Both towers feature a twisting geometric glass façade and terracing with pocket parks and green spaces, up to a publicly accessible botanic garden in the tallest building.
[7][8] The former property, with a land area of 6,191 m2 (66,639 sq ft), hosts a purpose-built multi-level car showroom which was BMW’s flagship sales store in Melbourne.
[8][10] The 1,515 m2 (16,307 sq ft) site is currently home to Hanover House, a seven storey commercial building, the tallest in Southbank between 1973 and 1990.
[8] The purchase brought the total land area of the development to 7,706 m2 (82,947 sq ft), and the property is now an 'island' with four frontages: Power Street, City Road, Southbank Boulevard, and Waterfall Lane.
All six solicited bids involved two architectural firms, and partnerships included BIG Architects and Fender Katsalidis, MAD Studio and Elenberg Fraser, and Woods Bagot and MVRDV.