Starting to Take Shape

We had a wonderful warm day today and it was great to feel the sun on my face as I took a walk along the street. These are some shots I took today of the Knox Plaza Build. This is a blip I did of the build in January. Up until now there hasn't been much change as it has taken them so long to get the foundations done. In this shot you can see the building that used to be on that site, it is the high-rise white building with black windows. Here is a shot of the start of the build. Here is a shot taken in April this year.

It was hard to get a good shot of the site as it is well fenced off. You can see in the top left and bottom right the start of the framing is going up. It wasn't like this on Sunday so it just went up today. One of the three buildings on this site is to be completed by the end of October this year.. think they must be getting worried as they are working to 8pm most nights and all weekend now...the rush is on!

Information on the Knox Plaza build at 148 Victoria Street. It is the first to register to achieve BASE (Building A Sustainable Environment) certification. It will complement the adjoining Knox Presbyterian church, with a single storied ‘transparent’ building at the front, so that there is a good view of the church. The main building starts behind Knox Church - in order to give this iconic building its own space on the corner.

The building will boast features including high performance glass, comprehensive recycling facilities, heat recovery and extensive use of natural light - features that cost a slight premium to developers in the building process, but deliver significant financial and social benefits in just a few years.

Building owner John Ryder says planning and developing the building along BASE guidelines was a simple decision.

“We had an exciting chance to build something innovative and remarkable, and we grabbed it,” he says. “We’re very pleased to have so easily come up with something that is sensitive to the needs of the city and our obligations to the environment, as well as provide something operationally efficient for the tenant.’

For more information on the building.