Time & Place expand Sydney footprint, plot Manly apartment development

Melbourne-based developer Time & Place are continuing their push into Sydney, lodging plans for a boutique apartment development in Manly's General Conservation area, adjacent to Manly Oval. 

Time & Place, who are working through plans for the redevelopment of the well-known Chimes building in Potts Point, are seeking to develop a four-level building with 25 apartments, above a ground floor commercial level and two underground basement carpark levels.

Read more: Exclusive first look: Time & Place lodge Potts Point apartment plans

Time & Place had the award-winning SJB design the Manly project, which will comprise 15 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom apartments. 

Render of the proposed development at 35 Belgrave St. Credit: SJB

The site currently contains four existing low-scale buildings of various ages which will be demolished to make way for the new apartments.

While the proposed building exceeds the 15-metre height limit in place for the site, it remains consistent with the surrounding building's, including a recent approval at the adjacent site 21 Whistler Street as well as the bookend corner site at 21 Belgrave Street.

The built heritage character of the area consists of masonry and stone buildings with finely detailed openings and parapet elements, with SJB drawing on the heritage of the suburb for the design of the new apartments. 

"The introduction of colour at the base and soffit of the roof, ties the building together and creates a level of interest when viewed from different vantage points and distances," SJB said in their design verification statement.

"Vaulted spaces at roof level are expressive, ensuring the building touches the sky in an interesting way whilst also creating unique, volumetric spaces within the apartments."

At the heart of the development will be a central oasis, with the lush communal garden serving not only as a social space for residents, but as a verdant outlook for each of the apartments. 

Render of the central oasis at the heart of the development. Credit: SJB

"The central oasis will be a cool space with a unique planting character that responds to its specific sunlight conditions
year round."

A number of sustainability principles have been incorporated within the design, including exceeding BASIX Energy by 5 per cent and maintaining a 7-Star NatHERs Average across the development.

The site will be predominantly constructed from locally produced, sustainable materials, chosen favouring longevity and minimising maintenance, with 100 per cent of the apartments cross-ventilated and maximising on natural sunlight. On-site energy generation will come through a major solar PV array on the rooftop, in a bid to reduce operational energy and GHG emissions associated with the site.

Time & Place are currently marketing The Queensbridge building in Melbourne's Southbank.