project
Curlew Point
| Client | Private Developer |
| Location | Lonsdale, SA |
| Completion Year | 2024 |
| Sector | Masterplanning |
| Urban Design | |
| Tourism |
| Project Manager |
Dave Bennett
Director, Senior Architect
Bennett Architecture led the master planning for a 3500 lots satellite city at Curlew Point near Adelaide. Our urban planning applied strong principles to create an economically viable, multi-use, energy efficient, liveable, community with diverse housing options and strategically placed commercial zones for jobs and services. Central to the plan is a network of shaded green corridors that enhance walkability, cooling, and biodiversity. This vision delivers a realistic, contained urban growth centre to compliment the need for densification, amenity and work, life balance in a modern world.
Key objectives
Our approach applied well-established urban design principles to create a balanced, liveable and future-focused community
Commercial zones were thoughtfully located to support job creation, economic vitality, and convenient access to essential services
A core feature of the master plan is an integrated network of shaded, green public spaces that prioritise cultural gatherings.
These green corridors not only promote walkability and active lifestyles, but also provide critical cooling and biodiversity benefits
Through this master plan, Bennett Architecture has helped to shape a sustainable, inclusive and resilient vision for a growing community.
Project Story
Bennett Architecture led the master planning for a 3500 lots satellite city at Curlew Point near Adelaide. Our urban planning applied strong principles to create an economically viable, multi-use, energy efficient, liveable, community with diverse housing options and strategically placed commercial zones to supply jobs and services. The framework for the satellite city included anchor firms in Space & Defence, Health & Medical Innovation, Advanced Manufacturing (especially related to space/tech), Agri Food Tech & Wine, and Creative/Digital Industries, all supported by smart infrastructure and research links to Adelaide's universities (like Lot Fourteen) to create jobs, drive innovation, and offer sustainable growth aligned with future population needs.
Understanding the growing trends towards wellbeing, the masterplan included connected wilderness and parklands to begin healing the local ecosystems, managing healthy waterways for fauna and fauna, promoting community inclusion in the process and connecting communities by neighboured, precinct and town to form diverse and connected community.
