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SO – IL and Hassell's Melbourne Arts Precinct master plan is moving forward after gaining approval

2022-03-15T18:56:00-04:00

The official go-ahead has been given to the master plan by SO – IL and Hassell for what would be one of Australia’s largest redevelopment schemes in recent memory following a decision late last week by the state of Victoria’s planning minister Richard Wynne.

Popular Australian daily The Age is reporting that the $1.7 billion Melbourne Arts Precinct effort, which has drawn its fair share of detractors from within Melbourne’s arts community, is set to move forward with the plan from the Brooklyn-based firm and its Australian partner that includes a garden pathway and heavily-cantilevered new 60-meter (196-foot) tall contemporary art gallery dubbed the NGVC.

Victoria’s planning council had previously warned of hazards, including possible wind tunnels and the various risks created for pedestrians by the gallery’s five-meter cantilever, which hangs over the abutting Kavanagh Street and Southbank Boulevard. Melbourne city councilor Rohan Leppert called the project “spectacular” but said t...

Google forges ahead with new office project in the Bay Area

2020-09-04T16:03:00-04:00

Just because prominent technology companies, including Twitter, Amazon, Apple, and others, have announced plans to extend work from home policies into 2022 and beyond, it doesn't mean they aren't planning for a return to the office somewhere down the line.

A case in point is Google, which continues to make significant investments in office projects around the country despite the doom-and-gloom predictions for office environments that shaped by media coverage in recent months.

The internet giant, along with Amazon, is currently pushing ahead with new leases in New York City, for example, in addition to pursuing a collection of ground-up developments in the Bay Area. The company's new Mountain View headquarters, designed by Heatherwick Studio and BIG, is currently under construction. While an even larger and more ambitious new proposal crafted in collaboration with developer LendLease, SERA Architects, Hassell and Kristen Hall City Design was announced earlier this week.

The propose...

HASSELL, Rogers Stirk Harbour, Weston Williamson design five new Melbourne metro stations

2018-05-31T15:54:00-04:00

Melbourne has consistently been ranked the world's #1 most livable city (often sharing the top spot with rival Vienna), and city planners hope to strengthen this position with a new metro tunnel set to open in 2025.

Five new stations, along with bicycle facilities, new parks, open spaces, and public plazas, will dot the tunnel line and boast architectural design that is the result of a collaboration between Australian architects HASSELL and UK firms Rogers Stirk Harbour and Weston Williamson.

The new stations are:

North Melbourne Station

North Melbourne Station

Project description: "North Melbourne Station has an impressive large-scale brick arched entrance to reflect the area’s industrial heritage and skylights to enable natural light to filter down on the platforms and concourse."

Parkville Station

Parkville Station

Project description: "In Parkville, a glass feature roof at the Grattan Street entrance provides passengers visiting this world c...

HASSELL + Herzog & de Meuron Win Flinders Street Station Competition

2013-08-08T13:44:00-04:00

The Jury of Melbourne's Flinders Street Station competition was unanimous in the highly anticipated selection of the final winner: the beautiful vaulted roof-scape designed by Australian/Swiss team HASSELL + Herzog & de Meuron with London-based Purcell as heritage consultants. The entry by Eduardo Velasquez, Manuel Pineda and Santiago Medina was announced as Winner of the People's Choice Award.

Previously: Big Names on Flinders Street Station Shortlist - Public Voting Now Open

Gold Coast/Northern Rivers Regional Architecture Awards Winners

2013-05-13T17:06:00-04:00

A joint venture between PDT, STH and HASSELL, and a separate project by dm2architecture, have taken top honours in the 30th Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 Gold Coast/Northern Rivers Regional Architecture Awards.