<ul>
	<li>Address: 75 Kirribilli Avenue, Kirribilli NSW 2061</li>
	<li>Land size: 1038.1 sqm</li>
	<li>Building Height: 12m</li>
	<li>LGA: North Sydney Council</li>
	<li>Apartments: 8</li>
	<li>1 x 2-bedroom apartment</li>
	<li>7 x 3-bedroom apartment</li>
	<li>Parking spaces: 14</li>
	<li>Estimated cost of work: $9,383,106</li>
</ul>

<ul><li>Address: 75 Kirribilli Avenue, Kirribilli NSW 2061</li>
	<li>Land size: 1038.1 sqm</li>
	<li>Building Height: 12m</li>
	<li>LGA: North Sydney Council</li>
	<li>Apartments: 8</li>
	<li>1 x 2-bedroom apartment</li>
	<li>7 x 3-bedroom apartment</li>
	<li>Parking spaces: 14</li>
	<li>Estimated cost of work: $9,383,106</li>
</ul>

75 Kirribilli Avenue, Kirribilli

9-33 The Entrance Road, The Entrance

The Entrance, the picturesque tourist town located halfway between Newcastle and Sydney, is set for a rare new apartment development.

Sydney-based&nbsp;Bathla Group has unveiled grand plans for a major residential project on The Entrance Road.

The $102 million plans are set to transform 15 parcels of land at 9-33 The Entrance Road into a vibrant eight-tower community, which will take place across two stages.&nbsp;

The project, on a sprawling 19,294 sqm site, has been designed by architectural firms Embece and BVN, with the mixed-use proposal encompassing eight buildings, ranging from six to nine storeys.&nbsp;

Five of the buildings will be dedicated to residential purposes with one specifically designed to accommodate serviced apartments for a proposed hotel.

The plan consists of 308 residential apartments and 45 serviced apartments, offering a mix of 123 one-bedroom units, 155 two-bedroom units and&nbsp;129 three-bedroom units. There are also a number of four bedroom apartments.

The project also includes 11 food and retail premises on the lower floors.

A central aspect of the proposed development is the creation of a through-site link, aiming to establish a connected ground plane between the Clifford Street Roundabout to the southwest and the Entrance Road frontage to the north.

The through-site link will feature a landscaped design that preserves existing trees and vegetation, incorporating curved buffer planting for a meandering path that defines the site's character. Additionally, outdoor seating areas will be strategically placed, while decomposed granite pathways will be retained between existing trees, further enhancing the natural ambiance.

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The development showcases a robust material palette with BVN taking inspiration from the site's proximity to the water.

"The podium, designed as a ribbon of textured masonry, draws inspiration from the warmth and movement of the silt and sand found at The Entrance," BVN said in their design report.

The buildings situated atop the podium continue the language of the base, with the continuity of masonry columns, expression of concrete slab edges, and textural elements in the screens.

"These upper-level structures adopt a more open and lightweight materiality and colour scheme to distinguish and articulate their presence. Glazed balustrades contribute to an open, inviting built form, while light-weight perforated screens provide privacy, solar protection, and uninterrupted views for the residents."

"Landscaped rooftops serve as a soft and natural overlay to the buildings, creating a harmonious integration with the surroundings."

The design approach for Buildings A, C, and E follows a tectonic style, employing vertical incisions to elongate the forms and curved corners to soften their appearance. These buildings will be predominantly white or shades of white, with battens, grooves, and privacy blades strategically incorporated to introduce texture, contrast, and unique interplay of light across the facades.

Buildings B and F will be located at the entry points to the site, adding an element of contrast and hierarchy to the overall precinct.

While they draw on similar materials as Buildings A, C, and E, they incorporate a greater variety of textures and colours.&nbsp;

Building D stands out as a unique structure within the complex, as it is the only building dedicated to serviced apartments. It also serves as the primary vehicular access point to the basement parking area.

In response to the changing lifestyle trends resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, most apartments have been designed to accommodate a study nook, providing residents with flexibility and space to work from home.

The orientation of the apartments has been carefully considered to maximise access to the views surrounding the site. Solid spandrels in the podium and perforated screens have been integrated to address privacy concerns while ensuring ample daylight and uninterrupted views for the residents.

By separating the built form into distinct buildings, the design maximises cross ventilation, offering an increased number of corner apartments and two-story units with access to ventilated skylights.&nbsp;

The landscape design of the development pays homage to the unique character of The Entrance, aiming to create inviting and vibrant spaces for both residents and visitors to enjoy the outdoors. The ground floor features retail spill-out areas that offer connections and views across Tuggerah Lake. New street tree planting provides shade to the plaza and building awnings, further enhancing the pedestrian experience.

