Viewpoint [10] THE PAST CREATES THE FUTURE / THE POWER OF THE PEDAL / SEASONAL APPETITE with simon bryant / THE APARTMENT IN OUR STREET / A SCHOOL OF THOUGHT / EUROPEAN INSPIRATION / News in brief
Viewpoint [10] in this issue
04
Inspiring a better urban future Head of Renewal SA, Fred Hansen, shares his views
12
Building for opportunity
Homes for all – no matter the budget or background
06
The Power of the Pedal
Closer to curing cancer with each pedal Cover: Suburban style meets near city convenience. Felmeri Homes new display on Kingston Parade offers unparralled city and hills views from its roof-top terrace.
04
The Past Creates the Future
A lifetime of thinking in every design
16
World of Choice at Lightsview
Six new display homes show what’s possible
08
Seasonal Appetite
The taste of summer with Simon Bryant
10
The Apartment in our Street
Living the high life
11
A School of Thought
New life for old school grounds
14
European Inspiration
A slice of Amsterdam in Adelaide
Property Guide Lift out
18
News in brief
03
The past creates the future Lightsview’s Loft 38 – one of the suburb’s most innovative small allotment homes – started its life as scribbles on a piece of butter paper, the same way almost all of Tony Zappia’s projects do.
T
ony is a Director of the Kent Town architecture firm Studio Nine, and he worked closely with Lightsview to
finesse the design of the Loft 38 home. The property uses every square inch of its small frontage to accommodate two bedrooms, a courtyard, open-plan kitchen and offstreet parking without ever feeling cluttered. Incorporating several unusual and beautiful design solutions, such as an open stairwell that allows light and A loft 38 scribble.
Tony Zappia – “Learning from previous projects assists in delivering a better built form.” air to flow from the master bedroom’s
masters such as the Italian Architect
“Over the years I have learnt to ask
picture window throughout the house,
Andrea Palladio… Their use of scale,
the right questions,” he says. “Many of
the design for the Loft 38 benefited
proportion and materials has had
us know what we want, however find
from the almost two decades of
significant influence in my built form
it difficult to articulate exactly our
experience Tony has in architecture.
and appreciation of space and volume.
needs to an architect or designer.”
“I would say most of our previous
“Further, I have admired and been
From sketches on paper, to the home
projects contribute to the Loft 38 as
inspired by the great Japanese
you live in – every design idea is
they do in all of our projects in some
Architect Tadao Ando who has
carefully considered, thought through,
way,” Tony says. “Learning from
shown there are no boundaries
questioned and re-thought until a
previous projects assists in delivering
working in small spaces. I admire
great solution, like those in the Loft 38,
a better built form.”
his creative use of natural light and
become a reality.
The influences that have shaped the Loft 38 can be traced further back, to even before the start of Tony’s career. Inspired by classical masters
structures that follow natural forms of the landscape, rather than disturbing the landscape by making it conform to the constructed space of a building.”
in design, Tony – like many of his
Lessons from these classic masters
architecture colleagues – looks back
wash around in Tony’s head as he
in time to find knowledge and
sketches on his office’s rolls and rolls
solutions that can be applied today.
of butter paper, and then takes his
“I have not researched any design philosophies in particular,” he says. “However I have enjoyed reading and using techniques from the old
ideas through the usual rigmarole of applications, approvals, tenders and construction. The biggest and most important part of that process, says Tony, is communication with his client.
05
The power of the pedal A
group of cyclists appear on the horizon at Nuriootpa.
“Engaging the local community is critical to fundraising as
After riding a punishing 104km in just one day,
they become our voice and play a vital role in promoting
their legs ache and they know they’ll be in for more of
the important projects that we are working to support,” she
the same on tomorrow’s similarly lengthy trip – but all
says. “They enable us to broadcast our message at the local
of them are smiling.
level – to the coffee shops, to the hairdressers, into class
It was early afternoon when more than four hundred oddly
rooms and businesses.”
elated bike riders arrived at the Barossa Valley Tourist Park
The 2013 Lightsview Ride to Conquer Cancer was
on Saturday November 1, all having ridden the same route
supercharged by a new partnership between the event and
for the same reason. These cyclists were raising money for
Lightsview. As naming sponsor of the event, Lightsview
cancer research at the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation
raised more than $200,000 to help cancer research.
as part of the Lightsview Ride to Conquer Cancer.
The partnership between the Ride and Lightsview came
The 2013 event raised $1.6 million for the Foundation,
about organically after Lightsview’s project director Alan
and this money will be used to fund research by Flinders
Miller took part in a different fundraising event.
