Rowlands Apartments is the first offering in South Australia by Mandala Developments Pty Ltd (known as “Mandala Developments”). This 16-storey luxury apartment building will bring to Adelaide a new standard of inner-city living.
Mandala means simply the “ circle “ and is regarded as infinite by its very own nature.
It represents wholeness , and as a perfect model for the organisational structure of life in the universe.
It offers us a profound way to examine our inner reality and intergrate that understanding within ourselves.
Mandalas are made by different cultures in different forms all over the world such as Europeans , Africans, Chinese and Islamic countries.
The objective of Mandala Developments is to represent perfection,integrity,wholeness and understanding of what people are looking for in our project developments.
Mandala Developments is based at 64 Grote Street ,Adelaide 5000 SA.
The company has had a great deal of success in the property market overseas over the last 10 years in a different entity name.
Mandala Developments was formed and registered in Adelaide , the directors of the company have a vision for project developments in Adelaide CBD.
We are self funded developer with no need for borrowing from financial institutions, we have the financial capability to fund projects with no presales as most other developers commonly require to do so.This is a sign that we need to deliver the real substance to the prospective purchasers during the project design development and delivery.
We have joined the Urban Development Institute of Australia including the Property Council of Australia and proud to be accepted as members of these institutions.
Our first project in South Australia is The Rowlands Apartments in the CBD of Adelaide and this will set the standard for apartment living amongst most of the developers in Adelaide.
The Rowlands Apartments is located at 18 Rowlands Place, Adelaide.The building is currently under construction with an expected completion date of late December 2012.
Rowlands Place is just of Grote Street opposite the Adelaide Central Markets, 200 metres to the Victoria Square Tram station for easy access to Rundle Mall and Glenelg.
The building is 14 levels with a roof sky garden and function room. There is a Gym on the Ground Floor adjacent to the lifts and main entry to the building.
There development comprises of 88 premium high quality boutique style apartments. This is made up of 40 1 bed units, 42 2 bed units and 6 grand penthouses.
Our team of staff and consultants including the selection of the Builder Brookfield Multiplex is an example of highest standard of people with experience in project design development and delivery in regards to quality, time and cost efficiency.
We believe that purchasers should receive value for money when buying The Rowlands Apartments product.They will be purchasing style with real substance of highest quality products available on the market today.
The Rowlands Apartments has a Energy Star Rating of 8.1 which has been achieved by the whole building being double glazed with energy rating glass. All the lighting in the building has LED lights including invertor air conditioning equipment .
Mandala Developments support sustainable property development that optimises use of energy,materials,water and reduces greenhouse gas emission and hence our design achievement to have the first residential apartment building in Adelaide that is 8.1 star energy rating. The complex has solar powered gas hot water system and rainwater retention for use to toilets as recycled water.There is a Rubbish Chute system on every floor for waste disposal by residents which will be recycled in a common area in the basement of the building.
The Acoustic Design exceeds the Building Code of Australia and the World Health Organisation Standards. This was achieved by the double glazed façade and internal common party walls being increased in thickness to what is normally required as an industry standard.
The Exterior façade is made up of polished precast and acid etched precast which is maintenance free for its entire building life cycle.The lightweight wall façade is made from smart surface technology which is antigraffiti coated and repels dirt and pollutants in the air.When it rains it is self cleaning.We have selected these products to reduce long term maintenance costs to our prospective purchasers.
The Rowlands Apartments common areas are fitted with the highest standard of products as follows ;
Entry Lobby has porcelain floor tiles, smart stone to lift façade, artwork modelling on walls with solid timber trimmings. Ceiling is coffered with soft lighting and high quality ornate light fitting. All internal doors are solid wood natural timber with CCTV Security installed to the exterior of the entry and the interior of the foyer.
Apartment Lobby floors have the highest grade carpet with bordered pattern to reflect the coffered ceiling with LED strip lighting , walls in corridors are lined with material wall paper to create a soft look environment. All doors to apartments are electronic swipe card security control ( no need for keys thru out the building to all areas ) The solid natural timber apartment entry doors are 920mm wide, ( standard door is 820mm).
Ground Floor will have the latest gym equipment on the market for exclusive access by owners of the apartment only. Facilitiy for 94 lockable bike racks storage for easy access travel within the CBD.
There are 2 lifts with 18 person capacity for each lift to service 88 apartments. The manufacture of the lifts is KONE with stainless steel and mirror wall interior. Porcelain tiles floor. The interior design is of a 5 star hotel finish. Lifts are fitted with CCTV Security monitoring 24 hours.
The building complex has a roof sky garden at the top of the building which has the best views of Adelaide. The open garden is partly shaded by a roof which will have BBQ facilities and out door seating. There is an internal function room which comprises of a glass wall room complete with wet bar and kitchen facilities .The entire sky garden area is fitted with CCTV Security .
Overall our location for the development of the Rowlands Apartments is the vision that location was the most important decision to be central of the Adelaide city which is where the dynamic and economic powerhouse of unique opportunities for working, doing business, living, relaxing, visiting and learning are.
Selection criteria for the site on URBAN Principles for The Rowlands Apartments was ;
ACCESSSIBILITY..effective transit access
CONNECTIVITY..frequent connection trams,buses and cycle network
VARIETY…stimulate unique environments to public space
ACTIVITY….draw people to events to the city to create them to stay
SUSTAINABILITY…guarantee economic sustainability demonstrate leading edge techniques
IDENTITY….create contemporary urban environment with distinctive character
SAFETY…create positive physical safety for people in the city
QUALITY…construct building to a high standard not price.
With all the recent State Government expenditure for the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, Convention Centre Redevelopment and Adelaide Oval Redevelopment we see the vision that there is a prosperous future to live and work in the city.
“ CREATE………. BETTER CITY , BETTER LIFE “