167-169 City Road, Southbank gains planning approval

167-169 City Road, Southbank gains planning approval
Mark BaljakMarch 20, 2013

It seems Australia 108 may not be the only new hotel to grace Southbank in the near future. Melbourne City Council recently approved a 16 level hotel tower at 167-169 City Road, wedged between two existing apartment towers.

Southern Capital Corporation engaged Peddle Thorp Architects to design the $20 million dollar building highlighted by a diagrid facade that changes shape, adhering to the slanted form toward the crown. Currently home to Melbourne Towing Service, the small site offered some challenges according to the architect.

167 City Road is a project that has been in the system for quite some time. The current design is continually being challenged by the DDO’s, alleviating a greater developmental opportunity.

Setbacks and street activation are the main design considerations from an urban planning perspective whilst reducing the impact on amenity of our neighbours and proving quality apartments in our proposal is looking to be the constant wrestle of the design process.

Peddle Thorp Architects

Aesthetically pleasing, sympathetic to its neighbours by way of setbacks (as much as can be) and well sized relative to its immediate environment; a good result all round.

167-169 City Road, Southbank gains planning approval

167-169 City Road, Southbank gains planning approval

Mark Baljak

Mark Baljak was a co-founder of Urban.com.au. He passed away on Thursday 8th of November 2018 after a battle with cancer. He was 37. Mark was a keen traveller, having visited all six permanently-inhabited continents and had a love of craft beer. One of his biggest passions was observing the change that has occurred in Melbourne over the past two decades. In that time he built an enormous library of photos, all taken by him, which tracked the progress of construction on building sites from across metropolitan Melbourne.

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