This complex will be impressive when completed in 4 years or so. Seachange at the southern end of Southport. 1000 residences here, four towers.
There will be a 40storey/120m, 2 x 90m/30storey and an 18storey/60m towers.
Developer MERITON are currently designing the complex. Work should start soon!


http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/seachangea.jpg

http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/seachangec.jpg

Yeah, this is a big development, like costs half a billion, that render makes the towers look a bit smaller than what they will be but then it's a place holder, I hope Meriton come up with some nice designs, the tallest tower will rival Pivotal Point on the Southport skyline.

Demolition of the Seachange shopping centre has already been going on for a month:)

Oh, i'm not sure this will actually be called Seachange anymore, think Meriton are going to change the name.

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what! will they call it Meritonia or SeaMeriton?
I thought Seachange was cool!

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what! will they call it Meritonia or SeaMeriton? or Meriton by the sea? lol
I thought Seachange was cool!

well had a chat to meriton & GCC and its good news about the Seachange project. The first tower which will commence this year will be a 30storey tower. the 4 towers will be built over next 5 years with the tallest-40storey the last to be erected.
Meriton will lodge DA within 6 weeks.

It's the Culwulla and Ray show on the Gold Coast forum these days.
This is a great development. I'm guessing this thread will get more replies once actual renders of the towers have been released.
Keep us posted guys. I think the scale of this project really suits it's location.
:)

Meriton will soon be releasing their huge redevelopment of the former Sundale Shopping Centre site, to be called Brighton on Broadwater.

This first tower will be known as "Shores", and will be approximately 30 storeys. Looks great I think! A really different style for the Gold Coast! Some general promotional info on the development is listed below the rendering:

http://www.meriton.com.au/brighton/brighton_lge.jpg

Welcome to Shores, the first stage of Meriton's radiant, new, beachside development, Brighton on Broadwater.

Walk to the beach or the cafes and cosmopolitan attractions of Main Beach and Tedder Avenue, with the area offering a variety of tourist attractions and entertainment options.

Shores will offer residents a range of lifestyle options including a gymnasium, sauna, spa and indoor heated pool, expanses of lush green space, a convenient retail precinct and an onsite Caretaker/Manager.

Views are a panorama of the vibrant Broadwater, Main Beach and the dazzling waters of the Pacific Ocean. Other apartments overlook the tranquillity of the Nerang River.

Shores offers 30 floors of oversized apartments, in a range of dynamic layouts with superb aspects to suit any lifestyle. Choose from a range of one, two or three bedroom apartments, with or without studies, or opt for Meriton’s signature floorplan, the versatile, Soho-style one bedroom home office.

Indulgent extras within your apartment are synonymous with all Meriton developments; stainless steel European appliances, stone/granite benches, generous outdoor areas, internal laundries with dryer, air conditioning and visual security intercom. Many apartments also boast walk in wardrobes, media alcoves, wintergardens and family or breakfast rooms.

Make a lifestyle choice.

For more information or to register your interest please email sales@meriton.com.au

fanbloodytastic finn! how good does it look! Meriton have come a long way! I love the "swiss cheese fin". Ill find out its official height from Meriton but at 31 levels its probably 95m.
:cool:

um... it has potential, but I hate the poo brown colours and the side looks like a prison cell, re-work the facade and colours and it might turn out nice
looks like a cheese grater

I think it looks fantastic! Any word on the who the architects are? Looking at it closely it seems the building follows the following formula...


1 "Altair" + Roof Element of "Proximity" + slightly angled balconies of "World Tower" = Brighton on Broadwater

:)

Originally posted by Tony P
I think it looks fantastic! Any word on the who the architects are? Looking at it closely it seems the building follows the following formula...


1 "Altair" + Roof Element of "Proximity" + slightly angled balconies of "World Tower" = Brighton on Broadwater

:)
2 words!!
Bob Nation!
found out today while talking to GC planner. (he is my hero!)GCCC also gave official height as-105m! so its an impressive building!
In 2005 it will be the coasts 25th talelst building! It was also be the 5th tallest outside of the Surfers Paradise area!

I think it looks great. Definately a new style of building for the Gold Coast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/images/quotes/burns.gif

excellent

um... it has potential, but I hate the poo brown colours and the side looks like a prison cell, re-work the facade and colours and it might turn out nice

Chris doesn't like it... it must be good then! :D

I like it, it's different without looking stupid. A simple and elegant design.

