Inside Lacebark: One of two towers in the Norwest Quarter's first stage
Two towers are set to be constructed in the first stage of Mulpha’s masterplanned community, Norwest Quarter.
Lacebark will deliver 81 apartments upon completion, sitting alongside the banksia tower with 103 apartments, with a total of 184 apartments penned for the site. The towers will also sit alongside more than 3,000 sqm of specially curated and sustainably led retail and commercial space including a full-floor commercial gym, fresh food grocer, medical services and restaurants.
Designed by Smart Design Studio, Lacebark will comprises generously sized one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, along with three-bedroom penthouses, all with curved balconies and angled blades, designed to bring in more sunlight in the winter and protection from the sun in the summer.
Both towers will bring a suite of amenity along with them, which residents of either will be able to utilise. Lacebark is set to include a resident’s lounge and a communal garden, complete with a kitchen, sundeck, and barbecues, while banksia will home a private podium rooftop sanctuary, complete with a pool, day-beds, a native garden, community veggie patch, and an additional resident’s lounge.
Strong interest in the apartments has seen over a third of the first apartments released off the plan selling in the first two weeks to a mix of owner occupiers, including young families, and local investors.
Mulpha Head of Developments, Tim Spencer said people will choose to live at Norwest Quarter for the opportunity to be part of a community aiming for a better future, targeting 100 percent renewable energy, reduced waste, and efficient use of resources including water.”
“The design of both buildings far exceeds standard sustainability regulations with best practice passive design principles and high-performance environmental initiatives throughout,” Spencer said.
An open public plaza will link the two buildings together, with a wild botanical garden, as well as an amphitheatre, timber walkways, water and wild play for children, decked areas and seating, with the plaza contributing to the 70 percent of open green space within the
precinct.
Apartments in Norwest Quarter will consume two thirds less energy than a typical apartment, and one third less water from the grid.
Due to the strong sustainability credentials of the apartments, purchasers may also be eligible for discounted green mortgages, potentially providing a lower interest rate on their mortgage.
Both buildings will also feature rooftop solar panels, electric vehicle charging with fast charges, and high-performance, centralised air-conditioning.
Apartments will benefit from high efficiency lighting and appliances, and are 100 per cent electric with induction cooktops and electric hot water.
Sitting just 400 metres from Norwest Metro Station, Norwest Quarter will transform over 3.8 hectares of greenfield land into a vibrant village centre for over 2,000 residents upon completion. There will be nine residential towers containing 864 apartments, with 6,000 sqm of space allotted for cafes, restaurants, neighbourhood shops and childcare facilities.