[COM] Uniting Communities | 68m | 19 Levels | Mixed Use

[Mountaineer]

I guess it's one of those rare circumstances where they built the church in the first place, so they're probably entitled to knock the thing down. It would be a different story were it a developer who had acquired the site and was going to level it and build services apartments in its place.

I'm not really sold on the merits of the existing building. Sure the roof looks cool from an isometric angle but standing on pitt st it's all very unremarkable and contributes little to the streetscape. Urgh, that skewed basement tenancy (friends of the heysen trail?) is hideous.

Friends of the Heysen Trail moved to the East of the city. It was funny in that Drink Driving ad, it was visible with the child going "I need the car in the morning."

I am not sure what this means for the Pitt Stop coffee shop.

[Spurdo]

The plans are up on the DAC website. The height is 68m and 18 floors.

[ChillyPhilly]

Hopefully the ground floor is sensitive to the recently revealed concept for the makeover the street is going to get.

[mgb]

Work is apparently about to start on separating the front "dome" building from the rear offices.

These offices (which is the section with the Pitt St cafe etc) is not part of the new development.

[ghs]

This is SWP now, Built are doing internal work and there's Construction Site signs on the window. Another good development for
the booming Western side of the CBD.

In the meantime over at the City East precinct the locals don't want a 27 level building because it would result in the demolition
of the feral Rhino room.

[crawf]

In the meantime over at the City East precinct the locals don't want a 27 level building because it would result in the demolition
of the feral Rhino room.

How is it feral?

[Blimp]

This is SWP now, Built are doing internal work and there's Construction Site signs on the window. Another good development for
the booming Western side of the CBD.

In the meantime over at the City East precinct the locals don't want a 27 level building because it would result in the demolition
of the feral Rhino room.

If you consider the rhino room to be feral you need a reality check. Another contribution.

[Patrick_27]

In the meantime over at the City East precinct the locals don't want a 27 level building because it would result in the demolition
of the feral Rhino room.

Get over yourself, ghs... Obviously you enjoy the idea of living in a sterile city; here's an idea, how about you relocate to Perth? You'll fit right in.

[Algernon]

People talking down the architectural merit of the building (rhino room, urban cow studio) are missing the point a bit. It's not just whether an individual building has merit, but also the diversity in the grain of the built environment - the building materials, colours, design. Diversity is everything to the urban fabric, it's why City Central development is such an abomination because it's just some fat glass box which not only has no diversity but also drags the exiting heritage buildings out of their context. I'm resigned to seeing this building go, because if you want to sanitise the built environment one demolition at a time there's no way of stopping it, because the individual case to build something big speaks louder. Lively, diverse, interesting built environments aren't something you realise you're losing until it's gone.

Basically I just hope they can find another cheap building to paint purple, and I'll walk down that street instead.

[Ben]

Tenders for this in today's paper.

[phenom]

Will make a nice contribution to 'enclosing' (in a broad sense) the Victoria Square precinct - at around the same height as the PWC building just up from it.

[Mpol]

Love the re-design of this. All for this happening ASAP.

So many new developments happening. Only gripe are blank walls. I loath them. We need to make use of our tallented artistic base and get some wonderful murals up on a few of the older buildings. TA. END RANT. BYE!

[PeFe]

From the ABC

Construction of 20-storey high-rise on Maughan Church site likely to begin within months

The construction of a new 20-storey building on the site of the Maughan Church in Adelaide's CBD is likely to begin in September, allowing for more disability and aged care accommodation in the city.

The Development Assessment Commission approved Uniting Communities' plan for the $80-million development on the corner of Franklin and Pitt streets this week.

Uniting Communities chief executive Simon Schrapel said the new building was much needed, and would create a "vertical community".

"Our current facilities have passed their use-by date," he said.

"We were really keen to sort of test the boundaries about how we could create a community."

Half the building will be dedicated to accommodation, including 90 units for people with disabilities and aged care.

Uniting Communities social service outlets will also be extended within the building to include Lifeline, a homeless gateway service, relationship counselling programs and addiction support and legal assistance.

The rest of the space will be filled with retail outlets including a youth enterprise cafe, commercial office space and a 400-seat auditorium.

Full Article : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-06/a ... section=sa

[Ben]

Demolition is to commence next week.

[Ben]

Article in indaily today that says stage 2 will be around 25 stories.