CASE STUDY
PROJECT TYPE
SECTOR
PROJECT TITLE
LOCATION
PROJECT VALUE
CLIENT
Dorcas St
PROJECT TYPE
Private Residential
SECTOR
Private
PROJECT TITLE
Dorcas St
LOCATION
SOUTH MELBOURNE, VIC 3205
PROJECT VALUE
$200 MILLION
CLIENT
DORCAS BUSINESS PARK PTY LTD
WHAT WE DID
- 01 CREATE
- 02 DEFINE
- 03 PROCURE
- 04 DELIVER
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSITION
The client sought to consolidate existing site uses and provide a new residential development on under-utilised land on the site.
HOW WE RESHAPED THE VISION
Led by us, the project team created a twin tower residential development of 400+ apartments and a shared podium. The site was successfully sold, with the approved town planning permit, to a third party developer.
FOR THIS PROJECT
- The project's scale did not support the preferred sales campaign: We were able to stage the design, to faciliate a sustainable release to market.
- Resident amenity was lacking in the area: A common green space on the podium, along with sky high resident lounges, provide a choice of leisure spaces for residents.
- Ground conditions precluded a basement design: Car spaces were provided at ground and podium level and skinned with small retail spaces to activate the main façade and improve presentation of the residential led development.
- The current neighbourhood character is commercial. A well-articulated residential solution was pursued as an appropriate response for an emerging neighbourhood nestled between the gardens and the arts precinct south of the CBD.