"NS" = North Sydney.

La Maison on Pacific

18 levels (including ground and top plant level) consisting of retail, 8 commercial suites and 40 apartments. (Deep) Foundation work well underway. Being developed by the Timwin Group.

An elevation:

...............................http://www.timwin.com.au/images/panel/panel_r2_c4.jpg
..............http://www.timwin.com.au/images/panel/panel_r3_c3.jpg

To read and see more of their funky projects, kilk: TIMWIN (http://www.timwin.com.au/)


Rendering of Blade @ 71 Walker Street. To be 10 levels above ground (3rd "box" from the right). As of today, the floor plates were at around the same level as 65 Walker (2nd "box" from the right :) ):

....................http://www.blade71walker.com/Blade/files/home_image01.jpg

Prior to construction:

..............http://www.blade71walker.com/Blade/files/001_l.jpg

Dig those foundations!!!

http://www.blade71walker.com/Blade/files/004_l.jpg

A long & narrow site:

http://www.blade71walker.com/Blade/files/014_l.jpg

Construction pic taken on 28th Oct. 2002:

http://www.blade71walker.com/Blade/files/019_l.jpg

Whats the height?

I never seen such a narrow site for a commercial development. It would have to be one of the narrowest office towers in Australia.

Museumb, Thanks for finding the info on TIMWIN. I had a difficult time trying to find information on their North Sydney project so as to at least confirm that height of the building. TIMWIN are also constructing a "La Maison" down near the old Mortuary Station at Central, this tower I think is a tad bit shorter.

Fabian, both towers that Museumb has shown occupy the most incredibly narrowest blocks, your average suburban home sits on a wider block of land.

However that is Sydney for you! Shove them in to where you can fit them! ;)

Fark me thats a narrow block...:eek2:

col ill add it to skyscrapers .com. At 18 office levels would it be about 18x4m = 72m tall?

Cul, thats an 18 level residential with some office/retail at the base :)

Originally posted by SinCity
Cul, thats an 18 level residential with some office/retail at the base :)

oops! thanks for that so 18x 3 =54m.

Source Timwin Architectural Dept for La Maison on Pacific:

basement Levels = 3 (looked very deep for 3, anywho....)
Ground Level = retail
Levels 2-4 = Commercial suites
Levels 5-16 = Accommodation
+ Plant room/service floor/lift hoists

= total 18 floors above ground (total 21 floors).

Height: RL = 97.6m and from street level 47.65m.

excellent !! thanks for that musemb!! ill fix up skyscrapers.com database!!
ill lodge it at 48m rounded off figure!! or exact same height as Culwulla Chambers!!:D

Holy Moo Cow thats a thin site!!! It looks to be a miniscule 6 or 7m!!!!!!!!!!

In what street can you find "La Maison on Pacific"?

71 walker st I guess (no I mean it , I'm really guessing)

Fabian, its on the Pacific Highway, not too sure on the number, thats why its called La Maison on Pacific, the La Maison near Central has a different name which probably is location related.

That one near Central is actually known as "La Maision on Regent".

The La Maison at Camperdown is going to be on St Johns Road opposite the large QVie/city Quarter development. Camperdown is buzzing with apartment developments.

La Maison on Pacific is at the beginning of the Pacific Hwy into North Sydney opposite the curved Harbourview Hotel (that funnily enough looks like the Camperdown Travelodge) near the station.

There is a report in todays Sydney Morning Herald about Blade if anyone is interested. Here are some further details.

*First new purpose-built office/retail strata site to be completed in North Sydney in the past few years
*22 units available as part of a strata development at an average of $560 000 with a return of 6 percent.

I went past the site the other day in a bus, it is indeed a heel of a thin site!

The formwork to Blade is almost finished, next is the interior and the facade ;) Then its all done.

Today on my North Sydney CBD walk, I checked both Blade @ 71 Walker Street and La Maison On Pacific.

Firstly Blade. The facade is heavily scaffolded yet seems to have topped out.

In regard to La Maison on Pacific, the 3 basement levels are going full steam ahead. These basement levels I was informed by an on-site Timwin representative, will be reserved as carspaces for the 4 lower floor commercial level tenants and the residential occupants.

He also infromed me that the anticipated completion date for La Maison on Pacific (realistically) will be the end of 2003/beginning of 2004.

Today's update on Blade @ 71 Walker St & La Maison On Pacific:

The green scaffolding ATM scales the height of the Blade project. Apparently the completion date stands @ April 2003.


In regard to La Maison is still @ foundation level. Previously the foundations were @ 3 basment levels, but on visiting the site office today, it is now @ 5 basement levels below ground.

The aniticpated completion date on the La Maison Timwin project now stands @ June/July 2004.

