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Project statuses courtesy of John Proctor
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NAME_________________ LOCATION HEIGHT LEVELS Status Carlton Brewery 4 CBD 281 90 Half Share for Sale going slowly 70 Boulevard Southbank 226 72 Approved no word on advertising date Prima-Pearl Southbank 225 66 Demolition commencing, construction 2011 568 Collins Street CBD 218 68 Not approved, questionable how close 496 Elizaeth Street CBD 217 67 Approved (Stork), not advertised 399 Bourke Street CBD 204 46 Approved about 12 months ago, no buzz, unlikely 80 Collins Street CBD 195 46 Revised plans awaiting approval Zen Apartments CBD 169 48 Under Construction 263 City Road Southbank 167 61 Approved no buzz 410 Elizabeth Street CBD 165 51 Approved, no buzz yet Barton Tower CBD 156 53 Approved, presold, must be dead? Quattro Tower D Docklands 156 38 Approved, waiting for a pre-commitment, likely to be shortened? Upper West SideTower 2 CBD 156 50 Approved, construction commencing on podium soon 158 City Road Southbank 150 45 Recently Approved, no buzz yet Yarra's Edge Tower 9 Docklands 150 45 ?? 245 City Road CBD 147 46 isn't this Mainpoint??? Upper West Side Tower 1 CBD 147 45 Approved, construction commencing on podium soon 58-64 A'Beckett Street CBD 146 48 Waiting Approval Upper West Side Tower 3 CBD 144 46 Approved, construction commencing on podium soon 48-50 A'beckett Street CBD 141 46 Waiting Approval The Age site tower 2 CBD 141 46 is this the Central Equity one? Approved but hopefully never built 320 city road Southbank 138 42 Waiting Approval Freshwater Place 4 Southbank 138 33 Approved, waiting for a pre-commitment 400 City Road Tower 4 Southbank 135 40 Approved, no buzz yet Capitol South Yarra 132 38 Pre sales commencing 151-165 Franklin Street CBD 132 43 unsure? 141 City Road Southbank 131 43 Central Equity pipeline, with mainpoint construction commencing should be pre-sales soon Celtic Club CBD 130 42 Advertising for development partner, not approved. 110 Kavanagh Street Southbank 130 43 unsure? 400 City Road Tower 1 Southbank 129 40 Approved, no buzz yet 695 La Trobe Street Docklands 128 36 Approved Main Point Southbank 127 41 about to start construction Wrap Southbank 127 41 pre sales occuring construction 2011?? 350 William Street CBD 126 40 pre sales occuring Vogue Living South Yarra 126 28 Construction to level 11 Bank Apartments Southbank 125 41 Construction to level 20 something Melbourne Star CBD 125 41 construction 58-66 La Trobe Street CBD 125 41 Waiting Approval Concavo Docklands Docklands 123 38 construction Vantage 360 Southbank 122 37 Approved recently sold 399 Little Lonsdale Street CBD 120 39 unsure? The Age site tower 1 CBD 116 36 is this the Central Equity one? Approved but hopefully never built 57 City Road Southbank 114 37 Approved, no buzz yet 567 Collins CBD 113 26 Approved, waiting for a pre-commitment 140 Queen Street CBD 111 27 unsure? Melbourne Sky CBD 110 36 pre sales Tiara Southbank 107 33 stalled 58 Clarke Street Southbank 106 36 Approved, no buzz yet Portrait CBD 106 32 pre sales 300 Little Lonsdale Street CBD 106 35 unsure? Convesso Docklands Docklands 105 32 unsure? Upper West Side Tower 4 CBD 103 32 Approved, construction commencing on podium soon 25 Little Collins street CBD 102 32 construction commencing 2011 The Quays 1 Docklands Docklands 101 31 Waiting Approval 400 City Road Tower 3 Southbank 100 31 Approved, no buzz yet 33M CBD 100 32 presales 400 City Road Tower 2 Southbank 98 31 Approved, no buzz yet 385 Bourke Street CBD 97 22 Approved, waiting for a pre-commitment Yarra Point Docklands 97 31 pre sales, construction 2011 38 Albert Road St. Kilda Road 96 31 Approved 2-4 Yarra Street South Yarra 94 32 Approved but for sale (from Stockland??) 42 Albert Road St. Kilda Road 92 28 Approved The Quays 2 Docklands 92 27 Waiting Approval Windsor Hotel CBD 92 27 Approved, 2013 timetable?? 35 Albert Road St. Kilda Road 91 29 Approved 1 Balston street Southbank 90 30 Approved, no buzz yet 118-134 A'Beckett Street. 90 29 unsure? |
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January 15th, 2011, 08:36 PM
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Check update below.
