is.”&nbsp;</p><p>This of course means that the office as we know it is transforming and will continue to do so, putting extra pressure on landlords, agents and developers of offices.</p><p>“In real estate, office landlords are going through five stages of real estate grief. They are saying that this remote thing is temporary, that everyone will come back in a &nbsp;week, a month, a year.</p><p>“Then it’s anger, forcing people to come back. Now companies and landlords are bargaining stage, offering free childcare, Ubers, to <em>please</em> come back.</p><p>“Some are already in the depression stage—let’s give the building back to the bank and complain. And then we’re slowly getting to acceptance.</p><div id="1NmQEUaAOaPtLxPEcke10N"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/NI2OWqHuTg9GAsxOJEifi/0ae500247e157857212b098ea2d2f8d4/2.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/NI2OWqHuTg9GAsxOJEifi/0ae500247e157857212b098ea2d2f8d4/2.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Opportunities are on the way, Poleg says.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“This story is presented as spoiled employees; that Millennials and Gen Z are not as ambitious and they don’t want to come to office. But actually the deeper driver is the demand for flexibility, which is first and foremost a corporate need in the 21st century even thought a lot don’t understand that yet.”&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Out of the ashes</strong></h2><p><br>This is the stage of opportunity, Poleg said.</p><p>“Offices now have to change and become more flexible and do things they weren’t willing to do before.</p><p>“Some are reluctantly embracing it. And the slowdown in offices is causing a slowdown and confusion in all types of assets, from full service hotels, the location of housing, retail—that suburban retail, places that were given up for dead are suddenly booming, while central retail is now a disaster.”&nbsp;</p><div id="4dKhOgpHkSiD50OCeS0iAN"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/40MRfdtnO1K5w0afQBMnfD/9e48c1ed0ba352ef745a1f67f6258e9f/Mid_article_resizes__42_.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/40MRfdtnO1K5w0afQBMnfD/9e48c1ed0ba352ef745a1f67f6258e9f/Mid_article_resizes__42_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Dror Poleg joined <em>The Urban Developer</em> founder Adam Di Marco at Urbanity 23 from New York. <br><br></span></div></div><p>This transformation will not continue on a linear path however, with artificial intelligence now being introduced to shake things up further.&nbsp;</p><p>“AI and remote working are a match made in heaven, as work becomes more asynchronous, we can ask AI to take on new tasks and responsibilities.”</p><p>This will fundamentally change how work is undertaken, and therefore the built environment which is attached.</p><p>“If I were to distill it into one sentence, instead of doing the same things better, we need to do different things.</p><p>“[We need to think about things like] how do investors limit your competitiveness? Maybe you have to do things now that people looking for regular dividends would not support you [with], maybe you need a different entity which is funded and financed differently, even if it means losing income.</p><p>“Invest in ventures and early-stage ideas, make more bets, even with smaller money, might learn something or get an advance view on something coming round the bend.</p><p>“We’re now moving from a game of Monopoly to a game of strategy.”</p>

Five stages of real estate grief as investors, developers and agents as property theorist and author Dror Poleg predicts offices will never be the same again… 

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<p>A developer on one of Melbourne’s fastest-growing greenfield sites is incorporating city-design strategies to drive asset values and population growth.</p><p>Shifting away from the main-street, small-town plans to a mixed-use development mindset was key to shaking greenfield’s ‘uncool’&nbsp;reputation.</p><p>This was the message from Sandhurst Retail and Logistics managing director Vivek Subramanian, speaking at Urbanity 23, <em>The Urban Developer</em>’s three-day event on the Gold Coast this week.</p><p>The group was developing in Wollert, which has grown 20 times its size since 2011 and was predicted to be home to 50,000 residents by 2031.</p><p>Central to the design of this suburb was a 9000sq m neighbourhood centre complete with swim school, amphitheatre, seating, courtyard, town square and anchor supermarket.</p><p>Subramanian said that during the past five years they went on a journey to rethink what retail town centres in greenfield developments could be.</p><p>“These greenfield areas are commonly and incorrectly perceived as less desirable places to live,” Subramanian said.</p><p>“They are not thought about as ‘cool enough’ to talk about in property and media circles.</p><p>“The majority of people are still moving to these outer areas and there’s an amazing opportunity with this growth.”</p><p>The main street design incorporated in many towns could lead to a dwell time of 10 to 15 minutes but using mixed-use strategies could increase this to closer to an hour.</p><p>“Essentially there is no focus on interaction or other uses, what this creates is a pantry environment,” Subramanian said.</p><p>“You drive to the carpark, walk straight into the supermarket, you buy your groceries and you go away and it takes 10 minutes.</p><p>“We believe this is not enough to create any type of community feel, and whilst it’s great for the supermarket it is terrible for us as owners of these assets.”</p><div id="1QSwaGN95YA81Br9BVhPu9"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4OmLQAaVqGZfG0l3s21zOL/9b3adf7cced1069e528e67629118b313/Mid_article_resizes__38_.jpg" alt="Vivek Subramanian wears a dark suit and speaks in front of a conference at Urbanity 23." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/4OmLQAaVqGZfG0l3s21zOL/9b3adf7cced1069e528e67629118b313/Mid_article_resizes__38_.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ SRL managing director Vivek Subramanian speaking at Urbanity 23. </span></div></div><p><br>Creating this suburban strategy was no easy feat for the diversified property group, which had to overcome the traditional Precinct Structure Plan.</p><p>“The PSP is meant to be a guide only, it’s more of a strategic plan that doesn’t need to dictate the outcome, however some councils and the Victorian Planning Authority literally apply this guide,” Subramanian said.</p><p>“A shift away from the main-street model into something that arguably is not groundbreaking, because it happens in the inner-city areas.</p><p>“It creates more centralisation of activity, it takes a focus away from just retail transactions to other uses and provides a genuine mixed use feel.”</p><p>SRL has a development pipeline worth $1.7 billion <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/sandhurst-retail-logistics-melbourne-epping" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/sandhurst-retail-logistics-melbourne-epping" target="_blank" rel="noopener">targeting prospective new growth areas</a> in Victoria and Queensland.</p><p>The group recently <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/oherns-epping-melbourne-industrial-sites-sale-srl" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/oherns-epping-melbourne-industrial-sites-sale-srl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed two sites in Melbourne’s-fringe industrial precinct</a> Epping, touted as one of the largest land releases this year.</p>

