A 28-storey tower designed for the Adelaide’s biomedical precinct will rise from one of the city’s oldest churches.
Designed by GHD Woodhead, the proposed $450-million development would be named “Trinity City” with a gross floor area of 65,000 square metres, set to host more than 3,000 workers once completed.
The first four levels will be dedicated to 173 car parks while levels five to 26 will be office space. A mezzanine level will feature a gym, a 70-place childcare centre and a 200-seat auditorium.
Trinity City has been designed as one of the first post-pandemic buildings for Adelaide’s CBD, prioritising the health and wellbeing of the end user. The building will feature intelligent design advancements such as touch-free entry points, and fresh air access through louvres down the building’s central spine.
The tower will be built at the rear of Trinity Church Adelaide, and the project will also include restorations to the church building along with two other local heritage buildings. The church, built in 1838, is heritage protected as the earliest surviving Anglican building in South Australia.
Trinity Church has expressed its support for the development, stating it will rejuvenate the old site and ensure its future longevity.
Entrance via the heritage piazza with access to the landscaped grounds.
Image: GHD Woodhead
The project will form a key part of Adelaide’s $3.8 billion biomedical city precinct – the largest life sciences precinct in the Southern Hemisphere – as the first commercial building on North Terrace.
It joins institutions such as the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, the University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences building, the University of South Australia’s Health Innovation Building.
Trade and investment Nick Champion said the developer had undertaken “extensive consultation” with Heritage SA and local authorities.
“Trinity City will be the perfect addition to Adelaide BioMed City, as South Australia emerges as a global leader in data driven precision medicine,” said Champion.
Construction is slated to begin in 2023 with completion forecast for the end of 2025.
