DOCKLANDS > Digital Harbour > ~130m / Mixed

A-brain · March 29th, 2003, 04:49 AM

Well.. couldn't find an official thread and since the search feature is turned off.. tays please merge if there is one!!

Anyway this project after being probably the most dormant in Docklands appears to be finally underway!!

A report in the paper recently also announced that Stage 1 was about go ahead.. and it would appear so..

Not a great pic but you can see the escavators at work and new construction boarding has been put up all along LaTrobe St frontage..

I hope this the cool binary building!!

Garmatt · March 29th, 2003, 10:30 AM

Thanks for the pic A-brain!!

BUT.....UUURGGGH!! Please don't tell me that all the Docklands planting scheme is that bloody awful 'eucalypt and dust' look that is blighting Melbourne recently.

It's gonna be so important to make Docklands look as green and lush as possible and this is a really bad start. It's just SO suburban!

Grollo · March 29th, 2003, 11:05 AM

Yet another Melbourne tower U/C! I wnet past the site on Friday and there was a lot of work going on. Apart from the usual palm trees all of docklands will be planted with natives.

I think this is a good thing as (combined with the native grasses and dust :-) they use much less water than introduced species, which fits into docklands sustainable design initiatives, and there are already a huge number of introduced trees all over inner Melbourne, it will give docklands a really different look and feel, which is what they want.

tayser · March 29th, 2003, 11:57 AM

sweet! & added to Quick links dont think there are any other threads

tays

March 29th, 2003, 01:21 PM

dockland's is turning out to be abit of a suburban buisness park by the water with some pretty palm trees if you ask me.

its sterile..

give me the hustle, bustle, dirt and grime of REAL melbourne on the other side of Spencer Street ANYDAY.

sirbugalugs · March 29th, 2003, 01:33 PM

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<tr><td align=left valign=top>dockland's is turning out to be abit of a suburban buisness park by the water with some pretty palm trees if you ask me.

its sterile..

give me the hustle, bustle, dirt and grime of REAL melbourne on the other side of Spencer Street ANYDAY.</td></tr>
</table>

Don't forget hunter that the REAL side of Melbourne has 150 years of a head start over the fledgling docklands.

I too hope it's the binary building thats first to go up.

Aussie Steve · March 30th, 2003, 12:03 PM

Digital Harbour

***silvermb*** · March 30th, 2003, 01:30 PM

latest pics and plans, approved a few weeks ago

I still dont know what design the first tower is, based on what I saw at DOI???

the annexe area

piling starts soon, although the unit is in various pieces still

Grollo · March 31st, 2003, 12:11 AM

This project is obviously still in trouble stage one, including the tower was supposed to be completed late last year. From those plans they are just building the smallest buildings first.

The podium building will be attached to the first tower, but these plans show a temporary car park where the tower is to go up. So they don't expect the first tower to go up until after these buildings are completed and the $ design is out the window.

Nice looking designs but without the tower it's just a suburban style office park.

April 30th, 2003, 06:26 PM

Who in their right mind would build technology office space in this environment? Tech companies have spent the last 3 years cutting staff and reducing office space. Ericsson was planning to move from Broady to Digital Harbour but they are in serious trouble (shedding another 7,000 staff worldwide, they have halved their staff levels over the past 3 years). I don't want to be a drag and I hope the project succeeds but I think it's best hope in the short term is being a successful car park.

Homer

tayser · May 13th, 2003, 03:57 PM

so true homer.

instead of renovating in Abbotsford, Computershare's new HQ would have been perfect for Digi Harbour

tays

Aussie Steve · May 14th, 2003, 01:24 AM

The billboards are up and it looks great. If only we had a few more companies moving in, then we would have a much larger building proposed.

BigVman · May 23rd, 2003, 02:49 AM

At least it looks like there's actually CONSTRUCTION going on here. There is concrete being poured which is a start, but too early to tell what it is they're actually building. If anyone knows what part of the plan is being built please let us know.

A-brain · May 24th, 2003, 03:18 AM

Well this is exactly the reason it's taking so long for Digi Harbour to get off the ground.. but it's an important development long term as the tech market can and will inevitable rebound in the long term..

