It was built to last. And that’s unlike the housing we’ve seen go up in the last 20 years. Sirius will stand forever. No cracks, except in the social fabric.
I cannot tell you how jealous I am of the folks who’ve bought into the Sirius building. water views, except the poor buggers who’ve got the Cumberland Street aspect. Astonishingly central . Right in the vibe of the city, where the odd place is open past 9.30pm on a school night.
The suburb I live in is split in two. There’s the fancy end, currently strewn with asbestos tape, and the Parramatta Road end, where there’s lots of public housing. About 15 years ago, the state government bought a small block of units at the pointy end to turn into public housing.My God. Grown adults attributing the worst traits of the human condition to others while exhibiting the worst traits of the human condition.
Recycling is the other reason we were lucky to save Sirius. Repairing, reusing, recycling, refurbishing are far better for us, far better for the environment. As one of our most-loved Australian architects, Brian Zulaikha, said, “It’s a completely poor attitude to demolish anything if you can leave it there … adaption is the only moral thing we should all be thinking about”.
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