Engineering and Innovation
Plans for World’s Tallest Timber Tower in Perth
May 20, 2022
Grange Development submits plans for the World’s tallest timber tower in South Perth The world’s tallest $350 million hybrid timber tower with 245 apartments over 48 levels could soon be built in South Perth. Developer, Grange Development wants to build a 183m-high residential building with one, two, three and four-bedroom apartments and a 500sqm rooftop with an edible garden. The proposed building at 6 Charles Street is named C6 after the periodic table’s symbol for carbon and would become the State’s first carbon-negative building. Post construction, Grange Development has committed to sharing its C6 research, design and construction documentation as …
The Final Puzzle Piece to Elizabeth Quay
November 4, 2021
A 54-storey tower has been approved at Lot 4 of Elizabeth Quay – the last remaining parcel of land at the waterside precinct. The $400 million building will take shape on the corner of The Esplanade and William Street, opposite the Elizabeth Quay Station, and will deliver 70,000sqm of office space and 176 short-stay accommodation units to the CBD. Plans for the project also include a range of amenities including restaurant, café and bar tenancies, a gym, child-care centre and rooftop pool, with construction expected to create hundreds of jobs. The tower will be developed by CA Corporation, and joins …
A $32M whale-shaped underwater observatory is opening next year
October 13, 2021
Busselton Jetty will break another record when there whale-shaped underwater observatory opens in December 2022. It will be the worlds largest natural marine observatory in which will sit at the end of the southern hemisphere’s longest jetty, Busselton Jetty WA. The Australian Underwater Discovery Centre will span 900-square metres across several levels with Panoramic glass windows which will be a big feature, some measuring up to 5.5 metres by 12 metres. A partially submerged window called the ‘cetecean’s eye will let visitors view the ocean life. “This is as authentic as it gets because people are in the tank and …
