News & Discussion: General CBD Development

[Wayno]

a minor subject:

What's the story with the building on the southern side of Grenfell St (approx street number is 50-60 i believe). It has heaps of a/c ducts hanging out of several windows - looks like something from a tacky 1960's sci-fi film

I noticed them in January & wondered the same thing. I can only guess they are for extracting fumes from copy / print equipment, as
they are free hanging through open windows ... close up, similar to monotonehell's pic:
http://www.xaragmata.thebbs.org/album/a ... wigg3.html

hmm, interesting. i'm surprised they are permitted to do this - i think i'll go hang my washing out the window of the 5th storey over Grenfell st ...pretty sure the ACC would come knockin'!

[urban]

Except in relation to State or Local Heritage Places Air-conditioning plant is not considered development.

[AtD]

Does anyone know who is doing the development of 193-209 Halifax Street?

there is a proposal with the ACC at the mo.

Cheers,

Wilko

I know nothing of this! Details?

I noticed them in January & wondered the same thing. I can only guess they are for extracting fumes from copy / print equipment, as
they are free hanging through open windows ... close up, similar to monotonehell's pic:
http://www.xaragmata.thebbs.org/album/a ... wigg3.html

My guess is it's to do with internal renovations, be it the removal of asbestos, painting, or something else requiring temporary hard-core ventilation.

Sometimes you see set ups like that pointing into skips, acting as a temporary garbage chute.

[monotonehell]

My guess is it's to do with internal renovations, be it the removal of asbestos, painting, or something else requiring temporary hard-core ventilation.

Sometimes you see set ups like that pointing into skips, acting as a temporary garbage chute.

That was my first thought, but it's been like that for months. I forget when I first noticed it, but I reckon it was last year? That picture I took was possibly the third time I noticed it and it was 14/Feb/2007.

[Xaragmata]

My guess is it's to do with internal renovations, be it the removal of asbestos, painting, or something else requiring temporary hard-core ventilation.

Sometimes you see set ups like that pointing into skips, acting as a temporary garbage chute.

That was my first thought, but it's been like that for months. I forget when I first noticed it, but I reckon it was last year? That picture I took was possibly the third time I noticed it and it was 14/Feb/2007.

I took a couple of shots of Grenfell Street after the pageant (10 November), & they don't show in those.

[crawf]

can't remember if this one had a thread or not.

Former Australian Central HQ redevelopment

[wilko91]

ATD wrote:

I know nothing of this! Details?

This is all I can really find on it

Demolish existing building and construct 23 dwellings with associated garaging, consisting of a residential flat building containing 9 dwellings, 3 three storey townhouses and 2 two storey townhouses fronting Halifax Street and 9 two storey townhouses at the rear

[AtD]

Thanks wilko91. That's rather small, so we've probably missed it. Sorry.

BTW: Yay, update spam!

[Ben]

From ACC. BEA site? Demolition should be commencing soon. prob too small for a tower crane though?

DA/411/2007/1
13/03/2008
Application Assessed on Merit
Demolish existing buildings and construct 5 level mixed use building with ground floor commercial, student and residential accommodation on levels 1 to 4, incorporating 2 partial levels of ancillary carparking - Stage 1 - Demolition 171-207 Gouger Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000, 1-15 Selby Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000, 17-19 Selby Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000, 2-10 Claxton

[monotonehell]

Has anyone been into Regent Arcade lately? The demolition of the upper floor's happened recently and today (Mon17) if you nip into the arcade and look up you can see into the old cinema space with all the fancy plaster work. Also if you look up on the way out you can see the projector holes in the wall for the first time since it closed.

Aww memories... say bubbae to the old cinema. Looks like a two story shop frontage is being retro'ed into the space?

[Maximus]

Has anyone been into Regent Arcade lately? The demolition of the upper floor's happened recently and today (Mon17) if you nip into the arcade and look up you can see into the old cinema space with all the fancy plaster work. Also if you look up on the way out you can see the projector holes in the wall for the first time since it closed.

Aww memories... say bubbae to the old cinema. Looks like a two story shop frontage is being retro'ed into the space?

Yeah, I noticed that last weekend too. I'd forgotten just how spectacular that cinema used to be. I've got some really fond childhood memories of going there, and seeing it again last weekend kinda made me wish I'd gone there more often.

[AtD]

From ACC. BEA site? Demolition should be commencing soon. prob too small for a tower crane though?

DA/411/2007/1
13/03/2008
Application Assessed on Merit
Demolish existing buildings and construct 5 level mixed use building with ground floor commercial, student and residential accommodation on levels 1 to 4, incorporating 2 partial levels of ancillary carparking - Stage 1 - Demolition 171-207 Gouger Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000, 1-15 Selby Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000, 17-19 Selby Street, ADELAIDE SA 5000, 2-10 Claxton

That's quite a large site, about 100m across. Could be quite interesting, as it has the potential to make quite an impact.

EDIT: We already knew of this one!
http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/for ... 110#p15110

[Xaragmata]

Has anyone been into Regent Arcade lately? The demolition of the upper floor's happened recently and today (Mon17) if you nip into the arcade and look up you can see into the old cinema space with all the fancy plaster work.

Escalator is being installed to basement in the hole previously cut at Mall end. Looks like it came in a flat pack - just need
to flip up the side walls with the hand grips.

[Brando]

From City Messenger, sounds minor.
http://www.citymessenger.com.au/article ... _news.html

Council knows when to hold 'em on casino car park

Louise Russell

25Mar08


PLANS for a $20 million car park for SkyCity Casino are on hold amid concerns that its landscaped roof might obstruct the view of the heritage-listed Hajek Sculpture.

The City Council's Development Assessment Panel has deferred any decision on the 442 space car park until discrepancies about its above-ground height are resolved.

The seven-storey car park is planned to have five storeys beneath Festival Plaza, between the casino and Parliament House, and for the above-ground glass entrance to have a landscaped roof.

However the DAP was concerned the landscaping added to the structure's height, possibly obscuring the State Heritage-listed Hajek Sculpture on the plaza.

SkyCity Casino's planning team will now prepare an artist's impression of the plaza showing the sight lines from North Tce.

"It's a fantastic concept and I applaud it but I couldn't get my head around the roof (heights)," Cr Michael Henningsen said, in supporting deferral.

If the re-submitted plans are approved, the Hajek Sculpture will be dismantled and rebuilt after the car park is constructed.

[monotonehell]

Why would the sculpture need a view? It's not like it can see.

But seriously, when would landscaping (I'm thinking trees and stuff here correct me if I'm wrong?) be a bad thing? Why would the duplo blocks need to be visible from anywhere else?

I think that whole Festival Plaza area needs a holistic rethink. Work a carpark into a proper redevelopment of the entire area. Hajek Sculpture be dammed. (I cant believe that I just dissed art! @.@)