One of Melbourne’s fastest growing greenfield sites Wollert is incorporating city design strategies to drive asset values and population growth…

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<p>It would seem to be comparing apples—in this case, the Big Apple—with oranges.</p><p>But the fruits of placemaking are being savoured by developers whether it’s in and around Brisbane’s Fish Lane and Melbourne’s emerging Northbank or New York’s Bryant Park and five-building Brookfield Place.</p><p>The bottom line of place-led development is the creation or repositioning of spaces into vibrant places where people want to live, work and play.</p><p>And the more desirable the places become, the more property values, rental rates and revenues increase and, correspondingly, vacancy rates decrease.</p><p>“Placemaking is not about adding an extra cost,” says placemaker and property marketing specialist Andrew Hoyne. “It’s actually about mitigating risk.</p><p>“Firstly, to ensure that you will have much more ability to engage local council to get an approval. Secondly, to get the community on board to see that what’s being delivered actually adds value to them, even if they don’t live or work there. And, thirdly, because you’ve actually got something more destinational or more desirable, you actually are able to sell or lease at a higher rate per square metre—therefore, increasing your financial return and decreasing your investment risk.”</p><p>Given the prevailing economic pressures and feasibility challenges facing developers, Hoyne adds: “If anything, the notion of going about placemaking is actually becoming more important than ever.</p><p>“The biggest challenges that developers face are holding costs, interest rates and push-back by local council authorities on either rezoning or DA.</p><div id="6debNRjSbplrJEOM9DlUqh"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/55CNkPS8YlsCMxCpvytypu/9899c9a02f2582a6d1bbb2d7a9471b62/6.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/55CNkPS8YlsCMxCpvytypu/9899c9a02f2582a6d1bbb2d7a9471b62/6.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Transformative: Fish Lane in Brisbane.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“Placemaking is a process that mitigates all that by actually engaging stakeholders who might traditionally be standing around with pitchforks and flaming torches to actually get them on board to see what it is that’s actually being delivered in a quality, well-considered development and why people should support it.</p><p>“And it’s far easier when you actually create a destination with meaning, purpose and experiences to actually attract buyers and tenants, because they all see the value and there’s a reason to pay a premium.”</p><p>Hoyne says although placemaking is not new, it has become “a much stronger part of the development narrative” in the past five years.</p><h2>Single most important thing</h2><p><br>“Now some of the biggest developers in the world talk about placemaking as the single most important thing they do within their organisation to affect the places that they are creating new buildings and developments in.”</p><p>He cites Canadian property giant Brookfield’s place-led repositioning of the former World Financial Centre, the largest urban complex developed in New York City since the Rockefeller Center.</p><p>Rebranded as Brookfield Place to shake off its long-established image as a “fortress for finance”, it was transformed thanks to a placemaking strategy that included indoor-outdoor activation through curated food and beverage offerings, niche retail, a public events and arts program, and even a sailing school and club.</p><p>“Those placemaking initiatives enabled them to lease an extra 2 million square feet (185,800sq m) in under 18 months when they anticipated it was going to take them at least three to four years,” Hoyne says.</p><p>“And their comment to me was that the multibillion-dollar asset would be worth 40 per cent less than it is now if they had not undertaken those placemaking initiatives.”</p><div id="mV1ACDGO2O42Ayf6zRcVy"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6I7wf5hTZdjfe7oZYeXcB/358d223cc8295e67fc8c793453407aa9/2.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6I7wf5hTZdjfe7oZYeXcB/358d223cc8295e67fc8c793453407aa9/2.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Forty per cent value add: Brookfield Place in New York City.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Likewise, he says it was through placemaking that midtown Manhattan’s one-time crime hotspot, Bryant Park, was reclaimed for the community. The resulting “halo effect” reinvigorated office demand within five blocks—with the owners of the Grace Building towering above the park claiming it had enabled them to increase rents and achieve a value uplift of $US390 million [$A570 million].</p><p>Closer to home, Hoyne says some of the biggest and smallest developers in Australia also have been reaping the rewards of placemaking strategies.</p><p>He deems Frasers Property’s $2-billion mixed-use Central Park precinct in Sydney as one of many benchmark place-led developments in the country.</p><p>“It’s a great example of really bringing mixed-use to life over a broad number of asset categories.</p><p>“They’ve invested in not only the curation of the retail tenancies but also the activation … engaging all the different user groups from residents, commercial tenants, the surrounding community, university students.</p><p>“There are so many audiences that they are conscious of engaging on an ongoing basis.”</p><div id="6Ep5Dkm0fli3Bk76RKnv8z"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2ZLOPkCNsWjz033nTVI1VD/9d0539b96cff0a28b35b87e1ecbe5507/4.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2ZLOPkCNsWjz033nTVI1VD/9d0539b96cff0a28b35b87e1ecbe5507/4.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of Frasers Property’s $2-billion mixed-use Central Park in Sydney.<br><br></span></div></div><p>In Brisbane, he says Aria Property Group’s Fish Lane placemaking initiative is “the go-to reference point”.</p><p>“You know, a skanky, disused laneway full of bins and now it’s considered Brisbane’s sort of pre-eminent foodie destination with some of the city’s best restaurants, public art, landscaping, festivals and events.</p><p>“And even when we were having a couple of difficult years pre-Covid and post-Covid, Aria’s apartments were still selling about 15 per cent higher as resales than anything else in the entire market.</p><p>“So, while Fish Lane was a big investment for them, it has actually delivered them an exponential financial return because of their progressive approach.”</p><p>The City of Melbourne recently unveiled new designs for its $300-million Greenline project, a transformational 4km pedestrian link along the Yarra River comprising five precincts with interconnected promenades, parks, open spaces, native plantings, cultural activations, environmental renewal and a terraced performance space.</p><h2>Force of resurrection</h2><p><br>It is part of an overall resurrection of the city’s long-neglected Northbank precinct, including a number of developments such as Mirvac’s dual tower project—a $1-billion-plus Fender Katsalidis-designed scheme with a 20-level, 45,000sq m office building and 32-storey, 472 apartment build-to-rent tower.</p><p>“The entire precinct is a placemaking journey that’s happening at the moment and that’s the very thing that’s leveraging those developments,” Fender Katsalidis partner Craig Baudin says.</p><p>“It’s part of the city that’s traditionally not been all that active and not on people’s radar as a place. That whole Northbank precinct is being repositioned … it’s really becoming a new neighbourhood and that’s what placemaking is all about.”