Aurora Place is a commercial skyscraper and residential block on Phillip Street in Sydney, Australia. Designed by Renzo Piano, the 41-storey building stands at a height of 218 m (715 ft) high to the top of the spire and 188 m (617 ft) to the roof.
2002 Property Council of Australia Rider Hunt Award
Website
www.auroraplace.com.au
The building has an unusual geometric shape where not one panel is parallel to any grid. The east façade bulges out slightly from its base, reaching its maximum width at the top floors. The curved and twisted shape of east façade is aimed to correspond spatially with Sydney Opera House and to represent the sublime marine environment of the harbour. The exterior glass curtain-wall extends beyond the main frame, creating an illusion of its independence. The steel spire attached to the north facade is 75 metres in length.
Uniquely for an office building of its size and age, Aurora Place features a number of winter gardens, providing natural environments for the building's tenants. These winter gardens are located in the North West and South East corners of the tower floor place, facing Sydney Harbour and the adjacent botanical gardens, with sophisticated operable louvre facades.[1]
Aurora Place also features a significant collection of art on public display, reported to be among the most valuable corporate art commissions in Australia. Artists featured at Aurora Place include Kan Yasuda, Caio Fonseca and Tim Prentice.[2]
The building was built on the site of the former State Office Block by Bovis Lend Lease. The assumptions of a planned tower were first presented to the Central Sydney Planning Committee in 1996, when three main architects: Mark Carroll, Shunji Ishida and Renzo Piano put forward the innovative project. The building was sold in January 2001 for $485 million. Aurora Place was the winner of prestigious 2002 Property Council of Australia Rider Hunt Award, handled out for technical and financial qualities. On 2 June 2009, French urban climber Alain Robert scaled this building in protest against climate change.[3]
Construction materials
Materials that are used for this building were unique compared to its neighbours, Chifley Tower and Governor Phillip Tower. The façade which makes up the primary component of the building is the milky white fritted glass which has been laminated. The aesthetics of the material gives a visual metaphor of a sail. It is inspired by the tiling of the Sydney Opera House, which is 800 metres (less than half a mile) to the north. Terracotta tiles makes up much of the lower section of the building to contrast the white dominated glass cladding. It also reconciles the orange-clad lobby and the residential complex.
A number of international law firms, namely Jones Day (level 41) and Squire Patton Boggs (level 17), are tenants in the building, as well as the world’s largest management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company (level 35).
aurora, place, commercial, skyscraper, residential, block, phillip, street, sydney, australia, designed, renzo, piano, storey, building, stands, height, high, spire, roof, general, informationtypecommercial, skyscraperlocation88, phillip, street, sydney, austr. Aurora Place is a commercial skyscraper and residential block on Phillip Street in Sydney Australia Designed by Renzo Piano the 41 storey building stands at a height of 218 m 715 ft high to the top of the spire and 188 m 617 ft to the roof Aurora PlaceGeneral informationTypeCommercial skyscraperLocation88 Phillip Street Sydney AustraliaConstruction started1998Completed2000HeightArchitectural218 m 715 ft Roof188 m 617 ft Technical detailsFloor count41Floor area49 500 m2 533 000 sq ft Design and constructionArchitect s Renzo Piano Building Workshop in association with Innovarchi Architects Sydney and Lend Lease DesignDeveloperLendleaseStructural engineerArup GroupAwards and prizes2002 Property Council of Australia Rider Hunt AwardWebsitewww wbr auroraplace wbr com wbr auThe building has an unusual geometric shape where not one panel is parallel to any grid The east facade bulges out slightly from its base reaching its maximum width at the top floors The curved and twisted shape of east facade is aimed to correspond spatially with Sydney Opera House and to represent the sublime marine environment of the harbour The exterior glass curtain wall extends beyond the main frame creating an illusion of its independence The steel spire attached to the north facade is 75 metres in length Uniquely for an office building of its size and age Aurora Place features a number of winter gardens providing natural environments for the building s tenants These winter gardens are located in the North West and South East corners of the tower floor place facing Sydney Harbour and the adjacent botanical gardens with sophisticated operable louvre facades 1 Aurora Place also features a significant collection of art on public display reported to be among the most valuable corporate art commissions in Australia Artists featured at Aurora Place include Kan Yasuda Caio Fonseca and Tim Prentice 2 Contents 1 History 2 Construction materials 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Aurora Place from the south The building was built on the site of the former State Office Block by Bovis Lend Lease The assumptions of a planned tower were first presented to the Central Sydney Planning Committee in 1996 when three main architects Mark Carroll Shunji Ishida and Renzo Piano put forward the innovative project The building was sold in January 2001 for 485 million Aurora Place was the winner of prestigious 2002 Property Council of Australia Rider Hunt Award handled out for technical and financial qualities On 2 June 2009 French urban climber Alain Robert scaled this building in protest against climate change 3 Construction materials EditMaterials that are used for this building were unique compared to its neighbours Chifley Tower and Governor Phillip Tower The facade which makes up the primary component of the building is the milky white fritted glass which has been laminated The aesthetics of the material gives a visual metaphor of a sail It is inspired by the tiling of the Sydney Opera House which is 800 metres less than half a mile to the north Terracotta tiles makes up much of the lower section of the building to contrast the white dominated glass cladding It also reconciles the orange clad lobby and the residential complex A number of international law firms namely Jones Day level 41 and Squire Patton Boggs level 17 are tenants in the building as well as the world s largest management consulting firm McKinsey amp Company level 35 See also EditSkyscrapers in Sydney List of tallest buildings in AustraliaReferences Edit Aurora Place the Building About Aurora Place Aurora Place the Building About Aurora Place Latest Stories From News com au Archived from the original on 5 June 2009 Retrieved 5 June 2009 Metcalf Andrew 2001 Aurora Place Sydney The Watermark Press ISBN 0 949284 53 X See the Emporis Building Fact Sheet for more information External links Edit Media related to Aurora Place at Wikimedia Commons SAW Architect led tours of Aurora Place Coordinates 33 51 53 89 S 151 12 43 03 E 33 8649694 S 151 2119528 E 33 8649694 151 2119528 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aurora Place amp oldid 1111019076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
