5 architectural groups have been shortlisted as finalists in a Design Excellence Competitors for the $180-million redevelopment of Riverside Theatres on the banks of Sydney’s Parramatta River.
The Metropolis of Parramatta authorized the enterprise case for the redevelopment in January 2023 and, in August, launched a design competitors that permitted worldwide architects and designers to be a part of an Australian-led design group.
The redevelopment will characteristic a brand new 1,350 to 1,400-seat lyric theatre, a refurbished 760-seat riverside playhouse theatre, a brand new 430-seat multi-mode drama theatre, and an 80 to 90-seat digital studio and cinema. The venue can have greater than double the capability of the present theatre.
The 5 shortlisted design groups are:
- ARM Structure (lead architect and concrete design) with UN Studio (structure and concrete design), Facet (panorama structure), FCAD (designing with Nation and rising observe), Supermanoeuvre (structure) and Second Version (structure and rising observe)
- Cox (lead architect and concrete design) with 3XN Studio (structure), Turf (panorama structure), Bangawarra (designing with Nation) and Aileen Sage (structure and rising observe)
- Durbach Block Jaggers Architects (lead architect) with Openwork (city design and panorama structure), Jiwah (panorama structure and designing with Nation), Retallack Thompson Architects (structure and rising observe), Schuler Shook (theatre planning/venue design), Discovering Infinity (sustainability) and Suzie Miller (advisor)
- Wardle (lead architect and concrete design) with REX (structure), Billy Maynard (structure and rising observe), Sue Barnsley Design (panorama structure), WSP (designing with Nation), Charcoalblue (theatre planning/venue design) and Eckersley O’Callaghan (structural engineering)
- Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (lead architect) with Spackman Mossop Michaels (panorama structure and concrete design), Sibling Structure (structure and rising observe), Djinjama (designing with Nation), and Atelier Ten (sustainability).
Metropolis of Parramatta lord mayor Pierre Esber mentioned every of the 5 finalists had introduced the council with the type of “ingenuity, innovation, creativeness, creativity and design expertise” they have been hoping to see.
“That is greater than one other performing arts centre – this would be the coronary heart of arts and tradition of Better Sydney, so we wish to discover the most effective,” Esber mentioned.
“Our metropolis is dedicated to the event of Parramatta as a vacation spot and thriving cultural precinct. By main cultural initiatives like this, we’re pushing the boundaries to make the reimagined Riverside Theatres the following nice stage Australian and worldwide performers might be lining as much as carry out on.
“The Riverside Theatres redevelopment might be a significant piece of the rising Parramatta’s night-time financial system – serving to to additional enhance our native financial system by encouraging extra to go to and soak up a number of the greatest stage exhibits in Australia.”
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Indicative render of the redevelopment of Parramatta Riverside Theatres.
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Metropolis of Parramatta
The design competitors jury includes Abbie Galvin (New South Wales authorities architect and chair), Jefa Greenaway (director of Greenaway Architects), Craig McMaster (theatre director of Riverside Theatres), Kerry Clare (director of Clare Design) and Oi Choong (founding director of Context Panorama Design).
“Design competitions present us the privilege of listening to from the deep and numerous expertise within the design business,” jury chair Abbie Galvin mentioned. “The chosen groups are intelligent, considerate and extremely artistic – and we anticipate some pleasant responses for this essential neighborhood facility.”
An idea reference design was authorized by the Metropolis of Parramatta in Could 2022. The challenge is predicted to begin in 2024.