</p><div id="3OouuzyTcKMzLjLxIJFaKh"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1UVlSiFzJYGih90uY9MJjb/35898982e366d9d53e17f151f12a64a0/1.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1UVlSiFzJYGih90uY9MJjb/35898982e366d9d53e17f151f12a64a0/1.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Fender Katsalidis director Craig Baudin and a render of part of the Northbank precinct in Melbourne.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Hoyne agrees and says projects such as the Greenline initiative are all about reinventing environments or assets that have no commercial value and “turning them from being places that people avoid and into destinations”.</p><p>“You actually impact the personality of a neighbourhood and you change its perception and the way people either avoid it or aspire to it. And that has a direct impact on the values of the surrounding housing and the local high streets.”</p><p>Going forward, Baudin believes placemaking will play a critical role in the reinvigoration of the post-pandemic landscape of the country’s CBDs.</p><h2>Vibrancy and energy</h2><p><br>“The focus has turned to what is it that makes our cities unique and what is it that will bring back that vibrancy and energy that has been diluted to an extent by the lack of return to the workplace.</p><p>“At the moment, there’s this kind of chicken-and-egg process that’s happening. We need people to come back to work in our cities to get that vibrancy that will draw people back into our cities to work.</p><p>“And I think developers are conscious of that and know that they’re not going to get their projects to work if they are just a purely commercial proposition about providing office space or apartments.</p><p>“There needs to be an tangible lifestyle and public-realm placemaking aspect to it that draws people back to those locations.”</p><p>Urbis managing partner James Tuma says placemaking strategies are already a crucial foundation on which many projects are built.</p><div id="6YIGZ1QzmBgTN4HL5FBCuh"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5Z2nh80A470t05OIUnlU91/e2b6f472b1b1ea2a3ef6ea7db139bfdd/3.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5Z2nh80A470t05OIUnlU91/e2b6f472b1b1ea2a3ef6ea7db139bfdd/3.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ New York City’s Bryant Park, (above and main image) touted as Midtown Manhattan’s town square, is reputedly one of the world’s busiest public spaces.<br><br></span></div></div><p>“Developers are much more conscious of defining that clarity of purpose before they start really getting into anything else … they’re asking some really deep questions about what’s the purpose of this particular development or precinct or place.</p><p>“That’s partially because they want to make sure that they’re doing a good job and they’re creating a relevant place,” he says.</p><p>“But it’s also about having a strategy that brings an edge and competitive advantage in the marketplace. I think, increasingly, with all the economic constraints and a bunch of other things going on, that matters.</p><p>“And so the stories about places you’re creating and the performance and experience in those places can be significant differentiators of how successful the development might be.”</p><h2>The story matters</h2><p><br>Brisbane-based architect and Buchan principal Phil Schoutrop says, “The story that comes with place is just as important as the place itself”.</p><p>“It’s sort of like when I say the word ‘Gabba’. To some people it’s about bodyline and the cricket. To others it’s the Lions three premierships or it’s something else that happened there. It’s not the building. It’s the story that sits with the building or sits with the place. So the story is super important.”&nbsp;</p><p>Hoyne adds: “If you’re not creating a place that people care about, you’re actually not going to create success financially. Because no one’s going to line up or pay a premium or celebrate the arrival of another cookie-cutter development.</p><p>“People are over that. The sophistication of the market has amplified to such a scale that they expect development to meet the needs of community and provide tangible societal benefits. So when you’re creating magnetic destinations, it’s mandatory to ensure that your development has a competitive advantage, whether it’s a mixed-use precinct or something of a smaller scale.”</p><div id="1vROx0fjFYanolNyOdcTJH"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5Vikzu2UBFZbGHxoQnEjdB/dfddee3df837b7b2718b551de7fa8e6e/5.jpg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5Vikzu2UBFZbGHxoQnEjdB/dfddee3df837b7b2718b551de7fa8e6e/5.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ A render of Mirvac’s Flinders West project in Melbourne’s Northbank precinct.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Hoyne says he sees only opportunities and a greater need ahead for developers to focus on placemaking.</p><p>“The big conversation around the property industry globally is focusing on ESG. Now, with placemaking we’ve all understood very well the issues around the environment and sustainability.</p><p>“But the ‘S’ is for social and the biggest thing about placemaking is the social aspect. And yet it's the one ESG pillar that traditionally hasn't had enough emphasis and there's going to need to be more consideration around what we’re doing to invest in social outcomes and social engagement.”</p><p>Tuma says the challenge in Australia will be in “mainitaining the rage” for placemaking and key to that will be the ‘G’—governance—part of the ESG equation.</p><p>“It's kind of relatively easy, and I say that in inverted commas because I know it costs capital and money, to implement a place or a design outcome.</p><p>“But to keep it alive, to have the governance structures and the maintenance regimes and body corporate arrangements and everything else in place to actually continue to fund some of the things that make places great, isn't something that's always done that well.”</p><p>However, he says a greater emphasis on governance as part of the placemaking arsenal was occurring with the emergence of Australia's first business improvement district (BID)—in the New Sydney Warerfront Company—a concept where private funders come together to unlock the potential of urban precincts such as occurred with New York's Bryant Park.</p><p>“What the place is and who funds it and how it functions is important but actually how it gets governed and how decisions are made around investment that's actually one of the bits of secret sauce.</p><p>&nbsp;“And that hasn't been that well thought about in Australia but it's increasingly the case. Things like business improvement districts are an example of an appetite to do things a bit differently.”</p><p>By 2050 it is forecast at least 70 per cent of the world’s population will be living in cities, up from about 56 per cent today, as the global megatrend of urbanisation continues.</p><p>Schoutrop says with the densification of cities—and rising numbers of&nbsp; people living in apartments—placemaking will be increasingly vital for the creation of places for social recreation, interaction and activity that once happened in backyards.</p><p>“You need to provide those places. Without them you’ve got no fabric, no glue that binds that community together.”</p><hr><p><strong><br>You are currently experiencing <em>The Urban Developer</em> Plus (TUD+), our premium membership for property professionals. </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="FWupdEr7A7slj5R3EpVsJ"><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></div>

