News & Discussion: Low/Mid-Rise CBD Development

[Mants]

i think they're a bit of an urban icon!

[SRW]

i think they're a bit of an urban blight!

Fixed.

[Mants]

whoops, i forgot that i'm not entitled to a different opinion

[Norman]

I hope they keep the graffiti wall!

[Ben]

Looks like work on this project is about to commence:

Type: Application Assessed on Merit
Application Number: DA/27/2009/1
Lodgement Date: 11/07/2012
Location: Land, 8-10 Union Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Description: Construct 6 level retail/tourist accommodation building on vacant land - STAGE 1 - STRUCTURAL WORKS

[Nathan]

Hoarding is up now for 8-10 Union St, and saw workers setting up temporary traffic management.

[monotonehell]

Hoarding is up now for 8-10 Union St, and saw workers setting up temporary traffic management.

I poked my head out tonight, and it's true. So far they have hoarding, two transportable buildings onsite and have exploritoriarily* upturned some of the pavers from the site.

*This may not be a word, but it should be.

[rhino]

exploritoriarily*

*This may not be a word, but it should be.

You have my support!

[Ben]

New 5 level apart for South Terrace:

[Dvious]

Looks great. Loving these 5/6 story developments popping up in our city.

They seem to sell really well aswell, and they all seem to be of high quality.

[Will]

New proposal for Wakefield Street:

102 S10/18/2012 153-167 Wakefield Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Demolish existing buildings and construct 7 level office building with tenancies on ground floor, 2 levels
of carparking and remaining levels as office space.
16/07/2012 $25,000,000 Category 1

[Will]

From the Advertiser:

$15m Hutt St medical centre planned for St Andrew's Hospital

Chloe Kennedy
City Messenger
August 03, 20123:11PM





An artist's impression on the planned medical centre for the corner of Hutt St and South Tce. Source: AdelaideNow

A $15 million medical centre with a state-of-the-art chemotherapy centre will be built on the vacant block on the corner of Hutt St and South Tce.

Site developer the Cambridge Group has announced the development will be leased by St Andrew's Hospital.

The three-storey St Andrew's Medical Centre will include specialists' consulting rooms, a pharmacy and pathology labs.

The site, which has sat vacant since a surgery was demolished about 10 years ago, has been earmarked for several developments in the past, including residential apartments in 2004 and offices in 2005.

The project's proponents are hoping the development will be a catalyst for further street development and improve the gateway to the city.

St Andrew's Hospital chief executive Stephen Walker said the centre would help strengthen the south-east corner as a medical hub.



"It means we can provide a cancer service to the South Australian community into the future,'' he said.

The medical centre is set to be completed by mid 2013

[Ben]

This is a small street almost behind the Sturt St ACC proposal, inbetween Wright and Sturt. Might start to get some density in this south western area over the next few years.

Type: Application Assessed on Merit
Application Number: DA/675/2011/B
Lodgement Date: 3/08/2012
Location: 20 Norman Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000
Description: Vary previous auhtorisation to demolish existing building and construct 4 level residential flat building with ground floor car parking - 6 apartments - VARIATION - undertake internal and external alterations and increase building height from 4 levels to 6.

[stumpjumper]

I agree with the praise for the 'new design language' at UniSA City West. Check this out:

http://w3.unisa.edu.au/facilities/capit ... n_2020.pdf

It's a long way from the tight budget given to Guy Maron which resulted in the modular boxes which comprise the 'old buildings'. Interestingly Maron's brief was for an institution where physical attendance by students would decline. Hassell's brief is for an increasing number of students.

[cruel_world00]

I gotta say, Super TAFE has come a long way. And what they're doing with architecture is great for Adelaide. No boring, bland, boxes but interesting buildings.

*like*