42 Honeysuckle Drive | Bates Smart

42 Honeysuckle Drive sets a new benchmark for mixed-use development in Newcastle, combining a Little National Hotel with a commercial office building constructed in CLT. Located on the Hunter River foreshore beside the city’s transport interchange, the project supports Newcastle’s urban renewal vision by activating the waterfront, public domain and emerging commercial precinct.

The hotel and office buildings are expressed as distinct yet complementary volumes, connected by landscaped podium terraces and a shared carpark podium lined with active frontages. The hotel engages Cottage Creek and its parkland, offering 179 guest rooms and refined amenity spaces designed by Luchetti Krelle. The commercial building features flexible, light-filled floorplates, a café opening to Honeysuckle Drive, and a low-carbon CLT/GLT structure.

Fully electrified and powered by on-site solar PV, the precinct exemplifies sustainable, socially engaging design and sets a benchmark for future waterfront projects in Newcastle.