Centre for Innovation in Cancer staff. Researchers began
“The wonderful Alan Miller from CIC participated in the
applying for grants from the funding pool as soon as the fundraised amount was announced.
Lands End to John o’Groats Cancer Cycle Challenge for the FMC Foundation in June 2013,” says Deb. “This 1600km
Flinders Medical Centre Foundation events manager
challenge over 14 days enabled Alan to learn about the
Deb Palmer says the amazing fundraising efforts are just
research and hospital projects that we support at Flinders.
the start of how 2013’s cyclists are helping the cause.
Upon returning home, Juliette Robinson, our Marketing Coordinator and fellow Lands End participant, invited Alan
Below, clockwise: Setting up camp at the Barossa Valley Tourist Park; Richard Edwards after Saturday’s 104km ride; All bikes are welcome; Nearing the finish line
A good view for a good cause.
to visit us for a tour of the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer and the rest, as they say, is history.” Lightsview’s support has an extra element not seen in any other state’s Ride to Conquer Cancer sponsorship. For the 2014 event Lightsview have partnered with Rendition Homes to develop and sell a specially-designed house, with all profits going to the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation.
Lightsview Ride to Conquer Cancer fast facts Riders cover 200km in two days and are sponsored by friends, family and colleagues to raise funds for cancer research All funds raised by South Australian participants go to the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation Lightsview was the Title sponsor of the 2013 event, and will continue supporting the Ride into 2014 and beyond
the company will have a premium house designed and
As part of its sponsorship Lightsview, together with Rendition Homes, will raise more than $200,000 for
built in Lightsview’s Waterford precinct ready to be sold
cancer research
in conjunction with the 2014 event. “It’s been designed by prominent Adelaide architect
You can register for the 2014 ride at conquercancer.org.au or phone 1300 34 RIDE – get a team together and keep
Tony Gianonne of Tectvs architects and it’s an edgy design,”
each other motivated!
he says. “It’s been designed to take into consideration two frontages – on the street and on the waterfront –
The sale of the Ride to Conquer Cancer House will take place in December 2014, and will coincide with that
with an outdoor-indoor living environment which is
year’s event
Rendition Homes Managing Director Wayne Fazzalari says
also dual fronted.”
07
seasonal appetite “If you’re not going to eat it don’t plant it,” says renowned chef Simon Bryant. “That’s why you plant it – so you can eat it!”
S
Almost too good to eat.
imon’s approach to food is straightforward. He believes
community garden show people what could be possible
cooking is a simple process that should be used to
in their own spaces – whether it be an apartment balcony
best exhibit the flavour of good produce, and that the best
or a bigger garden like that of the Metricon Sentosa where
produce is grown as naturally as possible.
Simon prepared this dish.
After years spent around food, Simon has found that
While there is always plentiful advice out there about
understanding how it is grown can entirely change how
gardening, Simon says the most important thing is to enjoy
a person views cooking and eating. When working in
the process.
commercial kitchens, he would take his colleagues to meet the growers on their farms and would see a radical change in their behaviour afterward. “You really respect the food, I think, when you see how much work goes into it,” he says. “You start to really appreciate the difference between something supposedly good because it’s a trend and something that really is good for the flavour.”
“I don’t want gardening to become a burden,” he says. “It should always be a pleasure.” “I never grow things like broccoli, cauliflower or kale for more than two years running in the same spot because in my garden that’s just asking for white flies! So I am mindful of rotating what I plant and when I’m feeling really lazy I just plant lentils or broad beans. By putting in a nitrogen fixing crop like beans or pulses it gives you a bit
Everyone can get closer to their food by growing a few little
of an excuse to have a break from the garden – because
things at home. Lightsview’s community garden initiative
they are so easy to grow – all while you’re treating the soil
helps residents learn about growing edible plants in even
without chemicals.”
the smallest of spaces. With equipment supplied by Urban Sprout and tutorials from Magic Harvest, a community
Simon’s summer planting guide
vegetable patch near the Urban Lights Café serves as a
Plant heirloom tomato, coloured zucchini and basil now for
practice ground for green thumbs. The successes of the
a late summer harvest, and use in the recipe that follows.
Simon adding the finishing touches.
