Moreau Kusunoki and Genton to design the new Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

French architecture practice Moreau Kusunoki and Australia's Genton as local design architect, to design the new Powerhouse Museum in Sydney - Australia.

NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin announced december 17th that the architectural partnership of Moreau Kusunoki and Genton has been selected to design the new Powerhouse, following an international architectural competition that commenced in January 2019.

The winning architectural team, selected by the Competition Jury, comprises French architecture practice Moreau Kusunoki as Lead Design Architect and Australia’s Genton as Local Design Architect. The team has strong credentials, led by Moreau Kusunoki who have been awarded the Guggenheim Helsinki competition and have been designing multiple contemporary museums.

Moreau Kusunoki and Genton said: “We envisage the new Powerhouse as a hyper-platform, a building with many functions and limitless potential. The built form will tread lightly on the site, with the architecture opening up towards the river, providing generous public space and creating an open 24-hour precinct. Seven large-scale presentation spaces are at the core of the Powerhouse, facilitating dynamic programming and providing total internal flexibility.”

Mr Harwin said: “We are thrilled to be appointing Moreau Kusunoki and Genton to design the new Powerhouse. This is a significant moment for NSW as it marks the largest investment in arts and cultural infrastructure since the Sydney Opera House. The new Powerhouse will be established as the first major NSW cultural institution to be based in Western Sydney, in Parramatta, at the geographical heart of Sydney.”