CULWULLA

High-rise 'gateway' to Darwin
BEN LANGFORD

October 11th, 2008


LUXURY: An artist's impression of the new tower.

A 24-STOREY luxury apartment block is set to become part of the gateway to the city of Darwin.

The Aspire high-rise will include 86 units, a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom units, and three levels underground.

It will also have an on-site manager, a 25m lap pool, sun deck, gym and children's playground.

The development will be built on Carey St on the edge of Darwin's CBD - next door to the Northern Territory News.

It will form a gateway to the city, with the Harbour View Plaza, dominating the view of the skyline for people entering the city via Tiger Brennan Drive.

Demolition work is set to begin soon to prepare for construction of the building, designed by Darwin's Bell Gabbert Associates.

Bell Gabbert director Mark Bell said the designers had considered the building's prominent position, as they designed it with a curved facade and use of plenty of glass.

He said the 24-storey building would "stagger" the skyline between the Carey St defence housing blocks and nearby high-rises.

Mr Bell said it would "fill in the gap" between the Evolution tower block and Carey St.

"Because it's such a prominent building it's got two fronts, rather than just a front and back," he said.

"There's a lot of glass ... mainly to promote light into the interiors.

"The deep balconies provide good shading to the interiors while the curved facade gives the building its sleek appearance."

Mr Bell said the building had planning approval and demolition work would begin this month.

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Nice!

Darwins becoming the next Gold coast!