Isn't the first building they are developing the one on the right in the third pic ?

A-brain · May 24th, 2003, 03:18 AM

Well this is exactly the reason it's taking so long for Digi Harbour to get off the ground.. but it's an important development long term as the tech market can and will inevitable rebound in the long term..

Isn't the first building they are developing the one on the right in the third pic ?

I tell you what if they have serviced offices there I'm moving my mini office over there!

***silvermb*** · May 25th, 2003, 07:24 AM

doing the core at the moment

long term a preety improtant project as you say A-brain. Hopefully a few nice talls can get in there rather than just the planned 100m hotel

Blabbyboy · May 25th, 2003, 10:35 AM

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<td align=left valign=center> <smallfont> <b>Quote</B> <I>originally posted by hunter </i></b> </smallfont> </td>
<tr><td align=left valign=top>dockland's is turning out to be abit of a suburban buisness park by the water with some pretty palm trees if you ask me.

its sterile..

give me the hustle, bustle, dirt and grime of REAL melbourne on the other side of Spencer Street ANYDAY.</td></tr>
</table>
oooh, I FEEL THE PAIN, BOYS. YES, I DO!!! Dockie is boring the shits out of me. It's running, boys.

And the "feel" Dockie needs is a few more PALM trees, not gums (unless you're planning on intro'ing some koalas).

A-brain · May 25th, 2003, 12:24 PM

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<td align=left valign=center> <smallfont> <b>Quote</B> <I>originally posted by hunter </i></b> </smallfont> </td>
<tr><td align=left valign=top>dockland's is turning out to be abit of a suburban buisness park by the water with some pretty palm trees if you ask me.

its sterile..

give me the hustle, bustle, dirt and grime of REAL melbourne on the other side of Spencer Street ANYDAY.</td></tr>
</table>
oooh, I FEEL THE PAIN, BOYS. YES, I DO!!! Dockie is boring the shits out of me. It's running, boys.

And the "feel" Dockie needs is a few more PALM trees, not gums (unless you're planning on intro'ing some koalas).</td></tr>
</table>

:rotf:

Sorry boys.. but this is just typical Old School Melbournian negativity to anything 'new' and 'different' ..

No the Docklands isn't going to have Collins St atmosphere overnight .. but would you rather it had remain a wasteland of disused and delapidated docks where rave parties and drug deals are done ???

Already it is a beautiful destination with landscaping and architecture that hasn't been seen in Australia before .. and so far there are only 2 precincts (Telstra Dome & NewQuay) that have even opened!!

Sheesh.. I know I posted almost identical words about a year ago.. but it's attitudes like this that would have seen Melbourne stay the way it was in the early 80's forever..

Go down there at night time and stand on the Telstra Dome balcony or at NewQuay and then come back and talk..

***silvermb*** · June 5th, 2003, 10:31 AM

hey blabby can you do me a favour and post the article that was in the AFR today (5th) on digital harbour

***silvermb*** · July 3rd, 2003, 10:13 AM

they were pouring prior to sunrise this morning, using some decent flood lights. pics after sunrise

March 29th, 2003, 04:49 AM	#1
A-brain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 897 Likes (Received): 0	DOCKLANDS > Digital Harbour > ~130m / Mixed Well.. couldn't find an official thread and since the search feature is turned off.. tays please merge if there is one!! Anyway this project after being probably the most dormant in Docklands appears to be finally underway!! A report in the paper recently also announced that Stage 1 was about go ahead.. and it would appear so.. Not a great pic but you can see the escavators at work and new construction boarding has been put up all along LaTrobe St frontage.. I hope this the cool binary building!! __________________ melbournevictoriaaustralia

March 29th, 2003, 11:57 AM	#4
tayser Champagne Socialist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 10,531 Likes (Received): 32	sweet! & added to Quick links dont think there are any other threads tays __________________ "America gave the world George Bush, France gave the world the ménage à trois... Game Over." UrbanMelbourne.info

March 30th, 2003, 12:03 PM	#7
Aussie Steve Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,620 Likes (Received): 13	Digital Harbour Last edited by Aussie Steve; March 30th, 2003 at 12:16 PM.