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January 23rd, 2011, 07:32 AM
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Even living here you forget about so many projects going on. I just hope that the better designs progress to the construction phase.
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June 14th, 2012, 11:16 PM
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GippsTAFE Learning Centre / Paul Morgan Architects
Architects: Paul Morgan Architects Location: 129 Nerrena Road, Melbourne, Australia Project Team: Paul Morgan, Michael Bouteloup, Melissa Thong, Yau Ka Man, Duncan Taylor, Simon Disler Project Area: 1,615 sqm Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Peter Bennetts http://www.archdaily.com/242575/gipp...an-architects/        
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July 3rd, 2012, 05:25 PM
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New stadium in Melbourne becomes cultural and architectural landmark
Located in Melbourne's sports and entertainment precinct just, AAMI Park provides Melbourne with a new stadium that has become a vibrant and innovative cultural and architectural landmark. The spectacular 31, 000 seat rectangular stadium is a world class sports facility featuring an innovative bio-frame roof creating a highly efficient, cost effective, functional, visually exciting structure. Arup and Cox Architecture designed a structure where each element serves multiple purposes, using minimal materials. Fire and services solutions were provided by NDY. The design team worked within a virtual 3D environment using parametric modelling. Each member was optimised for size and load, accommodating the final preset geometry for fabrication and construction purposes, giving a lightweight steel structure that uses 50 per cent less steel than a traditional cantilever. Every component of the stadium's roof serves multiple purposes, ensuring minimal material use. Such precision of the steel roof structure and its connection to the concrete bowl required close coordination between design, fabrication and assembly teams. AAMI Park's cladding system can be modified to support various technologies including photovoltaic cells, enabling the stadium to evolve with technology and sustainable design practices. Each glass and metal panel is designed to suit a specific location, and allows various levels of sunlight penetration and views into and out of the stadium. The shape of the roof also allows maximum sunlight penetration to the pitch. The stadium façade lighting scheme was designed to be a ‘living design', able to be updated with content generated by community artists from all genres. Electrolight (lighting consultants) approached the façade lighting considering the stadium's sporting, historical and cultural contexts. The stadium offers an unrivalled spectator experience that places fans close to the action, where they can immerse themselves into the spirit of the game. This world class stadium increases Victoria's ability to attract national and international events, adding to its economic growth and Melbourne's claim as Australia's sporting capital. worldarchitecturenews    
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Update courtesy melbourne12
