'Monstrosity on stilts': Winning design for new Powerhouse Museum slammed
The winning design for the new Powerhouse Museum in Parramatta has been revealed, and criticised, as a"monstrosity on stilts" by the State Opposition.Two heritage buildings will have to be demolished for the new Powerhouse Museum to be builtLabor has described the winning design, and its cost, as a"monstrosity"from French-Japanese firm Moreau Kusunoki and Australian company Genton was chosen by an international panel.
Two heritage buildings will be bulldozed to make way for the multi-level gallery, which will predominantly be constructed on the site of disused car park. It will include 60 studio residences which will be available to scientists, researchers and regional students for overnight stays. But Willow Grove, a 1870s heritage villa that was once a maternity hospital, and St George's Terraces, will be demolished.
Arts minister Don Harwin said while some would be disappointed about that, the new facility would be worth it."It's going to have the largest exhibition gallery of any museum in the country — 20 metres high, column free, 3000 square metres, capable of being opened up to the riverbank becoming a huge stage.
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