News & Discussion: General CBD Development

[gnrc_louis]

This site, or group of sites fronting Currie, Gilbert and Peel Streets has just come on the market. Haven't seen a site this large in the centre of Adelaide since 60 King William Street (the former Southern Cross Arcade) changed hands.

https://www.realcommercial.com.au/for-s ... -504437872

Some nice street frontages among those buildings which I’d hope would be retained.

[Will]

This site, or group of sites fronting Currie, Gilbert and Peel Streets has just come on the market. Haven't seen a site this large in the centre of Adelaide since 60 King William Street (the former Southern Cross Arcade) changed hands.

https://www.realcommercial.com.au/for-s ... -504437872

Some nice street frontages among those buildings which I’d hope would be retained.

Unfortunately none of those buildings are heritage listed. Their demolition would reduce the amenity of these laneways and negatively impact the "vibe" we are trying to create here.

[SRW]

This site, or group of sites fronting Currie, Gilbert and Peel Streets has just come on the market. Haven't seen a site this large in the centre of Adelaide since 60 King William Street (the former Southern Cross Arcade) changed hands.

https://www.realcommercial.com.au/for-s ... -504437872

Some nice street frontages among those buildings which I’d hope would be retained.

Unfortunately none of those buildings are heritage listed. Their demolition would reduce the amenity of these laneways and negatively impact the "vibe" we are trying to create here.

Particularly Gilbert Place

[AG]

This site, or group of sites fronting Currie, Gilbert and Peel Streets has just come on the market. Haven't seen a site this large in the centre of Adelaide since 60 King William Street (the former Southern Cross Arcade) changed hands.

https://www.realcommercial.com.au/for-s ... -504437872

Some nice street frontages among those buildings which I’d hope would be retained.

Unfortunately none of those buildings are heritage listed. Their demolition would reduce the amenity of these laneways and negatively impact the "vibe" we are trying to create here.

It definitely is a risk, no doubt about that. However, I think there are potential development options that will allow construction of a large office tower while still retaining some of the existing building elements. The engineering and design options exist in demolishing potentially the Currie Street frontage and the middle of the site, and then cantilevering the ends of an office tower over the existing building street frontages to Gilbert and Peel Streets. Or even just doing something not too dissimilar to RAA House on the other side of Currie Street where the perimeter buildings have mostly been retained.

There's this recent example from North Sydney: https://www.buildaustralia.com.au/proje ... -complete/

And this one from Melbourne: https://www.architectureanddesign.com.a ... oods-bagot

[Patrick_27]

I agree with everything said regarding the character these buildings bring to the surrounding laneways, without heritage listing or council/government intervention they will inevitably go with whatever is developed on this site. Developers rarely see it worth retaining heritage in Adelaide because the market here is not worth the added cost of the preservation. And the current government are f**king clueless to this stuff.

[Nort]

Amazing spot for a hotel and residential development, lower levels based around hotel tied into and building up the laneway activity.

Hopefully we don't see this becoming a big office/retail site (although the size definitely invites it) since it would really hurt the feel of that area.

[Ho Really]

This site, or group of sites fronting Currie, Gilbert and Peel Streets has just come on the market. Haven't seen a site this large in the centre of Adelaide since 60 King William Street (the former Southern Cross Arcade) changed hands.

https://www.realcommercial.com.au/for-s ... -504437872

You guys remember this?

$100m `sculpture' for our skyline
April 15, 2007 12:15pm
Article from: Sunday Mail (SA)

ADELAIDE'S skyline has never seen anything like it, a radical new design that could replace Santos House as South Australia's iconic building.
The designers believe the $100 million futuristic office tower proposed for Currie St would put Adelaide on the international architectural stage.

Towering 123m (31 storeys) and spanning 40m across, the all-glass building would be one of Adelaide's biggest office developments.

Planned for the heart of the CBD, between Peel St and Gilbert Pl, it would feature 31,000 sq m of premium office space for up to 3000 workers.

Workers would travel to their offices in glass elevators visible from the outside and be able to swim in a 25m lap pool and enjoy a workout in a gymnasium. There would be 180 parking spaces and a ground-floor public cafe.

The southern side facing on to Currie St would feature a striking cantilevered facade that architects say would define the building's identity.

The existing Arturo Taverna building at 20-22 Currie St would be demolished. But the building would not surpass the 137m Santos House as the state's tallest building because of airspace height restrictions.

The project, designed by South Australian architects Tectvs, has been lodged with Adelaide City Council's planning department and will be referred to the Civil Aviation Authority for comment.

Public consultation is expected to start by the end of the month.

The proposal could be before the council's development assessment panel as early as July for approval.

Tectvs director Tony Giannone said his company and the property owner did not want another "stereotyped box" for the city.

"We wanted something a bit more sculptural, something that is of an international standard, a building that you can identify with the city more than what's been happening around town at the moment," said Mr Giannone, whose firm designed Air Apartments on Greenhill Rd.

"It's probably fair to say that a lot of buildings happening at the moment are a bit bland and don't contribute something to the city skyline. This will give back some dynamism and because it is across from Santos, it will complement the skyline. The other thing is this is being done locally‚ it is SA designed, we have got a South Australian who owns the land, who is confident in the state."

The land is owned by Lilly Nominees Pty Ltd, whose sole director is Derek John Blacker, of Torrens Park.

Mr Giannone said construction would only start once a key tenant was confirmed for the building.

He anticipated construction would take between two and three years.

Confidence in Adelaide's office market was underlined last year with a record $500 million worth of development applications lodged with Adelaide City Council.

The latest major application, announced on Friday, is for two buildings in Pirie St totalling almost 30,000sq m of office space.

From here: viewtopic.php?t=794&start=75

Cheers

[[Shuz]]

"Heart of Glass" is what I remember the former development proposal being nicknamed and it had a cantilever on the Currie Street side.

[abc]

I'm old enough to remember the skyscraper they were going to build on North Tce on the site of the old DJs building. It had some big star shaped structure at the top of it.

One of the typical Advertiser hyped up never going to be builts that got South Australians into a frenzy at the time prior to the internet where that's a daily occurrence

[Mpol02]

"Heart of Glass" is what I remember the former development proposal being nicknamed and it had a cantilever on the Currie Street side.

That was when I joined these boards and took an interest. Shame it never got up

[Brucetiki]

I'm old enough to remember the skyscraper they were going to build on North Tce on the site of the old DJs building. It had some big star shaped structure at the top of it.

One of the typical Advertiser hyped up never going to be builts that got South Australians into a frenzy at the time prior to the internet where that's a daily occurrence

That was for the old John Martin's site (the current DJ's site)

[gnrc_louis]

Can someone please post: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscrib ... nt-1-SCORE

[flat04]

It's in this Grote St thread. viewtopic.php?t=7275&start=30
I think that's the article you're after.

[timtam20292]

Former Linsell Lodge is being demolished. I thought only the two cottages were going because of the fire?


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[gnrc_louis]

Former Linsell Lodge is being demolished. I thought only the two cottages were going because of the fire?


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Does anyone know the plan for this site?