# UC | Raine Square | 106m | Office

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http://www.salta.com.au/pages/projects/constructions/65

http://www.saracenproperties.com.au/rainesquare.htm

Raine Square is a unique 44,000 sqm office and 13,000 sqm retail project in the heart of Perth's CBD, incorporating two existing hotels and heritage facades, as well as providing a direct underground link to Perth's Metrorail station on William Street, servicing the northern and southern suburbs.

Raine Square will be the new home to one of Europe's largest financial institution's Australian arm HBOS's Bankwst, with a projected 3,500 people working over the twenty one levels. The development will also include three levels of retail, with a 500 seat food hall and supermarket, as well as opportunities for over 53 specialty retailers, access from the Developments three major entrances on Wellington, Willaim and Murray streets, and also the underground tunnel link to the new William Street Station.

The development commenced construction in 2006 with an end value in excess of $550m

Address 10 -12 Queen Street
Date Completed 01-02-2010
Gross Building Area 90,000 (sqm)


Latest Renders

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Latest Update

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[desperaterobots]

Are all those renders of the same interior space?

It looks like it's gone through three iterations; two as a three-level retail space with foodcourt at the bottom, and the final one as a two-level space? Each time the interior finishes have gotten cheaper and cheaper... :P

[Scraperfan]

dude, its three different areas of the shopping centre, not 3 redesigns of the same space.

[desperaterobots]

The first two renders show the exact same angles though.

[samboy]

The first two renders show the exact same angles though.

yes very good point!

[Scraperfan]

oops sorry youre right. i meant the 1st/2nd and the 3rd renders are different spaces. theres a 2 level section and a 3 level section.

which of the first 2 is your favourite? i like the second.

apparently the redesign was related to graffiti, so i think the 2nd would be current as the blank walls look less vulnerable to scratches and tags.

[Ipggi]

This is from the builder, and the document (http://www.salta.com.au//DATA/application/downloads/project/proj_detail_65.pdf) was published in Jan of this year. Interestingly it states the retail will be 14,000m not 13,000m and that the value of the building will be $300,000,000 rather then $500,000,000.

One thing in having an extra level adds more dead space. For example the carpark will be 21,000m2, the retail will be 14,000m2 .. so seeing the "retail area" total is listed at 42,000m2 (inc carpark which essentially generates revenue) .. I guess the shortfall of 7,000m2 would be the open space?.

http://www.civbox.com/x/rainesquare.png

[desperaterobots]

I thought the first render looked pretty great, I liked the narrow feel. The third one looks way too open, feels kinda suburban. Hope they're both involved though.

[Ipggi]

Okay we have the mystery sorted ...

That last indoor picture actually first came out back when the building was really stumpy and long before it had BankWest leasing. So I have a feeling it is totally redundant, hence why it looks cheaper. Docker should probably remove it from his first post?

Scribbler post from December 2005.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=6707865&postcount=59

Scribbler then posted some updated renders in August 2006 which has the current design. And if you notice there is now 3 levels to the retail podium.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9737790&postcount=189

In October 2006 BankWest signed on.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=10170754&postcount=281

In October 2007 this 3 level indoor pic was posted.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=15725813&postcount=714

Then in April of 2008 Scraperfan posted some more, where the building columns are now different (being marble they are less prone to graffiti?), as are the roof decorations.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=19939656&postcount=848


Funny how quickly our memories forget :P

[Scraperfan]

awesome, good work ippgi. again you are my personal god. ok so ditch all internal renders except for #2 in dockers post.

im very happy with the final design.

[docker]

Okay we have the mystery sorted ...

That last indoor picture actually first came out back when the building was really stumpy and long before it had BankWest leasing. So I have a feeling it is totally redundant, hence why it looks cheaper. Docker should probably remove it from his first post?