From New York to Brisbane, developers are embracing placemaking to create spaces where people want to live, work and play—and it’s paying off…


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<p>There were two main ideas Architectus used to dictate the design process&nbsp; for client Homes Victoria that led to ideal outcomes.</p><p>“It<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>s fundamentally rooted in the idea of equitable amenity and being tenure blind,” Architectus national sector leader for living Oliver Mayger said of the Markham Avenue project.</p><p>Equitable amenity is what it says on the tin—equal access to all amenities in and surrounding the project.</p><p>“Equitable amenity means that you’re not compromised, because you<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>re in a certain space on your financial or social economic journey,” Mayger said.</p><p>“You<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>re not penalised with a lesser view or a lesser outcome or a lesser quality environment.”</p><p>Being tenure blind refers to residents not being identifiable by their housing design or location; a move designed to integrate social housing into communities rather than create the ostracisation of, and discrimination against, residents.</p><p>“It is the acknowledgement that we<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>re designing homes, not social housing, dwellings, and the desire that these are indistinguishable from any variances such as if it<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>s a social affordable, market rent or an apartment you<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>re buying,” Mayger said.</p><p>“These are indistinguishable, these are high-quality homes.&nbsp;<br></p><p>“And that<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>s achieved through design.”</p><p>Mayger will be discussing both concepts and how they were applied in greater detail at the upcoming <a data-mce-href="https://web.cvent.com/event/b56cc35d-c33d-410c-8ca9-b3dceea6aae1/regProcessStep1:4db2eead-ad02-4cc7-9617-fa719af4099d?RefId=TUD%2B%20Member%20%7C%20Registration&amp;rp=0a856321-596f-4676-a05a-50dc312c30a1" href="https://web.cvent.com/event/b56cc35d-c33d-410c-8ca9-b3dceea6aae1/regProcessStep1:4db2eead-ad02-4cc7-9617-fa719af4099d?RefId=TUD%2B%20Member%20%7C%20Registration&amp;rp=0a856321-596f-4676-a05a-50dc312c30a1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Urban Developer</em>’s Affordable Housing Vsummit on Thursday, August 24</a>.</p><div id="5DRRpPWAt8qDRnXFU8wZa1"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3aTWxyqLjBBSam6wrMaCi0/a4733ab917b0a73364f87e4e9996d372/ma-Oliver_Mayger-01_CV.jpg" alt="Architectus' National Senior Lead for Living, Oliver Maygher will be speaking at the upcoming The Urban Developer's Affordable Housing Vsummit on August 24." data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3aTWxyqLjBBSam6wrMaCi0/a4733ab917b0a73364f87e4e9996d372/ma-Oliver_Mayger-01_CV.jpg"></picture><div><span style="opacity: 0.8;" data-mce-style="opacity: 0.8;">▲ Architectus national sector lead for living Oliver Mayger will present at the upcoming <em>The Urban Developer’</em>s Affordable Housing vSummit on August 24.<br><br></span></div></div><p>Homes Victoria needed Architectus to design a project for 178 homes that maintained the dignity of the residents and provided stability in a sustainable and universally accessible manner.</p><p>That brief and the landscape context of the site determined how Architectus went about designing Markham Avenue to meet not just those two concepts but also ensuring that the entire project was sustainable.</p><p>It meant creating courtyards for better solar cooling and movement, removing non-native vegetation and replanting native species throughout, creating full access to all common areas and pathways through the site which has a slope.</p><p>On top of that, arrangements for zero gas, solar-power panels and an embedded network mean that not only are communal areas powered but each household could potentially reduce their power bills by tapping into the embedded network.</p><p>This further reduces financial burdens for future residents helping them achieve more stability.</p><p>The outcomes have been fantastic for Architectus and their client, subverting people’s expectations of what can and should be provided in such a context.</p><p>“There<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>s a couple of key phrases that I keep hearing: one is that it doesn<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>t look like social housing,” Mayger said.</p><p>“The other one is that people struggled to find a bad apartment.</p><p>“That<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span>s an odd statement: why would we provide bad ones?” &nbsp;<br><br></p><hr><p style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><br>The Urban Developer</em>&nbsp;Affordable Housing Developer vSummit will be held virtually on Thursday, August 24.&nbsp;</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/b56cc35d-c33d-410c-8ca9-b3dceea6aae1/regProcessStep1:4db2eead-ad02-4cc7-9617-fa719af4099d?RefId=TUD%2B%20Member%20%7C%20Registration&amp;rp=0a856321-596f-4676-a05a-50dc312c30a1" data-mce-href="https://web.cvent.com/event/b56cc35d-c33d-410c-8ca9-b3dceea6aae1/regProcessStep1:4db2eead-ad02-4cc7-9617-fa719af4099d?RefId=TUD%2B%20Member%20%7C%20Registration&amp;rp=0a856321-596f-4676-a05a-50dc312c30a1">Click here to register and learn more.&nbsp;</a></strong></p>

