Image sourced from Telha Clarke
Image sourced from Telha Clarke
Image sourced from Telha Clarke
The Project
851-853 Dandenong Road originally gained permit approval for a mixed-use development consisting of apartments, retail and office space. TAL GP then sought an amendment to the application to become a purpose-built student accommodation building.
This change included adjustments to building height and number of basement levels, reduced car parking, increased bicycle parking and a redesign of the building’s facade.
Our Work
Our planning team worked with the client to manage the application process with Council, including instructing the legal team throughout the VCAT process, which assisted in gaining a favourable outcome for the client.
Our waste team prepared the waste management plan for the development, which involved a dual chute system for the convenient disposal of general waste and recycling and a communal drop-off area for organics, glass, e-waste, and hard waste to maximise resource recovery rates.
Our transport team played a key role in the development by negotiating an appropriate and low car parking rate with Council prior to application lodgement. We incorporated dedicated car share spaces into the design and developed a high-quality bicycle parking strategy to promote sustainable transport. These measures addressed Council concerns, aligned with sustainability goals, and contributed to permit approval.
Our landscape architecture team worked on solutions for the rooftop terrace, balconies and vegetation within the car parking area. Ratio’s landscape design incorporated benches and tree planters on the rooftop terrace while ensuring perimeter in-situ planters and vegetation mitigate potential overlooking issues to neighbouring properties.
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