Above from top: – Urban Sprout community garden – On the grill – The popped amaranth
Summer zucchini, halloumi, tomato and healthy grain salad Serves a family as a side with a meal or as an entrée INGREDIENTS
METHOD
½ cup small green “French style” lentils* (or substitute with any small
Put lentils in 2 litre pot with 3 cups water, bring to simmer and cook 15
skin-on lentil)
minutes, add quinoa, cook another
¼ cup quinoa* seeds (not flakes) soaked for 30 minutes and rinsed
15 minutes until quinoa has broken
until water runs clear
been absorbed. Drain, season and
¼ cup amaranth* (optional) 8 zucchini flowers 1 each green and yellow zucchini cut into long thin strips or “ribbons” (a mandolin will do this easily) 2 cups assorted heirloom tomatoes chopped any old how (ie a mad mix of whatever you can get your hands on) ½ bunch flat leaf parsley roughly chopped and randomly picked ½ bunch basil 2 lemons zested and juiced 250g halloumi cheese 120ml extra virgin olive oil Salt flakes and cracked pepper
a little and most of the water has set aside. Meanwhile heat up a grill plate or a heavy fry pan, grill the halloumi on both sides until “smokey” and coloured, remove, cool and rip up into bite-sized pieces.
as it pops. It will carry on like pop corn so don’t take the lid off or you will have popped amaranth all over the place. Remove from heat and tip into bowl when it has all doubled in size. Place lentil and quinoa mix on the plate, dress with half the dressing, top with zucchini ribbons, tomato and halloumi. Finally separate a few random petals of zucchini flowers and scatter over, drizzle remaining dressing over, sprinkle with popped amaranth if using and more salt
Lightly oil and season the zucchini strips and grill until coloured.
flakes, parsley, lemon zest and
Make a dressing with remaining olive oil and lemon juice, a big pinch
This salad makes a great side dish to some lamb chops or a cold
of salt and cracked pepper.
roast chicken.
If using amaranth, pre-heat a large heavy based pan over a medium to high heat for a few minutes, chuck the amaranth in to “toast” with lid on and shake/slide vigorously (so it doesn’t burn) for about 2 minutes
cracked pepper.
*Australian “fresh green” style lentils, amaranth and quinoa seeds are available in the health food aisle of good supermarkets or in health food shops. Shot on location at Metricon’s stunning Sentosa display home, located on Waterford Circuit. Open daily from 1 – 5pm; visit metricon.com.au
09
Artists’ perspective of Lightsview apartments – launching early 2014.
The apartment on our street W
hile the old adage of location, location, location
A 2013 report authored by strategic consultancy Hudson
will never lose its ring in the housing game,
Howells shows that people considering apartment living
it is being joined by a new catch-cry that should prove
prioritise privacy, natural light, access to open space and
just as enduring.
a tranquil atmosphere when choosing their property.
Modern buyers are beginning to see that lifestyle, lifestyle,
The new apartments being released by Lightsview this
lifestyle is just as important as location when choosing
year will intermingle seamlessly with the other housing
their home. As a result, the apartment – once viewed
in the area. While there are many diverse aspects to each
by Australians as only suitable for short-term living – is
apartment, they all have one thing in common – innovative
becoming a first-class choice. The low maintenance
design that puts human needs at the very top of the
benefits of apartments and the close community ties
priority list. The low-rise, four storey apartment buildings
fostered by high-density living situations are the driving
will complement the scale of the adjoining community
forces behind the change in attitude.
and add, rather than dominate the streetscape.
A recent report from the Property Council of Australia
Only four apartments feature on each floor, with 14 total
(SA), Adelaide City Council and Renewal SA, Apartment
for each building. Penthouse level apartments will feature
Living in Adelaide, showed that more than 60 per cent of
impressive vaulted ceilings adding a sense of space, while
apartment dwellers chose to live in that kind of housing
all enjoy private balconies and secure lock-up garaging at
because of the associated lifestyle, with many highlighting
ground level.
the time saved from not having to deal with gardens as a positive attribute.
The emphasis on design is also important in helping to create the rich community atmosphere many people
This trend follows a model long-established internationally
considering apartment living hope for. Nicely appointed
which is also beginning to appear along Australia’s eastern
communal spaces, such as lobbies and interior courtyards,
seaboard. Suburbs such as New York’s satellite Brooklyn have
as well as the many reserves and bike paths running
always bustled with apartment blocks and, as Adelaide’s CBD
through Lightsview, encourage people to move across
becomes more populated, the make-up of our housing stock
the community and give residents a chance to interact.
will begin to mimic these famous outposts.
These design innovations top-off apartments that are
Lightsview’s apartments team a good location – less than
already the perfect blend of location and lifestyle, and
8km from the city – with the low-maintenance lifestyle,
there’s not much more you could ask for in a home.
and add an extra dimension – good design.
