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crawf wrote:Mmm sleek glass...

[Shuz] wrote:

AdelaideAlive wrote: on another note went to the sky deck on the aurora building in melbourne last week

Eureka.

Will wrote:

AdelaideAlive wrote:true but you know that means its time to make it look like it doesnt rubber stamp every application in front of it lol on another note went to the sky deck on the aurora building in melbourne last week, wow why cant we have something like that here

They rejected the vile student apartment proposals at 399 KWS and 260 Pulteney Street, so they do not need to make a 'statement' with this development.

And the reason why we don't have an observation deck is because we do not have a building tall enough for one. And before you criticise Adelaide for being a backwater for not having an observation deck, ask yourself why Brisbane or Perth do not have one too, even though they have tall-enough buildings.

COUNCIL COMMENTS
Adelaide City Council’s Development Assessment Panel (DAP) considered the application at its
meeting on 20 February 2012 and advise that:

? The proposal does not satisfy criteria for over-height development in accordance with
PDC11 of the Zone, importantly the tower element is not mid block as envisaged by the
over height criteria

? The proposal does not provide a transitional reduction in building scale and
development intensity from the King William Street North Policy Area to the Light
Square and Hindmarsh Square Policy Area as called for by the desired character for the
Eastern and Western Core Policy Area.

? Further investigation into the following aspects of the design is recommended:
? wind impacts of a hundred metre tower with no set-back to the footpath and
? environmental design such as shading of the sheer glass western façade of the
building.

Howie wrote:Hi, just an update on this development, Paul Pruszinski informs me that 64 Currie Street, received approval for additional height yesterday. Total floors = 26 levels, so i'll update the title to approved.