Cantilevered residential heliostat takes shape in Sydney
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Patric Blanc has already designed and installed vertical gardens which are maturing on the east and smaller west tower facades (Image: Central Park)
Models of the proposed Central Park development site (Image: Central Park)
Parkland space within the development aims to provide an urban refuge (Image: Central Park)
The frame will be the base of an outdoor sky garden, and the heliostat it will use an assemblage of motorized mirrors to capture sunlight and directs rays down onto gardens all year round (Image: Central Park)
The FAVCO M2480 tower crane, affectionately known as “Tinkerbell” hoisting the heliostat into position (Image: Central Park)
Plan Diagram of the Central Park development site (Image: Central Park)
The cantilever platform is one hundred meters high on the 29th floor of one of the twin towers (Image: Central Park)
There will be 21 vertical gardens in all throughout the development site (Image: Central Park)
The inner city precinct project passed a major development milestone this month (Image: Central Park)
At night the heliostat will be used to deliver a LED light show designed by the French artist Yann Kernel (Image: Central Park)
The entire 5.8 hectare development site aims to deliver 1900 residences available for occupation by the end of this year (Image: Central Park)
The complex will include student housing, a hotel, a retail center and commercial campus (Image: Central Park)
Interiors of stage one residences (One Central Park and Central) are designed by Koichi Takada (Image: Central Park)
The Sydney sustainable vision aims to meet a number of environmental targets by 2030 (Image: Central Park)
One Central Park will use Eco-friendly innovations including water recycling, solar panels and tri-generation energy plants (Image: Central Park)
Sydney's Better Buildings Partnership aims to deliver a 70% reduction in carbon emissions in Sydney's CBD buildings by 2030 (Image: Central Park)
Location of the Central Park development (Image: Central Park)
Article Summary
A major urban redevelopment is taking place in Sydney, Australia, as it attempts to become one of the word’s most liveable green cities within a 20-year time-frame as part of the “Sustainable Sydney 2030” vision. One remarkable inner city project passed a major milestone this month as part of its contribution to the eco plan. The development, named “One Central Park,” had its 110-tonne steel heliostat frame hoisted into place during the early hours of February 1st.
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