The first release of apartments happens in early 2014. For more information or to register your interest, call 8261 1888.
A vision for transformation – artists’ perspective.
a school of thought F
or more than two years the site of
The plans for the site include a
The latest addition to Lightsview’s
the Ross Smith Secondary School
community centre, wetland gardens,
footprint will include the now
has stood quietly abandoned along
a small retail precinct that could
familiar diversity of housing too, from
Hampstead Road, but redevelopment
house home-maker stores and a
apartments and terraces through to
by Lightsview is set to give it new life.
child care centre.
larger allotments for detached homes.
The Ross Smith school was
Michael believes these facilities
“The same urban design principles
amalgamated into the Roma Mitchell
will attract people from all over
that have worked so well elsewhere
Secondary College campus just down
Lightsview, and encourage community
in Lightsview will be applied here,
the road in 2011, but the buildings are
members to move through the
and that includes plenty of walking
yet to be re-purposed. Lightsview’s
neighbourhood on the many purpose-
and cycling trails and easy linkages
plans are to make the area live and
built bike and walking paths. Also
throughout.”
breathe in a way that is useful to the
incorporated onto the old school site
new neighbourhood’s residents.
will be more housing, bringing balance
“What we tried to do is actually create
and diversity to the overall design.
This sense of connectivity is a recurring theme on the school site. As well as hoping to open Lightsview
two different focal points – we’ve
Several of the planned features serve
to Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre,
created two anchors in the Lightsview
dual purposes. The wetlands, which
Michael believes the childcare centre
community,” says Michael Visintin
Michael says will be a “beautiful,
and retail precinct will provide a
of Design IQ – an urban planner who
functional reserve space in its own
perfect linkage between Lightsview
works closely with Lightsview.
right”, will also perform a stormwater
and Hampstead Road.
“There’s the town centre, then this
management function as it catches
school site is the more community-
overflow during heavy periods of rain.
focussed area.”
“This is completing the puzzle,” says Michael. “There was a key road joining Hampstead Road and Lightsview that basically ran through a paddock – this actually creates the urban form of Lightsview and the community of Lightsview right up to Hampstead Road and makes that final connection.”
11
Building for opportunity A
fter World War II, Australia’s population boomed,
“Neighbourhood racial and economic segregation is also
and the construction industry could barely keep up.
segregation from opportunities critical to quality of life,
The country was flooded with a fresh wave of immigrants
financial stability, and social advancement,” says the
and children were being born, growing up and buying their
Institute when summarising research in the field. “Isolation
own houses at an unbelievable rate.
and disinvestment threaten not only individuals and their
Housing at this time was clustered around essential
families, but entire communities.”
services. Often, towns were built by the rail line; the town
Lightsview is leading Australia in re-dressing this trend
centre bordered the train stations and homes fanned out
by returning to the highly-diverse neighbourhoods of
a little from the main street. This type of neighbourhood
the mid-20th century. Within ten minutes drive of major
fostered happy communities full of everyone from blue-
cultural attractions like the Adelaide Oval (because there’s
collar tradies, newly-arrived immigrant shopkeepers to
nothing like beer and cricket to help people make friends)
white-collar professionals who made the train trip to the
and the Festival Centre, it is the perfect home-base for a
city every morning.
vast array of people.
But, as Australia’s population kept growing and new
The houses at Lightsview include award-winning affordable
industries popped up, artificially engineered housing
homes located alongside multi-million dollar properties,
became a necessity. Whole suburbs, such as Elizabeth in
as well as planned apartment buildings that will contain
SA’s north, were built especially to accommodate specific
homes at a range of price points. While building this
groups of people like the car manufacturing workers who
mixture of high quality homes opens the neighbourhood
would work at the Holden plant. Social housing for families
to people of varied incomes, Lightsview also makes sure
and people in need was also built in clusters.
everyone living in the area feels engaged and welcome
Such measures led to a breakdown of the traditional community make-up, and created enclaves throughout the state where opportunity was limited by bad access to education and other community facilities. This was
in the community by running free events. These include weekly markets, regular outdoor cinema nights and, most recently, a huge Summer Festival full of rides, food stalls and fun activities.
an issue seen internationally, as reported by the USA’s
Just chatting to people as they came and went at the
Kirwan Institute.
organic market was enough evidence for anyone to see that Lightsview’s approach is working. People of all backgrounds and incomes wandered through the stalls, and as they did, many stopped for a chat with their neighbours.
