CBD tropical eatery plan to revive street
A NEW tropical-themed outdoor cafe will help reinvigorate a quiet strip of Mitchell St, if a development application is approved by the Development Consent Authority.
The proposed tropicalstyle coffee shop will be located at Mitchell St’s TCG Centre – opposite a proposed Food Truck park and next to the former Duck’s Nuts restaurant and the new Nine News headquarters – and would add vibrancy to the area.
“Not only does the development promote and facilitate an active street front but enthusiastically encourages the public to occupy the outdoor ground level of the building as if part of the street,” Troppo Architects’ Jo Best said through the application. “The addition of a new (fully accessible) raised deck to define the coffee shop breaks up the continuous glass, concrete and tiled fabric of the entry.
“The addition of more organic materials such as timber, and the porosity of vertical surfaces will reduce the mirror effect of the tinted glass to the building skin by creating visual depth to the otherwise vacant entry atrium.”
Work would cost developers $800,000 and would see a new pedestrian shelter extend across the footpath.
“Although not a requirement, the building owner sees the value in giving back to the street and seeks to make the otherwise ‘private’ entry atrium part of the street, inviting passers-by into the space to enjoy a shaded, comfortable retreat provided by the coffee shop,” Ms Best said.
“(The developer) is concerned with making a substantial and positive contribution to the public amenity and built fabric of Mitchell St.”
The application will go through the development consent authority in the coming weeks.