This thing is going to Date very quickly if it gets up. It kind of looks like they got their inspiration from 60s style buildings. The side looks a bit like the Perth city council building and that was built in the 50s or 60s i think. Then again it is just a rendering.

Despite what some of the above forumers think of its design, if only Meriton took the intiative to build something like this in either in the inner city suburbs, satellite CBDs or the suburbs of Sydney.

**BTW, is this the first Meriton development in QLD?

Originally posted by museumb
Despite what some of the above forumers think of its design, if only Meriton took the intiative to build something like this in either in the inner city suburbs, satellite CBDs or the suburbs of Sydney.

**BTW, is this the first Meriton development in QLD?

No. Cul would have all the details however I'm aware of a couple of Meriton projects built on the Gold Coast including The Meriton and Xanadu (I think) and another one I can't recall the name of, but all in Main Beach.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
2 words!!
Bob Nation!
found out today while talking to GC planner. (he is my hero!)GCCC also gave official height as-105m! so its an impressive building!
In 2005 it will be the coasts 25th talelst building! It was also be the 5th tallest outside of the Surfers Paradise area!

WOW! Fantastic that the GC is getting some classy towers nowdays. Good that Bob Nation is doing work in qld as well....first Emerald and now this:D

Good stuff!!

Originally posted by Muse


**BTW, is this the first Meriton development in QLD?

they're developing some stuff behind southbank aswell, already well under construction

Originally posted by MrTall
No. Cul would have all the details however I'm aware of a couple of Meriton projects built on the Gold Coast including The Meriton and Xanadu (I think) and another one I can't recall the name of, but all in Main Beach.
yeah ,Meriton has just ventured into the Mainbeach area for now but i mentioned recently that they have bought a 45storey DA on Ferny Ave which Bob Nation is designing!

There first was "Meriton on Main" in 1994.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2002/11/170907.jpg
next-

The WARATAH- 1996
(pic by orodeth)

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2002/12/176821.jpg

Wow!
This baby will cast some interesting shadows.
I love the giant rule on top.

BUMP

Hey Cul Just wondering if meriton are going to use the marverlous plumbing contractor Manxman... and when does work start:? :? :?

When is work commencing

Roof feautures is great
Look like a giant razor blade

MERGED WITH OLD SUNDALE THREAD!
This should start with in next few months!

Construction is now well underway on this one.

The massive site is littered with machines, there is a giant hole being dug towards the back, big Meriton signs everywhere, some small cranes about the place.

So off it goes!:)

OK, this thread has been languishing at Page 2 of the GC forum for over half a year so I think an update is WAY overdue! Anyway, the floorplates are currently at level 9 or 10 so it's going up nicely. Check out

http://www.prdnationwide.com.au/goldcoastprojects/

Also noteworthy are:
Nexus Towers - core about 5 levels above ground
Air on Broadbeach - floorplates at level 18??
Chevron tower 3 - racing up..will be finished very soon
Wings Resi - Looks better from the back

Anyway, it's nice to look at some of the lower profile stuff happening on the GC (instead of watcching Q1 go up by a floor every week)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v175/kwigibo/shores1.jpg

anyone know a site that allows higher resolutions than photobucket, they always look so fuzzy.

wow . Meritons marvellous Shores! this should look cool.thanks for pic kwigibo
mr tall. yeah i update threads when pdr take them. they have been slack lately.
didnt realize air on bb was lev18? wow.

They've just released the second stage of this development - a 10 storey + 4 storey building. Nothing too exciting but once these are done we can get the other 30 and 40 storey towers happening.

Here's a link:

http://www.domain.com.au/real_estate/new/qld/southport/2004519391.aspx?property=48+Brighton+Parade+Southport

cool, i might contact meriton for exact height. i have a feeling it might scrape in at 35m, thus i can add it to ss.com.

http://img.domain.com.au/img/3670/2004519391_1_FS.JPG?mod=040810-122342

well i was right. i contacted Meriton and the plan reads- Rl at roof-38m, RL at ground-2.9m, thus= 35.1m.
yay!

22nd of August...