Saying Hello to Lightsview Leah (pictured above with her nieces) and Robert Capones are building a second home in Lightsview
Divina Knoop pictured with her partner Tim says the area supports her shift-work lifestyle
“I think we were in the second group
“It’s quite handy to the city and I
of residents to move into Lightsview,”
feel safe coming home at 2am,” says
says Leah. “This was our first home,
Davina. “It’s just quiet. There are some
so it was easy and they had all the
places where it would be scary coming
first home buyers grants and things
home at that time. My brother lives
available here. Now we’re thinking
in Lightsview, so that’s really nice to
about building our second home in
have him close too.”
Lightsview too. We love it here.” Lyn Metcalf and her son Felix are long-term locals “I’m in Northgate,” Lyn says while looking through the Lightsview Organic Market stalls. “We’ve lived here for 10 years and it’s been really great to see this stuff popping up. We ride our bikes down to come to the market on weekends.”
13
european inspiration T
he Terrace 344 has come on a
After being led through Amsterdam’s
“I was impressed by the fact that
long journey – almost half way
progressive Oostelijk Havengebied
it was actually built on all four
around the world – to bring a new
(Eastern Docklands) development
boundaries,” says Alan. “It occupied
standard of home design to Australia.
that had been established in the ’90s,
the whole site. I knew that was
Alan arrived in one of the area’s most
something we had been able to get
unique neighbourhoods – Borneo-
successfully approved for Lightsview
Sporenburg. Here, he was shown
on our site. It sparked my interest that
through a home that immediately
10-15 years ago they were doing things
inspired him.
in Amsterdam that we were still
Two years ago Lightsview’s project director Alan Miller undertook a study tour to see some of the best housing throughout Europe. He visited several countries and countless homes, but there was one that stopped him in his tracks.
An artist’s impression of Lightsview’s Terrace 344.
struggling to get approved in Adelaide.
The progressive Amsterdam neighbourhood of Borneo-Sporenburg.
“Our approach was to actually incorporate a central courtyard in the middle of the house so…you could get natural light and ventilation into as many rooms as possible.”
“When I went into this house, I thought I’d need to
has seen so far. Alan adapted certain features for the
change some things, but something similar to this in
Australian market, but the home is conceptually aligned
terms of the concept could really work at Lightsview.”
with those he saw overseas.
The home Alan had walked into was a three-storey
“The Amsterdam home… had a spiral staircase at the
terrace house in one of Amsterdam’s most-densely
back of the house that got natural light down into the back
populated suburbs, but it still gave a feeling of light,
of the house,” says Alan. “Our approach was to actually
space and privacy.
incorporate a central courtyard in the middle of the house
Its unique design was the result of well-thoughtout planning. While the overall Eastern Docklands
so you didn’t need to do that and you could get natural light and ventilation into as many rooms as possible.”
development had been very successful from the
“The other major change was the way it was constructed –
beginning, the City of Amsterdam Council could see that
ours is totally different… Because we can use lightweight
too few families were moving into the area. The Council
construction methods with different materials like power
specifically asked urban designer Adriaan Geuze to address
panel, we can actually build these things at a much
this problem while developing Borneo-Sporenburg, but
cheaper rate.”
they insisted the area must still be high density.
The combination of the innovative building methods Alan
Adriaan’s solution was to create an almost entirely new
talks about and the small land parcel the Terrace 344
type of terrace home that efficiently used the land it was
requires makes the home a particularly affordable option.
built on. Traditional gardens were substituted for rooftop
Built on a block of just 75m2, the Terrace 344 is a full-size,
gardens, balconies and courtyards. Incorporating “free
three-bedroom, three-bathroom family home that costs
parcels” – areas where homebuyers could bring in their
less than $400,000 – something which is almost impossible
own architect to design a home that fitted in with certain
to find elsewhere in the Australian housing market.
guidelines – protected streetscape diversity.
An innovation with its roots in Amsterdam, the Terrace
Lightsview has benefited from much of the knowledge
344 is sure to become an Australian classic as more and
Alan gained whilst overseas, but the Terrace 344 is the
more families discover the joy of home ownership in this
most directly Amsterdam-inspired home the suburb
unique, architecturally-designed space.
15
World of Choice at Lightsview
Well considered design and exceptional quality are hallmarks of a Medallion home.
