#COM: Conservatory on Hindmarsh | 62m | 18lvls | Mixed Use

[Brando]

I think we got exactly what was advertised this time.

Yes! I totally agree. Whenever we go past the Conservatory, I look up at it and I say to myself: "My god, this looks so much like the render!" which comes as a welcome change to not getting what we originally thought. For example, I don't know if it's just me, but I think that the Aurora on Pirie won't fit its renders. I don't know why, maybe it's the fact that the green glass is so much more different to the blue-ish one that they showed in the renders... Anyways, once again, the Conservatory has come up really well, let's hope that the Crowne Plaza and the Apartment building next to it also come up as promised! Well Done... Urban Construct is it?

Not Urban Construct. The Hines group are behind these projects.

[Will]

Just to make it crystal clear, the Hines Group is behind COH and the 20HS development. Urban Construct is behind Aurora.

[adam73837]

I think we got exactly what was advertised this time.

Yes! I totally agree. Whenever we go past the Conservatory, I look up at it and I say to myself: "My god, this looks so much like the render!" which comes as a welcome change to not getting what we originally thought. For example, I don't know if it's just me, but I think that the Aurora on Pirie won't fit its renders. I don't know why, maybe it's the fact that the green glass is so much more different to the blue-ish one that they showed in the renders... Anyways, once again, the Conservatory has come up really well, let's hope that the Crowne Plaza and the Apartment building next to it also come up as promised! Well Done... Urban Construct is it?

Not Urban Construct. The Hines group are behind these projects.

Whoops! My mistake

[Howie]

Watch A Current Affairs tonight... CoH will be shown briefly during a segment talking about HeapsGoodSA.

[jk1237]

I missed it. What was it about? Ive noticed more and more people with a heaps good shirt. I might have to get one

[Howie]

It's a new TV ad to promote SA.



CoH is right at the start too!

[Will409]

Is it just me or does the first face look familiar?

[Howie]

Does it? Who is that clown?

[rhino]

Congrats Howie!

[peas_and_corn]

Ahh, I finally get a glimpse of who this 'howie' is.

Great commercial! Seems like they got a great director & editor

[skyliner]

So THAT'S what he looks like - lot better that just bunches of words! You'd all be stunned if I appeared in a pic. - breaking the mould of conceptions of so called 'oldies'. Congrats mate anyway on getting involved in such a vid.

ADELAIDE - TOWARDS A GREATER CITY SKYLINE

[jk1237]

did a bit of a photo round of the square just before dusk. And finally Ive got my camera off auto as I now know what all the little buttons do, sort of

[jk1237]

and one more

[AtD]

I know the facade pieces that are up so far are tantalisingly magnificent, but we must remember that only the office section will look like this. The car park section, at least looking at the renders, threatens to ruin the look of this building.

Shall we call this one complete? Here's a trip down memory lane, thanks to the photo contributions of all of us!

We first heard of this building way back in 2005, with a totally different render which seems to have fallen off the face of the Internet. RAA moved into their current tenancy on Hindmarsh Sq and this site sat idle for a while.

Marketing model, August 2006


Then suddenly, demolition begins


10 August 07


19 August 07


Then the site sat idle for a while as an eyesore of gravel and temporary fencing. This thread fell idle too...

Crane base, 23 Feb 08. The thread is full of life again.


Crane installed 29 Feb 08


Cab was up 1 Mar 08


Core box! 26 Mar 08


Up she goes. 22 April 08.


Room with a view. 8 May 08.


Car park floors up. 12 June 08


Gaining bulk, 24 July 08


Climbing higher, 6 September 08


Fist glass, 17 September 08


Looking down on the hills? 26 September 08


Topped out, 26 October 08


Full size. 12 November 08


25 November 08


Glass almost finished on the office section, balconies start. 7 December 08


All in a line. 21 December 08


Apartment section glass almost complete. 23 Febuary 09


9 March 09. Crane came down 16 March


Hello down there! 19 March 09


Car park glass, sans crane, 28 March 09


Finishing touches, 15 April 09


Externals all done bar the ground floor! 26 May 09


Thank you everyone for your photo updates over the years!

[dsriggs]

Then suddenly, demolition begins

...going out on a limb here, but I'd say the new building is an improvement. Call me crazy...