Source: Cameron, F. 1991. "Revolving idea attracts foreign interest". The Weekend Australian, November 30: page unknown.
Last week, I posted Colonial Mutual Limited (CML) 's 1991 proposal for the Bennelong Centre at East Circular Quay, which Sydney City Council rejected.
Towards the end of 1991, Hassell Architects unveiled a proposal to construct the first revolving office tower in the world on the site. While the proposal attracted global interest, CML was not interested. Three years earlier, CML had secretly rejected the scheme.
Source: McDougall, B. 1991. "A new tower to turn heads". The Daily Telegraph Mirror, November 26: 1-2.
Hassell Architects was no longer bound by the agreement and could make it public. They wanted Australia to have the first tower of its type built in the world.
The rotating tower would rise thirty-six stories and turn 180 degrees each day, tracking the sun. Tenants would have harbour views every second day. It was designed in the shape of a leaf, and the circular core of the building would remain stationary.
Given CML's lack of interest, this proposal didn't go far.
It also attracted criticism from planning experts and environmentalists.
Source: Scott, S. & Bisset, K. 1991. "Turning tower in trouble". The Daily Telegraph Mirror, November 27: 9.
- East Circular Quay Redevelopment (Series): The first apartment block proposal (1979)
- East Circular Quay Redevelopment (Series): Opera Garden Centre Scheme (1984)
- East Circular Quay Redevelopment (Series): Unilever House Hotel Conversion (1986)
- East Circular Quay Redevelopment (Series): Opera Garden Centre Scheme Revisited (1986)
- East Circular Quay Redevelopment (Series): Unilever House Hotel Conversion (1987)
- East Circular Quay Redevelopment (Series): CML's 1990 Scheme
- East Circular Quay Redevelopment (Series): CML's Bennelong Centre (1991)
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