Residential

September 2010

CONSTRUCTION COMMENCES ON CONVESSO APARTMENTS

A sinuous fluid line links the two towers with one gesture

The design of Convesso was inspired by its extraordinary and unique location, surrounded by water on both sides, in the heart of Docklands, on the edge of the CBD.

August 2010

150 CLARENDON STREET RECORD PENTHOUSE SALE

The $18.2 million sale of a penthouse at 150 Clarendon Street East Melbourne set a record for Victorian Property and a new benchmark for apartment prices in Australia.

November 2010

DARWIN CITY WATERFRONT

Bates Smart has developed a unique tropical architecture for this development which responds to the beauty of the location and environment.

December 2010

Boheme Bondi

Bates Smart's latest luxury residential project "Boheme" at Bondi Beach was recently unveiled by long term clients, the Toga Group.

Prima Pearl Public Spaces Melbourne

Bates Smart is working with Schiavello and PDG on concept design for the public interior spaces of the Prima Pearl luxury high rise apartment development located in Melbourne's popular Southbank.

February 2011

THE GANTRY CAMPERDOWN, NSW


Gantry is a new residential neighbourhood located within the inner city suburb of Camperdown.

THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR SALVADO STREET, PERTH



Read the Habitus magazine’s review of Salvado Street by Philip Vivian

April 2011

SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK HOMEBUSH SYDNEY

The elliptical geometry of these residential towers maximises views and increases access to sunlight.

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY NEW STUDENT HOUSING

Bates Smart has been awarded a new student housing project at the University of Sydney.

BRONTE RESIDENCE SYDNEY

Bates Smart has brought new life to this 1930s double brick bungalow overlooking Bronte Beach.

May 2011

MILESTONES `79 MARKET STREET, MELBOURNE

Bates Smart has responded to the semi industrial context of this new residential building with a palette of raw and robust materials.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

"This must surely be Sydney's most glamorous accomodation," says Susan Kurosawa in the Australian Financial Review.

Read the full review of Bates Smart's work on the Four Season Hotel.

2011 AIA ARCHITECTURE AWARDS (NSW) SHORTLIST

Bates Smart is delighted that three of our projects have been shortlisted in seperate categories in the AIA (NSW) Awards 2011 shortlistings.

June 2011

REMARKABLE ARITHMETIC 111+222


Bates Smart has recently unveiled plans for a subtropical mixed-use development in Brisbane.

A hotel, retail, office, residential and pedestrian-friendly public area combine to make 111+222 a microcosm of a vibrant, living city.

July 2011

MILESTONES `CARNEGIE RESIDENCE

Bates Smart are currently in design development for an exciting adaptive re-use of the former First Church of Christ Scientist building, Darlinghurst, Sydney. 

Our brief is to create a single dwelling within the auditorium by inserting a new structure which can be removed at a later date.

IN THE PRESS THE CAPITOL SOUTH YARRA

"Inner-city luxury living need not necessarily be quite as 'inner-city' as you would expect" says Gillian Serisier (inside) Interior Design Review Magazine on The Capitol South Yarra.

Read on to find out more about Bates Smart's most recent luxury residential project.

August 2011

BURRABIRRA RESIDENCE, SYDNEY `BESPOKE SYDNEY

Traditional residential planning preserves a special space for guests and visitors at the “front of the house” but when this area has views of Sydney Harbour the space has to be for all.

MILESTONES `A ROOM WITH A VIEW

Bates Smart have released the concept designs for the lobby and hotel rooms at 111+222, Brisbane.

Project Director, Philip Vivian say "Our design tries to capture a feeling of sub-tropicality within the glamour of a luxury hotel while responding to the building's design concept."

November/December 2011

THE COUNCIL ON TALL BUILDINGS + URBAN HABITAT `2011 WORLD CONFERENCE


Bates Smart Director Philip Vivian, has just returned from the 2011 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat world conference in Seoul on the topic of 'Why Tall? Green, Safety and Humanity'.

COMPETITION SUCCESS `KENSINGTON COLLEGES, UNIVERSITY OF NSW, SYDNEY

Bates Smart with Richard Crookes Constructions has won the tender for the redevelopment of the Kensington Colleges at the University of New South Wales.

CONVESSO CONCAVO, MELBOURNE `LAUNCHES STUNNING DISPLAY SUITE


Embellished with tranquil water views, the fluid forms of the Convesso Concavo residential towers will stand graciously in the Docklands against a city skyline backdrop.

With one tower near completion, due November 2012 and the other currently being documented, Lend Lease saw a marketing opportunity to relaunch their Convesso Concavo brand.

May 2012

WORK IN PROGRESS BOHEME, BONDI, SYDNEY

Project Leader Peter Badger reports on site progress at Boheme Bondi, a mixed use development for TOGA Group comprising 44 luxury apartments, 113 hotel rooms, extensive retail areas and onsite parking within the heart of the iconic beach locale.