Jury Citation
The “Art Wall” building in Kings Cross uses a simple rusting steel screen topped by an advertising hoarding to provide an extraordinarily powerful and iconic intervention in an intersection famous for its crassness. It is simultaneously aggressive, playful, sophisticated and modest in scale. It mediates between residential and commercial and gives the Cross a showcase for public art with a benevolence unusual in the district.
The particular use of Corten-type steel over a cheap and practical structure integrates the whole building into a tight sculptural geometry without compromising the essential tawdriness of the surroundings.
Credits
- Project
- The Art Wall
- Architect
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Dale Jones-Evans Architecture
- Project Team
- Dale Jones-Evans, Maki Yamaji, Jarrod Manevski, Paul Myers, Kathryn Mellander
- Consultants
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Acoustic consultant
Richard Heggie & Associates
Building certifier DLM Consulting Group
Developer FTB Group
Geotechnical engineer Coffey Geosciences
Hydraulic, mechanical and electrical consultant Hyder Consulting
Project manager Award Project Management
Quantity surveyor JPQS
Services consultant Holmes Fire & Safety
Steel fabrication H & J Metal Work
Structural consultant Hyder Consulting
Surveyor Beuthien de Nett
- Site Details
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Location
Kings Cross,
Sydney,
NSW,
Australia
- Project Details
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Status
Built
