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CULWULLA
December 10th, 2007, 01:10 PM
didnt realise we didnt have a thread on this tower.
Sydneys next 200m+ skyscraper. should start early 08.


features-

#the foyer will feature glass box similar to Apple stores around the world.
#60m high void
# first floor 60m high
#the skyrise floors will feature 4storey sculptures
#the top plant will feature wind turbines
#one of first clear glass office towers in Australia

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/1527310514_b314fbd386_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2026/1526442211_4f865b84ac_b.jpg

205m straight up
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2138/1527351962_53f58d9349_b.jpg


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more piccies

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2387/1536818000_4cfceaf66b.jpg?v=0

floor plans

ground/ split in 2. lobby and stairs/escalators. note the art work on adjoining southern wall.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2169/1536817550_a3c542eeed_b.jpg

very open plan. only couple of columns
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/1536821012_d37f02cf22_b.jpg

skyrise

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/1536820078_5dfb691191_b.jpg

impressive skyrise section

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/1536819416_ba8bc02370_b.jpg

skyrise lobby/ hard to believe this is up over 500ft!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2374/1535950111_f83311c90f_b.jpg


model pix
welcome to the chifley tall club

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imposing from the quay
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/1678706031_75d3bc5a32_b.jpg

Bligh st will be one of the most impressive streets
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/1679551600_1f2d263976_b.jpg

comparison to most recent DA. (no comparison)
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top close up

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6m high /50m long ribbon artwork

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Marco Polo
December 10th, 2007, 05:05 PM
Would have been more striking (and visible) if it were just 5 floors higher.
Still a very nice addition to the density and skyline.

Congratulations!!
CULWULLA
December 10th, 2007, 10:39 PM
^yes that would of been great taller but it has reached max FSR, . the site only allows for 30storeys which is only 120m, so architects put it on stilts (60m) + a 30m top feature, thus adding 90m/300ft of height. totalling nearly 700ft.

more images

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Patrick Highrise
December 10th, 2007, 10:51 PM
yet an other eyecatcher for Sydney! That 60m tall lobby will probably be VERY IMPRESSIVE! :cool: :)
BMXican
December 11th, 2007, 12:27 AM
^yes that would of been great taller but it has reached max FSR, . the site only allows for 30storeys which is only 120m, so architects put it on stilts (60m) + a 30m top feature, thus adding 90m/300ft of height. totalling nearly 700ft.




incredible how much you can stretch a 30 story tower! it that makes a farce out of the land use plan though. great tower btw!
Brendan
December 11th, 2007, 03:04 AM
^yes that would of been great taller but it has reached max FSR, . the site only allows for 30storeys which is only 120m, so architects put it on stilts (60m) + a 30m top feature, thus adding 90m/300ft of height. totalling nearly 700ft.

more images

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2217/render1rn2.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=render1rn2.jpg)_http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8623/render2cd1.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=render2cd1.jpg)_http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9207/render3ok0.th.jpg (http://img75.imageshack.us/my.php?image=render3ok0.jpg)_http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8431/render4gt0.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=render4gt0.jpg)_http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9976/render5vw3.th.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=render5vw3.jpg)

I actually made those images Culwulla. ;)
CULWULLA
December 12th, 2007, 02:59 AM
^thanks
Phobos
December 12th, 2007, 11:50 PM
The lobby is very nice.It will be impressive to look at the tower from the street level and see through the building!
Vanman
December 13th, 2007, 04:01 AM
wow that lobby will be incredible. It's odd that the city put a restriction on the number of floors the site can have as opposed to the number meters the building can have.
Ralphkke
December 13th, 2007, 04:25 PM
Wow, this one looks great. I like the glass in the design!
Gendo
December 14th, 2007, 02:30 AM
Very unusual. Highly unorthodox.

I like it.
Sbz2ifc
December 14th, 2007, 04:44 PM
I don't really like most of the towers in Sidney, but this one's pretty nice.

The atrium is great, especially with that cross-bracing.
isaidso
October 12th, 2008, 09:56 AM
This is arguably my favourite tower in Australia. Any updates? It's been 10 months! :poke:
Zollern
October 12th, 2008, 03:13 PM
A few days ago the developer announced that it's on hold, a victim of the current uncertainty.
Amrafel
October 12th, 2008, 08:27 PM
great design, one of best I ever seen
Ni3lS
October 12th, 2008, 10:08 PM
Wow awesome tower, sad that the financial crisis slows down the construction..
Mussoda
October 14th, 2008, 05:19 AM
looks great.. the grand lobby is nice. !
Second City
October 15th, 2008, 04:43 PM
Wow that lobby will be very impressive from street level! Good project.
Jude12
October 16th, 2008, 04:19 AM
Wow. I another 200m for Sydney. I would like to go back someday. :okay:
gwool1sc
January 1st, 2009, 08:19 PM
The photographs of the scale models and the skyline is what interests me. Sydney has no planning or forward thinking, it has no heart, no soul, no direction. Great skyline though...................
The other Dude
January 3rd, 2009, 05:11 PM
thats kinda stupid... who wins with a 60m lobby? i guess tomorrow dubai announces to build a tower with a 200m lobby :-/
and i dont like these towers that look like vertical factories. only imho, btw
mc88
May 4th, 2009, 01:59 PM
Sydney has no planning or forward thinking, it has no heart, no soul, no direction. Great skyline though...................

Sydney has previously had no planning or forward thinking, now we have too much. The council has pretty much figured out what the city will be like by 2030. Every single site in the city has an individual height limit set on it, based on how it will overshadow other streets/parks and a lot of projects (like the 235m City One) have not been approved because they do not provide what the council wants for the future.
skyperu34
May 22nd, 2009, 07:17 PM
Not bad design, fits very well in that zone...
Eric Offereins
May 23rd, 2009, 12:29 AM
I like this tower. A 60 meter lobby should be really impressive, but also very inefficient in space and costs. :)
Zollern
May 23rd, 2009, 10:46 PM
^^
Without the extended lobby to give it extra height the building would not have much presence on the skyline. The higher the floors, the better the views, the greater the rent that can be charged to the office tenants. The "business plan" of the tower would have taken all of this into account.

Unfortunately, the current economic situation means the tower is on hold and may never see the light of day in its current form.