Architectus knocked it out of the park when their client asked them to design with not just sustainability and accessibility in mind but also safety and dignity…


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<p>The University of Melbourne has revealed the masterplan for its Parkville campus.&nbsp;</p><p>Hassell was the principal design consultant for the Estate Master Plan, a blueprint for the University of Melbourne’s precincts and campuses.</p><p>Under the masterplan, more than 22,000sq m of new open green space will be created for students and the community to share at <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/australian-institute-for-infectious-disease-parkville-melbourne" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/australian-institute-for-infectious-disease-parkville-melbourne" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Parkville campus</a>.</p><p>Grattan Street will become an expanded green corridor connecting the historic northern precinct and a contemporary southern precinct.&nbsp;</p><p>Accessibility will be improved with more pedestrian-friendly thoroughfares to create <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/life-science-investors-boom-1bn" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/life-science-investors-boom-1bn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a safer space for students, staff and community of the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct </a>to move through.&nbsp;</p><p>“The university will also enhance its contribution to the city with easier ways to navigate through the University precinct and exciting new green space,” Hassell principal Mark Roehrs said.</p><p>The University of Melbourne’s Estate Master Plan aims to improve the campus experience by creating diverse communal settings and to enhance efficiency by focusing on affordability.”</p><p>Other aims include regenerating ageing properties, creating world-class contemporary academic and research spaces and creating partnerships with industry and government.&nbsp;<br></p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button id="rm-carousel" 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data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/1EX9zK4sOOCkDR8DSDRCA9/92e2674022693827bcafafb124284078/Hassell_parkville_uni_melb_design_mid_article_image_04.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>“At a time when many universities and their communities are reconsidering the role of the campus in a post-Covid world, the University of Melbourne Estate Master Plan represents a future-focused framework for improving student and staff well-being, creating exemplary teaching, learning and research environments, and delivering sustainable outcomes,” Hassell associate Matt Watson said.</p><p>Hassell is also designing two new underground rail stations within the precinct: the Parkville and Arden stations.&nbsp;</p><p><a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/melbourne-metro-tunnel" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/melbourne-metro-tunnel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Both are part of the Metro Tunnel Project</a> as part of a collaboration, the Cross Yarra Partnership joint venture with Hassell, Weston Williamson + Partners and RSHP.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The Metro Tunnel Project is scheduled for completion in 2025.</p>

The Parkville campus for the University of Melbourne will undergo a transformation designed by Hassell…


