Crown Metropol: 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank
Crown Metropol is a 28 storey modern landmark which opened on Wednesday 21 April, becoming part of the Crown Entertainment Complex at Southbank. The 5 star 5 star 658 room hotel’s design is a sleek curved S-shaped curtain wall box was design was by Bates Smart architects and it was constructed by Baulderstone Pty Ltd at a cost of $300 million.12
Crown Metropol viewed from Clarendon Street to the north
The distinctive class and concrete podium rises in a sleek curve, supported by an angular V shaped concrete column. Vertical fins rise diagonally across the western Clarendon Street facade creating a stunning sunset reflection.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s Maze and Maze Grill restaurant operated in the complex until it went into liquidation just over a year later.3
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Tags: 2000s, 2007, 2010, 2010s, 21st century, 28 storey, accomodation, bates smart, baulderstone, crown, curtain wall, hotel, luxury hotel, modern, southbank, whiteman street southbank
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