Hirsch Bedner to design Australia 108 concierge lobbies

World Class Land has offered Singaporean buyers a preview of its Melbourne-based residential tower project, Australia 108.

They were told Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA), designers of the St Regis Abu Dhabi, will design the concierge lobbies in the Fender Katsalidis Architects-designed, 100-storey building.

Carr Design, the firm behind the Triptych and Parque Melbourne developments, will design the interiors. 

The Australia 108 show flat was open for public preview on Saturday in Singapore with indicative prices made available during the preview. 

Measuring 319 metres, it will comprise 1,105 studio to two-bedroom apartments, including the premium Sky Rise Residences from levels 11 to 67, the ultra-luxury, three bedroom, two bathroom units on levels 72 to 97, and an 815 square metre ‘super penthouse’.

“Australia 108 will be the tallest building World Class Land has ever built and we are exceptionally proud for it to also be the tallest residence in the southern hemisphere,” Koh Wee Seng, director at World Class Land, a unit of Singapore-based Aspial Corporation Limited, told the attendees.

Amenities at the development include a virtual golf room on level 11, a 25 metre lap pool, a gym, steam rooms and saunas.

There will be clubhouses on levels 70 and 71, dubbed Star 70 and Cloud 71 where Australia 108’s sleek exterior is punctuated by the seven-pointed Federation Star – rendered in golden finish. 

Initially planned as 108 storeys that inspired its name, the residential tower will be 100 levels to accommodate flight traffic in the zone.

“Residents will experience the true meaning of living in the clouds,” Koh added.

Australia 108 is scheduled for completion in 2019.

Previous offshore marketing of the had been undertaken by "rogue" agencies when Singaporean agencies started taking buyer interest registrations, on which Property Observer reported. Their website pages were removed after being tracked down the Australian estate agency CBRE.