March 30th, 2003, 01:30 PM	#8
*silvermb* smooth operator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: between sublime and ridiculous Posts: 3,630 Likes (Received): 5	latest pics and plans, approved a few weeks ago I still dont know what design the first tower is, based on what I saw at DOI??? the annexe area piling starts soon, although the unit is in various pieces still __________________ "You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons but at the very least you need a beer" - Frank Zappa www.urbanmelbourne.info

May 13th, 2003, 03:57 PM	#11
tayser Champagne Socialist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 10,531 Likes (Received): 32	so true homer. instead of renovating in Abbotsford, Computershare's new HQ would have been perfect for Digi Harbour tays __________________ "America gave the world George Bush, France gave the world the ménage à trois... Game Over." UrbanMelbourne.info

March 29th, 2003, 10:30 AM	#2
Garmatt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 878 Likes (Received): 0	Thanks for the pic A-brain!! BUT.....UUURGGGH!! Please don't tell me that all the Docklands planting scheme is that bloody awful 'eucalypt and dust' look that is blighting Melbourne recently. It's gonna be so important to make Docklands look as green and lush as possible and this is a really bad start. It's just SO suburban!

March 29th, 2003, 11:05 AM	#3
Grollo Developer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: melbourne Posts: 6,241 Likes (Received): 54	Yet another Melbourne tower U/C! I wnet past the site on Friday and there was a lot of work going on. Apart from the usual palm trees all of docklands will be planted with natives. I think this is a good thing as (combined with the native grasses and dust :-) they use much less water than introduced species, which fits into docklands sustainable design initiatives, and there are already a huge number of introduced trees all over inner Melbourne, it will give docklands a really different look and feel, which is what they want.

March 29th, 2003, 01:21 PM	#5
hunter Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	dockland's is turning out to be abit of a suburban buisness park by the water with some pretty palm trees if you ask me. its sterile.. give me the hustle, bustle, dirt and grime of REAL melbourne on the other side of Spencer Street ANYDAY.

March 29th, 2003, 01:33 PM	#6
sirbugalugs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 404 Likes (Received): 0	<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=98% class="quoteBox"> <td align=left valign=center> <smallfont> <b>Quote</B> <I>originally posted by hunter </i></b> </smallfont> </td> <tr><td align=left valign=top>dockland's is turning out to be abit of a suburban buisness park by the water with some pretty palm trees if you ask me. its sterile.. give me the hustle, bustle, dirt and grime of REAL melbourne on the other side of Spencer Street ANYDAY.</td></tr> </table> Don't forget hunter that the REAL side of Melbourne has 150 years of a head start over the fledgling docklands. I too hope it's the binary building thats first to go up.

March 31st, 2003, 12:11 AM	#9
Grollo Developer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: melbourne Posts: 6,241 Likes (Received): 54	This project is obviously still in trouble stage one, including the tower was supposed to be completed late last year. From those plans they are just building the smallest buildings first. The podium building will be attached to the first tower, but these plans show a temporary car park where the tower is to go up. So they don't expect the first tower to go up until after these buildings are completed and the $ design is out the window. Nice looking designs but without the tower it's just a suburban style office park.

April 30th, 2003, 06:26 PM	#10
homer Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Who in their right mind would build technology office space in this environment? Tech companies have spent the last 3 years cutting staff and reducing office space. Ericsson was planning to move from Broady to Digital Harbour but they are in serious trouble (shedding another 7,000 staff worldwide, they have halved their staff levels over the past 3 years). I don't want to be a drag and I hope the project succeeds but I think it's best hope in the short term is being a successful car park. Homer

May 14th, 2003, 01:24 AM	#12
Aussie Steve Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,620 Likes (Received): 13	The billboards are up and it looks great. If only we had a few more companies moving in, then we would have a much larger building proposed.

May 23rd, 2003, 02:49 AM	#13
BigVman Tower Hugger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Me!bourne Posts: 342 Likes (Received): 0	At least it looks like there's actually CONSTRUCTION going on here. There is concrete being poured which is a start, but too early to tell what it is they're actually building. If anyone knows what part of the plan is being built please let us know.

