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NSW minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes says the design for the new Pier Pavilion at Watermans Cove by architects Jessica Spresser, Peter Besley and in conjunction with Arup, was selected out of 170 entrants for having “timeless appeal and a symbiotic relationship to its surroundings.”
The pavilion will be open year-round for people to gather and relax at Sydney’s iconic harbour and will be used for a broad range of programmed events.
“As a young, emerging architect, Jessica’s design is sophisticated and iconic, celebrating the natural elements of land, sea and sky that compose the site,” says Stokes.
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A public pavilion that features columns, a roof and walls made partly from oyster shells will be built on the waterfront at Barangaroo on the edge of Sydney s CBD.
To be constructed on the waterfront precinct known as Watermans Cove, the pavilion is expected to be opened to the public in 2022, after Brisbane architect Jessica Spresser won the design competition for the building. Completed in conjunction with architect Peter Besley and Arup, her design had been one of five shortlisted from 172 entries for the competition.
The winning design for the pier pavilion at Barangaroo.
Credit:Jessica Spresser and Peter Besley
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