On level two, residents will have access to communal open spaces that provide opportunities for play, social gatherings, and relaxation amidst lush gardens. There'll also be rooftop communal space provided, with seating options, outdoor dining, yoga and exercise space, and even a communal kitchen garden.

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The $102 million plans are set to transform 15 parcels of land at 9-33 The Entrance Road into a vibrant eight-tower community, which will take place across two stages

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Bathla Group unveil grand plans for new apartment development in The Entrance

The tightly held Kirribilli Avenue, which runs from the Harbour Bridge through to the Prime Minster’s Kirribilli House, is set for a rare new luxury apartment development.

Plans have been filed for eight high-end apartments, which will see a the restoration of an inter-war building at 77 Kirribilli Avenue adjoin a new three-level flat building at 75 Kirribilli Avenue. The latter was one of the first buildings in the area, according to town planner Urbis.

That will be demolished and make way for a new five-level building which will home a communal gym, wine room, and five of the eight apartments, including a two-level penthouse which features a rooftop terrace with spa. Next door will be a cinema on the ground level, and a further three units.

There will be seven three-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom unit on offer in the $9.3 million development designed by EMBECE Studio, in collaboration with GMU Urban Design and Architecture. It will front the&nbsp;the heritage-listed Mary Booth Reserve, which means views of the Harbour Bridge can never be built out. Views of the Opera House are limited, due to the longstanding building next door.

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In their plans submitted to the North Sydney council, EMBECE said the the&nbsp;ambitions of the project is to provide eight new high end apartments which are a respectful and elegant addition to the local conservation area, the street and the harbour front.&nbsp;

"A unique site location on the harbour which creates distinctive opportunities for the built form and residential amenity&nbsp;

"The site is a waterfront site and bounded by two distinctively different urban conditions of Kirribilli Avenue and Mary Booth Reserve. These interfaces in the broader context of the harbour location create important considerations for how the building character and residential amenity respond to its setting.

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The Urban Design Report submitted by&nbsp;GMU Urban Design and Architecture&nbsp;said the&nbsp;proposal seeks to deliver elegant, contemporary architectural outcomes that are contextually appropriate, to complement the site and desirable neighbourhood characteristics.

"To the street, the proposed development presents as an existing inter-war building adjacent to a new three-storey residential flat building with high-quality integrated landscape outcomes to complement the streetscape setting.

"The new building at No. 75 presents to the street with simple, elegant contemporary forms paraphrasing the proportions of neighbouring inter-war walk-ups with decorative masonry details, expressed bays and vertical articulation.

"The copper roof is a visual reference to the pitched roof forms found in the area with its profile carefully sculpted to maintain a contemporary elegant expression and minimise visual bulk to the public domain and neighbouring sites."

Town planner Urbis found that 75 Kirribilli Avenue was originally a part of an estate containing the early Victorian cottage, ‘The Dingle’.

"This building was one of the first buildings in the area and was constructed in a vernacular fashion of salvaged metal and other building materials from the Crimean War in the 1850s5 resulting in the colloquial name, the ‘Iron House’. By the late 1800s, the Dingle had its own underground water reservoir, wharf, boathouse, and bathing-house."

Urbis said overall the proposed redevelopment of the subject site will respect the significance of the Kirribilli HCA and will ensure that there are no negative impacts on the vicinity heritage items in the area.

The landscaping has been handled by FORM Architects, who say the&nbsp;landscape design unifies the two buildings through a cohesive garden setting which extends from Kirribilli Avenue and down into the borrowed landscape of the Reserve and the Harbour.

Kirribill Avenue, which is lined with original apartment blocks with gun-barrel views of the Harbour Bridge, has only seen one apartment sale this year and just seven in 2022, which included a $13.5 million sale of a three-bed, 2000-built sub-penthouse with Opera House and Harbour Bridge views.

<h2>Fast Facts:</h2>

<ul>
	<li>Address: 75 Kirribilli Avenue, Kirribilli NSW 2061</li>
	<li>Land size: 1038.1 sqm</li>
	<li>Building Height: 12m</li>
	<li>LGA: North Sydney Council</li>
	<li>Apartments: 8</li>
	<li>1 x 2-bedroom apartment</li>
	<li>7 x 3-bedroom apartment</li>
	<li>Parking spaces: 14</li>
	<li>Estimated cost of work: $9,383,106</li>
</ul>

Plans have been filed for eight high-end apartments, which will see a the restoration of an inter-war building adjoin a new five-level flat building.



Joel Robinson

First look: New luxury Sydney Harbour apartments planned for Kirribilli

Neutral Bay's busy intersection of Military Road and Wycombe Road is set to see a new shop top apartment project.

