Design
The development was designed by architects Hames Sharley, who were also responsible for the design of the Swan Bells belltower. The complex is made up of an office tower fronting St Georges Terrace with 19 storeys of offices, and four plant floor levels rising above three levels of retail between the Hay Street Mall and the Terrace. A further four basement floors contain tenant parking and building services. The design of the shopping centre was modelled around suburban shopping centres such as Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne and Chatswood Chase in Sydney, rather than based upon traditional CBD arcade layouts.
Before commencing construction, the developers committed to achieving a 4.5-star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating for the project. This added 10 percent to the cost of the building, and the developers indicated that achieving a 5-star rating would be prohibitively expensive.
Floor plates in the office building are 1,765 square metres (19,000 sq ft) in area, and are described by the management as virtually "column-free" and with "high windows". There is a total of 31,300 square metres (337,000 sq ft) of net lettable office space in the development.
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