{"id":2155,"date":"2023-09-07T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=2155"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T05:32:26","slug":"kamirice","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/projects\/kamirice\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamirice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-c43e58 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>500 Collins Street, Melbourne<\/h2><p>Client: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Kamirice Pty Ltd<\/mark><br>Project type: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Commercial (office, refurbishment)<\/mark><br>Stakeholders: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">City of Melbourne, local community <\/mark><br><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Image courtesy of kamirice.com.au<\/mark><\/p><\/div><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-6 text-col\"><div><strong>The project<\/strong><br>Built in the 1970s, 500 Collins Street is a 28-storey office building in a premier CBD location. While built with craftsmanship and quality materials, the building had begun to show its age \u2013 and when it was put up for sale in 2002, it was ready for renovation. A leading Australian real estate investor, Kamirice, acquired the tower with the intention of refurbishing all 28 levels \u2013 and UPco was engaged to help with the planning.<\/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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Winter-Garden-_-091.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Winter-Garden-_-091.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Winter-Garden-_-091-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Winter-Garden-_-091-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-5279ec 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>The planning approvals needed to include much-needed physical upgrades, such as updates to the fa\u00e7ades and internal amenities. Office refurbishment was a must, and we also needed to activate the ground plane \u2013 capitalising on the lunchtime pedestrianism and general retail of Church Lane.<br>One added challenge: all the renovations had to be done while the spaces were still tenanted (with occupancy never falling below 70%), meaning timelines and stakeholder management were crucial.<br><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-b06560 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>UPco helped secure the approvals, working within deadlines and communicating tirelessly with a large project team. The result was a renewed office building with 26,000 sqm of leasable area, including ground and first floor retail. Thanks to its forward-thinking sustainability credentials, 500 Collins Street also became the first refurbished commercial building in Melbourne\u2019s CBD to be awarded a 5-Star Green Star (Office Design v1) rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.<br><br>These days, 500 Collins helps to enhance the CBD\u2019s west-end business hub, with Church Lane\u2019s shops and bluestone paving creating a vibrancy not often encountered in this area. Since the refurbishment, close monitoring has proven that occupant productivity has increased.<br><br>Our client is rightfully proud of this landmark city development \u2013 and UPco is pleased to have had extensive involvement in the building that Kamirice nominated as the flagship property in its portfolio.<\/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-b5adb2 section\"><div class=\"container top-line\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-4 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