Plan Intel Brief

New multi-residential development comprising 175 apartments across three (3) 9-10 storey towers over two stages, with two basement car parking levels (314 spaces total). Includes rooftop communal open spaces with playgrounds, BBQ areas, gym, shared lounge, work-from-home spaces, and extensive subtropical landscaping.Planner: Town Planning Alliance Pty Ltd
Architect: VSA Design
Builder/Developer: To be Appointed/Not Stated

• Earthworks, Demo & Concreting: Site slopes with 5m fall (1:22) from Mascar Street frontage (58m AHD) to Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road corner (53m AHD). Two (2) basement levels of excavation for car parking (314 spaces). Basement 02 at approx. +49.66-51.87, Basement 01 at approx. +52.76-54.97. Concrete balcony edges, masonry walls. Single 6.5m wide Type B2 crossover to Mascar Street; all existing crossovers removed and replaced with kerb & channel. Retaining walls and driveway works.
• Roof & Clad: Elevations note painted and rendered blockwork, textured masonry with semi-frameless glass balustrades, aluminium framed windows and glass sliding doors, aluminium privacy screens/battens, landscape planter boxes at roof level. Non-reflective/low-light materials to be used for road frontage facades.
• Plumbing, Drain & Gas: New property connection and water meter service to existing water main in Mascar Street. New sewer connection to existing sewer main in Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road. Stormwater collected internally and detained in a new tank on the north-western side, discharged to a new stormwater manhole on Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road. Mechanical stormwater treatment (hydrocarbons, suspended solids, nutrients) as site exceeds 2,500m2. Existing connections abandoned per Urban Utilities requirements.
• Elec & Solar: Padmount transformer to Energex requirements noted at basement level. Booster cabinet shown. Energy efficiency and subtropical passive design principles ('Buildings that Breathe') adopted; no specific solar PV or EV charging provisions detailed in the plans reviewed.
• Carpentry, Joinery & Steel: Internal fit-out for 175 units (mix of 1, 2, 3 & 4-bedroom). Communal facilities include gym, shared lounge, 2 work-from-home spaces and meeting/multipurpose room in Tower 1. Each tower has ground-floor waste storage room connected to waste chute. Balconies with semi-frameless glass balustrades and aluminium screens throughout.
• Pools & Landscaping: Extensive subtropical landscaping including deep planting (6.5-6.7%, approx. 303m2) consolidated into 3 primary areas along road frontages and rear boundary for large canopy trees. Communal rooftop open space (1,390m2, 30%) with rooftop gardens, terraces, children's playground, BBQ areas, multi-purpose synthetic turf, outdoor cinema. Landscaped buffers and acoustic fencing along all boundaries. Podium planters and in-ground planting. No swimming pool identified in the current 3-tower basement scheme.
• Windows & Glazing: Aluminium framed windows and aluminium framed glass sliding doors throughout. Semi-frameless glass balustrades to balconies. Solid gap-free balustrades on transport-noise-exposed balconies per acoustic requirements. Reflective glass (if used) limited to max 20% light reflectivity and min 20% heat transmission. Acoustically rated glazing (Rw ratings) for facades facing Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road. Aluminium privacy screens and adjustable screening for privacy.
• Finishes (Paint/Tile/Floor): Painted and rendered blockwork and textured masonry internal/external finishes. Masonry wall finishes at ground level. Highly articulated facades with material, colour and texture variation. Specific internal floor coverings not detailed in documents reviewed.