Holm Developments set for luxury Hamilton apartments on former Brisbane Quarry site
The luxury Queensland and New South Wales apartment developer, Holm Developments, are set to build on the site of the former Brisbane Quarry.
The group engaged Plus Architecture to design the project at 336 Kingsford Smith Drive in Hamilton. Just 16 apartments will be spread across several terraced stories.
Holm Developments Director, Godfrey Esmonde, said the suburb is one of the premier locations in Brisbane with River and city views.
"There is a consistent market for luxury Hamilton homes and a number of good developers are doing off the plan homes in Hamilton," Esmonde said.
"We believe that a market will also exist for the luxury apartment market and people will want the Hamilton location but maybe not the maintenance and upkeep of a luxury house," Esmonde said, adding that a large apartment with city and river views makes sense.
Overlooking the Brisbane River, Plus say the form and function are designed to capture and enhance the relationship between river, outdoor living, and luxury interiors.
Render of the proposed apartments planned for the former Brisbane Quarry site. Credit: Plus Architecture
With the steeping nature of the Quarry site, the group designed the apartments across varying terraced levels, ranging from two to six storeys.
The horizontal lines of the slab edges and balustrade upturns create visual interest as the building steps up Quarry street and define the edge to open balconies, while external screens create intimacy between street, occupant views and solar control.
“The building is the best of amenity, river views, suburban convenience and neighbourhood together in a timeless and elegant form,” said Plus Architecture in their proposed plans.
Render of the proposed apartments planned for the former Brisbane Quarry site. Credit: Plus Architecture
A mix of apartment configurations will be offered across the development, following an open-plan design that opens out to the neighbouring river.
One one-bedroom apartment will feature on the lower ground floor, along with three two-bedroom plus study apartments and two three-bedroom apartments.
The upper ground floor will home two additional two-bedroom apartments, with these offering two bathrooms instead of a study. Sharing the level are two four-bedroom apartments, which span 125 sqm, oriented toward the family owner-occupier.
Render of the proposed apartments planned for the former Brisbane Quarry site. Credit: Plus Architecture
Three three-bedroom apartments, each covering 105 sqm will grace the first level of the building, while the remaining two levels will comprise two additional three-bedroom apartments, one on the second level and the other on the third, with a remaining four-bedroom apartment also on the second floor.
Esmonde expects a majority of buyers to come from the Hamilton and Ascot areas, with homeowners looking to downsize, along with interstate buyers from Sydney and Melbourne.
"We are buoyed by the continual sale of high-end homes in the region and believe that the luxury market will continue to perform strongly."
It's the group's first time developing a multi-residential building in the Hamilton suburb, with works currently underway on a 14 townhouse project across the road in Ascot, called Ascot Row.
Holm are developing two other projects south of the border, with 47 units planned for Pama Casuarina and 14 units, dubbed Kai, slated for the Kingscliff beachfront.