Barangaroo architect slams consultation process

The architect who designed the original plan for the Barangaroo site in New South Wales has blasted the government’s handling of the plans and consultation process following significant changes to the design.

Architect Phillip Thalis, whose original design for the Barangaroo site won an international competition in 2006 despite it being abandoned by the state government three years later for the current design, has criticized the NSW government over its lack of transparency and “parody of consultation.”

Last month the proposed maximum building height of the Crown was increased to around 275 meters, which would exceed the current maximum of 170 meters.

The Crown Hotel and casino will move onto waterfront land if the NSW Department of Planning accepts these modifications.  The hotel’s car park will also increase from 156 to 500 spots.

“It’s completely the self-interest of the proponent doing whatever they like on public land, seemingly with the acquiescence of the state government and its ineffective agencies,” he told City Hub.

“Barangaroo is just a disaster which just keeps plummeting, spiralling downwards, and there’s no guarantee it’s got to the bottom of its hole even with this appalling modification proposal which is currently before the government.”

 

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