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Located 16 kilometres west of the central business district, Sydney Olympic Park continues to host large sporting and cultural events more than 15 years after the 2000 Summer Games. Since the conclusion of the Olympics, the area has been successfully converted into a multi-use neighbourhood, with new commercial and hotel developments opening up in recent years. Now, the first apartment tower on Olympic Boulevard is about to be launched by property developer Ecove.
Boomerang will be constructed on a site less than half a kilometre from ANZ Stadium, which is where the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics were held. The tower will also overlook the Aquatics Centre and a new training ground for the Greater Western Sydney Giants, a professional Australian Football League team.
Appropriately shaped like a boomerang, the tower's unique form is not only aesthetically interesting, it also provides several practical benefits. The building's curved corners will minimize downdraft, while the orientation of the units ensure each living area receives a minimum of three hours of daily sunlight. The 38-storey tower will contain 229 apartments placed above a six-level commercial component with about 800 square metres of retail. Melbourne-based firm Bates Smart has been appointed the lead architect on Boomerang.
In addition to the 450 hectares of public space and greenery offered by Sydney Olympic Park, residents will have other on-site recreational amenities to enjoy. The ninth floor communal indoor and outdoor space will be adorned with gardens and multiple seating nooks.
When the project is complete, it will join the ranks of several other Ecove-built residential developments in the neighbourhood. These highrises — which also echo the gentle curves of Olympic Park's various sporting facilities — have risen on or near Australia Avenue, just a block from the Boomerang site.
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