110 Benjamin Way Build-to-Rent
420 new rental homes, including 315 social and affordable homes across four buildings in Belconnen, ACT.
420 new rental homes, including 315 social and affordable homes across four buildings in Belconnen, ACT.
Location
Belconnen
State
ACT
Country
Ngunnawal
Client
Bloc
Expertise
Master Plan, Residential, Interiors
Year
In Progress
Collaborators
Assemble, Place Logic, DVLP4
Renders
DC3 Creative
1/2
Brief
A master plan for the Marina Resort site to house the existing hotel, a new residential apartment building and a new serviced apartment Delivered by local developer-builder firm Bloc, upon completion, the buildings will be managed by Assemble and tier-one community housing provider Housing Choices Australia. Assemble is leading the industry with its housing investment solutions and delivering high-quality build-to-rent projects. 110 Benjamin Way marks its first collaboration in the ACT. Our brief included the master plan for the site, architecture, and interiors for each building.
A master plan for the Marina Resort site to house the existing hotel, a new residential apartment building and a new serviced apartment Delivered by local developer-builder firm Bloc, upon completion, the buildings will be managed by Assemble and tier-one community housing provider Housing Choices Australia. Assemble is leading the industry with its housing investment solutions and delivering high-quality build-to-rent projects. 110 Benjamin Way marks its first collaboration in the ACT. Our brief included the master plan for the site, architecture, and interiors for each building.
Design
The site includes 420 apartments across four buildings. Apartments are mainly one—and two-bedroom, with a limited number of three-bedroom apartments on the ground floor. All apartments have balconies or terraces.
A 1500-square-metre garden will sit between the buildings, created with landscape architects Place Logic. The garden allows deep soil plantings of native trees and plants to support biodiversity in the area and provides significant outdoor space for occupants.
Communal facilities on the ground level include a co-working space, a gym, a yoga space, a common room, and a kitchen. The rooftops include a communal laundry, outdoor dining, landscaped garden areas, pet areas and a shared vegetable garden.
The basement provides parking for 507 bikes (one per bedroom), a communal workshop, and space for 360 cars, with shared electric vehicle charging stations.21 visitor bike racks have been allocated on the street level.
The project site is within walking distance of the Belconnen bus interchange, is well connected to local cycle paths, and pedestrian paths have been integrated with the neighbouring Capital Food Markets.
The building façades have been designed at a 45-degree angle – a sawtooth profile facing north to capture sunlight and provide privacy between apartments. The apartment interiors will follow a no-veneers mantra, featuring concrete ceilings and exposed services.
The site includes 420 apartments across four buildings. Apartments are mainly one—and two-bedroom, with a limited number of three-bedroom apartments on the ground floor. All apartments have balconies or terraces.
A 1500-square-metre garden will sit between the buildings, created with landscape architects Place Logic. The garden allows deep soil plantings of native trees and plants to support biodiversity in the area and provides significant outdoor space for occupants.
Communal facilities on the ground level include a co-working space, a gym, a yoga space, a common room, and a kitchen. The rooftops include a communal laundry, outdoor dining, landscaped garden areas, pet areas and a shared vegetable garden.
The basement provides parking for 507 bikes (one per bedroom), a communal workshop, and space for 360 cars, with shared electric vehicle charging stations.21 visitor bike racks have been allocated on the street level.
The project site is within walking distance of the Belconnen bus interchange, is well connected to local cycle paths, and pedestrian paths have been integrated with the neighbouring Capital Food Markets.
The building façades have been designed at a 45-degree angle – a sawtooth profile facing north to capture sunlight and provide privacy between apartments. The apartment interiors will follow a no-veneers mantra, featuring concrete ceilings and exposed services.
Impact
110 Benjamin Way will deliver a much-needed typology of long-term rental housing to the Canberra housing market. In contrast to the traditional model of building dwellings for people to buy, build-to-rent properties are purpose-built developments that are owned by a single entity and rented out.
110 Benjamin Way will deliver a much-needed typology of long-term rental housing to the Canberra housing market. In contrast to the traditional model of building dwellings for people to buy, build-to-rent properties are purpose-built developments that are owned by a single entity and rented out.
