As new owners move in over the next few weeks, the block remains a flashpoint in the debate about public housing in Sydney.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.When Owen McAloon, a long-standing public housing tenant of the Sirius building in the Rocks, hung the sign “One Way! Jesus!” to block the western sun from turning his unit into an oven, he didn’t expect it to become an icon, visible to any motorist heading into the city.
Developers JDH Capital with architects BVN and Richard Crookes Constructions this week announced the transformation of the Sirius building and the completion of the newly refurbished block after an “ambitious retrofit” that preserved most of the original layout. The building is now being marketed as a place where owners can experience a lifestyle like no other. The sales pitch says: “Sirius is a statement of Sydney design, for those who truly understand and value its significance.”As well as the rough concrete walls and wood designed by architect Tao Gofers in the late 1970s, the Sirius units now have modern interiors.
The wood in its vaulted arch roof has been cleaned, and the four bison sculptures that were designed for the space in the 1970s have been restored. Some will be visible to the public from a new public walkway that cuts through the site. The bright ’70s rugs have also been repaired and restored, and will soon be relaid.that selling the Sirius apartments had been a “dud deal” that left us all worse off.
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