Scribbler post from December 2005.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=6707865&postcount=59

Scribbler then posted some updated renders in August 2006 which has the current design. And if you notice there is now 3 levels to the retail podium.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9737790&postcount=189

In October 2006 BankWest signed on.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=10170754&postcount=281

In October 2007 this 3 level indoor pic was posted.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=15725813&postcount=714

Then in April of 2008 Scraperfan posted some more, where the building columns are now different (being marble they are less prone to graffiti?), as are the roof decorations.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=19939656&postcount=848


Funny how quickly our memories forget :P

thanks, great research, i only put up all three because i was un sure as to which one was the latest... i attempted to go through the thread but it then just became too difficult and long.

is it possible for you to do something similar for any of the other projects which have over 700 posts in the thread, i just can't be bothered having to do them all to create the new threads?

also what happened to scribbler?

[desperaterobots]

Cool! So it looks like the finishes and outcome has got better as time has gone on. Strikes me as very unPerth. Good to know! :D

[stadiumdesigner]

scribbs is working hard writing in melbourne, and playing a bit of footy on the side. ill give him a buzz later on and see where he's at

[Mat_351]

[QUOTE=docker;25439928]http://www.salta.com.au/pages/projects/constructions/65

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Interesting in this render they still have the barracades on Wellington St from last year for the train station construction......who know where that couple on the road came from. Plus they are crossing against a red signal.

[Scraperfan]

even a photoshop expert would find that hard to remove though. best way out is to crop.

not as good as the render of 140william that showed a bus with the door on the wrong side. lol.

[Dilaz89]

eastern core rise today-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/mdilaz/Image156.jpg

[acc521]

Any word on when the retail for this expected to open? I'd assume it would be before construction is completed as is the case with CC.

[Auxodium]

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[Qbriserth]

Is that Hotel Ibis or the Ibis Hotel besides the western core? If so i wish something was done about it, it appears to be so ugly and bare faced, the window frames don't quite look right either. :lol:

[Auxodium]

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[perthgazer]

pretty cool to think that is going to go to 21

[Skyline Art]

^^ Funnily enough your postnumber is 21 :bash:, i expect at this rate, we will see posts way past the 100 mark in a matter of a few weeks....:lol:

but all along i am sure your talking about the number 21 written on the core as this baby rises :lol:

sorry couldn't help but to seize the opportunity even if it may be lame

BTW: is the numbering appearing on all four sides of the cores?

[Auxodium]

generally on 2 sides of the core. but sometimes they could number all four sides depends really

[Qbriserth]

I heard a while back that Bank West was in trouble someone was going to take them on, i mean take over them. Does that mean Bank West's new spot at Raine Sq would stop too? Doesn't seem like anything has happened.

My source of bw being bought out....
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/07/2383898.htm

[Scraperfan]

no, bankwest will maintain its independance.

they have singed contracts that have anchored the raine square building. if they pulled out saraceni could sue the living shit out of them.

if anything it simply means they wont outgrow their new premises like was previously speculated by pundits.

[acc521]

It will be very interesting. For example I know for a fact that a large part of their new business banking IT needs were worked on across Perth, Sydney and Scotland and that several areas were 'outsourced' to companies that HBOS used for similar outsourced services.

There is no guarantee that the BankWest name will stay around in the long term though.

Like has been suggested in earlier posts though, the deal will have no effect in the short term. Raine Square will go ahead as planned and BankWest, as BankWest will be the anchor tenant.

[tayls84]

CBA has offically purchased Bankwest. Doesn't mean anything for the project due to contracts, etc but it will interesting what happens long term. Traditionally R&I/Bankwest have always anchored large building in Perth.

[crave]

i don't see why they would need to change branding, bankwest has a strong brand identity in its own right.

[crave]

...
Done Deal: Commonwealth Bank to take over BankWest
8/10/2008 9:38:00 AM. | AAP

Australia's biggest bank is set to become even bigger, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia to take over Bank of Western Australia (BankWest) and St Andrew's Australia from their UK based parent, HBOS plc, for $2.1 billion.

The nation's biggest mortgage lender said the purchase was conditional on all necessary competition, regulatory and government approvals.

