Designed by Lacoste + Stephenson
This simple industrial shed has been lifted in its architectural expression to be an elegant addition to this industrial precinct. Goodman’s recall storage facility at Greystanes Park sets a new approach to the expression of industrial sheds. Architects Lacoste & Stevenson have added sophistication by incorporating the “recall” bar code as the key image of the building. The innovative use of the bar code helps reduce the overall scale of the building as does the incorporation of translucent sheeting in the façade that faces the street. This also allows natural light into the building by day and at night time the building glows. Stormwater is collected from the roof and stored in large tanks for re-use throughout the site.

Close to the new railway station due to open in the near future, the Talavera corporate Centre is a good example of diversifying jobs out of Sydney’s CBD to transport centres in suburban areas. Goodman’s have developed a master plan for seven buildings with high quality architecture. 18,000 square metres of space has been leased and an additional 26,000 square metres is earmarked for future development. Key tenants such as Toshiba, Sanofi and Aventis and CSC have taken out significant leases averaging 7.5 years. The corporate centre building is a cost effective energy efficient building of quality design. The scheme provides an internal central spine away from the noisy main road and has Café Pronto located in the centre and a childcare facility to help support a diverse workforce. Natural filtration of stormwater, waste minimisation, recycling and waterless urinals demonstrate a commitment to environmental performance.

The Valencia building is the latest in a series of buildings of successful residential developments by Pace Properties located at the Waterfront, Homebush Bay. The building sits adjacent to the water with two semi-submerged basement parking levels, enclosed by residential development. The building creates two semi-private enclosed courtyard spaces – one courtyard contains a pool and recreational areas while the other is a quiet garden with bush planting.
Valencia has sold well in the marketplace and has acted as a catalyst for the development of the whole precinct on the western side of Homebush Bay. The foreshore is defined by a clear public domain with a promenade that links all development around the Bay. The success of Valencia is demonstrated by the resident clubs that bring people together with Friday barbecues, music in the piazza, art groups and kids playgroups.

Designed by PTW Architects
It is unusual to see such sophistication in a regional centre like Batemans Bay. With 18,000 square metres of retail space the centre adopts an open air “main street” approach with expressive roof forms. Balancing the retail centre with its 3 storey colonnade is a 5 storey 1,750 square metre residential aged care building with its own dynamic architecture. The centre has traded beyond expectations and is well respected by tenants and shoppers alike. Four hundred new jobs were created for the town. Environmentally, the project recycles water, maximises natural ventilation particularly in the car park and uses AAA water saving devices throughout.

Magenta Shores has rehabilitated a degraded site on our coastline. An old sand mining site has been restored by re-shaping the dunes, removing the noxious weed “Bitou bush” and providing a new landscape carefully built up to respect the windy edge conditions. To respond to the severe potable water shortage in the area, sewerage has been treated to recycle water to the site for irrigation and toilet flushing. Water from the Toukley sewerage site is also treated to feed on to the site through an ultra-filtration system. All stormwater is retained on site and discharged through absorption trenches to the sand sub-grade. A leachate management system is in place. The treated water system saves 400 million litres of potable water a year. 90% of the site is open space including 10 hectares of literal rainforest and Bangalay open forest. The project has been instigated in conjunction with the Barkinjung Aboriginal Land Council. The New South Wales Aboriginal Council sees Magenta Shores as an example of best practice in the acquisition of aboriginal land. A number of apprenticeships for aboriginal people were generated through the project. Magenta Shores is a very successful project that respects the environment.

This landmark transaction provided Mirvac with a unique opportunity to integrate a range of high quality investment and development assets into Mirvac’s current business streams.
The portfolio had a strong alignment to Mirvac’s existing assets and projects but also provided greater geographical and sector diversity.
The acquisition enhanced Mirvac’s development pipeline in the eastern states adding to sustainable earnings growth in FY08 and beyond.