300 (Lot 350) Murray Street, Perth. Proposed Construction of a 15 Level Special Residential Development Including 176 Hotel Rooms and Containing Dining, Retail and Entertainment Uses, the Reconfiguration of the Existing Raine Square Commercial Podium and Basement Levels and Conservation Works to Heritage Buildings
DETAILS
Approval is sought for the construction of a new hotel tower on the southern portion of the site fronting Murray Street, the upgrading of the existing retail plaza and ground plane, the construction of a new cinema within the podium of the existing office tower as well as significant heritage conservation works to the heritage listed buildings on the subject site. This application seeks 11.9% bonus plot ratio (in addition to the previously approved 8.1% bonus plot ratio) for a total bonus plot ratio of 20%. This proposed bonus is sought based on the extensive additional conservation works proposed to the historically significant buildings on site and the improvements to the public realm and pedestrian links through the site. In addition to this, the application seeks a bonus plot ratio 0.52% (or 143m2 of plot ratio floor area) as a special residential bonus for the additional hotel rooms proposed on the northern portion of the site within the refurbished Royal Hotel. The additional bonus plot ratio being sought equates to a total plot ratio of 6.01:1 (or 74,000m2 of total plot ratio floor area) for the whole site.
The application proposes the conservation, enhancement and adaptive re-use of the existing heritage buildings as part of the refurbished ground floor plane.
The proposed works include:
New Mixed Use Tower-
The proposed new 15 level mixed-use building consists of hotel and club facilities and the redevelopment of the podium level and ground level retail spaces.
At the ground floor level, the hotel lobby and club lobby will form part of the re-purposed Hotel Wentworth and Bohemia Hotel buildings.
At the first floor level, it is proposed to create a new club library and service floor above. The new hotel building will provide a two storey retail tenancy on the site of the former Moon and Sixpence tavern fronting Murray Street.
The third and fourth floor levels step back from the street and comprise a 3,000m2 health and fitness centre over two levels including a gymnasium, lap pool, wellness centre and associated facilities.
The fifth floor level will provide conference and banquet facilities including back of house facilities, informal meeting rooms, seminar rooms and bathroom facilities. The sixth floor will contain a club bar and kitchen, management office and administration area, staff room, store room, private dining rooms, club amenity space and bathroom facilities.
Levels 7 – 14 of the hotel contains 22 hotel rooms per floor and associated
back of house facilities with access via a central lift lobby and stairs. A total of 176 hotel rooms are proposed.
The rooftop level contains plant equipment, a rooftop bar and restaurant.
The new development has been designed with a side core arrangement with long east-west spans. The tower will be constructed of modulated pre cast concrete panels with curtain glass walls, aluminium clad structural columns and anodised aluminium vertical fin sun shading. The ground floor level will consist of clear glass shop fronts with steel entry portals.
The development is to be undertaken in a staged manner with the retail plaza and ground plane works including all heritage works being undertaken as part of stage one of the proposal and the mixed-use hotel tower being undertaken as stage two.
Royal Hotel-
The hotel will be repurposed for use as a boutique tavern and dining tenancy at the ground floor level with the upper floor levels used for hotel accommodation. The ground floor will be adapted to provide a new William Street entry for the reconfigured dining precinct at the lower ground level of the existing office tower podium. Additional hotel rooms are proposed as part of the refurbished Royal Hotel and will include a new wing to the rear of the existing building.
The proposed works include the reinstatement of the tuck pointed face brick work and exposed rear stucco as well as reconstructing and extending the verandah along the width of William Street facade and the reinstatement of the access to the verandah from the first floor.
Hotel Wentworth-
The hotel will be adapted to include a retail tenancy at the corner of William and Murray Streets which will include the partial demolition of the hotel room layout to accommodate a retail use. The existing façade and windows will be conserved and a new paint scheme introduced to complement the period and style of the building. The existing awning will be retained and glazed lightwells incorporated into the design. A small portion of the ground floor will be used for a café / bar area within the proposed new hotel entry lobby.
Bohemia Hotel-
The proposed development will retain and conserve the core of the hotel as part of the hotel tower lobby at the ground floor with a new club library located on the first floor. The 1980’s faux heritage façade of the Murray Street frontage will be removed and replaced with a glazed façade that forms part of the podium for the proposed mixed-use hotel tower.
Glyde Chambers (Hob Nob Building)-
This building will be re-purposed as a food and beverage tenancy with direct access off Wellington Street. The original façade of the building will be reinstated by removing paint and reinstating the tuck pointed face brick with cement stucco detailing. It is also proposed to incorporate a new access to the retained belvedere.
10 – 14 Queen Street-
The development will conserve the exterior form of the existing two storey
commercial building and is seeking approval to change the use of the existing retail tenancies to a Healthcare 1 (Consulting Rooms) use while retaining the existing office uses in the building.
William Street Shop fronts:
The William Street shop front facades will be restored to reflect their original
appearance by removing the paint and reinstating the tuck-pointed face brick with cement stucco detailing. The ground floor presentation will be enhanced with the awnings restored and extended for the full width of the facades. The internal space will be adapted to provide new food and beverage tenancies that wrap around the new pedestrian laneway proposed at the William Street frontage providing access from through to the main retail plaza and out onto Murray and Queen Streets.
Public Plaza works-
The application also involves the enhancement of the existing public plaza through the simplification of landscaping treatments and creating more activated edges. The pedestrian links through the site will be simplified with the redevelopment maintaining the links through the site that connect to the Perth Underground Railway Station and new Perth Underground Busport. The pedestrian links will also provide a midblock east – west connection through the site between William and Queen Streets. The applicant has advised that all public plaza works will be completed as part of stage one of the development.
ARCHITECT: COX
DEVELOPER: Charter Hall
BUILDER: TBA
COST: $150m
DAP: http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/daps/...s/20161006 - Agenda No 64 - City of Perth.pdf