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As the opening date for Georges Estate in Penshurst, Sydney nears, Rachel Story, associate with Morrison Design Partnership shares some insights into Hall & Prior’s latest addition to the Group. By Gabi Mills.
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eorges Estate has been a long time coming and Morrison Design Partnership has been intimately involved with its genesis since 2006. Architect Rachel Story has carefully nursed the development from 2012 to its anticipated completion this year. “In 2013 I also took over the project management/superintendent role when the previous project manager retired, and we commenced early structural works on the site that year,” says Rachel. “Once early works were complete, we took a step back for a little while for funding to be secured, and then in 2018 we came back in architecturally to lead the team in designing and submitting to council for several more changes including the addition of the swimming pool, which I’m very proud of.” Work continued in late 2018, and then in early 2021 Rachel and the team continued with project management of the fit-out
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