Howells unveils first Aussie project

200 West Coast Highway © Plus Architecture and Howells_02

Source: Plus Architecture and Howells

Art deco-inspired build-to-rent scheme is collaboration with Plus Architecture

Howells has revealed images of its first project in Australia: a 264-unit build-to-rent development in Perth that has been designed in conjunction with Plus Architecture.

The 26-storey 200 West Coast Highway scheme was created for real-estate development group Meadpoint. It features a “pinwheel-shaped” floorplan that disperses the built form into four volumes radiating from a central core.

Howells and Plus said the ocean-facing development’s innovative design made for a “visually unobtrusive street presence” and increased setbacks on all sides.

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