Miralles . Tagliabue - EMBT

One Alfred Street Competition . Sydney

photos: EMBT

On the ground plane the horizontal patterns in the street reflect the vertical form.
They are the modern garden for the building’s inhabitants and the offering to the city; a new pontoon extends the shoreline out once more, but this time for the enjoyment of people and no other practical or industrial purpose.
The most significant environmental element of the tower is the skin.
It touches outside and connects the inner building to its environment in a subtle and meaningful manner.