Don came to the project with a group of investors drawn from across construction, engineering, civil works and sustainability. People who'd delivered infrastructure at this scale before. What set this site apart was the heritage homestead at its centre, and what it could mean for the community built around it.
"It's a special place for Canberra's history. We're looking at having that as the core, the main facility hub, the heart of the whole development."
His thinking extends beyond Canberra. Developments at this scale and larger exist across Europe and North America, and he has studied them closely. The best of those approaches are being shaped into something built for this country, this climate, this community.
"We want something we can actually live, enjoy, feel part of, and have that ownership in that community. That's beyond what I see out there at the moment."
We acknowledge the Ngunnawal People as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Gungahlan Homestead Estate sits, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