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/shores01.jpg

my god, 15 levels already! Meriton dont mess around!
top pic defec

Yeah, great pic there. Is that crane in the left background the one for the 10-storey building?

its been 5 weeks. i need another pic asap.lol

its been 5 weeks. i need another pic asap.lol

PRD nationwide have updated their photo. I think there's a new one from sep 25.

thanx mr tall. i was looking under s for shores not b for Brighton on broadwater.lol

anyway heres one from sept15
must be 18 levels to core!

any new pix guys?
im trying to update monthly constructon status.lol

oct 27 prd nationwide>
must 20 storeys?
http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucbrightone.jpg

shivers looks huge in that shot
how wide

Not sure, but it is al long, skinny building

6/11/04 - Shores on the left, Pivotal Point right and Nexus slowly emerging in between:

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/shores05.jpg

http://ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/shores04.jpg

Does anyone (Cul?) have the proposed site plan for this development? I remember there used to be one posted to the old Sundale thread. Just wondering where the other 30 and 40 storey buildings are going.

November 26

http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucbrightone.jpg

Source PRD nationwide

Does anyone (Cul?) have the proposed site plan for this development? I remember there used to be one posted to the old Sundale thread. Just wondering where the other 30 and 40 storey buildings are going.
ive seen it somewhere. have to search. Meriton have told me the next big one on the site is the 40storey tower which will go to height limit of 120m or as high as pivotal point.

Has any one seen anything on the highrise at Twin Towns here?

here you go mapps
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=127463

BLINK

As of 11th January 2005
http://www.gpl.com.au/properties/pgcp/ucbrightone.jpg

Source: PRDnationwide

wow, Meriton have slapped this one up but it looks good!

Only 1 or 2 floors to roof now...

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/shores06.jpg

wow, what progress! if you want a highrise built fast, get Meriton to erect it!!!
cheers

An update on this one, this photo was taken yesterday afternoon:

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/shores.jpg

Cheers
Charlotte

Thanks for all your photo contributions firefly! It is always great to see Gold Coast construction pics, and they are of such excellent quality and angle! :)

Thanks finn and others who have commented!

No worries - I love taking pics (good exercise for me riding around of an afternoon too ;)) and now I know people like to see them I will try and keep up to date on most of the Gold Coast tower constructions!

Cheers
Charlotte

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/shores.jpg

That doesn't look real. It looks like a U/C render. lol

any recent piccies, should be topped out

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/shores-010405.jpg

From the back (west side) of the tower:

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/shores-back-010405.jpg

I reckon Shores has turned out great!

Almost there.

Good design this one - classy in the same way that the Admiralty buildings are not.

What's the short-ass building UC to the left-background of Shores in firefly's 2nd pic? If that's the second-stage of Meriton's development then hopefully we'll see the 3rd stage 40-storey tower go up next. Fingers crossed.

topped out?

thanx firefly!
yes its topped out only plantlevel structure to be built.
mr tall, the 10storey uc is 48 Brighton Parade (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=213463)-another stage by Meriton.
defec- yeah its a classy design, by none other then BOB NATION, who help design World Tower and Eureka! he is the "N" in NFK.
he designed Shores by himself.
he designed SOLAIRE (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=217108) and just designed the twin tower project (Pegasus) at Broadbeach.
hes a legend

can't belive how great it looks

this building looks quiet good ----but theres that red again meriton loves that colour
its on quiet a few of his buildings around sydney and fades after some years i worked for a paint company and we mixed that colour so many times for meriton we new how to mix it without looking up the formula !

Wow - that one of those buildings I never pay attention too until it gets huge. Amazingly the last time I was down there I didn't take any pics of it.
jt

25/04/05

All done bar the roof
http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/shores07.jpg

Enormous site but a bit of a wasteland atm.
http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/shores08.jpg

that side of the building looks great, alot of glass :cool:
btw, whats that 'enormous site' going to be used for in the future?

^ the "enormous site" is all Meritons. the DA also has another 3 towers up to 40storeys tall/ with many terrace houses and lowrise set in parklands ect.should look good when complete in 5 years or so.
top pic defec

You can see a smaller building u/c there in the shadow which I think is part of it. Haven't seen a render of the whole site though.

i saw an aerial render last year before meriton bought it. it was called Seachange.
looked noice.

thanks for the pic guys, this project is looking sweet so far:D

Normally this type of building has an ugly back side with blank walls but this one surprisingly doesn't!! Fantastic design!