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  Sky Loft Apartments (U/C)  108 Flinders Street - 15/55m (U/C)   Equity Apartments - 18F/60m (Approved) Site currently up for sale with permit and pre-sales.   Bennet's Lane Apartments - (Proposed)  Hellenic Tower (Approved)  171 Collins Street - 17F/81m (U/C) New BHP HQ.  Aura Apartments - 28F/83m (U/C)  560 Flinders Street - 30F/90m (Proposed)  Corner Bourke|Elizabeth B|E - 22F/90m (Approved) Awaiting an anchor tenant.   Windsor Hotel Redevelopment - 26F/91m (Approved) New tower proposed behind the historic hotel. Scheduled to begin mid 2013.   9-11 Exploration Lane - 34F/105m (Approved)  357 Collins Street - 24F/100m (U/C) Nearing completion.   601 Flinders Street - 20F/26F   [/QUOTE]40 La Trobe Street > 33F/109m (Approved)   399 Little Lonsdale Street - 39F/120m (Approved)  41 Exhibition Street (U/C)  27 Little Collins Street - 32F/104m (U/C)   140 Queen Street - 27F/111m (Approved)  150 Queen Street - 55F/208m (Proposed)  272-282 Queen Street - 56F/220m (Proposed)   [/QUOTE]567 Collins Street - 33F/113m (Approved) Awaiting an anchor tenant.  The William - 21F/23F (Approved) Refurbishment of 199 William Street Buildings. Marketing underway.  Crystal Gardens Apartments - 36F/119m (Approved)   115 Little Lonsdale Street (Approved)  35 Spring Street - 39F/160m (Approved)   35 King Street - 43/138m (Proposed)    380 Lonsdale Street - 47F/160m (Proposed)  279-289 Latrobe Street - 42F/150m (Approved) Apartments on sale later this year.  399 Bourke - 46F/204m (Proposed) Awaiting approval on updated design.  80 Collins Street - 46F/195m & 19F/85m (Approved)  568 Collins Street - 67F/218m (U/C)  Upper West Side, Melbourne - 50F/156m & 46F/147m & 42F/144m & 31F/103m (U/C) Tower 1 - Nearing Completion. Tower 2 - U/C.  W Hotel & Apartments - 40F/150m  Melbourne Star/Melbourne Sky - 40F/120m & 36F 110m (U/C)  312 La Trobe Street (Proposed)  300 Lonsdale St  [/QUOTE]Victoria University Tower - 32F (Proposed)  Celtic Club Tower - 48F/155m (Proposed)  Abode Tower - 188m (U/C)  250 Spencer Street (Approved)   555 Bourke Refurbishment (U/C)  Emporium Development (U/C)  Bourke Street Mall Upgrade  Federation Square East Masterplan (Proposed)  Swanston Street Redevelopment (U/C)   Northbank Redevelopment (Concept  Jim Stynes Bridge - (Proposed)  NORTH OF CBD Hertz Site Concept  RMIT Master Plan Infinity Hotel (Proposed)  The Vic - 20F/~60m - (U/C)  587-589 Elizabeth Street (Approved)  420 Spencer Street - 33F/109m  48-50 A'Beckett Street  58-64 A'Beckett Street - 48F (Approved)   Art on the Park - 35F/126m (U/C)  410 Elizabeth Street - 54F/162m (U/C)  441-447 Elizabeth Street - 5F5L/173m  450 Elizabeth Street - 63F/192m (Proposed)   Istana Apartments - 30F/100m (Approved) Construction to begin shortly.   Fulton Lane Apartments - 29F&45F/90m&145m (Demolition) Construction to begin shortly.  Peter Doherty Institute  Cancer Centre  Faculty of Architecture and Design - Melbourne University    Drummond Apartments - (Proposed)   496 Elizabeth Street - 67F/217m Residential (Approved) Currently being marketed.  CARLTON BREWERY 6 towers ranging from 10 to 90 floors to be constructed in 3 stages.  Delta Apartments (Apart of the Swanston Square Development) - 10F  Swanston Square - 31F (Apart of the Carlton Brewery Development) - 30F/100m (Approved) To begin construction in June.   EAST OF CBD Melbourne Park Redevelopment (U/C)  DOCKLANDS WATERFRONT CITY Reconstruction of the Southern Star Wheel  NEW QUAY Lot 9 (Approved)   New Quay Western Precinct (Proposed)   The Quays Apartments - 90m/104m (U/C)  New Quay Central - (Proposed)   The Quarter  DIGITAL HARBOUR  1000 Latrobe Street (Approved) Awaiting pre-commitments.  