Plans filed for 10-storey apartment building in Adelaide CBD

A development application proposing the establishment of a 10-storey residential building in Adelaide's CBD has been lodged with the South Australian Planning Commission.

Planning documents note the proposed building would occupy a 1,241-square-metre lot on Hutt Street. The building would accommodate 45 apartments - 15 percent of which are affordable housing - as well as a residential lobby and retail offerings at street level. A two-level basement car park is also included within the proposal.

Plans state that while building height in the proposed locality is predominantly low-rise, several buildings ranging from three to eight storeys are present in the area.

Designed by DKO, the building features a podium and tower massing, with setbacks that gradually increase on the upper levels. According to the application, the ground level and podium have been "designed to promote a human-scale" at both Hutt Street and Allan Place, through the use of fine-grain materials and active shop fronts.

The site is currently occupied by a two-storey office building, a single-storey building and a canopy structure formerly used as a service station. The lot sits adjacent to a row of eight two-storey terrace shops fronting Hutt Street, which are connected and listed collectively as a single State Heritage Place.

The project will target a 5-Star Green Star rating and a 7-Star NatHERS rating. According to the application, the building will be fully electric and will include 300 square metres of roof-mounted solar panels to help meet these targets.

The proposal is on exhibition until 15 September.