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<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Adelene Teh is making a name for herself on the Melbourne property scene after launching Gardenhill - the first development in Australia to have its own dog off leash park—earlier this year.</p><p>The daughter of Malaysian developer, Datuk Teh Kean Ming, Teh has attributed much of her passion and interest in the property industry from her father who has been in the sector for over 35 years.</p><p>After graduating from the University of Melbourne with a Master's degree in architecture she co-founded Beulah International, which is rapidly moving from boutique developments to a series of high profile projects, continuing their mission to deliver exception luxury homes to the Australian market.</p><hr><strong style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><br></strong><strong>How did you get your start in property development?</strong><p>I was born and raised in Malaysia and my father was, and still is, in the property development and construction industry. I then moved to</p><p>Australia&nbsp;and completed my Master’s degree in architecture. I attribute a lot of my interest in property and design to my father, who is incredibly dedicated and passionate about what he does.</p><p>I have always been passionate about creating something from nothing, and seeing ideas come to life.</p><p>Changing the built environment and improving the community’s lifestyle and amenities was something that really appealed to me, so therefore there was no better way to achieve this than to be a property developer myself! <br></p><p><strong>What drives you – has there been someone or something that has inspired your career?&nbsp;</strong></p><p>My father has been a huge inspiration to me and has greatly influenced my career path.</p><p>He has been in the property development and construction industry for over 35 years and growing up; he would take me for walk-throughs on project sites and explain the details to me.</p><p>What drives me today is seeing a built product, something that adds value to the surrounding landscape as well as to the lives of the residents. <br></p><p><strong>As a developer, how do you set yourself apart from other companies? </strong><br></p><p>By not being afraid to push the boundaries.&nbsp;Our vision as a developer has always been to&nbsp;transform a space&nbsp;into something people will enjoy and something that will add value into their lives, rather than just use.</p><p>It’s in our culture to always push the boundaries and not accept what’s considered normal and safe. My dad has always tried to do things differently and that’s what inspired us to put a dog park in our Gardenhill development.</p><h4>What are some of the challenges you have faced in your industry? <br></h4><p>It’s been challenging to try and be different and innovative in the industry to set ourselves apart, while still maintaining and balancing the overall cost, the quality of the project and the project's timeline.</p><p>It’s also challenging trying to balance the affordability from a buyer’s point of view, while getting the best outcome/value for our clients.</p><p>Also as a young female developer in a male dominated industry who are experts in their own respective fields, it’s sometimes difficult to get what we want and achieve our vision, while coming up against different individual opinions and interests.</p><p><strong>What projects do you have in the pipeline now? </strong><br></p><p>We are currently planning a few projects in the eastern suburbs, unfortunately these are confidential at the moment.</p><div id="34IPMHD3TyLI8L3UMU1hFC"><picture><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/qooNbTKoS0Jm0OnnekwMt/581f981cb9c29b18fbc354daa191dd96/Ironside_Hallmark_1600x900_Pixels_02_landscape_small.jpeg" alt="null" data-mce-src="//images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/qooNbTKoS0Jm0OnnekwMt/581f981cb9c29b18fbc354daa191dd96/Ironside_Hallmark_1600x900_Pixels_02_landscape_small.jpeg"></picture><div>▲ Hallmark features 32 large-scale luxury residences over five storeys, designed by Fender Katsalidis.<br>&nbsp;</div></div><p><strong>What is your favourite project that&nbsp;you’ve developed and why?</strong></p><p>My own home which I have designed myself as it is my own personal space where I unwind, relax and gain inspiration; and is special to me as I’ve handpicked everything myself and designed it to reflect my own personal taste, without having to worry about what others would or wouldn’t like.&nbsp;<br></p><p><strong>What has been your career highlight? </strong><br></p><p>My career highlight so far has been starting Beulah International with my other cofounder and working incredibly hard towards achieving our vision, and although we are quite young and fresh to the industry, we’ve been getting great feedback and results and we’re very encouraged by that. We believe this is just the beginning for the company, and can’t wait to contribute more and see more of our work make an impact.<br></p><p><strong>What piece of advice would you give yourself? </strong><br></p><p>I think whenever you're starting something new, whether it be a new development, a new business venture or even a change of pace, there's always going to be apprehension due to the unknown.</p><p>The biggest problem when starting something new is to avoid being swayed by others' thoughts and opinions, as ultimately, you know yourself the best and if you want something, you just need to give it all you've got.</p><p>I would tell myself to listen to my gut instinct more sometimes, but so far I am thankful everything has been going well and I'm really enjoying the path I'm currently on. <br></p><p><strong>What’s your&nbsp;long-term vision for your company? </strong><br></p><p>Our long-term vision is to be one of the leading property developers in the industry, on a worldwide scale. Our vision is&nbsp;dedicated to&nbsp;creating quality developments that will change people’s lives, the community and the surrounding landscape.</p><p><strong>Apart from those by your own company, what do you think are the best projects in the world at the moment?</strong></p><p><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">The project my father incepted: the Light - An award winning waterfront development in Penang that features a&nbsp;big&nbsp;self-sustaining marine ecosystem, the first of its kind in a residential setting.</span></p></div></div></div><div><p>The Highline in New York - converting old unused railroad into a public park&nbsp;which has become such a big part of people’s lives there. It&nbsp;is such a clever idea and&nbsp;I love the idea of turning something old and unused into something that has added so much value in the community and people’s lives. It’s&nbsp;also&nbsp;really beautiful to visit. <br></p><p><strong>Where do you think the development industry will be&nbsp;five years from now? </strong><br></p><p>I think&nbsp;it will&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;shift more towards&nbsp;different types of&nbsp;apartment living, because of the urban lifestyle and shifting lifestyle needs towards activity zones, or inner city hubs. I think there will be more competition as&nbsp;well as&nbsp;overseas developers come into the Australian market, which would also result in more creativity and innovation within the industry,&nbsp;and will&nbsp;ultimately create better world-class products&nbsp;for the people. <br></p><p><strong> What or whom have you learned the most from? </strong><br></p><p>Captains of the industry and seeing and learning what they have done in the past, as well as gaining inspiration from projects in other parts of the world. </p><p>I’ve also learned from business leaders and entrepreneurs in other industries, especially the younger leaders. Daniel and Justine Flynn of Thankyou Group are personal friends of ours and hearing their story again and again is always very inspiring to me, and gave us the confidence to start our own thing. <br></p><p><strong>What do you like to do to relax? </strong><br></p><p>Movies definitely,&nbsp;lots and lots of them! As well as travelling. <br></p><p><strong>What are three books that have either influenced you professionally or personally?</strong></p><p>'The Blessed Life' by Robert Morris.<br>'Extraordinary' by John Bevere3.<br>'Power of Less' by Leo Babaota.<br><br><strong> What is a website or blog that you visit often?</strong></p><p>Dezeen, archdaily. I also follow various architecture/design related Instagram accounts and Pinterest.</p><p>I also enjoy lifestyle sites like timeout and broadsheet to keep myself in the loop of what’s happening in Melbourne in the food/art/music scene, and knowing where the next new rooftop&nbsp;café or cinema&nbsp;is.</p></div></div></div>

Adelene Teh is making a name for herself on the Melbourne property scene after founding Beulah International and launching her first development, Greenhill.