Future Tower (Proposed)  YARRA'S EDGE : Yarra Point - 30F/90m (U/C)  Array - 34F - 128m   Tower 9 - 150m+  Yarra's Edge West - Master Plan (Proposed)  VICTORIA HARBOUR  Docklands Library  Lifestyle Working on Collins (U/C)  Exo - 14F (U/C)  Aurecon - (U/C)  Convesso Concavo - 30F/104m (U/C) Tower 1 nearing completion, tower 2 currently being marketed, to begin construction later this year.  Forte - 13F/32m (U/C) World tallest timber building.  888 Collins Street - (Concept)  BATMANS HILL Capital - Collins Street (Approved)  COLLINS SQUARE  Goods Shed (U/C)  Mash Mercer Tower (U/C)  Tower 4D - ~30F/150m  [B]Tower 4C - ~15F/60m  Retail - (U/C)  STADIUM PRECINCT Lacrosse Apartments Tower 2 - 18F (Approved) First tower nearing completion.  720 Bourke Street - Medibank HQ - 25F/100m+)  North West Stadium Precinct - 36F/123m (Approved)  685 & 690 La Trobe Street - 15F/60m (Approved) Awaiting Pre-Commitment.  SOUTHBANK / SOUTH MELBOURNE Sandridge Rail Bridge - Stage 2  The Arts Boulevard (Proposed)  Guilfoyle Apartments - 22F (U/C)  Essence  Orbis - (Approved)  Park st - (Proposed)  15 Park Street - 22F/66m (U/C)   Silverleaf - (U/C)  Sunday Apartments (U/C)  Sturt Street Tower - (Proposed)  Verge Tower - 30F (On Hold)  Old J.H. Boyd High School (Approved) To begin construction later this year.  Mainpoint Apartments - 43F/122m (U/C)  167 City Road  Guild Apartments - 11F & 20F (U/C) Nearing completion.  Tiara Apartments - 33F/107m (U/C) Nearing Completion.   Banque 88 - 33F/100m (Approved) Currently being marketed. 1/3 sold.  56 Clarendon Street - 34F/112m (Proposed)   57-61 City Road - 37F  Habitat - 36F/106m (U/C)  Epic Apartments - 33F/120m (U/C)  141-155 City Road - 43F/130m (Approved)  Freshwater Place 3 - 33F/138m (Approved  158 City Road - 43F/150m (Approved)   245-263 City Road - 46L/147m & 51L/167m (Approved) To begin marketing next month.  The King Tower - 42F/138m (Approved)  King Street Towers - 117m/140m (Approved)  Wrap Apartments - 41F/130m (U/C)  One Melbourne - 40F/129m & 31F/98m & 32F/100m & 40F/135m (On Hold)  54-56 Clarke Street 55F/183m (Proposed)   70 Southbank Boulevard - 72F/223m (Approved) Site currently for sale with permit.   The Falls - 66F/222m (Proposed)  Queensbridge Tower - 80F/276m (Approved)  Prima Pearl Tower - 72F/ 254m (U/C)  SOUTH YARRA/PRAHRAN Pinnacle Apartments - 14F  53-61 Toorak Road, South Yarra  13-15 Grattan Street, Prahran  Lucia  Momentum Apartments - 10F  Rockley Garden Apartments  Avenue - 16F (Demolition)  Trilogy - (U/C) A residential complex consisting of 3 different buildings.  Ella Apartments - 23F (Aproved) Currently being marketed.  3-7 Claremont Street  47 Claremont Street - (Proposed)  Wilson Street  Ilk Apartments - 25F (U/C)  Yarra House - 18F (Approved) Currently being marketed  Central Apartments (Approved) Currently being marketed.   Prahran Hotel  Linx Apartments - (U/C)  ST. KILDA ROAD AT38 - 27F (U/C)   Monarc - (U/C)  Proximity (U/C)  50 Albert Road (U/C)  3-5 St. Kilda Road - (Approved)   557 St KIlda Road (Approved)  Emerald (Approved) Currently being marketed  FOOTSCRAY McNab Avenue Masterplan   Saigon  Hopkins and Moreland Streets - (Concept)  Belgravia Hotel Apartments (Proposed) Neilson Place, 35F (Proposed)  10 Moreland Street - 25F (Proposed)  62 Wests Road, Maribyrnong - 19F/60m  Boulevard Maribyrnong (Approved) Kinnears Site (Concept)  Westville Central – Stage 2 (Proposed)   Hopkins Street (Proposed)   Droop Street - (Proposed)   Jade Apartments - (Approved)  PORT MELBOURNE 101 Bay Street (U/C)   Nott St - (Approved)  BOX HILL: Box Hill - 545 Station Street - 36F/111m (Proposed)  [/QUOTE]
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Amazing projects! Thanks for the updates!
