End is nigh for divisive brutalist building at 10 Murray St in Hobart
WORK is cracking on to remove one of the Hobart waterfront’s most divisive public buildings from the streetscape.
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WORK is cracking on to remove one of the Hobart waterfront’s most divisive public buildings from the streetscape.
An eagle-eyed reader sent in this picture yesterday of heavy equipment being craned on to the top of 10 Murray St — a 1960s office building being demolished as part of the Parliament Square project.
A safety zone has been erected on the Parliament side of Murray St, with a tower crane in place.
Office workers moved out of the 14-storey structure months ago in preparation for its demise — billed as the biggest demolition in the island state’s history.
Construction manager Barney Phillips told the Mercury in November the tower crane would lift small cutters onto the roof, which will then cut the concrete into chunks.
Concrete will then be brought to ground level via internal chutes, and the building will be covered to reduce the dispersal of dust.
When the demolition was announced in 2009, a Supreme Court appeal was launched to save the building and an online petition started.
The long-running campaign focused on the building being a landmark example of 20th century Brutalist architecture.
There were also concerns that demolition was wasteful, with suggestions put forward for adaptive re-use of the building.
Structural materials will be transported and recycled at the Hazell Bros quarry for use in the construction industry.
If suitable, some materials could be used as road base. Metal reinforcement materials will be transported to a steel recycling plant.
The demolition process is expected to take about six months.
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