The Commonwealth Bank said it would maintain and grow the BankWest brand after the takeover, and customers could make transactions at either's ATMs without penalty.

Commonwealth said it would fund the acquisition through a $2 billion accelerated institutional placement.

It said the method of funding the acquisition would allow it to maintain APRA Tier 1 capital at 7.6 per cent and Tier 1 capital under UK FSA rules at 10.1 per cent.

The Commonwealth said ratings agencies Standard & Poor's, Moodys and Fitch all had confirmed the group's credit ratings with stable outlook following the acquisition.

The Commonwealth Bank said, even with the acquisition, it was determined to continue to carry substantial surplus capital due to the current volatile market conditions.

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris said the purchase from the troubled UK banker, HBOS, offered rare value.

"The Commonwealth Bank regularly reviews acquisition opportunities but rarely have we seen a quality asset such as BankWest become available on such attractive terms to us," Mr Norris said.

"The strength of our current capital and funding position combined with the strategic value of this transaction makes this an attractive opportunity for the group and its shareholders."

Mr Norris said the acquisition of BankWest provided a significant opportunity to further develop the group's business in the WA market.

"It complements our existing operations and will deliver additional growth opportunities in key market segments, as well as enhanced product and service delivery opportunities for customers."

He said the Commonwealth Bank intends to maintain and grow the BankWest brand and that Commonwealth Bank and BankWest branches will not be closing as a consequence of the acquisition.

Both Commonwealth Bank and BankWest customers would be able to use each others ATM's without paying additional fees, he said.

St Andrew's is HBOS Australia's wealth management business, providing life insurance and wealth management products.

"Its range of products is complementary to the group's existing wealth management business," Mr Norris said.

Commonwealth Bank said the purchase did not extend to HBOS's other Australian businesses, Capital Finance Australia, BOS International (Australia) and HBOS's Australian Treasury operations.

Commonwealth also confirmed that it had conducted "high level, exploratory discussions" with Queensland-based banker-insurer Suncorp-Metway.

If the acquisition is successful, it will create a bigger bank than a combined Westpac-St George and would give the Commonwealth Bank the biggest market share in WA, which has amongst the highest growth rates in the country because of the mining boom.

Credit Suisse has served as exclusive financial adviser to the group on the transaction.

BankWest and St Andrew's owner, HBOS plc, is in the process of being taken over in the UK by rival bank Lloyds TSB Group, in a deal worth STG12 billion ($A29.65 billion).

[Perth4life]

so this could one day have commonwealth bank signage on it... o0o0o

[ryan79]

Just to let you know that Raine Square is still officially on for Bankwest/Commonwealth. Theres even jokes being made about needing more floors added to Raine Sq already however thats with the current Bankwest.

Also according to news reports by law Bankwest or Bank of Western Australia (its offical name) MUST be headquarted in WA.

So thats as conrete of evidence we have right now which to me is quite convincing.

Plus its in the middle of getting built.

[RocStar]

I heard Bankwest will move out of the palace hotel as well as the tower. So we may get our bar back.

[Auxodium]

i like the idea of having a branch at the HQ, so i hope they move it when they move in

[ryan79]

I heard Bankwest will move out of the palace hotel as well as the tower. So we may get our bar back.

That'd be a dream come true.

[jackso]

Ive never seen it as a bar. What year was it turned into a bank?

[Auxodium]

1988 when it was opened surely

The Palace Hotel in Perth, Western Australia is a landmark three-storey heritage listed building located in the city's central business district. Originally built as a hotel during the gold rush period of Western Australia's history in 1897, it was converted to banking chambers and offices in the 1980s and now accommodates the Bank of Western Australia.[1]

Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Hotel,_Perth)

[jackso]

That would explain it. I wasnt born.

[RocStar]

i like the idea of having a branch at the HQ, so i hope they move it when they move in
Well the guy I know who works for Bankwest, in the BW tower, said the branch will move to the new site. BW will completely disappear from the old site he reckons.

