The $40 million ‘Dock 27’ at Queen’s Wharf is the brainchild of local businessman Hans Ehmann and will feature 58 two-bedroom apartments, eight three-bedroom apartments and six luxury penthouse suites according to Adelaide Now.

All of the units will offer comfortable living spaces and a balcony or terrace from which residents can take in the views of the Port River, Semaphore or the Hills. Apartments will have two bathrooms and at least one carpark.

The building’s second level will also be set up as a lifestyle deck with outdoor entertaining facilities, a putting green, communal garden and an indoor recreation centre with bar.

There will also be retail spaces and a hotel built on the site.

Mr Ehmann, who owns Queens Wharf as well as heritage-listed Customs House in Port Adelaide, says the new village has been designed to reflect the style and form of the historical buildings and structures in the Port.

“The most striking visual feature is the diagonal brace at the front of the building, which is typical in the construction of bridges over water, such as the Birkenhead Bridge,” he says.

“We have also incorporated exposed truss work and red brick, which is common throughout the Port, as well as large, solid timber doors in the ground floor retail spaces.”

The result will be contemporary, stylish living close to the water in one of South Australia’s most historically significant settings.

“This building has been designed to blend in seamlessly with the unique and distinctive architecture of Port Adelaide,” Mr Ehmann said. “This is very important to me.’’

Picture: An artist’s impression of the proposed Queen’s Wharf development.