One of Sydney’s most recognised buildings, Town Hall will be wrapped in a custom photographic mesh so its beauty can still be enjoyed during restoration works.
The wrapping comes as the first stage of the City’s four-year $33 million conservation project. The art mesh wrap, is Australian-made and 100 per cent Biodegradable.
The Sydney Council expect the project to last 20 months which includes; stonework repairs, the addition of seismic bracing, repairs to the historic clock and flagpole and the replacement of about 26 cubic metres of stonework.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the Sydney Town Hall represented the civic heart of Sydney.
“A similar high-quality hoarding was used on the Queen Victoria Building and from a distance you would think you were looking at the actual building,” the Lord Mayor said.
“These photographic hoardings have also been used on important buildings at tourist spots around the world so that travellers can still have a sense of the building’s façade and presence on the street.
“The City has a duty of care to restore and look after heritage significant buildings such as the Sydney Town Hall, the Queen Victoria Building, the State Library of NSW and the Art Gallery of NSW.”
Specialist heritage banker masons will soon begin carving embellished designs into fresh sandstone to replace existing pieces that cannot be salvaged.