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Also, AAMI Park is a past project, it was completed years ago. This thread is specifically for buildings in the planning/construction phase. Kichigai - seriously amazing compilation. Boomtown.
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NAME LOCATION HEIGHT LEVELS STATUS Carlton Brewery 4 CBD 281 90 Approved Queensbridge Tower Southbank 276 80 Approved Prima-Pearl Southbank 254 72 U/C 70 Southbank Boulevard Southbank 226 72 Approved The Falls Southbank 222 66 Proposed The Age ISPT 1 CBD 222 65 Proposed 280 Queen Street CBD 220 56 Proposed 568 Collins Street CBD 218 68 U/C Vision Apartments CBD 217 69 Sales 150 Queen Street CBD 208 67 Proposed 399 Bourke Street CBD 204 46 Approved 80 Collins Street CBD 195 44 Approved 450 Elizabeth street CBD 192 63 Proposed 260 City Road Southbank 190 60 Proposed The Age ISPT 2 CBD 190 56 Proposed The Age ISPT 3 CBD 190 56 Proposed Abode 318 CBD 188 57 U/C 54 Clark Street CBD 183 55 Proposed 441 Elizabeth Street CBD 173 55 Proposed Zen Apartments CBD 171 50 U/C 263 City Road Southbank 167 61 Approved 35 Spring Street CBD 166 42 Approved MY80 CBD 165 54 U/C 380 Lonsdale Street CBD 160 47 Proposed Upper West Side 2 (Madison) CBD 156 50 U/C Celtic Club Tower CBD 155 48 Proposed 158 City Road Southbank 150 45 Approved Yarra's Edge Tower 9 Docklands 150 45 Approved Piazzanova West Docklands 150 44 Proposed 279 LaTrobe Street CBD 150 42 Approved Fulton Lane Tower 2 CBD 150 46 Sales 245 City Road CBD 147 46 Approved Upper West Side 1 (Upper West) CBD 147 45 U/C 58-64 A'Beckett Street CBD 146 48 Approved Upper West Side Tower 3 CBD 144 46 Approved The Age ISPT 4 CBD 142 41 Proposed The Age ISPT 5 CBD 142 41 Proposed The Age ISPT 6 CBD 142 41 Proposed 48-50 A'beckett Street CBD 141 46 Approved The Age CE tower 2 CBD 141 46 Approved The Age CE tower 1 CBD 141 46 Approved King Tower 1 Southbank 140 48 Sales 58 LaTrobe Street CBD 138 42 Proposed 320 city road Southbank 138 42 Aprpoved Freshwater Place 4 Southbank 138 33 Approved 113 Batman Street CBD 134 41 Proposed 357 Collins Street CBD 133 33 U/C 400 City Road Tower 4 Southbank 135 40 Approved Capitol South Yarra 132 38 Approved 151-165 Franklin Street CBD 132 43 Approved 141 City Road Southbank 131 43 Approved 110 Kavanagh Street Southbank 130 43 Approved 400 City Road Tower 1 Southbank 129 40 Approved 695 La Trobe Street Docklands 128 36 Approved Main Point Southbank 127 41 U/C Wrap Southbank 127 41 U/C 350 William Street CBD 126 40 U/C Vogue Living South Yarra 126 28 Completed Bank Apartments Southbank 125 41 completed Melbourne Star CBD 128 41 U/C 58-66 La Trobe Street CBD 125 41 U/C Array Docklands 125 40 Sales Vantage 360 Southbank 122 37 Approved 50 A'Beckett Street CBD 121 39 Approved Epic Apartments Southbank 120 38 U/C 191 City Road Southbank 120 38 Approved 2 Collins Square Docklands 120 29 Approved 399 Little Lonsdale Street CBD 120 39 Approved 276 Russell Street CBD 119 37 Approved Skypark Tower CBD 118 36 Refused 300 Little Lonsdale Street CBD 118 35 Approved King Tower 2 Southbank 117 37 Sales 57 City Road Southbank 114 37 Approved 567 Collins CBD 113 26 Approved 56 Clarendon Street Southbank 112 34 Proposed 140 Queen Street CBD 111 27 Approved 695 Latrobe Street Docklands 110 36 Approved Melbourne Sky CBD 116 36 U/C 545 Station Street Box Hill 111 36 Proposed 420 Spencer Street CBD 109 33 Approved 40 La Trobe Street CBD 109 33 Approved Fulton Lane 2 CBD 107 30 Approved Tiara Southbank 107 33 U/C Habitat Southbank 106 36 U/C Swanston Square CBD 106 32 Approved 9-11 Exploration Lane CBD 105 34 Approved Convesso Docklands 105 32 U/C Convaco Docklands 105 32 Approved Medibank Tower Docklands 105 25 Approved 375 Spencer Street CBD 104 32 Proposed Upper West Side Tower 4 CBD 103 32 Approved 25 Little Collins street CBD 102 32 U/C The Quays 1 Docklands Docklands 101 31 U/C Yarra Point Docklands 100 33 U/C 400 City Road Tower 3 Southbank 100 31 Approved Cairo Southbank 100 32 Approved 33M CBD 100 32 U/C
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Good lord almighty! I'd never even heard of half of those projects!
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Residents of Clara Apartments in South Yarra to live at one with nature