S
ix new homes that are now
“Some of those things are people
available at Lightsview show the
becoming more discerning about
depth of choice on offer in the area;
designing a home that has a feature
enough to suit every taste.
they want rather than taking a
Renowned builder of stylish homes, Medallion, recently released two large family homes – the two-storey Domo and four-bedroom Urbis. Both offer contemporary features such as flexible
generic offering… so these homes are designed with floor plans that show the possibilities. The second big trend is the increased importance to people of the outdoor – indoor interaction.”
floor plans and a seamless relationship
Medallion Homes believes there is a
between outdoor and indoor spaces.
natural relationship between their
“These homes are another step in the direction of modern lifestyles. We’ve seen a lot of things change over the last five years,” says Medallion Homes’ Steve Sinclair.
design philosophy and Lightsview’s. Rather than having to change their thinking to meet Lightsview’s criteria for diverse material use, high ceilings and good-quality detailing, Medallion finds it happens naturally.
Function and attention to detail meets style; Medallion’s Waterford displays.
Internal courtyards add privacy as well as light and fresh air into every room; Longridge Homes. “We’re in sync with what Lightsview
cover star for this issue of Viewpoint.
While terraces were on the market
are trying to do in creating a better
Built over three levels in a style
a decade ago, few home-builders
architectural offering for the exterior
Felmeri bills as full of “opulence
were investing time and energy into
look of the homes,” says Steve. “That’s
and luxury”, the three-bedroom
smart design. Now these houses are
what we’ve been doing for a long time
home features a lap pool, spa and
becoming more and more popular,
and we feel comfortable building in
rooftop garden. As the only house in
and designs are being influenced
Lightsview for those reasons.”
Lightsview with a lift included, it’s
by world-class standards. All three
worth a look for a ride alone.
of these homes include a c-shaped
With the Urbis’ high-end outdoor kitchen and a floor-plan that Steve
Showing the diversity of housing
says is like no other on display; and
choices at Lightsview are three new
the Domo’s wine cellar and library –
terrace products that are designed
these Medallion homes in Lightsview’s
by Longridge and Sterling Homes.
Waterford display village will no doubt
Longridge’s Terrace 265 and Terrace
attract a lot of interest.
270, along with a new Sterling Homes
Also in the large family home market is a new offering from Felmeri – the
offering demonstrate the evolution of terrace design.
courtyard in the middle of the home to let light and air circulate through every room. And smart floor plan layout means that while these homes take up little land and are more affordable they still offer everything a modern family needs – with each house boasting three-bedrooms and at least two bathrooms.
17
LIGHTSVIEW News in brief Events in the summer sunshine Lightsview makes the most of warm summer evening and beautiful sunny days with their calendar of fun events throughout January, including the return of free outdoor cinema sessions and an exciting new format for the annual Festival. Free open-air Cinema Each session begins at 7pm with rides and other amusements for kids available before the film starts no later than 9pm. Screenings are free and all you need to bring is a picnic rug and basket, or blanket, deckchair or beanbag. Sunday Jan 5 – Cirque Du Soleil (G) Wednesday Jan 8 – The Smurfs (G) Thursday 16 Jan – How to Train Your Dragon (G) Friday 24 Jan – Death at a Funeral (M) 2014 Lightsview Festival
Freshview Market
Lightsview celebrates the completion of the Waterford
With more than 30 stalls open each Sunday morning
lakes precinct this January by holding its annual festival
from 8am to midday, the Freshview Market at Lightsview
at the new reserve. On Sunday, January 19 live music,
is a great relaxing way to source locally-grown produce.
rides, food stalls and a party atmosphere will pervade the
From fruit and vegetables, to wines, fudge, fresh fish and
area from 6pm, with fireworks providing a grand closing
smallgoods, the always-changing range offers something
ceremony at 9pm.
for everyone.
The full January event’s calendar can be found at
The market is located across from the Sales and
lightsview.com.au
Information Centre, at the corner of City View Boulevard and Folland Avenue, Northgate. Find out more on Facebook – just search “The Freshview Market”.
Winner UDIA SA Awards 2013 Lightsview has been commended by the Urban Development Institute Australia (SA) at its 2013 Awards for Excellence. Lightsview was announced as the winner of the “Masterplanned Development” award at the ceremony on October 25, 2013 after award judges commented that the “calibre of entrants this year was absolutely exceptional”. As one of the major award winners from the South Australian ceremony, Lightsview will now be judged
New Play Group
as part of the National Urban Development Institute of
Lightsview has supported the establishment of a fortnightly
on March 28, 2014.
playgroup that operates from the Community Hub. Fifteen
Australia Awards for Excellence that will be announced
parents and many more babies and toddlers have enjoyed the opportunity to meet and play during 2013. For more information or to join, visit playgroupaustralia.com.au/sa or phone 1800 171 882.
