Snøhetta and Hassell announced as the winner of an international design excellence competition to transform Harbourside in Darling Harbour into a new, iconic and inviting destination at the heart of Sydney
The centre’s managers, AMP Capital, selected NH Architecture and Hames Sharley, with REALMstudios Landscape Architects, to revitalise the Centre, transforming it into a contemporary landmark engaging the community and activating the neighbourhoods around it.
Pencil Tower Hotel has a street frontage of just six metres and is barely wider than a terraced house. The 110-metre “skyscratcher” promises bird’s eye views of the city – albeit from a narrow perch.