Project Timeline
2019
2020
2021
2022
Lendlease started on the project.
Approximately 35,000 tonnes of soil moved off-site and 230 piles drilled and installed to support the foundations for the building.
These piles are made of reinforced concrete columns and provide vertical and horizontal support to the structure.
60 metre tall Tower Crane 1 and 100 metre tall Tower Crane 2 installed.
In an Australian first, renewable diesel is being used in the tower cranes.
Key structural work including the largest concrete pour of the project at 1,000 cubic metres and jump form - a system used to construct the three concrete cores that will contain the lifts and stairs of the museum.
2023
120 metre Tower Crane 3 installed, a Favelle Favco M2480D which is as tall as a 50-storey building and the largest capacity tower crane in the world, lifting up to 330 tonnes in a single lift.
Exoskeleton installation. The Powerhouse Parramatta exoskeleton is made up of over 1,300 individual pieces of steel ranging from 4 metres in height to over 20 metres.
During construction, sections are assembled on the ground on site, before being lifted into place by the tower cranes.
The first piece to be installed was a 'W' shaped steel base node, followed by 'A' shaped pieces measuring over 20 metres in height and weighing 42 tonnes.
Once exoskeleton pieces are in position around the full perimeter of each building level, substantial truss pieces are lifted into place overhead by the tower cranes.
The first truss piece lifted into place measured approximately 45 metres long and 4 metres deep, and weighed 50 tonnes.
2024
Ongoing exoskeleton installation and structural steel work as the building takes shape and reaches new heights.
'X' shaped pieces installed on the second level of Building A, and 'N' shaped pieces installed on the second level of Building B.
Façade installation. Behind the steel lattice structure, the façade is composed of either clear glass to maximise natural light, or solid opaque walls to enclose light-sensitive presentation spaces.
Installation of the first link bridge connecting the two buildings. The link bridge is a glazed two-storey bridge, anchoring the building to the city grid.
