News & Discussion: Low/Mid-Rise CBD Development

[UrbanSG]

242-248 Franklin Street, taken today:

[Prince George]

The Whitmore Square affordable eco-housing project has a 6-page write-up in the current issue of Architecture Australia. The author (Rachel Hurst from UniSA's architecture school) spends quite a bit of time discussing it in terms of Le Corbussier's Unité d'Habitation, both how it reflects and differs from that 60 year old model.

[AtD]

Sales office is currently being constructed.

http://www.flindersloft.com.au/

Taking New York style loft living as its inspiration, Flinders Loft is a $16 million urban renewal project to reinvigorate a nineties office block. By working with the original building’s structure and adding additional levels of living space, we plan to create a striking and contemporary mixed-use building comprising 18 boutique apartments, premium office space and ground floor retail.

Residences will feature lofty ceilings and spacious open plan living areas reminiscent of Manhattan lofts while an entirely new façade will transform the building’s exterior. Occupants will share the use of Australia’s first body corporate owned full electric car.

Type: Application Assessed on Merit
Application Number: DA/1022/2010
Lodgement Date: 23/12/2010
Location: 272-276 Flinders Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Description: Alterations to existing office building, add two new levels and use levels 4-6 as residential apartments.

Renders on real-commercial.com.au








http://www.realcommercial.com.au/proper ... de-5782217

[UrbanSG]

242-248 Franklin Street, taken today + sun glare:

[UrbanSG]

242-248 Franklin Street, taken today:

[UrbanSG]

242-248 Franklin Street, taken today:

[Ben]

This is the apartment development next to iPad

http://www.gloapartments.com/index.php?page=home

[metro]

I'm not a fan of these low-rise Mawson Fakes like buildings in the CBD.

I guess they add residents, but something greater than 10 floors would be better

[Ben]

Type: Application Assessed on Merit
Application Number: DA/647/2011
Lodgement Date: 8/08/2011
Location: 133 Hindley Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Description: Construct 5 level residential building above and at the rear of existing shops - 21 apartments.

[Nathan]

That would be next door to Crazy Horse. Interesting place to have apartments...

[cruel_world00]

That would be next door to Crazy Horse. Interesting place to have apartments...

I assume these will be "serviced" apartments then??

[Wayno]

Type: Application Assessed on Merit
Application Number: DA/647/2011
Lodgement Date: 8/08/2011
Location: 133 Hindley Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Description: Construct 5 level residential building above and at the rear of existing shops - 21 apartments.

I wonder what the ACCs long term intent is with Hindley St? will it retain its status as Adelaide's late night entertainment strip? Maybe i'm paranoid but won't apartments such as these add pressure to the call for reducing opening hours? and maybe even a call for reducing noise levels after midnight?

Will be interesting to see if this receives development approval.

[Waewick]

of course it will - it will give them a source of revenue.

It is fairly typical local government planning (or lack thereof)

perhaps the State Government needs to assign an "entertainment" precinct in the city which can't have residential directly in it to avoid conflicting needs

oh wait, that would be a council policy

[[Shuz]]

It's interesting to observe the outcomes that arise out of development and planning decisions such as this.

If a developer identifies that there is the demand and potential to develop residential buildings in a high-activity entertainment precinct, that's all and well, but the residents moving in shouldn't really be given the rights to complain, nor expect too much from the council in the way of noise concerns at night. Those people made that choice to live in those premises and the surrounding environment, and thus should put up and shut up with it.

For the record, I live near a train line. Sure the noise bothers me sometimes, but I understand that I shouldn't complain about, because I chose to live there. Same principle applies. If one was really bothered, they should move! Can't have your cake and eat it too.

[Ben]

Type: Development Application Received
Application Numbe:r DA/675/2011
Lodgement Date: 15/08/2011
Location: 20 Norman Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Description: Demolish existing building and construct 4 level residential building with ground floor car parking - 6 apartments.