Beulah Goes behind-the-scenes on the World's Tallest Vertical Garden in Southbank Melbourne. 

<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Developer Beulah is in the process of creating the world’s tallest vertical garden on its $2 billion Southbank tower in Melbourne.</p><p>The images and design details show more than 15,500 square metres of landscaping including the twisting “green spine” on Australia’s <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/beulah-moves-ahead-on-2bn-southbank-project">tallest </a>tower.</p><p>The 365 metre-high design by Dutch firm UNStudio and Melbourne-based Cox Architecture was <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/victoria-green-lights-mega-projects-to-boost-economy">fast-tracked </a>by the Victorian government with construction expected to start early 2022 and take five years to complete.</p><p>The landscaped design continues the global push for greener-skyscrapers including the Aria Property Group’s <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/aria-cultivates-urban-forest-tower-plans">urban forest</a> in Brisbane and Amazon’s “helix” <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/amazon-unveils-hq2-helix-at-25bn-headquarters">headquarters </a>in Virginia. </p><p>Beulah’s twisting spines include a series of outdoor spaces and green elements along the façades of the two towers.</p><p>However, building the world’s tallest vertical garden has come with its challenges.</p><p></p><p></p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/4188f4cf-a9d4-4044-8087-6c6e59238436.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ Southbank by Beulah will use plants from mountainous and coastal regions with placement based on sunlight, wind and elevation characteristics on each part of the towers. </span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p></p><p>The developer is working with a research and engineer team to create the towering feat and is also is in the process of appointing a landscape designer.</p><p>Water collected on the building terraces will be stored underground for reuse as irrigation while water stored by plants will help cool the surrounding building area in summer and warm it during winter.</p><p>Also taken into consideration is eliminating the risk of falling green material, with planting systems locking plants into planter beds and allowing for full abseiling maintenance.</p><p>The chosen plant species will be grown in a dedicated nursery in Victoria, which will mature in the landscape beds in the years preceding installation, grown within similar environmental conditions to ensure they thrive in their new, permanent locations.</p><p>This includes mountain and coastal plants being placed at higher levels in northern sunlight and morning breeze, with large-leaf breeds placed at lower heights like that of their natural rainforest conditions. </p><p>Related: <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/developing-australias-tallest-skyscraper-covid-19">Developing Australia’s Tallest Skyscraper During Covid-19</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/fcaad74e-1c66-4b56-8220-4d7b630a3f5a.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ Australia&#x27;s tallest tower will also become home to the world&#x27;s tallest vertical garden in Southbank, Melbourne. </span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p></p><p>Beulah executive director Adelene Teh said the project will provide individuals with the opportunity to connect with nature across every level of the two towers.</p><p>“With recent events highlighting the importance of a close connection to nature, beautiful, biophilic design is more important now than ever, particularly as Melburnians become more aware of the need for health and wellbeing,” Teh said.</p><p>“We know that the inclusion of greenery, water, light and other natural elements within a built environment positively affects how people interact with the space and how they feel in the space, both mentally and physically.”</p><p>Envisioned as a vertical mini-metropolis, Southbank by Beulah will comprise four distinct collections of private residences, public and green spaces, a rooftop sky garden, town hall and commercial offices.</p><p>There will also be a five-star urban resort, childcare centre, a health and wellness precinct, arts and culture spaces and programs, as well as experiential retail, all within two twisting terraced forms.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

The world’s tallest vertical garden will be built on Beulah International’s $2 billion Southbank tower in Melbourne...

