News & Discussion: General CBD Development

[bva]

some cheap publicity for Brown Falconer I would say on the burgeoning master planning circuit

[rhino]

p.s. San Francisco actually has 7.5 million inhabitants. You forgot 1 zero Greg.

I think you'll find Greg is pretty close to the mark on this one, but it's a moot point anyway. San Francisco is a bounded area, and it's population is limited to those bounds. For some reason, that's the way they insist on counting population in the US. This is like saying that Adelaide's population is around 20,000. Of course, there are many many people who live outside that boundary, but San Francisco is still their "city", in much the same way that Noarlunga Centre is a city centre, but the population of the City of Onkaparinga is included in Greater Adelaide.

[Pants]

Anyone know what this is?

http://www.lucidconsulting.com.au/176_morphett.htm





Edit: scratch that, thought it sounded familiar and found it. Wonder how old these renders are.

[cruel_world00]

Anyone know what this is?

http://www.lucidconsulting.com.au/176_morphett.htm





Edit: scratch that, thought it sounded familiar and found it. Wonder how old these renders are.

Boring?

[Ben]

Anyone know what this is?

http://www.lucidconsulting.com.au/176_morphett.htm





Edit: scratch that, thought it sounded familiar and found it. Wonder how old these renders are.

Glad they amended the design.

[[Shuz]]

Thank god they did. Can anyone imagine looking up at the skyline to a see a sea of hideously bright colours - orange on Altitude, and that yellow & purple?

[skyliner]

Thank god they did. Can anyone imagine looking up at the skyline to a see a sea of hideously bright colours - orange on Altitude, and that yellow & purple?

Agree with all sentiments expressed thus far.

ADELAIDE - TOWARDS A GREATER CITY SKYLINE

[crawf]

Anyone know what this is?

http://www.lucidconsulting.com.au/176_morphett.htm



Glad they amended the design.

+1

[Ben]

The old south Australian police headquarters in flinders street is now fenced off with hoardings all around. Has anyone seen any renders for this?

[crawf]

The building is now undergoing a 'black' paintjob

There is also Schiavello signage along the hoardings

[ghs]

Toys r us are moving out of rundle mall.

Kmart are moving in.

[[Shuz]]

I'm not sure whether thats a good thing or not? I'm all for the diversity of stores, particularly homeware-based retail outlets... but K-Mart?

[crawf]

Westfield Rundle Mall anyone?

I am still confused at how Kmart is going to have enough space in that building, even occupying two levels it's still very small. Not to mention that building needs extreme works on the both the exterior and interior.

Furthermore I thought Rundle Mall wanted to attract unique brands to the mall, not stores you find typical in the burbs and out bush. Kmart is hardly unique

Our toy story signals battle in city's mall
by: Chief business reporter Cameron England From: The Advertiser October 21, 2011 11:30pm

The Toys R Us store in Rundle Mall will be turned into a Kmart next year. Picture: Dean Martin
KMART will open its first city-based store in Australia in Rundle Mall mid-next year.

And the move is setting the scene for a battle for dominance between the major retailers.

Kmart will take over the current Renaissance Centre site of Toys `R' Us, which is closing down after 17 years.

Rundle Mall Management Authority chairman Theo Maras said it was a coup for the Mall, which would now have all of the major retailers represented.

"Harris Scarfe, Myer, David Jones, Target, Coles, Woolworths and now Kmart will be there, which shows you that they think something good is happening," Mr Maras said.

"Coles will be opening directly opposite Woolworths because they see that Woolworths has been doing so well and they think `we want a piece of that'. The beauty of that is they will both be open until 9pm on weeknights, which will bring people into the Mall."

Kmart spokeswoman Lauren O'Hara said it would be the first Kmart in Australia located in a central business district.

It would employ about 130 people.

"It is the first multi-level store for Kmart in all of Australia," Ms O'Hara said.

"It will be across two selling floors and Kmart will be the only retailer in Rundle Mall with a direct mall frontage."

The downside is that the Mall will lose its largest toy store. The arrival of the two-floor toy emporium sparked a "toy war" when doors opened in September 1994, with prices on top selling items the major casualties. About 7000 people applied for the 100 or so jobs then on offer, at what was then the company's 12th Australian store.

The chain spread to Tea Tree Centre in 1995 and there are currently four stores in SA including the Rundle Mall site. It is understood the Rundle Mall store will close in January before being refurbished for Kmart's entry.

Toys `R' Us staff are understood to have been told of the imminent closure. It has 35 stores across Australia.

[Wayno]

From the City Messenger:

Town Hall has started work to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in Whitmore Square.

The kerb around the south west corner of the square is being moved further west to tighten the corner and reduce car speeds and a pedestrian ramp is also being installed.

The improvements, included in stage two of the $150,000 Whitmore Square Pedestrian and Safety Improvements Project, are aimed at making the area more pedestrian and cyclist friendly and increasing the amount of open space.

The works are expected to be finished by early November.

Stage three, which will include laying green pavement material over the existing bike lanes at each corner of the square, will begin shortly after.

The upgrade follows ETSA Utilities City West Project which included the installation of cables on the eastern side of the square to increase power supply across the CBD.

Temporary speed limits will be in force during the works.

[Ben]

I'm not sure if there is already a thread somewhere, I rememeber reading about it before.

Narnungga Park 25 landscaping begins

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

More than 6000 square metres of turf were laid yesterday signalling the start of landscaping works transforming the former SA Water depot site into sustainable gardens and recreation tracks, giving back 5.5 hectares of parklands to the people of Adelaide.

Rod Hook, Chief Executive, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) said remediation works at Narnungga Park 25, bordered by East Terrace, Port Road and the railway line, are substantially complete.

“Installing the turf today marks the start of significant landscaping efforts to turn a barren industrial site into a functional, contemporary park that connects our recreational trails and further enhances existing cycling and walking facilities,” he said.

“Narnungga Park 25 forms the crucial link between the proposed West Side bikeway through to the River Torrens Linear Park cycling paths.”

“The link will finish the 24 kilometre recreational pathway, Ochre Trail, providing greater connectivity through Adelaide’s park lands.”

Mr Hook said construction of footpaths, footbridges and the main shared cycling and walking paths will continue over coming months, with the planting of drought-tolerant, self-sustaining indigenous species to start early next year.

Native species already on site have been incorporated into the design with additional vegetation to complement local species.

“This project will turn an eyesore into sustainable, practical gardens with walking and cycling facilities than can be enjoyed by everyone.”

“It is anticipated that local schools and community groups will be able to assist with secondary plantings as part of the State Government’s Million Trees Program,” Mr Hook said.

Remediation work at the site uncovered more than 300 tones of concrete and more than 100 tones of steel. Significant work has been done to meet environmental standards and return an industrial wasteland into practical parklands.

Once established, Narnungga Park 25 will be maintained by DPTI for 12 months before being handed over to Adelaide City Council.