Join the quest to Conquer Cancer
INTRODUCING THE ‘Latitude’ BY STERLING HOMES Sterling Homes has opened its first terrace display on Rapid Avenue at Lightsview; the all-new ‘Latitude’. Joining
With the 2013 Lightsview Ride to Conquer Cancer only just
its four detached home designs on show, Sterling’s range
fading from the rearview mirror, preparations are already
includes contemporary and stylish solutions for a wide
being made for the 2014 event.
array of allotments and purchaser budgets. Open Monday,
To help fund vital research into cancer treatment hundreds of South Australians will jump on their bikes
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 – 5pm. More information at sterlinghomes.com.au
for an epic 200km ride over two days next November. You can join the conquest today by registering online at conquercancer.org.au or by calling 1300 34 RIDE. Help Title Sponsor Lightsview raise more funding than ever before for the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation. Register early and start training today!
19
Viewpoint [10] For more information contact the Sales and Information Centre 2 City View Boulevard, Northgate Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Ph: 08 8261 1888 lightsview.com.au CIC (SA) Realty RLA 217912
Acknowledgements: We would like to thank Tony Zappia (Studio Nine); Deb Palmer (Flinders Medical Centre Foundation) and Wayne Fazzalari (Rendition Homes); chef Simon Bryant and Richard Bryant of Metricon for providing a kitchen in which Simon could cook; Michael Visintin (Design IQ); Jo-Ann Aay for her kind help at the Freshview Market; Divina Knoop, Leah Capones and Lyn Metcalf for lending us some of their Sunday; Alan Miller (CIC Australia); Steve Sinclair (Medallion Homes); photographers Milton Wordley and Sven Kovac; and Frank Felmeri (Felmeri Homes) for his help with creating the cover shot. Disclaimer: All care has been taken in the preparation of this material. No responsibility is taken for any errors or omissions and details may be subject to change. Intending purchasers should not rely on statements or representations and are advised to make their own enquiries to satisfy themselves in all respects. Artwork images and plans are artists’ impressions only and are not to be relied upon as a definitive reference. Lightsview is the development name of Northgate Stage 3 and is not intended to represent an actual or proposed place name in accordance with the Geographical Names Act 1991. CIC Australia intend by this statement to exclude liability for all information contained herein. CIC0181
Property Guide 13 The Strand
■■
Outstanding park-frontage home
■■
Balcony to master bedroom
■■
Wide spacious entry
■■
3 bedrooms all with robes
■■
Integrated indoor living / outdoor alfresco
■■
2 study areas
■■
Family retreat
Call 8261 1888
3
bedrooms
2.5
bathrooms
2
garages
Introducing the Lightsview Apartments
Launching early 2014. Register your interest today on 8261 1888. Home 2/14 Wyatt St $416,000 ■■
Ex Display Home
■■
Great new Terrace
■■
Sale & lease back
■■
Fabulous design
■■
Architect designed
■■
■■
2.5 bathrooms
Buy off-plan at a fixed price
■■
DER UNTR ACT CON
Lot 721 Africaine Avenue $434,950
Big & stylish
Call 8261 1888
■■
Fixed price house and land package
■■
Choice of 3 facades
■■
Massive open plan kitchen and living area
■■
Overlooking reserve
■■
3 bedrooms
■■
Stunning master suite
■■
Large rear courtyard
■■
Ensuite and balcony to master bedroom
■■
Study/retreat at top of stairs
■■
Double carport
■■
3 bedrooms
■■
Large private courtyard
Lot 722 Africaine Avenue $433,950
Call 8261 1888
16 Proclamation Rd $432,950
■■
Overlooking reserve
■■
Almost new
■■
3 bedrooms
■■
Fabulous Terrace home
■■
Light filled
■■
Fabulous master suite
Choice of 3 facades
■■
■■
3 bedrooms
Huge master suite
■■
■■
Large rear courtyard
Walk in robe & balcony
■■
Ensuite and balcony to master bedroom
■■
Study/retreat at top of stairs
■■
2.5 bathrooms
■■
House and land package
■■
Stunning living area
■■
2.5 bathrooms
■■
Large private courtyard
■■
Private rear courtyard
■■
Buy off-plan at a fixed price
■■
Buy now and move in almost immediately
Double carport
Call 8261 1888
Fixed price house and land package
House and land package
■■
■■
■■
■■
Call 8261 1888
24 Ludgate Avenue $444,950
3 Carrington Lane $429,950
Call 8261 1888
Call 8261 1888
Residence 1, Lot 1503 Haines Road $435,950 ■■ ■■
