83 Pirie

83 Pirie is a landmark 22‑level, A‑Grade commercial office tower with approximately 30,000 sqm NLA. The development includes a three‑level podium of retail and car parking, premium end-of-trip amenities, a rooftop terrace with Adelaide Hills views, and a basement wellness centre.

Notably, it is Adelaide’s first all-electric, carbon-neutral-ready mixed-use commercial building, equipped to achieve Platinum WELL v2 and targeting 5.5 Star NABERS energy, 4.5 Star NABERS water, and 6.0 Star Green Star ratings.

Developed as a future‑ready, sustainable office destination, the tower responds to post-pandemic workplace trends with flexible floor plates, vertical communities, and activated ground‑floor laneway connections. Positioned on a prime corner site adjacent to cultural precincts and transit, the brief emphasized strong urban integration, high end-user amenity, and a focus on wellness and energy efficiency. RCP’s task was to translate Cbus Property’s ambition into a delivery program balancing cutting-edge sustainability, design intent, tenant requirements, and budget frameworks.

Key challenges included delivering Australia’s first all-electric commercial tower without using natural gas, integrating rigorous sustainability verification under WELL, NABERS, and Green Star frameworks, and managing a confined CBD footprint with complex staging for podium, basement, and rooftop structures.

Despite COVID-era disruptions, the project achieved practical completion in 2022 approximately three months ahead of schedule.