Fast Movers 2008
Issue No. 44 - December/January 2008
90-year wonder turns out wheel result
A new landmark on Melbourne’s skyline, a spectacular ferris wheel attraction, shows a 90-year-old builder’s deft touch with innovation.
Hansen Yuncken Chief Executive Peter Kennedy says his company has had a banner year, turning over about a billion dollars on prestige projects in every state.
The Waterfront City project in Melbourne’s Docklands precinct includes the spectacular Southern Star Observation Wheel, known as Waterfront City Stage 1C.
HY has also built Waterfront City Stage 1B North and 1B South, both a mix of retail,A residential, food & beverage, and entertainment facilities.
1B North is six buildings of two to six storeys for 65,000m2 of new built area, including more than 90 retail tenancies, 58 homes and 2000 parking spaces.
HY has taken a ‘whole of development’ approach, building all site infrastructure, linkways and 27 interconnecting bridges, foot and vehicle access, and landscaping.
Stage 1B South, is four buildings of two to six storeys for 41,000m2 of retail space, 104 homes and townhouses, eight commercial offices, and 2000 parking spaces.
This Stage included three roadways between Docklands Drive and Footscray Road, internal pedestrian streets and landscaping.
Tasmanian showpiece winery Morilla Estate commissioned HY to build its novel Museum of Old and New Art project. The $38m museum building will include facilities of international standard exhibition space, gallery, theatre, administration and an art conservation area.
“The project involves cutting into the hillside above the Derwent; it will be part of the adjoining winery,” Peter says, noting the artwork will be “spectacular” in what’s designed to be a tourism drawcard for Hobart.
At Cairns Airport in Queensland HY is rebuilding the regional hub in a staged renovation of the existing facilities.
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