Elenberg Fraser’s new building ‘Clara’ for R. Corporation is a new master planned estate in South Yarra which has breathed life into an old Council refuse site, creating a secret resort-like complex with a new park in the middle of the well-established suburb. Featuring town-houses by Jackson Clement Burrows and landscapes by Tract, central to this new development is the Elenberg Fraser-designed apartment building, which draws inspiration from the environment it is situated in. Clara’s form and detailing speak not only of the origins of architecture, but a celebration of living in nature. Clara can be found in a lush inner-city oasis just north of the South Yarra train station, and the Elenberg Fraser have addressed this proximity by using an isolated slab for the first four levels as well as vibration dampening. Most apartments are not impacted by the train station as they face east, north and west. The block appears to dissolve into the park that surrounds it; the architects clad the first four levels in black laser-cut panels featuring an abstracted sunflower pattern that calls to mind the vegetal detailing and symbolism of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian order. This contemporary version of the ancient decoration makes the floral eruption part of the surface itself. The upper levels of Clara are an architectural language of economy. Slipping in and out, a mere 500mm deep profiling of slab edge creates the balconies’ honeycomb effect, which, like a bee-hive, becomes the society of the building. This inhabitation is given another dimension by the twisting chrome screens that work their way up the height of the building, offering privacy to these outdoor spaces while mimicking the dappled shade that nature creates. The lift lobby revisits the origins of architecture, with a collection of car park mirrors arranged like shields on the walls, calling to mind the shields that adorned temple walls, another celebration of life through battle. This motif is also featured on the apartment entries, surrounded by wallpaper that fractures images of the landscape. The apartment interiors bring the outdoors in. The bedroom is contained in a box constructed of renewable bamboo, left with either a natural or Japanese black lacquer finish. The box opens and closes to reveal or hide the kitchen and lounge areas. In the bathroom, residents can step into the transparent glass cubicle, surrounded by a mottled green forest of tiles. Source: www.worldarchitecturenews.com    
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'Pillowy' housing block under construction
Avenue is Elenberg Fraser’s latest residential building for Fridcorp, situated on the corner site of Alexandra Avenue and Chapel Street in Melbourne. Like the ripples that spread outwards from skipping stones across a creek, Avenue is a series of pillowy curtain walls that radiate out over the surface. This ripple effect helps the building turn the corner, giving it a picturesque planning outcome; the fluid surface reflects and refracts the sun’s rays. Like a pool of water, Avenue’s surface is cool in the shade, but flares in the warmth of the afternoon sun. The natural surroundings, from the sky to the trees, are captured in the façade - their movements are mirrored in the surface, creating dynamic inhabitation. In this way, the design of the building amplifies the characteristics of the natural world and then rearranges them into discrete pictures. Without a podium, the sculptural form appears to rise from a contemporary moat: a thin screen of water at the building’s base. The cushioned-effect walls also create bay windows for each apartment, looking up and down Chapel Street, residents stand in the view surrounded by a canopy of trees and the clouds in the sky. Each apartment also has a balcony-like space within the residence. Source: www.worldarchitecturenews.com   
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Residential block takes inspiration from ancient legends with a modern twist
Abode318 is Elenberg Fraser’s new Melbourne CBD residential apartment tower, where everyone gets a stunning view. Look closely at the wave-like 55-storey form and you will realise that each of the horizontal and vertical waves consist of individual rooms articulated as protrusions, creating the effect of a set of drawers pulled out at random. These drawers gives residents the chance to give their home an individual identity as well as coveted corner views up and down Russell Street, challenging conceptions of the homogeneity and limitations of apartment living. Each apartment has a presentation to the street, creating a collection of variably expressed individuals. The building achieves a softness that skyscrapers often can't achieve, because they need vertical