Lot Fourteen

Vision for the future

Lot Fourteen brings together South Australia’s leading abilities in space, defence, hi-tech and entrepreneurship in one place and leverages these skills by creating a collaborative ecosystem for future industries and careers to thrive.

Lot Fourteen has already attracted innovative businesses and significant organisations in target sectors and by the end of 2020, there will be 1,000 people working at the precinct.

More than 6,000 people will ultimately work in the precinct, plus 1,000 students and researchers exploring solutions to tomorrow’s problems.

Entrepreneurship

Lot Fourteen is home to organisations dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship in South Australia – the Office of the South Australian Chief Entrepreneur and the Stone & Chalk startup hub, powered by FIXE, the Future Industries eXchange for Entrepreneurship.

The location

Lot Fourteen is being created on the 7 hectare site of the former Royal Adelaide Hospital, with planning and physical redevelopment being undertaken by Renewal SA on behalf of the state government.

Uniquely situated in the heart of Adelaide, Lot Fourteen is one of the world’s most livable cities, surrounded by its famous parklands and the Adelaide Botanic Garden, neighbouring university campuses, major cultural institutions and the lively East End entertainment precinct.

Cultural significance

Lot Fourteen is located on a culturally significant site for the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains, centred on the sacred Karra Wirraparri (River of the Red Gum Forest, River Torrens) and is part of an important Kaurna dreaming story.

In December 2019, the Kaurna nation held a smoking ceremony to cleanse the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site and prepare it for its new role as Lot Fourteen. Watch the smoking ceremony in 360º here.

A place for all

Lot Fourteen is a globally significant nucleus of diverse yet connected industries and organisations dedicated to research, education, art and culture. It is being created as a place for everyone to come, be inspired and enjoy.

Extensive public realm works will transform Lot Fourteen’s North Terrace frontage and create a contemporary environment with a series of attractive open spaces, plazas and walkways where everyone to relax, be inspired and share ideas. It will feature public art and large, established trees are to be planted to define routes, increase amenity and assist in creating a sense of place.

The public realm works will complete North Terrace’s cultural boulevard and create Lot Fourteen’s own unique identity and an open and seamless gateway into the precinct. The works will also link Lot Fourteen to adjoining attractions and facilities including the universities, Adelaide Botanic Garden, Adelaide Botanic High School, Adelaide Riverbank, East End and Rundle Mall.

A visitor destination

Visitors and locals alike will also be attracted to the precinct’s many welcoming and active public spaces for socialising, entertainment, culture and wellbeing activities. Up to 350,000 people will visit the site each year when the project is completed in 2028.

The Lot Fourteen Master Plan aims to capitalise on Adelaide’s cultural, environmental and economic strengths, establishing the building blocks to drive value for the South Australian economy while realising a place of extraordinary vibrancy and appeal.

It includes a spatial plan that identifies the built form and public areas that will enable the vision of a globally-recognised innovation precinct to unfold.

The state government has committed to the following elements in the master plan:

• Total of 23,500m² of space across seven heritage and historic buildings on North Terrace and Frome Road, dedicated to a curated entrepreneurial ecosystem
• A start-up hub of 650 work spaces spanning several locations within the precinct
• Integration with Adelaide Botanic Garden, the East End and adjacent universities
• Significant adaptive re-use of heritage buildings onsite and construction of new commercial buildings to accommodate industries of the future
• Entrepreneur and Innovation Centre and Innovation Hub
• Tarrkari - Centre for First Nations Cultures

The Innovation Framework sets the pathway for economic and business attraction opportunities. Lot Fourteen offers significant geographical advantages as it is embedded in the East End retail and hospitality precinct and North Terrace cultural boulevard, and in close proximity to two universities.

The framework highlights the key economic uses that will complement these advantages and significantly contribute to South Australia’s growth.