A company associated with Jim Simons, the director of project management firm Eastview, has submitted plans for the six-storey shop top development, designed to fit into the North Shore Future Directions Policy, which seeks to activate the Neutral Bay Town Centre with increased pedestrianisation, retail, and commercial offerings.&nbsp;

Just 21 apartments will be on offer across the $24.5 million project, which will have two retail tenancies on the ground level.&nbsp;

Design practice EM BE CE have handled the plans for the development, which will be made up of 15 two-bedroom apartments, four of which will have a study, and six three-bedroom apartments, two of them being large penthouses.&nbsp;

Three levels of basement parking will include 25 car spaces for residents, as well as four motorbike spaces and bicycle parking within the resident’s storage area.&nbsp;

The existing streetscape character is a mixture of two storey shop-top retail, with larger four and five-level apartment buildings.

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"Designed to respect the surrounding streetscape, the proposed development will match the existing street walls, with bricks utilised throughout the three-storey podium," the Design Verification Statement by EM BE CE read.

"Above the podium, the top two levels are setback from the street, minimising solar impacts, and reducing the visual bulk and scale, while the upper levels utilise a lightweight metal materiality, contrasting the heavy masonry base, and allowing the top floor to be more visually recessive

EM BE CE noted that due to&nbsp;the site’s positioning along a high-traffic road, with a high-level of vehicle noise, apartments have been designed with enclosed winter gardens, which allow residents to enjoy the north-facing aspect, while being sheltered from the street.

"The number of dual aspect apartments are optimised whilst maximising significant views to the harbour, while planters help to soften the space," the design studio noted.

The majority of apartments also include a study nook or study room, to provide residents a place to use when working from home, something especially important in a post-COVID workforce.&nbsp;

Residents will have access to a communal parcel drop-off room, which includes a cold room section, while the nearby Mary Gibbs Plaza and accompanying park will provide a local connection to green open space within the development, with a number of larger public green spaces within a 10-minute walk, including Forsyth Park and Ibery Reserve.&nbsp;

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Just 21 apartments will be on offer across the $24.5 million project, which will have two retail tenancies on the ground level

First look: Shop-top apartments planned for Neutral Bay village

The development duo&nbsp;behind Bondi's redevelopment of the Bondi Pacific are back again for a new project around the corner.

Rebel Property Group’s&nbsp;Allen Linz and Capit.el Group’s&nbsp;Eduard Litver have submitted plans for a&nbsp;$12.5m project across an amalgamated site at&nbsp;34-38 Hall Street, Bondi's popular shopping strip.

The four-level building will have ground floor retail, apartments above, and two-levels of basement parking.

The proposed site forms an important part of the block along Hall St from Jacques to Consett Avenue, with the block bookended by the heritage Post Office to the east.

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Render of the proposed shoptop apartment development set for Hall Street in Bondi. Credit: EMBECE

The proposed site forms an important part of the block along Hall St from Jacques to Consett Avenue, with the block bookended by the heritage Post Office to the east.

Embece Studio was enlisted to design the plans for the Hall St project, taking inspiration from the neighbourhood’s surrounding landscape and greenery.

Mladen Prnjatovic,&nbsp;Ben Green and Chi Melhem teamed up to establish Embece, with the Chippendale-based trio designing everything from bespoke private homes to city-scaled projects and precincts.

“We are proposing to draw this landscape into the architecture of our building, extending it around the corner and into Hall Street, bringing new biodiversity and life into the street,” Embece noted in their design application.

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Render of the proposed green-focussed development along Hall Street. Credit: EMBECE

“Our design is a direct response to the character of the place. It maximizes the vibrant neighbourhood character of Bondi and makes great places for people to live.”

A palette of white off form concrete and ceramic tiles make up the built form, which has been designed to extend the corner into Hall St from Consett, established through curved geometry and a series of landscaped pockets.

Ground Ink handled the landscape architecture, with&nbsp;significant planting to the rear gardens planned and landscaping integrated into the architecture as well as the roof terrace.

"The landscape character of Consett Avenue turns the corner into Hall street, transforming the experience of the street as well as the apartments within the building," Ground Ink noted.

The Hall Street precinct is currently undergoing significant change and development, with a string of projects recently completed in the area, including the duo’s Pacific, Bondi project, as well as TOGA’s, Bondi Boheme, and the Silvester Fuller designed, The Drift.

Linz recently lodged plans for a sprawling 6,400 sqm Woolloomooloo site, with the $161 million project set to bring 229 apartments across 10-levels, with an extensive rooftop garden landscaped by Ground Ink.

The four-level building will have ground floor retail, apartments above, and two-levels of basement parking

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