Parramatta Square, Parramatta design competition, Sydney, Australia, twin towers, Johnson Pilton Walker, Parramatta City Council, Lord Mayor John Chedid

Parramatta design competition has finally got its winner – twin towers by Sydney-based firm Johnson Pilton Walker were unanimously chosen by a jury of industry experts, to transform Parramatta’s skyline. The winning design was chosen from four shortlisted proposals, selected from 73 submissions in total. Lord Mayor John Chedid said that the project is essential to the revitalization of the Parramatta town center and to the safe, easy and pleasant delivery of pedestrians from the transportation hub to the center of the city.

The jury and city council were both confident that the winning design consisted of two linked buildings will complement all the aspects of the square, and be of premier appeal to national and international tenants. When finished, the commercial towers will add up to 140,000 square meters of office space to the Parramatta CBD and will function as two of the key centerpieces of the vital Parramatta Square site in the heart of the city.

Key features of these 53-storey buildings are a cantilevering double-height sky terrace, double-height sky lobby, accommodating public and semi-public spaces, an edge-defining retail podium along the southern edge of the future Square and an accessible and active link between Parramatta transport interchange and the Square.

The winning scheme proposes a highly legible, naturally lit connection between the rail station concourse and the future Parramatta Square, with multiple opportunities for retail activation on two levels. The towers will provide 21st century workplaces in the heart of Parramatta.

An international architecture design competition for two new landmark commercial towers establishing Parramatta as Sydney‘s ‘ideas city’ has been launched by Parramatta City Council.

Parramatta Square, Parramatta design competition, Sydney, Australia, twin towers, Johnson Pilton Walker, Parramatta City Council, Lord Mayor John Chedid

Parramatta Square, Parramatta design competition, Sydney, Australia, twin towers, Johnson Pilton Walker, Parramatta City Council, Lord Mayor John Chedid

Parramatta Square, Parramatta design competition, Sydney, Australia, twin towers, Johnson Pilton Walker, Parramatta City Council, Lord Mayor John Chedid

 

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