32 villas and 14 apartments are now open to expressions of interest for Abadi Gaia retirement village, which will be built in Ipswich, 43km southwest of Brisbane, with construction starting in 2026.
“Abadi Gaia will not only deliver the highest standards of accommodation and leisure facilities, but it will also offer continuum of care,” said Paul Slijderink, director of developers PGS Invest Pty Ltd.
“Residents will never have to move out of the address if, or when, they need high care facilities. As well as independent living options, a high care residence facility will be provided on site.”
It will feature 189 independent living dwellings, 81 high care suites, and 15 Specialist Disability Accommodation units in a resort setting, Paul states. It will be imbued with relaxation and tranquillity due to a design developed by multi-award-winning architects Lea Design Studio. Three activity hubs will include a cinema, virtual golf, a wine bar and fitness and hobby classes.
The resort village will combine non-religious Feng Shui principles with a lush and eco-friendly landscape that includes 7ha of rehabilitated forest housing native flora and koala reserve.
“The stunning resort architecture of Asian countries including Bali and Thailand exemplify this design approach, and when fused with Australian design elements, materials and construction techniques create a highly desirable and unique product offering,” said architect John Lea.
He said the design of Abadi Gaia isn’t modelled on the traditional retirement village concept of maximising yield with "as many soulless tiny units as possible in the smallest space".
“All accommodation options in Abadi Gaia are generous in size and designed to cater for the needs of all ages and to suit the living standards expected by wide demographics of retirees. We have intentionally adopted more of a Resort design philosophy providing secure high quality accommodation options and facilities within a lush heavily vegetated bushland setting,” John said.
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