All the "La Maisons" are taking forever to reach street level and thats no joke considering their heights. The same situation @ Regent St near Railway Sq. I wish they would rise. Just compare Blade to La Maison in Nth Sydney, they both started at the same time and look where they are both at. Blade is virtually finished! :mad:

Both La Maison on Regent & La Maison on Larkin (Camperdown) haven't even started construction yet, even though the hordings have been up for a while at the Regent site and an advertising board at the Larkin site. Might give Timwin a call and find out what's happening with them.

Meanwhile, back at La Maison on Pacific, typical residential floor plans.....

Studio:

http://www.timwin.com.au/images/361PN-lvl5-11-unit3.jpg

1 bedroom:

http://www.timwin.com.au/images/361PN-lvl5-11-unit4.gif

1 bedroom + study:

http://www.timwin.com.au/images/361PN-lvl5-11-unit1.gif

2 bedroom:

http://www.timwin.com.au/images/361PN-lvl16-unit1.gif

Blade @ 71 Walker is virtually finished. Although the hordings @ street level are still up, the glasswork on the top 7 levels is beautiful and slick.....from floors to ceilngs, giving great views of Walker Street for the office workers.

With over 35% sold now for the 21 strata offices, and Blade's anticipated completion is for April 2003.

The rendering...3rd from the right, behind the trees:

____________http://www.blade71walker.com/Blade/files/home_image01.jpg


Now for La Maison on Pacific...

2 x deep holes towards the back of the site, possibly as sump pits for water drainage and run-off eg for leaks in the plumbing systems or rain seepage/run-off.

A large schematic diagram of a sump pit:

_______http://www.xypex.com/images/schematic_drawings/drawing10.gif

The core is already in progress in the basement levels.

There is also a large crane on site too.

Firstly Blade @ 71 Walker Street:

The rendering (third from the right, behind the trees):

______________http://www.blade71walker.com/Blade/files/home_image01.jpg

Artist's impression of the ground floor cafe:

http://www.blade71walker.com/Blade/files/w6_large.jpg

The scaffoling is now off Blade and it is looking like a crisp glass 10 storey building - top notch modern commercial architecture :) .


Next for La Maison On Pacific:

The basement levels are rising very quickly indeed and a large crane is already set in place :okay: .

La Maison on Pacific, if not all of the La Maison construction sites have got to be one of the most slowest ever. The amount of time taken just to excavate and to start some formwork is utterly ridiculous.

In the time taken for their Nth Sydney venture, Meriton could have constructed 100 World Towers.

Its as if they are digging for gold or looking for the lost city of Atlantis?????? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :?

I sure hope its worth the wait, otherwise it truly sad! >(

18 levels (including ground and top plant level) consisting of retail, 8 commercial suites and 40 apartments.

_____An elevation:

_____________________http://www.timwin.com.au/images/panel/panel_r2_c4.jpg
___________http://www.timwin.com.au/images/panel/panel_r3_c3.jpg

***Still 3 levels below ground with a huge crane on site yet still not reaching the highest level of the tower.

WOW thats a really skinny site:eek: :eek:

I noticed on Monday while looking towards North Sydney from Milsons Point, there was a crane coming from the site. It's very visible as you approach North Sydney from the Harbour Bridge.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/pe5b18158501816f88ba0fa321c874324/fbc0942b.jpg

It was so tempting to climb over that fence and climb down the stairs into the basement levels.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid68/p284895b441b193abdad08384742689f3/fbc0932c.jpg
I found this fella hanging out in a foyer just next to La Maison.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/pe113faf006b4984fe79051afa2c172f9/fb9b28b7.jpg
Nice view from Philips House carpark.

Well I found another empty office space on Level 8 Phillips House.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid76/pd3d06bfc2f869f15a6ca300bf76a08b9/fb418260.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid76/p457c0d51f6fb4bdb9c88cfea959b4756/fb418101.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid76/p3740edc9efbbf156b1e7df9a2c48379e/fb417df9.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid76/pe4cb6dc33863036e92f93bcbb8f1ba95/fb417c11.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid76/pc6e27b6ff2f4834ae043cd6ca25bdf7d/fb417f66.jpg

Well climbing_crane, what have the last 3 pic posts got to do with La Maison? Just pic post spamming huh?

I was in North Sydney this afternoon @ about 3.30PM and La Maison on Pacific from what I observed was nothing to write home about, so to speak.

