The 10-storey mixed-use development is one of the final projects to be completed in a broader precinct renewal on the north-western fringe of Adelaide CBD.
The apartment levels of the building will be built with a cross-laminated timber (CLT) superstructure made from locally-sourced timber.
Construction has begun on a $120 million mass-timber apartment building in Bowden, Adelaide, designed by Fieldwork for South Australian developer Otello, which was first unveiled earlier this year .
Dubbed “Flowe Bowden”, the 10-storey mixed-use development at 18–26 Gibson Street is set to deliver 115 new one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, hospitality spaces and a multi-level health and wellness centre.
According to a press release from the developer, the apartment levels of the building will be built with a cross-laminated timber (CLT) superstructure made from locally-sourced timber. Below, the building includes a multi-level concrete basement and podium.
Director at Fieldwork Quino Holland commented, “It’s a building where you’ll be able to see the timber structure,” adding that, “the timber shell becomes part of the interior and exterior language.”
The development – which is targeting a 5-Star Green Star rating – will also be a fully electric building supported by on-site solar and EV charging. It includes open breezeways in place of enclosed corridors and full-width balconies to apartments.
Dubbed “Flowe Bowden”, the 10-storey mixed-use development is set to deliver 115 new one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, hospitality spaces and a multi-level health and wellness centre.
Fieldwork’s design is located within a broader development in Bowden, including a nine-storey, development designed by Studio Nine Architects, titled Muse, and a build-to-rent proposal, developed by ARM with Renewal SA, delivering 80 rental apartments and four market-sale terraces across 12 storeys.
Otello Managing Director Daniel Harris said, “As one of the final residential projects to complete the precinct, [Flowe Bowden is] a building designed around natural light, balance and wellbeing.”
Jaytex Construction has been appointed to deliver the project, which is expected to reach completion in late 2028.
Renewal SA chief executive Shane Wingard said, “Work beginning on Flowe [Bowden] will accelerate the delivery of even more homes close to the city, public transport and the amenities people need.”
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