facades; Abode318's three-dimensional curve is attainable through an innovation in construction technology. In addition to articulating individual apartments, the curved form also has environmental benefits. The undulation affects wind pressure, which determines the fluctuating amplitude and breaks up downdrafts to protect pedestrians. Abode318 is clad in low-emissivity glass that appears as a pink blush from the exterior, yet is clear from the interior. The base of the building incorporates industrial design through the detailing of the decorative mesh screen that surrounds it. Inside, follow the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur through the white and silver communal interiors. Silver and white travertine walls adorned with wall reliefs become Ariadne's thread, leading up to the apartments designed by Disegno. Instead of being one of many, each of the 450 apartments is an individual home. Source: www.worldarchitecturenews.com     
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Quietly pushing the boundaries of environmental and socially sustainable design
Designed by architects Whitefield McQueen Irwin Alsop (WMIA), together with ESD consultants, Cundall and Project Managers, Johnstaff Projects, the Euneva Avenue Community Healthcare centre and Living Car Park is Melbourne’s first environmentally aware multi-deck car park. Located within the Glen Waverley Activity Centre and completed in July 2012, the new $17 million (AUD) building features extensive natural ventilation, sensor activated low energy lighting and services, innovative water management and sustainability driven materials selection throughout. A unique partnership between The City of Monash and the Department of Health resulted in a challenging brief calling for a broad exploration of ESD initiatives and the establishment of a new benchmark for the building type. The result is a remarkable hybrid building featuring 6 levels of public multi deck parking, a ground floor community healthcare centre and private basement car park. Via a simple utilisation of the site, the traditionally deep car-park format was fractured to allow an open wedge to penetrate deep into the plan. This enabled a number of initiatives including natural ventilation and maximising access to natural light to all levels above basement. The modular facade panels use sustainably sourced timbers (FSC certified) with slats of weathering steel mixed in. Cantilevered planters distributed on the north and west facades provide seed points for native seasonal climbers, literally bringing life to the building. Rainwater is harvested, stored on site and filtered through a central bioswale for use by the planters and the centre amenities. Enough water is stored on site to supply the drought tolerant planting for a three month dry period resulting in a garden-facade suitable for the Australian climate. The building envelope reflects the changes of the seasons and local environment so establishing itself as a built member of the local community. Internal columns of the car-park feature extensive commissioned stencil paintings by local high school students which serve to further integrate the project into the local social fabric. This building quietly pushes the boundaries of deliverable environmental and socially sustainable initiatives and will be used by the client and others as a bench mark for future similar building types in both private and public sectors. Source: www.worldarchitecturenews.com      
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September 16th, 2012, 12:30 AM
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Lonsdale Street's boulevard becomes the heart of central Dandenong once again
A five hundred metre long boulevard established via the extension of patterned paving and the creation of garden rooms with pedestrian and cyclist priority environment has become a vibrant and successful shopping centrepiece for Dandenong. A linear garden runs along the length of the road, with double rows of Pin Oaks creating a significant arrival element that forms a park environment and a desirable community meeting place. In line with urban stormwater best practice, a series of rain gardens captures and treats localised stormwater run-off to be reused for irrigation purposes. Creating a lush planting display and textured boulevard; Lonsdale Street has become a vibrant and successful spine for Dandenong. Central Dandenong has a unique cultural richness, a dynamic produce market, performing arts precinct