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Powerhouse, Australia’s leading museum of applied arts, design and technology, has unveiled plans for Powerhouse Museum Ultimo, the latest phase of its comprehensive renewal plan across its three sites in Sydney, alongside the development of a fourth new site opening in Parramatta in Western Sydney in 2025.
With an investment of $1.3 billion AUS from the New South Wales state government, the ambitious vision for renewal of Powerhouse, as the largest museum institution in Australia, is taking shape.
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The Powerhouse Ultimo site is in the heart of the leading technology, media and start-up hub of Sydney and home to the main campus of the city’s University of Technology.
The renewal of this heritage site is led by a team of architects, Durbach Block Jaggers Architects working in partnership with Architectus, Youssofzay + Hart and landscape architects, Tyrell Studio.
The design will reinvigorate the heritage listed buildings and transform exhibition and programming spaces to an international museum standard.
Plans for the renewal of Powerhouse Ultimo include:
- Four new flexible exhibition spaces to showcase world class exhibitions drawn from international collections as well as the Powerhouse’s own collection of more than 500,000 objects.
- Conversion of the heritage-listed original Power Station buildings for their ongoing adaptive reuse by the Powerhouse.
- A new 2,000 sq metres public square.
- Improvements to the streetscape for housing creative industries within the museum.
- New dedicated spaces for the Powerhouse learning programme enabling immersive experiences, workshops and events catered to students and learners of all ages.
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Powerhouse Chief Executive Lisa Havilah said, "This is another major step forward in our plans to create state of the art conditions for a truly modern, world class museum institution that is fit for a new generation of audiences and creators. Alongside the development of the new Powerhouse Parramatta, Ultimo will now be brought up to date whilst respecting its heritage and maintaining its vital place in the cultural life of Sydney."
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Press release and renders courtesy of Powerhouse
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