[repi]

Awesome. I want my Palace Hotel!

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[Auxodium]

Peter Errichetti tried to swindle this deal through some years ago, but he came unstuck after he forged his elderly parents signature in the deal. He lost the case in the supreme court when the owners sued him for non performance of the deed. Peter Errichetti is a deceptive, fraudulant confidence trickster, and ASIC and his trustee in bankruptcy should be taking a very close look at him.

from archived thread new poster...^^

[city_thing]

thought this should be in here, from docker

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The raine sq core is set quite far back from William st... I hadn't noticed.

[izza]

Isnt there 2, the little one right next to the crane, with nothing on its boards?

[Direwolf]

^^
yes there are two, ant it really needs two being so wide. also gives an idea how much raine square + 140 william will change that view since they are of a similar height to CC but 2 blocks closer

[izza]

Yeah i was in there on satdy night and walking past the two at the moment its starting to feel closed in, cant imagie when its done. It was one of those moments when it all of a sudden hit me. I would still like to see how many people know about these two and there substantual size, most of the every day city folk must know about 140 cause theres posters of it all around, but not so for ranie. Oooo cant wait.

[Johnvb]

Heres an update... looking good eh??

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[NailZ]

Havent seen a core rise in almost a month... at least in the north core anyway. Looks like the floors are catching up though, esp on the Murray St side.

[Auxodium]

i assume like most projects the utilities are what they are working on... so then they can resume to go up without worrying about that too much?

[Citystyle]

There have been problems with delays and i guess they will continue.

[Blindfold]

Raine Square in the background. one40william in front. Taken today:

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[Dilaz89]

was that taken from GPO or Albert Facey?

I had no idea the floor was currently up to lv 3. 140W is the fastest site in Perth.

[RocStar]

Fuk that's hot !

[Blindfold]

Dilaz - Taken from AFH

[NailZ]

Raine Sq better get a move on or this race is over :P

Its hard to imagine how much these two are going to change the streetscape round this area of town. Brilliant.

[acc521]

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[stadiumdesigner]

amazing

p.s how long does all that shitty scaffolding stay around for?

[Skyline Art]

^^ since nov 8 looks like that core has gone up one floor up in just 7 days......

[acc521]

Didn't notice that but yeah you're right. Not used to that kind of speed in Perth!

[stadiumdesigner]

its been level 3 for about the last month

[Skyline Art]

its been level 3 for about the last month

No I meant the other one, to the Eastern Core...but yeah the other core hasn't moved higher for ages...

See below TODAY (Nov 14) thanks to acc521

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/acc521/Perth%20Nov%202008/IMAG0076.jpg


November 8 by John
Heres an update... looking good eh??

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[AUS4EVER]

looking good!

When will this be finished?

It's a good building for perth

[Scraperfan]

^^ welcome to the site mate, but you should hit edit to put all that in one post next time if you need to add more.

its due to finish last quarter of 2010.

[Citystyle]

amazing

p.s how long does all that shitty scaffolding stay around for?

Till the floors are poured then some poor appreintice gets to pull it all down. :lol:

[dallastexjr]

Taken this morning from 6th floor of hotel across the road...

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[Qbriserth]

^^ I know when floor counts are done they start with G, 1 etc, but in that pic those numbers look deceptive with the ground level.. How many levels are there below ground level? Two or Three?

[perth85]

this is all very exciting, but i still can't belive bankwest is moving away from it's current location, what will the bankwest tower be called once the bank moved?
the tower pretty much is the bank's landmark!!

[jackso]

Im sure people said the same thing though when it was R&I tower. But yeah, hopefully we get some good new signage.

[Scraperfan]

It will be called The Palace Tower as per the old hotel which site it occupies.

[Auxodium]

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[AUS4EVER]

^^ welcome to the site mate, but you should hit edit to put all that in one post next time if you need to add more.

its due to finish last quarter of 2010.