Beulah International submits planning application for landmark Southbank project

<div class="row" data-reactroot=""><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Malaysian-backed developer Beulah International has entered into the next phase of its $2 billion Southbank project in Melbourne&#x27;s CBD, lodging plans with the Victorian government.</p><p>The proposal for two twisting geometric towers, by <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/green-spine-wins-coveted-design-competition-for-beulahs-2-billion-southbank-project">Dutch architecture firm UNStudio and Melbourne-based Cox Architecture</a>,  beat <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/shortlisted-designs-for-2bn-beulah-southbank-competition">five other proposals</a> for the landmark site over a six-month global search.</p><p>The taller of the two towers, an apartment skyscraper, will rise to an eye-watering 356.2 metres under the proposal, making it the tallest tower in the Southern Hemisphere, dwarfing nearby <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/first-residents-move-into-australias-tallest-tower">Australia 108</a> at 312 metres.</p><p>The shorter of the towers will comprise flexible commercial offices featuring both indoor and outdoor green terraces.</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/479aec12-413a-49d9-ad66-074bbb685ebb.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ The dual tower project, also known as “Green Spine”, is defined by a pair of twisting towers organised around a vertical city of green spaces, networked platforms, terraces and verandas. Image: UNStudio &amp; Cox Architecture.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>Beulah, run by Adelene Teh and partner Jiaheng Chan, acquired the 6,061sq m <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/heavyweight-architecture-shortlist-announced-for-2bn-southbank-project">BMW Southbank site late 2017</a> in a deal valued at more than $100 million. </p><p>The German car maker struck a preferred partner-style deal with Beulah to retain its presence on the landmark site, now set to host a state-of-the-art BMW experience centre.</p><p>“Our project is a vote of confidence in Melbourne&#x27;s economy, and it will transform Southbank,” Beulah managing director Jiaheng Chan said.</p><p>“It&#x27;s our vision to improve the urban environment on City Road and create an internationally significant landmark that will be a vibrant mini metropolis for people to live, work, shop, learn, play and stay,”</p><p>The proposed mixed-use lifestyle precinct, dubbed Southbank by Beulah, will comprise of 270,000sq m with 30,000sq m provided for ground floor retail and 13,500sq m dedicated to arts and cultural programs.</p><p>The development will have four distinct collections of private residences, 35,000sq m of commercial offices, a 220-key five star hotel, a 6,600sq m conference centre, 4,000sq m fresh food marketplace and 7,250sq m dedicated to public green spaces.</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/9111bf73-ced5-43e9-8643-b22b1fb84978.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ The residential tower will reach 356m and be crowned by a publicly accessible botanic garden.  Opposite will sit a shorter 252m high tower that will house commercial offices, a hotel, restaurants and bars. Image: UNStudio &amp; Cox Architecture.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>At the heart of the project is an elevated civic square, childcare, cultural podium and wellness precinct connected together within a public realm.</p><p>The shorter tower will also feature a five-star urban resort topped with a “world-class rooftop culinary experience”, with views of the Melbourne skyline.</p><p>“We have worked closely with both the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and the City of Melbourne and are inspired by their vision for Southbank,” Chan said.</p><p>“We believe this project will significantly support the wider transformation of the area by creating a green, active, connected urban environment that invites and encourages an enjoyable experience for both residents and visitors.”</p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/28ba04b0-0548-4b9a-8250-fe6895d061d9.jpg" width="800"/></picture><div><span style="align-content:center;opacity:0.8">▲ The new towers will be located on the site of the BMW showroom on City Road and Southbank Boulevard. Image: UNStudio &amp; Cox Architecture.</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p><br>The developer has also planned for a network of internal and external artwork commissions will deliver new, high quality, activated public spaces for residents, visitors and workers.</p><p>“We see this project as an extension of the famous Arts Precinct and we are already in discussions with prospective prominent local and international art collaborators to create an experience to complement the current arts offering,” Chan said.</p><p>Beulah is already a busy player in the Melbourne market and has secured complex development deals on tightly held city sites.</p><p>In September 2016, it ran the gauntlet of a volatile member base to lock in a <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/beulah-international-purchases-celtic-club-site">$25.6 million development deal</a> for the 140-year-old premises of the Celtic Club.</p><p>Beulah <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/beulah-awards-200m-celtic-club-construction-contract">received $100 million in financing</a> from Malaysian Maybank for its 48-storey luxury apartment tower development at the site and <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/beulah-begins-construction-on-200m-paragon-development">commenced construction</a> on the tower late last year.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

Malaysian-backed developer Beulah International has entered the next phase of its Southbank project, lodging plans with the Victorian government.

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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><strong>Amsterdam-based architecture firm UNStudio has won the commission to design a new cinema and cultural centre in Paris, located within the $3.4 billion EuropaCity masterplan on the outskirts of the French capital.</strong></p><p>UNStudio was selected as the winner of France’s largest private architecture competition, with the firm unveiling their winning design last week. The competition required firms to pitch designs for eight key buildings in the EuropaCity development. </p><p>EuropaCity is a large, 80-hectare, mixed-use leisure and tourism district located on the outskirts of Paris. Masterplanned by Danish practice BIG, construction commenced in 2016 with the aim to create a new form of urbanism – distinct from classical Parisian architecture. </p><p>Related reading: <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/9-iconic-examples-of-modernist-architecture">9 Iconic Examples of Modernist Architecture</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/21891751-958e-40ea-8f98-f5fbf1901867.jpg" width="2364"/></picture><div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>Stepping away from the traditional “black-box” cinema experience, UNStudio&#x27;s concept is a catalyst for cinema, film and new artistic production. The design focuses on the idea of community, making the cinema-goers experience more interactive. </p><p>BIG’s concept for the masterplan was “rolling hills”, and the building’s form mimics the central concept with sloping roof terraces covered with greenery. The building’s three intertwined volumes come together to form a central foyer, from here visitors will disperse into cinema halls while capturing a glimpse of the movie-making process on the level below where training and production studios are located.  </p><p>Related reading: <a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/amazons-new-hq-an-orb-shaped-rainforest-">Amazon’s New HQ an Orb-Shaped Rainforest</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/63667d2c-a3f6-4085-b989-6df1bc0411d3.jpg" width="2364"/></picture><div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>UNStudio&#x27;s design for the Centre Culturel Dedie Au 7e Art aims to create a new definition of Parisian culture. The cinema-cum-cultural hub will combine an expanded program that includes media and production facilities with a sloping rooftop garden for outdoor cinema screenings, restaurants and a café. </p><p>UNStudio has also ensured that sustainability plays an essential role in buildings functionality. Perforated weathered steel façade elements to provide natural ventilation in indoor spaces and minimise thermal heat gain, the reuse of rainwater, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and the implementation of thick vegetation packages on the park roof to provide a natural source of insulation to the building. </p><p>Related reading:<a href="https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/fosun-appoints-australian-architect-to-transform-historic-textile-mill-in-china"> Fosun Appoints Australian Architect to Transform Historic Textile Mill in China</a></p></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><div><picture><img src="https://tud-prod-tudmedia-oj9w2zshuo0o.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/images/9d458c87-2626-480d-8cef-9310510f1912.jpg" width="2364"/></picture><div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row ci"><div class="cell cs12 cx12"><div class="ci cl"><p>In order to control the building&#x27;s impact on a planned neighbouring hotel, sloping roofs atop the centre were created to provide minimal overshadowing. While this design allows the building to morph seamlessly into the EuropaCity masterplan, the carved and tilted design of these roofs will also provide maximum exposure to sundecks and minimal wind impact through deflection. </p><p>The EuropaCity precinct is on track for completion in 2024. </p></div></div></div></div></div>

 Public space and cultural laboratory combine as the winning UNStudio design for the Centre Culturel Dedie Au 7e Art is unveiled. 

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