Jury citation
Poly Centre perfectly melts into its dense urban setting, as though it was always meant to be there. Instead of the traditional format of narrow tower over wide podium, the design employs a tripartite arrangement, breaking the podium, tower and core into three distinct vertical elements. The podium, with its double-height vaulted spaces formed from splayed concrete cantilever beams, is spatially dynamic. The flawless glass tower and adjacent ribbed-concrete core are brought to the ground, accentuating their slim, curved forms and defining the project as a fine-scale boutique building. The internal areas are rigorously detailed and resolved, from the luxurious modernist foyer to the efficient side-core floor plates.
Poly Centre 210 George Street is located in Sydney, New South Wales on Gadigal Country.
Project credits
Architect: Grimshaw; Project team: Andrew Cortese, Wayne Henkel, Tiffany Allan, Louise Jarvis, Amalia Mayor, Jeff Morgan, Patricia Salgado, Tessa Dobbs, Xi Li, Namaste Burrell, Aleksandra Mlynczak, Ajeng Warddhana, Raquel Rodorigo, Michael Janeke; Builder: Besix Watpac; Structural engineer, civil and ESD consultant: WSP ; Electrical consultant: Simpson Kotzman; Hydraulic consultant, fire engineer and vertical transportation: Arup; Town planner: Urbis; Project manager: TSA Management; Accessibility consultant: Morris Goding Access Consulting (MGAC) ; Acoustic consultant: Acoustic Logic; BCA/PCA B M and G; Environmental consultant: (contamination) EIS; Geotechnical engineer: JK Geotechnics; Quantity surveyor: Rider Levett Bucknall; Traffic Transport and Traffic Planning Association ; Waste management: TTM; Mechanical New Edge Group; Public art consultant: UAP; Artist: Janet Laurence.
