Fabulous Green Towers of the Future set for Brisvegas

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The Aria Property Group has lodged plans to build a 30-storey tower with 382 apartments, a two level of residents rooftop entertaining area, plus a 1,350sq metre public park at the base of the building, and a ground floor retail component.

There will be 1,003 trees included in the development which is named “The Urban Forest” and is planned at 88 Merivale Street South Bank, Brisbane.

Aria development manager Michael Hurley said despite the tough conditions for apartments in Brisbane they had to focus on the things they could change, which seemed to be working.

Architect Koichi Takada said their practice was promoting cities to inspire the next generation to help create mass greening for a sustainable and greener future.

“The Urban Forest is a vertical park which features five times the trees found in nearby Musgrave Park and a Green Plot Ratio [at] 292% [of] the site area in gardens; equivalent to taking over 150 cars off the road each year,” Takada said.

“It is important to bring such a building to Brisbane at this time, as unlike more populated cities, Brisbane still offers abundant opportunity to define and shift the city to a more natural and humanised approach.

“The result is the greenest residential building with generous backyards in the sky and offers a healthier way to live.”