and distinctive retail sector, yet the economic decline of the city over many years took its toll on the overall civic character and public realm experience. Lonsdale Street was historically a prosperous retail spine but in recent years had developed into a major arterial route dissecting the retail heart and creating a significant physical and psychological barrier to the city. Lonsdale Street was redesigned by TCL & BKK working in collaboration, as a grand boulevard with a pedestrian and community focus. Through traffic was concentrated into a central band defined by four rows of trees creating a majestic boulevard. Adjacent to the retail frontages, a broad tree lined plaza, shared traffic zones and linear gardens provide a pedestrian realm of generosity and distinction for the interaction between pedestrians and vitally missing community spaces. The design is an example of an interdisciplinary project led by landscape architects, with a large and diverse team of engineers and many governmental stakeholders to successfully complete the boulevard redevelopment. The design team challenged the current condition of a car dominated environment and proposed a radical redesign of the main road to treat pedestrians as the highest priority, establishing a design approach around four key principles. The first principal was to reduce the amount of asphalt and vehicle carriageway and greatly increase the pedestrian realm. The second aimed to introduce pedestrian prioritised crossings along the entire length of the street. The third aimed to create pedestrian spaces where motorist have to acknowledge pedestrians; and to the final principled aimed to realign all engineering aspects of the street to establish a new boulevard at the heart of Dandenong. The rethinking firstly of what a road can be and then realising the built outcome was achieved by a team of civil, structural, service and traffic engineers led by a landscape architect. This leading role demonstrates the importance of landscape architects in large and complex public realm infrastructure projects such as Lonsdale Street. Source: www.worldarchitecturenews.com      
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September 27th, 2012, 09:44 PM
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Bates Smart inspired by light-based research for National Centre of Synchrotron Science
Despite Bates Smart’s National Centre of Synchrotron Science (NCSS)’s deceptively simple form - a perfect square - it’s a building that is celebratory and of spectacle quality that glows mysteriously in suburban Melbourne. The new building will be a base for research by Australian Synchrotron whose light-based work has inspired the illuminated architectural design. The design intent was to portray and hone in on the complexity and importance of the client's work (which is involved in research using the light to advance treatments in diseases, e.g., cancer) rather than opt for an excessively detailed design. The square plays on and complements the perfect circular motion of the synchrotron as does the circular traffic route that envelopes the lecture theatre inside. A key point of innovation is the way light and plastics interact to create a new level of materiality. One example is the way light and the work of the research are manifest in the material fabric of the building, while light and the way it interacts with different surfaces brings a unique look and feel to the building’s façade and interior. NCSS is the new public face for the Australian Synchrotron facility of scientific research - with the design intent of conveying an internationally-recognised, sophisticated, high technology science and research facility to a broad audience - it's a workplace for the scientists, a place for education, conferences and exhibitions. The architecture takes the visitor through a series of surprising experiences that are solely about the quality of the light as a pure medium including the arrival point for visitors using a translucent polycarbonate facade which has been enhanced through a dichroic protective coating which refracts and diffuses daylight so the building hues change throughout the day. Bates Smart collaborated with Gary Emery to create a restrained graphical language for the building signage - to ensure it was read as simple information rather than a fussy design element. Again light is applied to embellish its appearance. Source: www.worldarchitecturenews.com      
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