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<p>The latest stage of Mirvac’s $2-billion Harbourside Shopping Centre redevelopment at Sydney’s Darling Harbour is under way.&nbsp;</p><p>Detailed design and construction plans, and minor amendments are currently on exhibition after a long process for Mirvac.</p><p>It is the second of three state significant development applications made in accordance with the Harbourside Concept Approval.&nbsp;</p><p>Mirvac is seeking consent from the Department of Planning and Environment to construct and operate a section of the overall project, which comprises a mixed-use podium with three buildings between two and four storeys, and a 50-storey residential tower building.&nbsp;</p><p>Some minor amendments have also been submitted concurrently to the application after a design competition won by a desgin from Snøhetta and Hassell, which captures “design refinements and enhancements which have occurred through the competition process and subsequent design integrity process”.&nbsp;</p><p>The applications cover the existing Harbourside Shopping Centre Building which is three storeys and predominantly consists of food and beverage offerings, restaurants, tourist shops and entertainment facilities.&nbsp;</p><p>When complete, the redevelopment will offer 10,000sq m of retail floorspace to “replace out-of-date” existing tenancies, 33,500sq m of office space and 42,000sq m of residential space, “that contributes housing choice and diversity on the fringe of the Sydney CBD”.</p><p>Approvals for the concept were <a data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-harbourside-shopping-centre-development-approved" href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-harbourside-shopping-centre-development-approved" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured in 2021</a> after a long development process which included complaints from neighbours. &nbsp;</p><div id="carousel-root" data-reactroot=""><image-carousel-remove-button><div class="rm-carousel-wrapper"><button 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data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/2RtMg3RpsZ95c95YNrrsuK/389012ad68e7efda4250999816e09b25/Harbourside_in-article.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>Existing tenancies will be vacated to facilitate the demolition of the shopping centre, which was initially green lit under the Harbourside Concept Approval.</p><p>“[The plan] will revitalise the Harbourside site and help complete the ongoing redevelopment of Darling Harbour, in line with the strategic vision established by the Harbourside Concept Approval and Pyrmont Peninsula Place Strategy,” the planning application said.</p><p>The wider Harbourside redevelopment site occupies an area of approximately 20,500sq m within the north-western portion of the Darling Harbour precinct, between Cockle Bay and the Pyrmont Peninsula.&nbsp;</p><p>The existing Harbourside Shopping Centre opened in 1988 and it has since “played a key part in the evolution of Darling Harbour into Sydney’s premier tourist and entertainment precinct to date” with an annual visitor numbers hitting 13 million.</p><p>Mirvan acquired the site in 2013 and has been committed to redeveloping the site “as a world class entertainment centre”.&nbsp;</p>

Mirvac has submitted detailed plans for its 50-storey residential and mixed use site at Darling Harbour as part of the Harbourside Shopping Centre redevelopment...

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<p>Shayher Group has filed concept plans for a four-tower “urban village” on a riverfront site occupied by one of Brisbane’s oldest homes, in the Queensland capital’s inner-west.</p><p>Its masterplan scheme is for a $300-million-plus residential-led mixed-use development with towers rising from 30 to 37 storeys, integrated with a subtropical public plaza.</p><p>Under the plans, the towers would accommodate a range of uses including multiple homes, serviced apartments, short-term accommodation, vertical retirement living and office tenancies.</p><p>“Securing this approval will unlock a key landholding and a vision to deliver a world-class architectural and landscape design for the site,” a planning report said.</p><p>The proposal comes almost seven years after the Taiwanese-backed developer acquired the 1.5ha Kings Row office park at 50 McDougall Street, Milton.</p><p>Property records show the site—only 2km from the CBD and fronting Coronation Drive and the Brisbane River—changed hands for $94.9 million.</p><p>It is currently occupied by four office buildings ranging from two to six storeys as well as the two-storey Milton House built in 1853 for retired Queen Street chemist Ambrose Eldridge.</p><p>The heritage-listed residence, one of the few surviving pre-Separation houses in Brisbane, is to be preserved, adaptively reused and “celebrated” as a focal point of cultural and historical significance in the project.</p><p>According to the development application, the proposal “capitalises on the opportunity to deliver a landmark design which will shape the western approach to Milton and the Brisbane CBD”.</p><p>It would be developed in two stages—the first stage being the Milton House and Heritage Square precinct including one of the towers and the second stage comprising the Village Square precinct and three towers.</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 - 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2023-06-14T180225.835.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6tkXtBO4fyY8Pw3hvgefj9/7136fcd7095ec31861d3ba2e7912f06d/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180225.835.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6tkXtBO4fyY8Pw3hvgefj9/7136fcd7095ec31861d3ba2e7912f06d/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180225.835.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>“Central to the proposed development is the restoration and renovation of Milton House, currently under works,” the DA said. “The design of the masterplan has focussed on restoring the original setting of the dwelling.</p><p>“The built form of the proposed development, comprising four distinctive towers above an open landscaped plaza, enables the heritage place to be celebrated and appreciated.</p><p>“It is a deliberate design strategy to reallocate building mass from the lower, podium, levels to the towers.</p><p>“Doing so enables Milton House to regain a direct visual connection with the Brisbane River and provides for more than 5000sq m of publicly accessible open space connecting Coronation Drive to McDougall Street and Park Road.”</p><p>A “village green” spanning 1800sq m would provide functional green space for the community, integrating food and drink outlets and shops, landscaped terraces, plazas and pedestrian linkages.</p><p>Two of the four proposed towers would rise 37 storeys and the others 30-storeys and 35-storeys, respectively.</p><p>The overall maximum building height was reduced from 40 storeys to 37 storeys following an initial pre-lodgment meeting with council. However, it still exceeds that of an existing preliminary approval over the site for four 20-storey buildings and a performance outcome would be considered.</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 - 2023-06-14T180742.936.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/7bR2QJhDDXVpPZZL8cMdeE/6d488187608d54347950eb0793901bdc/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180742.936.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/7bR2QJhDDXVpPZZL8cMdeE/6d488187608d54347950eb0793901bdc/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180742.936.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Untitled design - 2023-06-14T180823.806.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/52vCfdDSai5DTkWHi24Avh/849efd299b8be8c8b8fa255c49db4029/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180823.806.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/52vCfdDSai5DTkWHi24Avh/849efd299b8be8c8b8fa255c49db4029/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180823.806.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Untitled design - 2023-06-14T180449.882.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/16y8329rFVE2EyBZxU1aee/505f39eba117cd42d8daa7f6e77df2ac/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180449.882.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/16y8329rFVE2EyBZxU1aee/505f39eba117cd42d8daa7f6e77df2ac/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180449.882.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="Untitled design - 2023-06-14T180659.484.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5NnOEbbRHKSlVOVkiWRxUV/d119059ca46d11d73589d81109f506ef/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180659.484.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/5NnOEbbRHKSlVOVkiWRxUV/d119059ca46d11d73589d81109f506ef/Untitled_design_-_2023-06-14T180659.484.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br></p><p>“There is potential to provide an iconic mixed-use development that addresses economic need and delivers public benefit that addresses a community need,” the planning report said.</p><p>The masterplan was designed to provide “a meaningful and generous contribution to the location and to Brisbane’s community” through improvements to the public realm and community wellbeing, preservation of heritage, provision of housing and creation of sustainable and accessible spaces, it said.</p><p>As well, it said with the potential to accommodate up to eight apartment towers on the site, the four-tower proposal was “comparatively conservative” to maximise the ground-level space. It also noted the Kurilpa precinct, directly across the river fromt the site, had recently been allowed unspecified heights in certain areas, limited only by air space requirements.&nbsp;</p><p>“The development has the potential to be the catalyst to deliver much needed change in this part of the city,” the report said.</p><p>“Its exemplary subtropical architecture and the creation of high quality public space is the backbone of the masterplan and represents significant place-based outcomes for the community of Milton ...&nbsp;that will support the growth of the inner west.”</p>

