The Urban Developer
AdvertiseEventsWebinars
Urbanity
Awards
Sign In
Membership
Latest
Menu
Location
Sector
Category
Content
Type
Newsletters
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
ADVERTISEMENT
SHARE
print
Print
OtherStaff WriterMon 16 Jan 17

New Canberra Hotel Tells Nine Midnight Storeys

GeoconMidnight_S020_EXT_IdleThoughts-R01-HR_620x380

GEOCON plans to add an Abode Hotel as the new centrepiece to its latest mixed-use project, ‘Midnight'.

Located at 92 Northbourne Ave, Braddon in the heart of Canberra, Midnight will consist of three integrated buildings with the Abode Hotel wrapped around an internal courtyard at the core of the complex.

The 160-room hotel will be part of the nine storey project, which includes 250 private apartments and commercial and retail space on the ground and first levels.

The activated street frontage has been designed to facilitate pedestrian access through the building for transit from the adjacent Eloura Street light rail stop to the Braddon precinct.

GEOCON Managing Director Nick Georgalis said the hotel is ready for the future due to its accessibility to future transport options.

"As the light rail rolls out across Canberra over the next few years, people will be able to stay here and go virtually anywhere in Canberra without getting into a car," he said.

“This development is all about maximising the proximity to both the light rail and Braddon which is quickly becoming one of the most exciting social, dining and residential precincts in Australia.

“Having the hotel at the heart of this complex is essential because it sustains an internal dynamic throughout all hours of the day and night, which contributes to the vibrancy and amenity for the inhabitants.

"Developments where you only have the odd resident coming and going now and then end up like ghost towns," he said.

The design was created by architects Fender Katsalidis and OCULUS Urban Planners, the team behind the NewActon precinct and the iconic Nishi building.

Three floors of basement parking will ensure that hotel visitors arriving by car will have no problem finding a park close to the inner city and other shared amenities include a swimming pool, gym, private cabanas and outdoor kitchen facilities.

Set below street level to create a sense of enclosure and focus, the main entry to the hotel will sit alongside dining and retail activities.

The hotel fit-out will be all self-contained studio apartments, mirroring the successful formula at Abode’s other properties in Woden, Tuggeranong, Narrabundah and Gungahlin.

ResidentialHotelAustraliaConstructionArchitecturePlanningPlanningSector
AUTHOR
Staff Writer
"TheUrbanDeveloper.com is committed to delivering the latest news, reviews, opinions and insights into the best of urban development from Australia and around the world. "
More articles by this author
ADVERTISEMENT
TOP STORIES
Parallel Workshops Stockdale Housing PBSA project
Exclusive

Suburban Success Story Turns PBSA Thinking on its Head

Leon Della Bosca
7 Min
Exclusive

Interstate Developers Find Lots to Love in ‘Progressive, Affordable’ SA

Taryn Paris
5 Min
Bates Smart Richmond Sportslink HERO
Exclusive

BtR Focus Drives Bates Smart’s Richmond Sportslink Concept

Leon Della Bosca
6 Min
Exclusive

Carparking Correlation: How Parking Fees Provide Office Sector Health Check

Taryn Paris
6 Min
Molti chief Ben Teague out front of 32 Mercer Road Aramadale (rendering)
Exclusive

Buy to the Sound of Cannons: Molti’s Counter-Cyclical Move to Melbourne

Leon Della Bosca
5 Min
View All >
Kangaroo Point Aria Canopy House Revised DA Approval hero
Development

Aria’s Revised Tower Greenlit for Inner-City Kangaroo Point

Phil Bartsch
Hotel

Perth Hotel New Role Revealed After $105m Sale

Lindsay Saunders
Parallel Workshops Stockdale Housing PBSA project
Exclusive

Suburban Success Story Turns PBSA Thinking on its Head

Leon Della Bosca
Top marks for developer’s move from ‘crammed’ city towers to spacious suburban student accommodation…
LATEST
Kangaroo Point Aria Canopy House Revised DA Approval hero
Development

Aria’s Revised Tower Greenlit for Inner-City Kangaroo Point

Phil Bartsch
3 Min
Hotel

Perth Hotel New Role Revealed After $105m Sale

Lindsay Saunders
2 Min
Parallel Workshops Stockdale Housing PBSA project
Exclusive

Suburban Success Story Turns PBSA Thinking on its Head

Leon Della Bosca
7 Min
Warren and Mahoney's rendering of Leftfield's project at 691-693 Burke Road, in Melbourne's Camberwell.
Residential

Leftfield Lifts Cover on 14-Storey Scheme at Camberwell

Marisa Wikramanayake
3 Min
View All >
ADVERTISEMENT
Article originally posted at: https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/new-canberra-hotel-tells-nine-midnight-storeys