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The Melbourne Docklands ( project in Melbourne , Australia . The district, covering 2 Km&2 ; and comprising 7 Km of waterfront, will nearly double the size of the city's Central Business District when completed in 2015. The Suburb is expected to become home to 20,000 people by completion, as well as a workplace for 25,000. The estimated number of visitors per day will be 55,000 (over 20 million a year). With the advent of Containerization in the Shipping industry, the Docks along the Yarra River east of the modern Bolte Bridge , and within Victoria Harbour immediately to the west of the central business district, became inadequate for the new Container Ships . The principal docking area shifted closer to the mouth of the Yarra, creating a vast amount of vacant Inner-city land. In 1989 several architectural firms were invited to discuss how the area could best serve the Melbourne public. A set of design principles was established by the Docklands Authority , which intended to maintain the quality of the public domain. The commission to design the overall plan was granted to Ashton Raggatt McDougall by the Docklands Authority. DISTRICTS The area is broken up into a number of precincts, which are each being designed and built by a different development company. Batman's Hill The Batman's Hill precinct is a pivotal location within Docklands, adjacent to the western edge of the city and bordered by the Yarra River to the south, Spencer Street to the east, Telstra Dome to the north and Victoria Harbour to the west. It is a mixed use precinct including commercial, retail, entertainment, hotels, residential, restaurants and cultural sites. The area is 100,000 square metres. The Collins Street extension into the precinct provides businesses with frontage onto Melbourne's premium commercial street. More than half the precinct is already built, committed or under construction and includes the Victoria Police headquarters (previously part of World Trade Centre, 3005), Watergate apartments, 700 Collins Street, 800 Collins Street, Village Docklands, Kangan Batman TAFE Automotive Centre for Excellence, Flinders Wharf Apartments and the Fox Classic Car Museum. Stadium Precinct Telstra Dome (Originally Docklands Stadium then Colonial Stadium) was opened in March 2000 and since has established itself as a popular multi-purpose Melbourne entertainment destination. Great viewing positions, a weather-proof retractable roof, comfortable surroundings and social facilities sees the 52,000 seat stadium often filled to capacity at AFL, other sports and concert events. The complex is managed by Stadium Operations Ltd, which is owned by the Seven Network. Digital Harbour @ Comtechport Digital Harbour is a slick, smart cutting edge hub for entrepreneurs in modern technology. The waterfront location has an area of 44,000 square metres and will ultimately encompass nearly 220,000 square metres of commercial, residential office, SOHO units and retail space. The Innovation building accommodates companies and education bodies with a strong emphasis on research and development, incubation and the commercialisation of innovation products cross-pollinating ideas between Australia's brightest and best technology tenants. The Hi-Tech Podium / Tower building is set to be home to some of Australia's finest blue chip technology-based companies and related service organisations, with completion expected in 2006. Victoria Harbour The Victoria Harbour Precinct is the centrepiece of Melbourne Docklands. The precinct features the extension of Collins and Bourke Streets to meet at the water's edge in the future. It has an area of 280,000 square metres with 3.7 kilometres of waterfront, the 12 year construction plans for Victoria Harbour include 2 x 100 residential apartments, commercial office space, retail space, community facilities and the development of public spaces such as Grand Plaza, Harbour Esplanade, Docklands Park and Central Pier. Victoria Harbour features the colourful National Australia Bank headquarters, which accommodates approximately 3,600 staff. The building features large, open flexible floor plates, sunny atria in the heart of the building, a campus style workplace and a four-star energy rating. NewQuay Opened in 2002. Newquay {Link without Title} is a residential development currently with five residential buildings. Looking at the development from the water, the buildings are the Nolan, Arkley, Palladio, Boyd, and Conder. Curiously, the flagship building Palladio - which is shaped like the prow of a ship - is named after the Italian architect, Andrea Palladio . The rest are named after Australian artists, Sidney Nolan, Howard Arkley, Arthur Boyd, and Charles Conder. Yarra's Edge Yarra's Edge is a residential precinct, and the only Docklands precinct south of the Yarra River . When complete, it will consist of 11 apartment towers, costing $1.3 billion ( AUD ), and cover 0.15 km². The riverfront promenade incorporated into the development is an extension of the existing Southbank Promenade to the east. Yarra’s Edge was one of the first developments in the Docklands and is the only north facing precinct. Located south of the Yarra River and in close proximity to the city and St Kilda, Yarra’s Edge features some of Melbourne’s premium residential architecture and urban design. The precinct currently comprises five completed apartment towers with gymnasium, a public promenade, Point Park (with an outlook towards the CBD) and mix of restaurants, cafes and retail including a day spa and convenience store. Yarra’s Edge also has a 175 berth Marina giving boat owners previously unavailable proximity to Crown Casino and the city. Southern Cross (Previously Spencer Street) Station See Also: Southern Cross Station Waterfront City Shopping and Entertainment Area, that will include the Ferris wheel being planned. Shops and cafes will be centralised around this area. The precinct on Victoria Harbour features an integration of retail, waterfront entertainment, tourism, dining, commercial and urban community. It has an area of 193,000 square metres. Stage One was completed in December 2005 in time for the Melbourne Stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race in January – February 2006 and the Commonwealth Games in March 2006. The precinct currently features a large circus tent which hosts the International Circus Spectacular. Waterfront City will also feature Australia's Olympic Winter Institute, a $60 million ice sports centre begins construction in 2006. Stage Two includes plans for a world class public entertainment area incorporating a giant observation wheel of 110 metres in diametre and an innovative, purpose-built, brand direct outlet centre, Harbour Town. Waterfront City will also feature restaurants, cafes, bars as well as cinemas, bowling and other family entertainment options. Central City Studios The site is close to the heart of Melbourne’s vibrant CBD. It has an area of 60,000 square metres and currently consists of five purpose-designed, state of the art film and television sound stages of various sizes, from 743 to 2,323 square metres. Eventually the Studios will include seven sound stages plus buildings to house art departments, wardrobe facilites, a construction workshop, production offices and storage. The Studios will cater for all forms of production including domestic and international television drama, TV commercials and film production and will achieve the Government's requirement of access for local production. The first major contract for the new studios was the American film Ghost Rider , with a budget of nearly AUD $40 million is the biggest feature film to be made in Victoria and features scenes involving Melbourne landmarks. Also to film at the new studios is the international production of Charlotte's Web , a film based on the Book . EXTERNAL LINKS
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