Yes, I am new to this site. I now know how to edit. (yes I feel stupid!)
Anyway, thanks for the details. :) :cheers:

[docker]

this is the same as one40william, 8levels in core and 4 in floors. and just so people know the numbering on one40william seems to have 1 starting on the first floor of retail whereas raine has it on the first floor of office

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[perthgazer]

Big core had a rise today

[Skyline Art]

^^ you mean the rise occured after those photos Docker took were posted?

[perthgazer]

Yep you can see 6 now walked past it at 5.40pm

[stadiumdesigner]

correct. up to 6 now

[Direwolf]

This has started to speed up like most sites before Christmas shutdown.
We have now had 2 core rise on each core in less than a month whilst the previous mont here was only 1 on the western core.

Too bad everything will stop this week :(

[Skyline Art]

^^ This week?
yikes Christmas is mid next week!!! :lol: time flies... I guess work won't start up again till after Jan 2nd?

[miensie]

I guess work won't start up again till after Jan 2nd?

Most likely.

I think they get an even longer break than us office workers.

I get 12 days off; construction workers I know get some 18 days off.

[Sanj]

yeah they definitely take a longer break than office workers, not sure of the number of days tho

[Dilaz89]

They go back the week after new year from memory.

This tower has a smaller footprint than what I imagined.

[acc521]

Officially it is two weeks that they get off and as Dilaz suggests they go back the week after new year however I can tell you first hand that the sites/staff numbers don't really get back into full swing until Feb.

[WAuzzie]

b4 sean breaks the news :D ..

apparently 200 workers got laid off from this site today ... (curious if the total workforce was that much alone) ..

[Polecat]

b4 sean breaks the news :D ..

apparently 200 workers got laid off from this site today ... (curious if the total workforce was that much alone) ..

I find it doubtful/crazy that they lay off workers from a site that is so far behind schedule... The developers are liable for bankwest's lease extension on the current Tower, so trying to cut costs by retrenching workers will only risk a further extension and therefore extra costs by being unable to offload the Tower lease.

[acc521]

^^I'd almost guarantee it relates to the union thing I mentioned a few weeks back. Watch them all get "re-employed" over the course of Jan next year.

[Dilaz89]

crane rise yesterday.

[stadiumdesigner]

crane rise yesterday.

lovely

[Smeg]

b4 sean breaks the news :D ..

apparently 200 workers got laid off from this site today ... (curious if the total workforce was that much alone) ..

Reports from within Salta have stated that this did not happen and they are in fact looking at additional employees to get the project moving faster. From what I heard I would expect them to work through the Christmas period as well.

[RocStar]

Surely there would be a noticeable difference minus 200 workers today?

[AUS4EVER]

I'm sorry if this sounds like a noob question ... but does anyone know what will happen to the old bank west tower? It's one of Perth's icons.

[Phoenix_1]

I'm sorry if this sounds like a noob question ... but does anyone know what will happen to the old bank west tower? It's one of Perth's icons.

I think the general consenus on here is it will get renamed Palace Tower, but eventually some other company will pick up the naming rights for it. Although it will probably be still called Bankwest Tower (or R&I Tower if you are a baby boomer) for some time to come.

[hack404]

I think the general consenus on here is it will get renamed Palace Tower, but eventually some other company will pick up the naming rights for it. Although it will probably be still called Bankwest Tower (or R&I Tower if you are a baby boomer) for some time to come.


Or Bond Tower if you're feeling that way inclined...

[RocStar]

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[Scraperfan]

twin cores, what a sight.

[tbor]

Dayyyyym, cores and cranes! That pic is hot. *saves to disk*

[BartBart]

It will be nice to see Raine and 140 William rising simultaneously in 2009.

[Navman1]

i think this has been discussed before.. but is that revolting bridge staying! :bash:

[Perth4life]

indeed it is

[Dilaz89]

for now anyway. It will be made redudant once the bus station is underground and the western part of perth station is demolished.

[crave]

it'll prolly get a repaint and new glass awnings, make it a bit more contemporary.

[WAuzzie]

i think its an awesome bridge ... looks cool.

