[COM] 231-243 Waymouth Street | 55m | 17lvls | Student Accom

[monotonehell]

Ugly but interesting.

[Waewick]

Not sure if its ugly. But i am happy its notworthy and not a glass box.

[phenom]

This one is growing on me, although it would be a lost cause without the angled feature going on. That said, I will feel better when it is eventually sort of surrounded by more conventional looking tall buildings so it's not quite so 'stand out'. It's interesting but not that interesting.

[ghs]

A showroom for this has been setup on Hindley street. It's near where the slippery pavement was installed.

[Will]

From the Advertiser:

Student accommodation tower on Waymouth St, dubbed Adelaide’s ‘ugliest’ building, is ultra energy efficient


Richard Evans, The Advertiser
August 3, 2017 9:05pm



IT might look like a post-war Soviet monolith, but residents of the campus accommodation on Waymouth St, have been told the building is ultra energy efficient.
The $32 million, and 428 bed CBD project was all about investing in environmentally sustainable design initiatives.
BSPRE investment director Nick Singleton said: “While livability and sustainability are key considerations for today’s students, we expect to create benefits through reduced operating costs by integrating technologies that significantly lower base building energy usage.”



The new student accommodation building at 231/243 Waymouth St. Picture: Simon Cross

Atira Student Living will manage the property — dubbed one of the “ugliest” — and is expected to open in February next year. Initiatives include also energy efficient heating, LED lighting and centralised gas water heating.
The building, which is opposite the Grace Emily pub on the western end of Waymouth St, is CEFC’s first venture into student accommodation anywhere in Australia and will look to set itself apart via top notch ventilation and air conditioning, water efficient taps and a 25kW rooftop solar photovoltaic system.




It might be ugly, but the new student accommodation tower on Waymouth St is super energy efficient. Picture: Simon Cross




“We looked at a number of options, the building is close to UniSA and the University of Adelaide and Adelaide has a strong focus on education with a good number of international students,” he said.
“We hope the building makes a contribution to Adelaide by providing excellent energy efficiency that will attract more students to the city.”
The purpose-built apartment complex is a joint venture investment between Blue Sky Private Real Estate (BSPRE) and Goldman Sachs, with BSPRE also the project developer.
The building was designed by national architect Hayball and has been constructed by Hindmarsh (Adelaide).
CEFC chief executive officer Ian Learmonth said the project will lift the benchmark for building standards in student accommodation and is an important step toward achieving net zero carbon buildings.
“The CEFC has a clear focus on investing in clean energy in industry sectors with the strongest potential for decarbonisation. We have committed more than $600 million to the property sector in support of market leading projects such as this one.
“With inefficient property contributing to almost a quarter of Australia’s emissions, any improvements in this area will have much broader benefits.”
CEFC has previously set up a $170 million deal to build 500 new energy efficient homes in Sydney.

[timtam20292]

Not ugly but unique. Doesn't bother me. for being energy efficient.

[monotonehell]

I think I would like it better if the taper continued until it reached a point.

Now that would be interesting.

[rhino]

I wouldn't have a problem with its looks if it wasn't right outside my freakin' window!

[monotonehell]

I wouldn't have a problem with its looks if it wasn't right outside my freakin' window!

Oh Oh Oh!

NIMBY! HAHAHA!

I'm right across from Adelaidian. Not looking forward to the construction noise. But yay!

[rhino]

I wouldn't have a problem with its looks if it wasn't right outside my freakin' window!

Oh Oh Oh!

NIMBY! HAHAHA!

I'm right across from Adelaidian. Not looking forward to the construction noise. But yay!

Good call, but I never campaigned against it - I just think it's bloody ugly. It's outside my workplace window anyway, and I'm sure that will change

[monotonehell]

Good call, but I never campaigned against it - I just think it's bloody ugly. It's outside my workplace window anyway, and I'm sure that will change

It's one of those, only its architect would love it things. It bends aesthetic design principles just past contrast in pattern outweighing harmony in repetition. Needed some refinement before getting off the drawing board.

If this were a university project, the lecturer would be saying, "I see what you're trying to achieve. Keep trying."

[rhino]

It's one of those, only its architect would love it things. It bends aesthetic design principles just past contrast in pattern outweighing harmony in repetition. Needed some refinement before getting off the drawing board.

If this were a university project, the lecturer would be saying, "I see what you're trying to achieve. Keep trying."

My thoughts exactly

[rev]

I think it's funny that this thing is so ugly that it actually fits in and doesn't look totally out of place.

Imagine an all glass tower, something modern and sleek, futuristic almost, going up in Adelaide. As good as it would look, it would be completely out of place in the current urban or cityscape.

[Matt]

Christ on a bike.
That building is HIDEOUS.

[Algernon]

Waiting for the paintjob and safety bars to be removed from windows before I go firing off all my rounds