[U/C] 88 O'Connell Street | 63m | 13, 13 and 15 Levels | Mixed Use

[claybro]

I think the bumpy concrete facings that are installed to the white horizontal banding and balustrades has helped bring the overall aesthetic up.

I see we’re back to bricks on facades again. I thought we learnt after the North Terrace Stamford. It aged terribly.. didn’t look good in the 70’s and doesn’t look good now. It really surprises me how many of you are happy with this mediocre offering. A uni student could have come up with these designs and treatments. It could have been such a grand and iconic structure given its location.

[Patrick_27]

I think the bumpy concrete facings that are installed to the white horizontal banding and balustrades has helped bring the overall aesthetic up.

I see we’re back to bricks on facades again. I thought we learnt after the North Terrace Stamford. It aged terribly.. didn’t look good in the 70’s and doesn’t look good now. It really surprises me how many of you are happy with this mediocre offering. A uni student could have come up with these designs and treatments. It could have been such a grand and iconic structure given its location.

The East End Markets apartments (corner of Grenfell and East Tce) aged very well and used bricks on the facade... The Stanford isn't ugly because of the brick, it's ugly because of the window awnings.

[abc]

I think the bumpy concrete facings that are installed to the white horizontal banding and balustrades has helped bring the overall aesthetic up.

I see we’re back to bricks on facades again. I thought we learnt after the North Terrace Stamford. It aged terribly.. didn’t look good in the 70’s and doesn’t look good now. It really surprises me how many of you are happy with this mediocre offering. A uni student could have come up with these designs and treatments. It could have been such a grand and iconic structure given its location.

The East End Markets apartments (corner of Grenfell and East Tce) aged very well and used bricks on the facade... The Stanford isn't ugly because of the brick, it's ugly because of the window awnings.

which were added around the 80s/90s

[Nort]

Nothing wrong with brick facade, but the fact they are clearly non-connected panels let's things down.

[Mpol02]

London has brick facade all over the place and it works wonderfully in bringing in the old and new developments together.

[Algernon]

London has brick facade all over the place and it works wonderfully in bringing in the old and new developments together.

Brick can be brilliant, tacky and everything in between. I think the main concern with brick on recent developments is when it falls into the categories 1. Aldo's 8 flats on Findon Rd Tan Brick or 2. 25 storey Delfin townhouse... that's when you don't like brick so much

[Mpol02]

Of course it can be all things like every other form of glazing.

When done well it can be gorgeous.

This doesn’t look like the cream brick in Findon, though my yiayia may beg to differ

[Vasco]

Best example of modern / commercial scale brick I’ve seen in Adelaide is on ‘The Harrington’ apartment building currently under construction on Prospect Road. It looks like it’s indented into the precast panels.

This looks like a sticker effect similar to Bohem which also lets that build down in a similar fashion.

[Ursus Maritimus]

As seen from the distance today:

[EBG]

Update 26/3/2025- most of the reccent work has been concentrated on fitting out ground flloor and level 2 glazing . pictures show O'connell st from north to south. There is some glazing on street level also.
The crane should come down soon.

[AndyWelsh]

Wood Bagot - May update

“Works commenced on the project in May 2022 and are forecast for completion mid-2025. Construction of the towers is now largely complete, with the team finalizing updates to the podium fitouts.”

https://www.woodsbagot.com/global-studi ... ompletion/

Also

“As a truly mixed-use development, Eighty Eight O’Connell includes apartments, commercial suites and retail tenancies perched on top of an articulated podium structure.Levels one and two will host a series of commercial suites including medical consulting services, wellness amenities, a swimming pool and a large, outdoor terrace.

Level three and above is reserved for residences, comprising 165 apartments across three buildings, connected by a “sky park” elevated garden. With views over picturesque North Adelaide, homes include a mix of two-bed apartments and three-bedroom townhouses. A new rooftop bar and restaurant, Yakisan, will top the spectacular new development, led by locally renowned chef Adam Liston.”


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[5000]

Nothing wrong with brick facade, but the fact they are clearly non-connected panels let's things down.

These look to be 'brick slips'.

Agreed - the disconnect over each pre-cast panel interrupts the eye massively.

The finish here is a far cry from that of the Cullinan on Waymouth Street which used solid bricks; and presumably is somewhat more independent of the concrete structure behind (compared to the sticker bricks here).

A massive pity that a better quality finish wasn't dreamt up for this building.