Iconic Sydney hotel to be transformed by Reward Group
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Iconic Sydney hotel to be transformed by Reward Group
Hotel refurbishment specialist, Reward Group is to rejuvenate the landmark Hotel Morris in Sydney’s CBD.
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Reward Group is transforming Sydney’s Hotel Morris, which was most recently a humble backpackers’ hostel, to boutique hotel accommodation.
Located at 412 Pitt Street in the CBD, the project involves the extensive refurbishment and restoration of the former hotel.
Reward Group director, Christopher Donohue said the Hotel Morris is a rare example of the renowned Inter-War Palazzo style by notable architect, Virgil Cizzio.
Originally opened as Hotel Morris in 1929, the property became known as the Bowles Hotel in 1959 following a change in ownership. For 34 years it was Australia’s tallest hotel.
Reward Group has been entrusted with restoring the building’s façade and reversing unsympathetic changes. The scope of works also includes replacing one of Sydney’s most prominent extruding street signs which is over fifteen meters long.
Near Central Station, Capital Theatre and World Square, the new hotel will feature an elegant ground floor bar area and 84 guest rooms.
The restoration involves internal alternations including the removal of the common kitchen, lounge and dormitory rooms to make room for contemporary hotel accommodation. It will include all new services as well as reconstructing the ground floor area and installing new, period-appropriate steel framed glass entry doors.
The Pitt Street awning will be replaced with a replicate of the original awning featuring pressed metal fascia and soffit while the aluminum windows on the Pitt Street façade will be substituted with steel windows to match the original 1930s steel windows.
Existing lifts will be replaced and all original exterior paint work and cladding will be removed in the refurbishment.
The existing building has been fully stripped to a cold shell with only the original façade remaining.
The hotel is due to open in August this year.
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