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Our Women@Bates group hosted a design challenge that tackled social issues critical to our understanding of inclusive citymaking for women. It was a powerful discussion that led to some compelling design ideas about how we can make a difference. #WomenAtBates Bates Smart Here’s What We Talked About: 1. Safer Workplaces – Making job sites more inclusive, especially in male-dominated industries. 2. Safer Public Spaces – Designing for better visibility, accessibility, and security. 3. Systemic Change Beyond Design – Pushing for policy shifts, cultural transformation, and leadership diversity. 4. Women in Construction – How tech, prefabrication, and inclusive hiring can open more opportunities. 5. Health & Wellness – Designing spaces that support mental and physical well-being. 6. Collaboration Across Sectors – Bringing together design, policy, and technology to drive change.

Inspired by Sydney Harbour’s sandstone landscape, Grant Thornton Australia's new workplace balances resilience and softness through warm textures, organic curves, and natural materials. We’ve designed a refined, welcoming environment that fosters community for staff and prioritises client engagement. Learn more about the project on our website. https://lnkd.in/g53Ht_gJ Photography by Nicole England

Currently under construction for The GPT Group, 51 Flinders Lane is progressing with the glazed façade now complete to Level 14. Once finalised in mid 2026 by Lendlease, the 42-storey tower will be a sculptural form that reads from all angles of the city. Photography by Sherman Tan

South Beach is approved and site works have officially commenced. Designed for Andrews, the new residential precinct in Surfers Paradise will house 394 apartments and 5,500sqm of amenity. Two sculpted towers are designed to reflect their coastal subtropical context, stepping in plan to allow most apartments dual or triple aspect. Inside, spaces are modern and sophisticated, exemplifying wellness and leisure. Read more at the link below: https://lnkd.in/gRigaZQx

Bates Smart is proud to be working with Mirvac on its new Prince and Parade residential community in Brunswick. Congratulations to the team who recently celebrated the commencement of construction on Tuesday morning. The project is a collection of parkside residences inspired by the diverse mews, green spaces and architectural character of Melbourne’s inner north.

“The skyscraper that changed a city – and one man’s life” Read Jeffery Copolov’s story with Open House Melbourne in The Age. Submit your own ‘story of the city’ as part of Open House Melbourne exhibition in the Bates Smart gallery – opening soon!

Wentworth Quarter is a new build-to-rent community in Wentworth Point, including 200 apartments and eight townhouses. The waterfront site is the first stage of a masterplan that extends from Hill Road to the foreshore. Two L-shaped buildings are organised around a landscaped courtyard, while a 30m-wide foreshore provides new public open space. Buildings step down in height to reduce overshadowing to the foreshore, maximise views over Homebush Bay and deliver apartments with large, landscaped terraces. Facades are facetted, opening apartment views to the water. A two-storey foreshore element accommodates the townhouses, where living spaces are cleverly planned to optimise outlook. Read more on our website https://lnkd.in/gXngUjwy #CityFreeholds Arcadia Landscape Architecture Photography by Felix Mooneeram

Keen to learn about Product Aware, an open platform for sustainable materials? Head on over to UNSW next Thursday, to hear more from Bates Smart Associate Director Lucy Sutton. Registration open via link below. Australian Architects Declare Cox Architecture BVN Architecture Valerie Saavedra Lux

140 William Street is one of Melbourne’s most celebrated examples of modernist architecture and recognised by the Victorian Heritage Register for its significance.   The current refurbishment presented a valuable opportunity to restore non-original areas of the ground plane and introduce a new café pavilion that complements the original architecture. Our approach, with client Rest, has been both considered and restrained, ensuring that this significant building remains true to its distinctive form while also evolving as a next generation workplace environment.

MAC Residences exemplifies how excellent apartment living can be defined, as Sydney positions itself to become a high-density city. It is the first building to complete in the new Midtown MacPark neighbourhood by Frasers Property Australia. The tower stands at the neighbourhood’s highest point and serves as a gateway to the future precinct. Its calm expression, efficient floorplan and clever ground level interface set a high bar for Midtown MacPark’s 23 remaining buildings that, once built, will form a new high density mixed-use, mixed-tenure community. Learn more on our website https://lnkd.in/exasGBMp   Photos by Felix Mooneeram