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...ritage integrity of neighbourhood buildings. • Hight limitation by Sydney CBD council which accompanied by overshadowing onto botanical gardens which has been responded by oblique cut at the top determined as “sun-access plane” • The cylindrical geometry plan of Aurora Place increased the floor areas at the higher levels respect to the site width restriction by Sydney City Council. • Time and cost issues associated due to commencement of the Sydney Olympic Games on 2000. • Podium type building restricted by Sydney City Council for creation of a relationship between the Aurora’s Place urban identity and its human scales. • A very confined construction due to restrictions and limitations by Sydney CBD Council. Although there were a few number of Authority requirement issues which needed to be addressed before DA approval, Renzo Piano had also his own design principles such as: o Creating the external environment in the habitable area. o Architectural integrated design with the landmark international structure, Sydney Opera House, which has been derived in the loftiest metaphor at Aurora Place in respect to the shell roof of Opera House. o A stylish design of combination of the façade elements and their allocation in respect to the layering elements of the building such as cladding, panelling, glazing, roofs-as-light and so on. o Emphasizing on natural light. Two main ...