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Omicron wrote:As a rejected application (rather than a deferred one), could a new application be submitted to the newfangled DAC?

Professor wrote:For anyone who regrets the Government taking the CBD planning powers away from that wretched ACC, here is more tangible proof that it was by far the best optiuion for this city and for SA.

Ben wrote:This was rejected because the developers didn't pay the fees or supply information by the due date.

Greenway has completed concept and sketch designs for this large mixed use redevelopment project. The proposed development site is on Austin Street behind the State heritage listed Ruthven Mansions on Pulteney Street is in close proximity to the North Terrace campuses of the Universities. The project aims to capitalize on this with complimentary tertiary/ senior college level teaching facilities, residential accommodation, and student commons.

The aim of this project was therefore to provide appropriate student accommodation that will fill an existing need, and provide facilities that maximize the advantages of the site, its views and location while at the same time providing an environmentally and ecologically sensitive design solution that respected the adjoining Ruthven Mansions.

The project creates a food court on the ground floor level, two levels of basement carparking, two levels of teaching accommodation on the first and second floors, with two student apartment towers over accommodating 566 student in studio apartments. These will be provided in two towers oriented north-south fronting Austin Street and Porters Lane respectively with a connecting link to run the length of the eastern boundary. The south tower is 21 levels high with the north tower 16 levels. The towers enclose an open light court providing natural light and ventilation. The student studio apartments are supported by common areas on every second floor level and two roof gardens.

Detailed collaboration took place with both Heritage SA and Adelaide Council to develop a built form solution which was supported by both. The existing Ruthven Mansions building meets the eastern boundary of the proposed site in two distinct faces. The southern section of the mansions western elevation is a continuation of the highly articulated Pulteney Street façade, with balconies and apartment windows (currently abutting the existing atrium). The proposal recognizes the significance of this façade by setting the first seven levels of the building off the boundary to provide a fresh air light court.

The proposal has many environmentally focused design elements, including expressed solar and wind plants, passive cooling or ‘shower towers', sunshading elements intrinsically linked to the façade construction, and an innovative natural ventilation system. It is intended that the project achieve an ESD ‘Award of Excellence' in the Melbourne Docklands Rating Scheme, (the current benchmark green rating tool).