[sandstorm6299]

it'll prolly get a repaint and new glass awnings, make it a bit more contemporary.

Why not do the works now? Nobody is using it right now so it will not inconvenience anyone. If they start to do works on it after Raine Square opens, then it's just going to be a bloody inconvenience.

Hopefully they do something about the bridge closer to Raine Square being opened. Give it the Raine treatment and make it look as if it was actually part of the construction instead of some detached component of the cityscape.

[Scraperfan]

I think the city owns the bridge and ive seen no DA's or proposals to do even the most minor changes to it.

As Dilaz says, it will be demolished when the new bus station goes underground within 5 years.

[BartBart]

I think the city owns the bridge and ive seen no DA's or proposals to do even the most minor changes to it.

As Dilaz says, it will be demolished when the new bus station goes underground within 5 years.

Call me cynical - but within 5 years will be a bit of a stretch.

[Laing]

I don't know, 5 to 6 years may be likely timeframe. The liklihood of the NB link beginning in the next few years seems a lot firmer under this government than the last.

[hack404]

for now anyway. It will be made redudant once the bus station is underground and the western part of perth station is demolished.

It will be easier to restore it than go through the approval process to have it demolished.

I don't know, 5 to 6 years may be likely timeframe. The liklihood of the NB link beginning in the next few years seems a lot firmer under this government than the last.

Expect an upgrade to the bridge a bit sooner than that.

[dallastexjr]

Expect an upgrade to the bridge a bit sooner than that.

Do you know something we don't know? :)

[samboy]

well it kinda makes sense. It's ugly as hell and I'd be surprised if they don't throw a couple of hundred thou to clean it up a little. Otherwise it'll take away from the aesthetics of the building.

[Mr Magnate]

Finally it's rising!

Our new individual work stations plus staff facilities have been decided for the new building..

Looking forward to moving

[jackso]

I take it you work for bankwest?

It sounds as though you dont enjoy working in bankwest tower??

[Mr Magnate]

I take it you work for bankwest?

It sounds as though you dont enjoy working in bankwest tower??


It was exciting when I first started, but you just get over it after a while.
You just see the same rooftops and windows everyday and have only seen Century City go up from the toilet. :lol:

[Navman1]

It was exciting when I first started, but you just get over it after a while.
You just see the same rooftops and windows everyday and have only seen Century City go up from the toilet. :lol:

I'm taking those vents in the side of the tower are toilets..?

[Scraperfan]

It was exciting when I first started, but you just get over it after a while.
You just see the same rooftops and windows everyday and have only seen Century City go up from the toilet. :lol:

oh no what a bummer! The same magnificent view every day at work. must be so hard!

[hayds]

I'm taking those vents in the side of the tower are toilets..?

nar i think he was saying he could only get the view out over CC from the toilets which face out of the narrow strip of windows on the eastern side of BW. Most of the office views are out the front of the tower facing kings park i think.

[hayds]

oooh look what i found

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5041/cccctk7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Mr Magnate]

nar i think he was saying he could only get the view out over CC from the toilets which face out of the narrow strip of windows on the eastern side of BW. Most of the office views are out the front of the tower facing kings park i think.

Your correct, hayds!

[basics]

The core is making a big impact approaching the city from the north. It took a little while for me to warm to this and 140.

[jarkti]

these three pictures were the last for the day
to be honest i was very glad.xD
it still looks pretty much the same as recent photos.

http://i41.tinypic.com/20hrsbd.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/nlu2kn.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2vcc0mx.jpg

[Skyline Art]

^^ jarkti I like that last shot, it is different from the others I have seen to date in these updates as it includes some pedestrian space near the train station.. It shows clearly that building is finally giving Perth some much needed density around the bus port.

:)

[jarkti]

i heard something about the bus port going under ground or was that me dreaming haha xD so would that possibly mean buildings ontop of it or...

[WAuzzie]

it was part of the link project .. but thats all in the air with the dipshit premier atm.