International Towers, Sydney

The International Towers is a commercial skyscraper complex in the Sydney central business district, in the Barangaroo area. The complex comprises three main office towers; Tower 1 at 217 metres (712 feet), Tower 2 at 178 metres (584 feet), and Tower 3 at 168 metres (551 feet). Construction on the towers began in 2013 before completion in mid 2016. The complex was built as part of a major urban redevelopment of Barangaroo, forming part of the core commercial, residential, retail and leisure development at Barangaroo South. More than 50 per cent of the Barangaroo South precinct (7.6 hectares) is accessible to the public. The development delivered 283,900 m² of commercial office space.

International Towers
Alternative names	Tower C3, C4, C5
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial
Location	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Construction started	July 2013
Completed	8 December 2016; 8 years ago (2016-12-08)[1]
Owner	Lendlease (50%) CPP Investments (50%)
Height
Roof	International Tower 1 : 217 m (712 ft) International Tower 2 : 178 m (584 ft) International Tower 3 : 168 m (551 ft)
Technical details
Floor area	283,900 m2 (3,056,000 sq ft) (in 3 towers)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour
Architecture firm	Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Developer	Lendlease
Structural engineer	Arup Group
Main contractor	Lendlease

The three office skyscrapers, individually known as International Towers 1, 2 and 3, were designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

Construction

The tallest tower, known as Tower 1 is a 217m commercial building comprising 49 floors. It was completed in mid 2016. PwC signed as the anchor tenant and HSBC and Marsh & McLennan Companies also signed a tenancy agreement.^[2] The Syrian Opposition representation office in Australia is located in this building.

Tower 2 is a 178m high-rise comprising 43 floors. Two major tenants of the central tower of the three buildings are Westpac and corporate law firm, Gilbert + Tobin who occupy more than 80% of the tower's space.^[3] Tower 2 was the first tower to start construction from July 2013 and was completed in June 2015, with Westpac employees starting to move into the precinct from August 2015.

Tower 3 is a 168m tall building comprising 39 floors. Main tenant KPMG signed a 14-year lease to occupy the top 15 floors from January 2016 and Lendlease also made Tower 3 its Sydney headquarters from July 2016.^[4] Tower 3 was topped out in November 2015^[5] and was completed in mid 2016. Tower 3 has a new medical centre, MyHealth Barangaroo Medical Centre, on the 1st floor at 300 Barangaroo Avenue. Also on the 1st floor is National Dental Care. Together these will provide a convenient medical and dental service for the growing community.

References

1. "RSHP completes International Towers at Barangaroo, Sydney". Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
2. "Barangaroo South Fact Sheet" (PDF). Barangaroo South. Lendlease. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
3. "Gilbert + Tobin signs memorandum of understanding to move to Barangaroo South". Lendlease. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "International Towers Sydney" (PDF). JLL. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
5. "Barangaroo's Tower Three has reached its limit and offers a whole new way to look at the city".

External links

Media related to International Towers Sydney at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

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