{"id":2060,"date":"2023-09-05T13:06:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=2060"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T05:34:14","slug":"spotswood-yards","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/projects\/spotswood-yards\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotswood Yards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-2a54d2 section upco-block-two-column-text js-in-view-animator animation-fade-up\"><div class=\"two-column-text-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-4 title-col\"><h2>571-589 Melbourne Road, Spotswood<\/h2><p>Client: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Vega One<\/mark><br>Project type: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Residential (apartments, townhouses)<\/mark><br>Stakeholders: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hobsons Bay City Council, VPA, local community<\/mark><br>Value: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">$14 million<\/mark><br><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Images courtesy of CHT Architects<\/mark><\/p><\/div><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-6 text-col\"><div><strong>The project<\/strong><br>In 2018, Vega One purchased the site of the former Spotswood Railway Workshops from VicTrack. They came to UPco with a bold ambition: to redeveloping the 4.75ha site into a holistic mixed-use lifestyle destination, integrating residential, commercial, entertainment and garden precincts.<br><br>Building A is in the residential precinct, and the first step of a staged application. It was designed to accommodate 47 apartments and 11 double-storey townhouses over four storeys, with generous car and bicycle parking and both indoor and landscaped communal spaces. Mindful of the environment, the design achieved \u2018ESD Excellence\u2019 in its BESS score.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spotswood-Yards-cht-credit-2-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spotswood-Yards-cht-credit-2-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spotswood-Yards-cht-credit-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spotswood-Yards-cht-credit-2-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spotswood-Yards-cht-credit-2-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Spotswood-Yards-cht-credit-2-2048x1387.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-8c767e section upco-block-two-column-text js-in-view-animator animation-fade-up\"><div class=\"two-column-text-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-4 title-col\"><h2>The challenge<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-6 text-col\"><div>From time to time, we come across certain projects where the planning policy provides limited guidance. Spotswood Yards was one of them. There was ambiguity around what was expected for the former VicTrack site. So, alongside a talented project team, we waded through and created a plan.<br><br>Our client engaged a highly regarded urban design consultancy, Kinetica, to prepare a sitewide masterplan. UPco advised on the statutory aspects of this holistic redevelopment \u2013 a plan that wasn\u2019t required by Council, but was ultimately helpful in securing the permit.<br><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-762d3e section upco-block-two-column-text js-in-view-animator animation-fade-up\"><div class=\"two-column-text-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-4 title-col\"><h2>The outcome<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-6 text-col\"><div>Due to meticulous planning within impressive timeframes, the project was eligible for the Victorian Planning Authority\u2019s Fast Track program \u2013 a State Government initiative designed to boost planning and infrastructure projects as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br><br>As a result, a permit was granted for Building A in 2021 and the development is now shovel-ready. Building A of Spotswood Yards is just the first step in this emerging residential haven, just west of Melbourne. At UPco, we are proud to have been part of the project so far, and look forward to sharing the journey as it unfolds.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:46%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:46%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-projectpagination upco-block-6e8e99 section\"><div class=\"container top-line\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-4 col-md-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/projects\/latrobe-valley-govhub\/\" class=\"projectpagination-tile\"><div class=\"img-bg lazyload\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/nice-for-side-with-green-scaled.jpg\"> <\/div><span>View previous project<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"col col-sm-4 col-md-5 offset-md-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/projects\/baymarque\/\" class=\"projectpagination-tile next\"><div class=\"img-bg lazyload\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BriA5_02.jpg\"> <\/div><span>View next project<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":2080,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spotswood Yards \u2013 UPco<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Building A is in the residential precinct, and the first step of a staged application. 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