The Horizon Apartments, also short The Horizon, is a residential high rise building in

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, Australia. It is located on at 184 Forbes Street between

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Streets. The controversial highrise was completed in 1998. Controversy stems from the height of the building and the shadowing effects on surrounding buildings. It has and has had many celebrity residents, such as Charlotte Dawson, Harry M. Miller, David Walsh,

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Design

The tall and 43 story prestressed concrete structure, designed by the Austro-Australian architect

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was constructed between 1996 and 1998 by the

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based Grollo Constructions, generally also known as

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. The building features 260 apartments with a total floor space of . It has a distinctive scalloped facade, and is finished in rendered concrete. The design allowed for larger apartments in the top quarter, with balconies facing east towards the Pacific Ocean to maximise views. The location and shape of the building has also been chosen to benefit views of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

References

External links

Opinion: Sydney Morning Herald

Building info at skyscraperpage.com
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