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Your Vertical Garden City
Set to be Australia’s tallest building, STH BNK By Beulah will be a stunning sculptural form composed of two towers defined by twisting geometric glass façades and the highest vertical garden in the world. From the active multi-level podium beneath the towers to the open public square and extensive park spaces, the architecture is both inviting and inspiring.
Envisioned as a vertical village and a mini-metropolis, Southbank is a multi-faceted and pedestrian-friendly destination. Designed through an international collaboration between UNStudio and Cox Architecture, STH BNK will stand proudly on Melbourne’s skyline, and welcome the city’s people within.
THE GREEN SPINE
The design intent of the architectural team was to create a natural, vertical connection to Southbank – providing new public and private spaces across two towers that appear to grow out of the city.
This will be one of the world’s largest urban ecosystems with benefits including enriched air quality, biophilia and biodiversity, as well as a reduced heat island.
STH BNK By Beulah will act as a new pair of lungs for the city – a living, breathing addition to the skyline inspired by nature.
BIOPHILIC DESIGN
STH BNK By Beulah will be an exemplar of biophilic design, an architectural approach that considers how to connect a building’s occupants to nature. Such buildings create healthy environments for a healthier lifestyle through natural landscapes and lighting, ventilation, and sunlight.
The precinct’s design achieves this by setting a new standard in vertical urban living through the biophilic design of residences, extensive greenery from the pocket parks to the Sky Garden, and active circulation networks such as the landscaped steps leading to the open-air STH BNK Square.
A GROWING FACADE
The façade of the building features planter ‘drawers’, which vary in depth, density of screens and type of greenery. Occasional double-height spaces feature louvres, balconies and even larger trees, blurring the boundaries between indoors and outdoors.
A GLOBAL COMPETITION
Finding the right architects to collaborate on this project – one Australian and one international – led Beulah around the world on a quest and launched a six-month-long competition.
This major event saw leading international architecture firms collaborate with local firms to propose groundbreaking designs. These partnerships were BIG and Fender Katsalidis, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU and Architectus, MAD Architects and Elenberg Fraser, MVRDV and Woods Bagot, OMA and Conrad Gargett, and UNStudio and Cox Architecture.
The six shortlisted designs were revealed at a public symposium in Melbourne and judged by seven highly regarded jury members before the winning project was announced.
The winning concept was titled Green Spine, a collaboration between the Dutch design firm UNStudio and the local firm Cox Architecture. The project has since had unanimous endorsement from the City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee.
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To get here, we've travelled the globe, explored transformative thinking behind the world's most visionary cities and sought out international industry leaders with a shared vision of creating a world-class multi-use destination that sets a new benchmark in liveable and sustainable urban design to benefit future generations. Follow our journey on shaping the next evolution for future Melbourne.
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