May 24th, 2003, 03:18 AM	#14
A-brain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 897 Likes (Received): 0	Well this is exactly the reason it's taking so long for Digi Harbour to get off the ground.. but it's an important development long term as the tech market can and will inevitable rebound in the long term.. Isn't the first building they are developing the one on the right in the third pic ? __________________ melbournevictoriaaustralia

May 25th, 2003, 07:24 AM	#16
*silvermb* smooth operator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: between sublime and ridiculous Posts: 3,630 Likes (Received): 5	doing the core at the moment long term a preety improtant project as you say A-brain. Hopefully a few nice talls can get in there rather than just the planned 100m hotel __________________ "You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons but at the very least you need a beer" - Frank Zappa www.urbanmelbourne.info

May 25th, 2003, 10:35 AM	#17
Blabbyboy Melbourne Zealot Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,356 Likes (Received): 0	<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=98% class="quoteBox"> <td align=left valign=center> <smallfont> <b>Quote</B> <I>originally posted by hunter </i></b> </smallfont> </td> <tr><td align=left valign=top>dockland's is turning out to be abit of a suburban buisness park by the water with some pretty palm trees if you ask me. its sterile.. give me the hustle, bustle, dirt and grime of REAL melbourne on the other side of Spencer Street ANYDAY.</td></tr> </table> oooh, I FEEL THE PAIN, BOYS. YES, I DO!!! Dockie is boring the shits out of me. It's running, boys. And the "feel" Dockie needs is a few more PALM trees, not gums (unless you're planning on intro'ing some koalas).

May 25th, 2003, 12:24 PM	#18
A-brain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 897 Likes (Received): 0	<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=98% class="quoteBox"> <td align=left valign=center> <smallfont> <b>Quote</B> <I>originally posted by Blabbyboy </i></b> </smallfont> </td> <tr><td align=left valign=top><table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=98% class="quoteBox"> <td align=left valign=center> <smallfont> <b>Quote</B> <I>originally posted by hunter </i></b> </smallfont> </td> <tr><td align=left valign=top>dockland's is turning out to be abit of a suburban buisness park by the water with some pretty palm trees if you ask me. its sterile.. give me the hustle, bustle, dirt and grime of REAL melbourne on the other side of Spencer Street ANYDAY.</td></tr> </table> oooh, I FEEL THE PAIN, BOYS. YES, I DO!!! Dockie is boring the shits out of me. It's running, boys. And the "feel" Dockie needs is a few more PALM trees, not gums (unless you're planning on intro'ing some koalas).</td></tr> </table> :rotf: Sorry boys.. but this is just typical Old School Melbournian negativity to anything 'new' and 'different' .. No the Docklands isn't going to have Collins St atmosphere overnight .. but would you rather it had remain a wasteland of disused and delapidated docks where rave parties and drug deals are done ??? Already it is a beautiful destination with landscaping and architecture that hasn't been seen in Australia before .. and so far there are only 2 precincts (Telstra Dome & NewQuay) that have even opened!! Sheesh.. I know I posted almost identical words about a year ago.. but it's attitudes like this that would have seen Melbourne stay the way it was in the early 80's forever.. Go down there at night time and stand on the Telstra Dome balcony or at NewQuay and then come back and talk.. __________________ melbournevictoriaaustralia

June 5th, 2003, 10:31 AM	#19
*silvermb* smooth operator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: between sublime and ridiculous Posts: 3,630 Likes (Received): 5	hey blabby can you do me a favour and post the article that was in the AFR today (5th) on digital harbour __________________ "You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons but at the very least you need a beer" - Frank Zappa www.urbanmelbourne.info

July 3rd, 2003, 10:13 AM	#20
*silvermb* smooth operator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: between sublime and ridiculous Posts: 3,630 Likes (Received): 5	they were pouring prior to sunrise this morning, using some decent flood lights. pics after sunrise __________________ "You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons but at the very least you need a beer" - Frank Zappa www.urbanmelbourne.info

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