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LOS ANGELES: First-look images of the primary public realm at Burswood Point, known as Precinct B, reveal an iconic food and beverage hub likely to become the $4 billion estate’s most recognisable landmark.

The development — which will eventually house so many residents it will comprise almost an entire electoral district — is seeking approval for the proposed Precinct B, a mixed-use hub with 15 buildings in the south-west corner of the estate.

A local development plan lodged last week with the Town of Victoria Park was masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the architecture firm behind the Burj Khalifa — the world’s tallest skyscraper in Dubai — and One World Trade Center in New York.

Golden Group managing director Andrew Sugiaputra said one building in particular would likely stand out as the estate’s most photographed icon.

Earmarked for food and beverage operators, the striking architectural design makes it appear as if each floor of the mid-rise circular building has a giant, saucer-like roof tipped at differing angles.

“It will be iconic, very Instagrammable,” he said. “When you see a photo of this building, people will say: That is Burswood Point.”

Precinct B is also set to include a five-star hotel, a shopping centre the size of Claremont Quarter, an upmarket retail boulevard, and dining and entertainment venues.

It will also be the primary connection for the 2.5km stretch of Burswood Point foreshore, with space allocated for a potential jetty. Negotiations with the State Government over a potential jetty are ongoing.

Mr Sugiaputra said the estate had drawn inspiration from Barangaroo in Sydney and Battersea in London.

The landscape plan was createdby globally renowned architects Grant Associates, the firm behind Gardens by the Bay and Funan Mall in Singapore, as well as Barangaroo South in Sydney.

Mr Sugiaputra said the landscape would include low-allergen, low-maintenance native species of trees and plants. As a hay fever sufferer, he said the intention was to ensure residents could enjoy the space year-round.

About 40 per cent of the estate will be set aside as public open space, believed to be the biggest proportion at a new WA estate, though still well short of the 70 per cent gold standard set by the Ellinikon in Athens.

Mr Sugiaputra is yet to sign any major tenants for the 60,000sqm of office space.

While it will take many years to complete the 4500 dwellings, Mr Sugiaputra said he was not concerned about a potential reduction in housing demand.

“You have to go back to the fundamentals of why WA has stronger population growth than other capital cities,” he said. “It is because of quality of life and job creation.”

He said WA would continue to hold these qualities, especially amid AUKUS investment.

“Not many people in WA know how lucky we are to live here. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.”