An amended proposal for a boutique hotel on a prominent corner site in Darlinghurst has been submitted after initial plans were refused by the City of Sydney in 2023.
The revised application proposes a mixed-use development, designed by Neeson Murcutt Neille Architects, be established at 191-201 Oxford Street in Taylor Square. Plans detail the project would involve the adaptive reuse and consolidation of three existing historical buildings, as well as an expansion to the existing building fabrics. The tallest point of the building structure would be a roof canopy that sits at about six storeys high.
The initial proposal was filed with the City of Sydney in 2022, with the application rejected for for not complying with building height limits, failing "to respect the existing pattern of stepped heights" along Oxford and Flinders Streets and insufficient evidence to support the claim that "no significant view loss is anticipated."
The amended application was re-exhibited as part of the reassessment process of an appeal that was lodged with the Land and Environment Court.
The proposed building accommodates gallery spaces, guest suites, a gallery store, hotel terraces, lobbies, and hospitality offerings at street level.
The landscape architecture design report, prepared by Openwork in association with Neeson Murcutt Neille, shows a green rooftop bar as being a key space for social interaction. This space would be located on level five of the brick extension under a sculpted roof canopy. The bar terrace features glazed screens to shelter patrons from wind and reduce climbing risks.
To find out more about the proposal, visit the development application portal.
