Australian Capital Territory
The Central Village redevelopment has taken a 1980s city office block and reimagined it as an exciting and active commercial precinct through wholesale improvements to the public realm, better integrating Nara, Allara and Customs Houses, increasing ground level permeability, carefully located retail uses and through refurbishment strategies that meet market needs. improved energy performance and meet NCC standards while preserving the embodied carbon. The central plaza is integral to its success with a beautiful new cafe pavilion, a warm materials palette, preservation and augmentation of existing trees and landscaping, improved microclimate, wayfinding and a sense of safety. The precinct is now fully tenanted as a testament to the success of the project and its market acceptance.
SC Capital purchased the Finlay Crisp Centre in 2020 in the knowledge that 2 major tenants had leases expiring later that year. Represented by Artifex Property Group, AMC and Tait Network were engaged to reimagine the precinct, activate and improve the public realm, better integrate Nara, Allara and Customs Houses, develop refurbishment strategies that met market needs, improve energy performance, meet NCC requirements, incorporate much needed maintenance and improve the appearance and experience of the precinct. These objectives were successfully achieved with new tenants committed, a significant ROI and Central Village now playing an active part in the revitalisation of Civic.
Arcadis, Facade Engineer
Built, Construction Manager
Certified Building Solutions, Building Surveyor
DC3, 3D Visualisation
Eric Martin & Associates, Accessibility
Inhabit Place, Place Making
Norman Disney & Young, Services Consultant
Projex, Construction Manager
Sellick Consultants, Civil Consultant
Sellick Consultants, Structural Engineer
Tait Network, Landscape Consultant
TSA Management, Project Manager
Waterproofing Diagnostics, Waterproofing Consultant
Wilde & Wollard, Quantity Surveyor
Windtech, Wind Engineering Consultant
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