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plenty of natural light from full-height
windows on two sides. And they each feature a wide central staircase – we hope to
encourage residents to use the stairs rather
than the lift. There are spectacular views
from the core, and in this location, many
of the residents will be walking to work,
shops and cafés.”
Leuschke says the developer wanted
the building to exude quality, and this is
evident throughout the building.
“This is exactly the sort of apartment
building encouraged by the city planners.

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It’s a classic design where nothing has been
compromised. Even in the smaller apartments, the same attention has been paid
to design detail as in the four penthouses,
and the same high-quality materials have
been used. This ensures that all the apartments will appeal to the same type of
people – the socialisation aspect is a critical element of apartment planning today.”
Colin Leuschke says no two apartments
are exactly the same. Even if they have a
fairly similar layout, they have different
views and the design detail varies.

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“Another less common feature that
we introduced was a common pathway
at ground level – it is possible to navigate
right around the outside of the property,
which also helps to retain a human scale
to the development.”
Architect Lindy Leuschke says the
penthouse, shown on these pages, highlights the unassuming backdrop the team
created for the apartment interiors.
“Because these apartments were built
speculatively, we needed to establish a
palette for everyman. The concept was