[PRO] Festival Plaza Tower 2 | 149m | 38 Levels | Office

[abc]

A rooftop bar won't do much to activate the plaza, the stated purpose of this proposal.

But I do think this building should be as publicly accessible as possible, so sure, open the rooftop.

to compensate the business that got done over by the government handing over public land to a private developer

[rev]

2KW has not been "done over". There is no alternative rooftop bar being proposed that would hinder his business. The views are still there. They do not have exclusive rights to unobstructed views.

[A-Town]

A rooftop bar won't do much to activate the plaza, the stated purpose of this proposal.

Agreed. Let's leave the rooftop bar to the new Freemasons building.

[Prodical]

Are the covered rectangular 'boxes' on the plaza level the columns for the next building?

[timtam20292]

Yes.

[Nort]

The supports they just happened to surprisingly build strong enough for the tower they absolutely weren't planning from the start.

[SRW]

The supports closest Tower 1 will be redundant now as Tower 2 is supposedly confined east of the parliament balcony to 'preserve views'.

[AG]

Are the covered rectangular 'boxes' on the plaza level the columns for the next building?

Yes, those boxes are probably hiding the starter reinforcing bars or bar couplers for the columns intended for those locations. There might be some additional strengthening works required to the existing basement car park below this area before the tower commences.