Who said there's nothing to write home about? From that highway out front it doesn't look like much but you walk down the side lane and it is about 4 levels above ground. That green mesh blends in lushiously with the building next door.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/p013f04ebaf6e30d989cc1d047f359705/fb2d974b.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/p703e4be198ef1eab78b0e2364ef5a470/fb2d958b.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/p717196dac764507a7be57accb4a126e0/fb2d9455.jpg

At long last. Geez, all TimWin projects take forever to get off the ground - like their Regent St project down at Central. They've been up to about level 3/4 for the last 5-6 weeks.

thanks c_c. Apologies for my last post BTW. I must have had a shitty day and you were in the firing line. Ooooops - I know when I'm being an insensitive shitbag :(

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Used to walk that way to work about 2 years ago looks so different today
It was about when I came up that laneway I would have to wake up because of the traffic ahead. LOL

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p74496c9d7209bab1f27fb0476bc931bf/fae166a3.jpg

Racing along now. The back view seems almost twice as high as out front.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/pbe80f76ccb4a7f094a5bb9a88849d629/facfb268.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/p2477de37bcf202423568d1fbd9aedd3d/facfb207.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/p1ad0f7a91b644a694a4432bd8bf7bdd4/facfb1bf.jpg

2 pics taken today (Weds 5/11/03)...

Timwin's La Maison on Pacific obviously still u/c:

____________http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379lamaisononpacificconst1.jpg

____________http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379lamaisononpacificconst2.jpg

A tiny bit of the facade is revealed. Looks nice, albeit cheap. If only a taller scraper were this colour.



http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pa36a73b41e6b32fb3bf31f89be37d507/fa9de485.jpg

Image from today. Crane must be full height.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/paa09b368db5000525040ae6e336ed995/fa85589b.jpg

La Maison on Pacific today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid90/pb38a9a0cd5745df3c19935085a7ae446/fa72af39.jpg

Still a fair height to go by the last pic posts by climbing_crane (esp. by the height of the crane) and Fabian, which is a good thing! :)

La Masion on Kent earlier this evening. It's gone up about three floors since last update. I think it's now around level 14. Were nearly there.;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p89dddd49101eb743cfc49e3370333946/f9f3c914.jpg

Well its a while since last reply! lol
how are these going? completed yet?

Nearly. The toppest levels are thinning out and we still have craneage.

The site today. I think it has topped out. :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/pb711c084667034365a3b0bbb8368f0dc/f98123b4.jpg

Looking nice. Very very under-rated, kind of like me.



http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p0ea928929bcf37c31e51aab4b2f88371/f97d61e4.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/pa27388947b631daf0e70ff38aeadc049/f97d6095.jpg

Looks like a completely different scraper from that angle CC.

Here's progress on the Pacific Highway side. Through the mesh, you can see the first signs of cladding on level 5

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/p9c89a9a7a973bb1d843805c99c401493/f95eba7e.jpg

Here is how La Maison is looking from the southern side of the harbour. The apartments will have good harbour and city views.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/pd64b1f45791da0fa2da7aef3e4e3d099/f8fe523e.jpg

The site today from the Pacific Highway. You can see cladding in the middle floors of the tower.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid113/p6035700310781dd9ceb43c68879391ce/f8ea2187.jpg

The site on Friday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/pf3e7f4be88f395871c9b3e4f79624dc9/f8ad09ce.jpg

Unbelievable. Timwin have only taken almost 2 years to get to this stage. I think there must have been no more than 4 people working on it at any one time. :|

...

The scaffholding is starting to come off at last, exposing the facade

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p517011c49a5367bf2f6b8da32f18b159/f87f2340.jpg

Closeup

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p7674ed878e6a07fdf2945fe4ed70fa3e/f87f2336.jpg

Yesterday while In North Sydney after checking out Beau Monde's construction, on the way back to the station I checked out La Maison On Pacific.

The tower has definitely topped out. :)

The green mesh was off the top 3 floors which were looking good. However the mesh is back on the lower floors of the tower. My only guess is that the mesh is back on to complete the balconies, glass balustrades for the balconies and perhaps the windows for the apartments.

The mesh is coming off, revealing this. The tower is looking fairly good.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p5b4323b611e5d6a79acb380f35afe4cc/f76f342b.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p064afdcdccc1a728b15da6563524128c/f76f3416.jpg

yeah , i see this one everyday. looks ok for a wall filler.lol

The scaffholding is almost down. What do you think?

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid137/p4859ada80092c73a352c229fd42a0046/f740a5cb.jpg

The slenderness is it's greatest strength, but the the set back looks good good and the window size makes it seem more "converted office/warehouse-ish".

I suspect by the time the interiors are done, it will be time for an updating makeover!

I passed there yesterday and as Fabian's last few pic posts display, the scafolding is still prevelant on the western side of La Maison.

There's not much to say is there? Looks like a few boxes stacked on top of each other. In fact, if you were walking down the street at a steady pace, you probably wouldn't even give it a second glance.

this is finished now. ill have to get a pic.

today
http://img148.exs.cx/img148/9319/lamaisonapt5qe.jpg