Article source: Tara Gibaud

PARRAMATA CITY: THE SOCIAL AND URBAN CONTEXT

Parramatta city is located on the west side of Sydney, being part of the Great Sydney
as an important business district.

The site forms part of the three-hectare Parramatta Square redevelopment precinctlocated at the core of the Parramatta Central Business District. Development nearthe site is primarily commercial with a lot of offices, and retail. Development to thenorth comprises of a range of two and three storey commercial buildings. To the east is located the recently constructed Western Sydney University Campus. And to the south-east is the Sydney Water building, which is a high-rise commercial office tower.

TECHNICAL FACTS :

• Project : «phive» civic center in parramatta (australia)
• Program : the building house a library, a discovery and exhibition centre, the council chambers, meeting rooms, a café and outdoor terrace spaces.
• Client: Parramatta City Council
• Design lead architect: Manuelle Gautrand Architecture (PARIS)
• Associated Australian Architects: design inc (sydney) lacoste & stevenson (sydney)
• Main Constructor: built
• Surface: 15.000 m²
• Cost construction: 136. 000.000 aud = 83.000.000 eur
• Date: JULY 2023

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