Bidjigal People of Darug Nation
New South Wales
In 2018 CreateNSW engaged lahznimmo architects to design a new 9,000 m2 facility for Powerhouse Castle Hill. The facilities in the 130 metre long building serve the needs of a variety of groups including staff, volunteers, education groups, researchers, artists, scientists, industry partners and the general public. In addition to increasing storage space, it expands the site’s ability to hold public exhibitions, providing a much needed museum facility for the people of Sydney’s northwest.
The storage facility must maintain a constant temperature and relative humidity to protect the collection and is essentially designed like a large esky.
The material palette throughout is minimal and elemental, with the raw expression of materials on display to showcase their natural properties including mill finish aluminium, off-form concrete walls and polished concrete floors. The colour palette continues the cool tonal range from white, through greys to black.
Aspect Studios, Landscape Consultant
Consult Code Solutions, BCA Consultant
Donald Cant Watts Corke (NSW), Quantity Surveyor
MacKay Tree Management, Arborist
Milestone Town Planning, Town Planner
Northrop Consulting Engineers, Civil Consultant
Northrop Consulting Engineers, Electrical Consultant
Northrop Consulting Engineers, Hydraulic Consultant
Northrop Consulting Engineers, Structural Engineer
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