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<p>A leading Scandinavian developer has revealed it will build the world’s largest urban construction project in wood.</p><p>Atrium Ljungberg, one of Sweden’s largest listed urban development companies, says it will build the 2000 home, 7000 office spaces precinct on a 250,000sq m site in Sickla, a former industrial quarter in southern Stockholm.</p><p>The development “will offer a vibrant, urban environment with a mix of workplaces, housing, restaurants and shops”, according to the developer.</p><p>Atrium Ljungberg chief executive Annica Ånäs said the precinct was not only “an important step for us as a company, but a historic milestone for Swedish innovation capability”.</p><p>“Stockholm Wood City manifests our future. From tenants, there is a strong demand for innovative, sustainable solutions—a demand that we meet with this initiative.</p><p>“Our industry leaves a big mark and it is important for us to make a positive difference in both the shorter and longer term.</p><p>“We want to create an environment where our customers, those who will live and work here, can participate in the development and design of the city district of the future.”</p><p>Modern wooden construction is on the rise across the world <a href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/hybrid-timbre-clt-vcourse-the-urban-developer" data-mce-href="https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/hybrid-timbre-clt-vcourse-the-urban-developer">including in Australia</a> but by-and-large, completed projects so far have been individual buildings.</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="1.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6u0ay0jMXK7bkT4TEdZ6m4/6689c00e9a0915d7053cfbadb1875cde/1.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/6u0ay0jMXK7bkT4TEdZ6m4/6689c00e9a0915d7053cfbadb1875cde/1.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="2.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/l5qoaDwC3nsYi9sF7YVxC/8632e1bae6f57def5e5550da9662e9e5/2.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/l5qoaDwC3nsYi9sF7YVxC/8632e1bae6f57def5e5550da9662e9e5/2.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div><div class="slider-el"><img style="height: 100%;" title="3.jpg" src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3X9qts81r1MFMBz1EdnqMC/6864072205a871fb8ff1506d27391035/3.jpg" data-mce-src="http://images.ctfassets.net/8pr762qjocl3/3X9qts81r1MFMBz1EdnqMC/6864072205a871fb8ff1506d27391035/3.jpg" data-mce-style="height: 100%;"></div></image-carousel></div></div><p><br>Atrium Ljungberg said the advantages of wooden buildings were many, both for the environment and for people’s health and well-being.</p><p>“As shown by various research studies, wooden buildings provide better air quality, reduce stress, increase productivity and store carbon dioxide throughout the time they are in use,” a spokesperson said.</p><p>“In addition to the advantages of wood, the project entails several other environmental benefits.</p><p>“The emphasis on office spaces is a way to meet the deficit in workplaces south of Stockholm’s inner city, to shorten commuting times for more people.</p><p><span contenteditable="false" data-mce-object="iframe" class="mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-p-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dWRLfgezl5s"><iframe width="560" height="314" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dWRLfgezl5s" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0"></iframe><span class="mce-shim"></span></span></p><p><br>“In a country where energy supply and efficiency are high up on the national agenda, the project will focus on self-produced, stored and shared energy.</p><p>“By investing in resource-efficient construction methods and circular material flows, Atrium Ljungberg wants to change the role of the urban developer.</p><p>“Our ambition is to be a catalyst for innovation just as much as its Swedish peers in industries such as technology, manufacturing and retail.”</p><p>Atrium Ljungberg has been developing Sickla for about 20 years. By 2030, it will have its own station on the Blue Line, one of three Stockholm metro lines.</p><p>Work is planned to begin on the site next year and the first buildings completed in 2027. &nbsp;</p>

One of Scandinavia’s biggest developers says it will build the 2000 home, 7000 office space precinct south of the Swedish capital…

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