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June 2024 —

Occupation Certificate Achieved

BKA Architecture is thrilled to announce that we have received the occupation certificate for “Aspect”, our 8 storey multi-res apartment project at Hills Street North Gosford. It presented big challenges for our design team due to the steep terrain (6m change in level), Council’s stormwater management requirements and a previous approved DA by others.

BKA had the opportunity to redesign part of the building, reducing the yield to 75 units, in order to increase the amount of 2 and 3 bedroom, family-friendly apartments to suit evolving market needs.

Other external challenges: Covid19 throughout the design and construction phase, and the enactment of the Design and Building Practitioners Act halfway through design, requiring a complete rethink and overhaul of the D&C process to deliver a greatly improved product.

The project was subject to rigorous auditing by the Building Commissioners’ Office to great success. Commendations to the builder/developer team of Special Land Development – SLD, and the expert consultants involved: ACSES (Structural Engineers) and Building Innovations Australia (Fire Engineering) for their important role throughout the process.