The Urban Developer
AdvertiseEventsWebinarsUrbanity
Industry Excellence
Urban Leader
Sign In
Membership
Latest
Menu
Location
Sector
Category
Content
Type
Newsletters
A one-day deep dive on office, retail, healthcare, childcare and alternative sectors
UPCOMING | COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SUMMIT
LEARN MOREDETAILS
TheUrbanDeveloper
Follow
About
About Us
Membership
Awards
Events
Webinars
Listings
Resources
Terms & Conditions
Commenting Policy
Privacy Policy
Republishing Guidelines
Editorial Charter
Complaints Handling Policy
Contact
General Enquiries
Advertise
Contribution Enquiry
Project Submission
Membership Enquiry
Newsletter
Stay up to date and with the latest news, projects, deals and features.
Subscribe
OfficeTed TabetFri 20 Jul 18

Apple Redesigns Controversial Federation Square Store

TUD+ MEMBER CONTENT
af53c459-7dbf-41bd-adc3-8bbabc27f9f6
SHARE
93
print
Print

Apple has put forward a second round of design plans for its Federation Square store in Melbourne.

Refreshed designs released today come after a series of design workshops involving Federation Square Management, the Victorian Government, Melbourne City Council and Apple.

The Victorian government’s initial decision to demolish the Yarra Building which houses the Koorie Heritage Trust to make way for the flagship store drew wide-spread backlash.

Lobby group Citizens for Melbourne campaigned against the store, collecting more than 100,000 signatures opposing the development.

However, the Apple flagship store had the support of Federation Square’s original architect Donald Bates of Lab Architecture Studio and Victorian government architect Jill Garner.

“The Apple Global Flagship Store is consistent with and contributes to, Federation Square’s Civic and Cultural Charter, which recognises Melbourne’s pre-eminence as a centre for creativity and innovation,” Federation Square chief executive Jonathan Tribe said.

Related: Will an Apple Store Ruin Federation Square?

Apple Federation Square


“The refined designs complement Fed Square’s existing buildings and include a new roof design to allow for solar power as well as new solar shading design feature that enhances the energy efficiency of the building.”

Apple has promised to run free daily workshops – classes on design, coding, music and art are part of the program.

“The free program provided by Apple will help to inspire and educate Victorians of any age, cementing Melbourne as the nation’s cultural and tech capital,” a statement released by the Victorian Government said.

The Victorian government has said construction of the building would create about 250 jobs, and once it has been completed, in late 2020, more than 200 continuing jobs would be “supported across the precinct.”

The Minister for Planning will now consult with Melbourne City Council, the Office of the Victorian Government Architect and Federation Square on the refined designs before handing down his final design endorsement.

OfficeAustraliaMelbournePrecinct
AUTHOR
Ted Tabet
The Urban Developer - Journalist
More articles by this author
website iconlinkedin icon
ADVERTISEMENT
TOP STORIES
Long Bay Correctional hero
Exclusive

Time to Rethink: Fresh Bid to Unlock Prison’s Prime Site for Homes

Clare Burnett
7 Min
Inside NSW Housing Divide-Mosman
Exclusive

‘The Machinery Underneath is Broken’: Inside NSW’s Housing Divide

Vanessa Croll
9 Min
Exclusive

Queensland Decade of Gigaprojects a Developer’s Goldmine

Phil Bartsch
5 Min
Multiplex Moderna facility
Exclusive

Industrial Subsectors Win Investor Attention as Demand Blossoms

Clare Burnett
7 Min
Bee Bricks hero
Exclusive

Beyond Green: The Rise of Net-Positive Architecture in Australia

Clare Burnett
7 Min
View All >
Sponsored

How Can PBSA Developers Deliver More, Faster?

Partner Content
Long Bay Correctional hero
Exclusive

Time to Rethink: Fresh Bid to Unlock Prison’s Prime Site for Homes

Clare Burnett
Hotel

Hobart’s Moss Hotel Plots $30m Expansion

Lindsay Saunders
The number of rooms at the Battery Point property would more than quadruple under plans that exceed the area’s height li…
LATEST
Student Housing

How Can PBSA Developers Deliver More, Faster?

Partner Content
6 Min
Long Bay Correctional hero
Exclusive

Time to Rethink: Fresh Bid to Unlock Prison’s Prime Site for Homes

Clare Burnett
7 Min
Hotel

Hobart’s Moss Hotel Plots $30m Expansion

Lindsay Saunders
2 Min
Development

One Market, Many Realities: What’s Shaping Australia’s Commercial Property

David Di Marco
3 Min
View All >
ADVERTISEMENT
Article originally posted at: https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/apple-releases-redesign-federation-square-store