This bldg was designed by BOB Nation (from NFK) one of finest architects in Australia atm!
hes now head or RAIA
http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=6280

From Aussie Bhoy's Seaworld thread - Shores with Southport Bridge in foreground
That'd be Nexus in the distance between Shores & Pivotal Point right?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/AussieBhoy/Seaworld/P4220145.jpg

correct.
also if Southport Central was built it would be blocked out by Shores.
excellent pic!!
you can see in this pic the angle.

http://img283.echo.cx/img283/4889/southportcentral2map8ks.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/citiboy/shors.bmp

i need to go the Southport

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/040605/shores-040605.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/040605/shores-complex-040605.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/040605/shores-top-040605.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/040605/shores-top2-040605.jpg

OMG!!!! That looks fantastic. Fabulous photos Firefly

http://img133.echo.cx/img133/1116/shores27nz.jpg

http://img133.echo.cx/img133/1263/shores39hk.jpg

http://img133.echo.cx/img133/9581/shores10zv.jpg

http://img133.echo.cx/img133/7615/shores46wj.jpg

http://img93.echo.cx/img93/9791/shores55sr.jpg

wow looking nice, seems like this tower went up pretty quick, thanks for the pic kwig, again.

Shores has turned out superb thanks for the pictures kwigibo

I love this tower, and it doesnt really look like a typical GC tower, it would fit in nicely in Brisbane or Sydney or Melbourne or Perth. Fantastic!!

yeah architect-BOB NATION is great! he designed World Tower and helped with Eureka. he is also assisting in meritons twin towers at broadbeach and some others.
great pix kwiggy!

i was going to say it had a world tower touch to it

Yes it really is a great tower - the thing I like the best about it is that its very exposed - meaning clean uninterrupted views from every apartment. A pretty rare thing for towers on the Gold Coast.

^ the other 3 towers planned for the site are also well spaced, so they wont interupt each others views. The next 30storey should start this year.

They clearing the land and gettin the foundation ready for the next one yet?

they have already built a 10storey. not sure of timetable. The next 3 towers are to be 2x40storey and 1x30storey.

I didn't know Shores (which looks fantastic - nice pics guys) was part of a complex.

Its called Brighton on Broadwater. According to the website (http://www.brightononbroadwater.com.au/) the next stage is just a wee little development called Breezes (10 and 4 storeys)
http://www.brightononbroadwater.com.au/images/breeze_arch_r11_c2.jpg

Stages to come are Marina, Coral, Regatta, Azzura, Portia, Oceania & Dune. Does anyone have renders of the entire complex, or the next big tower?

Sorry Cul - Breezes is already built is it?

I didn't know Shores (which looks fantastic - nice pics guys) was part of a complex.

Yes I did actually, I am pretty sure it has been mentioned on the forum before. Probalby though when this project was only starting. But gosh has it turned out great or not. :)

they have already built a 10storey. not sure of timetable. The next 3 towers are to be 2x40storey and 1x30storey.

I am looking forward to the 2x40storey buildings.

I didn't know Shores (which looks fantastic - nice pics guys) was part of a complex.

Its called Brighton on Broadwater. According to the website (http://www.brightononbroadwater.com.au/) the next stage is just a wee little development called Breezes (10 and 4 storeys)
http://www.brightononbroadwater.com.au/images/breeze_arch_r11_c2.jpg

Stages to come are Marina, Coral, Regatta, Azzura, Portia, Oceania & Dune. Does anyone have renders of the entire complex, or the next big tower?

This one is actually already built...

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/040605/shores-complex-040605.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/040605/brighton-on-bw-plan.gif

thanks flyfire! wow Coral looks like it will be a bigger version of Shores! Also Dune & Portia looks like they will be other tall ones.maybe Marina too..
should be a great complex when completed in a few years.

Pics of the front edifice of the completed Shores...

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0186/102710186ml1128315297.jpg

A shitty scan:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/379shoresapartments.JPG

...

I would like to report that this building is Magnificent.
If the others turn out half as good they will also be great. Its been a great Investment :)

YES, Meriton contracted Bob Nation from nation,fender,kastalidis to design it. he has actually designed alot of meriton projects recently. the main one being World tower in sydney. Also the new twin towers at Broadbeach.

shores is a bloody nice buildings, suites the gold coast very well