Lot 1551 Jeffcott Avenue $445,000
Stunning New Terrace Buy off-plan at a fixed price
1448 Jeffcott Avenue $429,950 ■■
Fixed price house and land package
Buy off-plan at a fixed price
■■
Choice of 3 facades
■■
3 bedrooms
■■
Massive open plan kitchen and living area
■■
Large rear courtyard
■■
Ensuite and balcony to master bedroom
■■
Study/retreat
■■
Double carport
■■
New design Terrace
■■
Corner allotment
■■
■■
Corner allotment
■■
3 bedrooms
3 bedrooms & study
■■
■■
■■
Study
Private courtyard
■■
■■
Fabulous master suite with walk-in robe and balcony
To be constructed adjacent the new Hampstead Road entrance
■■
Private rear courtyard
Call 8261 1888
Call 8261 1888
Call 8261 1888
Lot 723 Citiside Drive $634,950
3 Welsh Rd $625,000
■■
3 bedrooms & study
■■
Ensuite & walk in robe
■■
■■
Glorious outdoor Terrace
■■
Double garage
■■
■■
Built in BBQ
Call 8261 1888
■■ ■■
Stylish & brand new Buy off-plan at a fixed price Sweeping corner allotment 4 bedrooms
■■ ■■ ■■
2 living areas Quality all the way Adjacent large reserve
Call 8261 1888
Absolute Lakefront Homes – Allotments 1042 & 1043 Hastings Lane $499,500 each
■■ ■■ ■■
Rare & Exclusive offering 2 living areas 2.5 bathrooms
■■ ■■ ■■
3 bedrooms Glorious views Double garaging
Internal courtyard Buy off-plan at a fixed price Call 8261 1888 ■■ ■■
Sold! By Lightsview Realty – We can sell yours too! 34 Rapid Avenue H 1/14 Wyatt Street
Lot 1561 Neates Road 17 North Parkway
8 Rochester Street 16 Welsh Road
To sell your home call for a FREE APPRAISAL on 8261 1888.
Lot 1602 Jeffcott Avenue 18 Welsh Road
Lot 1570 Webb Street
Packaged homes by Lightsview Terrace 62
Terrace 48
Terrace 344
Terrace 262
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 garage
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 garage
3 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 1 garage
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 garage
Loft 38
Terrace 201
2 bedrooms 1 or 2 bathrooms 1 garage
Terrace 202
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 garage
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 garage
Adelaide’s widest range of land options DETACHED RANGE 10.0m
275m2
12.5m
15.0m
344m2
27.5m
18.0m
412m2
27.5m
27.5m
495m2
27.5m
Lifestyle Allotment
Executive Allotment
Premium Allotment
Platinum Allotment
Designed with an emphasis on easy living, the lifestyle block size is ideal for empty nesters or the young professional couple who like to live carefree.
This block size is perfect for building a wide range of our premium new display home designs on an efficiently planned site.
Designed with plenty of room to move in mind, the Premium allotment offers space and flexibility for families who would like to live an active lifestyle.
The Platinum Allotment is the flagship in our range of product types. It is large enough to accommodate Adelaide’s most upmarket new home designs.
TERRACE RANGE Designed with Terrace Home living in mind, these cleverly designed Torrens
4.8m
5.5m
6.0m
7.5m
8.0m
132m2
151m2
165m2
206m2
220m2
city terrace
(130-155m2)
titled allotments have varying frontages and garaging solutions.
TWO HOME ALLOTMENTS The City Terrace and the Executive
Executive Terrace
City Terrace
12.5m
Terrace allotments have been designed to accommodate two homes.
home a
Ideal for investors, or build to live
home b
14m
13.5m
home a
home b
27.5m
in one and lease the other.
For more information contact the Sales and Information Centre 2 City View Boulevard, Northgate. Monday to Friday 9.00 am – 5.00pm | Saturday and Sunday 12.00pm – 5.00pm
Ph: 08 8261 1888
lightsview.com.au
CIC (SA) Realty RLA 217912
Disclaimer: All care has been taken in the preparation of this material. No responsibility is taken for any errors or omissions and details may be subject to change. Intending purchasers should not rely on statements or representations and are advised to make their own enquiries to satisfy themselves in all respects. Artwork images and plans are artists’ impressions only and are not to be relied upon as a definitive reference. All dimensions are approximate. Lightsview is the development name of Northgate Stage 3 and is not intended to represent an actual or proposed place name in accordance with the Geographical Names Act 1991. CIC Australia intend by this statement to exclude liability for all information contained herein. CIC0181