Bowden development

[2] The Bowden development is leading the way with many groundbreaking initiatives including energy reduction through passive and active measures for buildings.The opportunity for an urban development on the site grew out of the South Australian Government's plans for eleven transport-oriented developments in the Adelaide metropolitan area, combined with Clipsal's decision that the Bowden site is surplus to company requirements and plan to vacate.[8] In late 2008, the State Government acquired a 10.25ha parcel of land owned by Gerard Industries (known as the Clipsal site).The aim is to transform the combined sites into an inner-city, higher intensity, mixed use urban village.Its character, parklands connections and integrated urban design will offer a new and distinctive place in Adelaide for residents and visitors.”[9] The South Australian Government anticipates that the site will be used to develop more than 2,400 residential apartments and terrace homes, in addition to retail outlets and commercial offices around a town centre.