Deicorp appoints Turner to design new $560m Parramatta project
Architecture and design group Turner has been unanimously selected to construct a $560 million mixed-use project in Sydney’s west by developer Deicorp, with the development application due to be submitted during February.
Under the plans, the project at 34 Hassell Street in Parramatta will contain more than 600 apartments, shops and workplaces, spread across two towers of up to 44 storeys.
It will help to cater for Parramatta’s growing population, which is forecast to increase by almost 70 per cent in the next 20 years.
Turner director Stephen Cox said the mixed-use development is a “microcosm of the City of Parramatta and everything it has to offer”.
He said Turner were conscious of the impact of the new development on existing residents in the street and local area and designed the development to connect, both physically and visually, to the nearby parkland
Deicorp’s executive manager of corporate communications Rob Furolo said the design was unanimously selected as the preferred scheme by the expert panel as it offered a “superior” ground floor and podium design for use by all tenants and the public.
Deicorp is a specialist Sydney construction and development company that has been operating for more than two decades. It is currently delivering about 3000 apartments in key Sydney locations and has delivered projects in more than 40 Sydney suburbs.
One of its larger projects is the new $700 million-plus skyscraper on the doorstep of the Atlassian-anchored tech hub on the corner of Liverpool and Castlereagh Streets, which will span 55 storeys, with 168 high-rise luxury apartments and four floors of offices on the lower level.
In Parramatta, the Turner design features a raised podium, which unites the two towers and hosts an elevated courtyard garden, while the ground floor is ‘carved’ to create retail and hospitality frontages for commercial tenants.
In the levels above, flexible workplace tenancies are planned, with other spaces designed for a fitness centre and medical practice.
“New buildings can have a big impact on the street and existing residents. We were conscious not to close off views from the streets to the adjoining parkland, and we wanted to inject greenery into the very urban streetscape,” Cox said.
Deicorp says the development’s proximity to the park and transport hubs will benefit residents and the public alike.
“Deicorp is thrilled to be delivering this project in the beating heart of Parramatta – Sydney’s second CBD,” Furolo said.
“And with its location right on the doorstep of the new Parramatta Light Rail and just a stone’s throw from the upcoming Metro and existing Parramatta Station, this project continues Deicorp’s focus on delivering great transport-connected developments.”
