INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, EXHIBITION AND ENTERTAINMENT PRECINCT

BUILT FORM AND PUBLIC REALM REPORT FOR SSDA 1

Prepared for Lend Lease March 2013

DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00054 00055 11.0 CONNECTIVITY, ACTIVATION AND ACCESSIBILITY 11.1 CONNECTIVITY Public Access All public spaces are accessible 24 hours a day 7 days a week. There is the abiůŝƚLJƚŽĐůŽƐĞƐĞůĞĐƚĂƌĞĂƐĚŽǁŶ͕ĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚŽŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĞǀĞŶƚ requirements. Pedestrian Network The primary spaces of The Waterfont, Tumbalong Park and Haymarket Square are linked by The BouůĞǀĂƌĚ͘dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĂŶĚƚĞƌƟĂƌLJ ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐŽīƚŚĞƐĞƚŚƌĞĞŵĂŝŶƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽůŝŶŬĞĚďLJdŚĞ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͘ dŚĞĞĂƐƚǁĞƐƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂŶĚƚŽĂƌůŝŶŐƌŝǀĞ ůŝŶŬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŽdŚĞŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕ĂƐĚŽĞƐƚŚĞYƵĂƌƌLJ^ƚƌĞĞƚ>ŝŶŬŽǀĞƌdŚĞ ǀĞŶƚĞĐŬ͘ džŝƐƟŶŐůŝŐŚƚƌĂŝůƐƚŽƉƐĂůŽŶŐĂƌůŝŶŐƌŝǀĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƵƉŐƌĂĚĞĚƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĂƚŐƌĂĚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŽƚŚĞŽƵůĞǀĂĚĞ͘ Cycle Network The proposed design responds to the City of Sydney Cycle Strategy ĂŶĚĐƟŽŶWůĂŶƉůĂŶĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞďƌŽĂĚĞƌĐLJĐůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘ dŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĐLJĐůĞƌŽƵƚĞĂůŽŶŐĂƌůŝŶŐƌŝǀĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚĂ direct route through the site from north to south has been introduced. ŽŵŵƵƚĞƌƌŽƵƚĞƐĞdžŝƐƚĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉƌĞĐŝŶĐƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĐLJĐůĞůŝŶŬƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕dƵŵďĂůŽŶŐĂŶĚ,ĂƌďŽƵƌƐŝĚĞ WůĂĐĞdŚĞĂŵĞŶŝƚLJŽĨĂƌůŝŶŐƌŝǀĞǁŝůůďĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŶĞǁ North South axis Pedestrian Network Urban Grain dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƐ͘ Accessibility ĂƐƚǁĞƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƌƚŚƐŽƵƚŚůŝŶŬƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ from what is there at present. TŚĞŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĂƚŐƌĂĚĞŶŽƌƚŚ ƐŽƵƚŚůŝŶŬĨƌŽŵ,ĂLJ^ƚƌĞĞƚƚŽƚŚĞŚĂƌďŽƵƌ͘ĂƐƚǁĞƐƚůŝŶŬƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƐĂŶĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ĂŶdŚŽƌƉĞƉŽŽůĂŶĚŽǀĞƌĂƌůŝŶŐ ƌŝǀĞĂŶĚdŚĞǀĞŶƚĞĐŬ͘ dŚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞůŝŶĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĂŶĚǁĞƐƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞĚĂŶĚ ĐůĂƌŝĮĞĚ͕ǁŝƚŚĐůĞĂƌůŝŶŬƐƚŽƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŽīĂƌůŝŶŐƌŝǀĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Tumbalong and Harbourside Place. Pedestrian Network Cycle Routes ůůŐƌĂĚĞĂŶĚůĞǀĞůĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞŽƌŚĂǀĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ŵĞĂŶƐďLJǁŚŝĐŚƚŽŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂŶLJƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůĞǀĞůĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘ dŚĞŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ Light Rail All the pedestrian routes into and through the site are designed to be ĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƐŽŌůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĂŶĚ built form. They are well lit and supplemented with street furnishings.

DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00056 00057 11.2 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Social Spaces dŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚLJŽĨƐƉĂĐĞƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƌĞůĂdžĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉůĂLJ͘dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĂŶĚƚĞƌƟĂƌLJƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽī ƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĂƌĞĂƐ͕ďĞŝŶŐdŚĞŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚĂŶĚdƵŵďĂůŽŶŐWĂƌŬ͘ dŚĞƐĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĂŶĚƚĞƌƟĂƌLJƐƉĂĐĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƉůĂĐĞƐĨŽƌƉůĂLJĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘tĂƚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĂƌůŝŶŐ ,ĂƌďŽƵƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ ĂƐŚĂƐƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƟƚLJĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƌĞůĂdžĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉŝĐŶŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ throughout the precinct. Safety And Security (CPTED) dŚĞĐŽƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐƉƵƚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚŝŶƚŚĞƌŝŵĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶdŚƌŽƵŐŚ Waterfront ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĞƐŝŐŶŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ͗ ‡ EĂƚƵƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞͲ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƉůĂŶƟŶŐŚĂƐ been designed so there is no screening. All public spaces are easily ǀŝĞǁĞĚĨƌŽŵƐĞǀĞƌĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ǁŝƚŚŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ͘dsĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞ ƉƌĞĐŝŶĐƚŝƐĂůƐŽŝŶƉůĂĐĞĂƐĂŶĂĐƟǀĞĨŽƌŵŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞ͖ ‡ ĐĐĞƐƐĐŽŶƚƌŽůͲdƵŵďĂůŽŶŐWůĂĐĞ͕,ĂƌďŽƵƌƐŝĚĞWůĂĐĞ͕dŚĞYƵĂƌƌLJ Park ^ƚƌĞĞƚ>ŝŶŬ͕ĂƌůŝŶŐYƵĂƌƚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚĞŶĚŽĨdŚĞ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĐůŽƐĞůLJŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖ ‡ dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂůŝƚLJͲdŚƌĞĞŵĂŝŶƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJƉƵďůŝĐůLJŽǁŶĞĚ ĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĞĚ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞĞdžƉĂŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŝŶǀŝƟŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞLJĂƌĞǁĞůůůŝƚĂŶĚŚĂǀĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ͖ĂŶĚ ‡ ^ƉĂĐĞDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚͲDĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶŚĂƐƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞ ƚLJƉĞĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJŽĨƵƐĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĨŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞĐŝŶĐƚ͕ĂƐĂƌĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞ Open spaces ĐƟǀĞĞĚŐĞƐ Walk streets Engagement Magnets precinct. For further detail please see the CPTED report prepared by Harris ƌŝŵĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ

Flexible Open Spaces The Darling Harbour precinct has historically been the place where ^LJĚŶĞLJĐŽŵĞƐƚŽĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞŽŶĂŐƌĂŶĚƐĐĂůĞ͘dŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŵĂŝŶĞǀĞŶƚƐͲƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĂLJĂŶĚEĞǁzĞĂƌƐǀĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚĂƐĂůŝǀĞƐŝƚĞĨŽƌŵĂũŽƌƐƉŽƌƟŶŐĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƐĐŚĞŵĞĂůƐŽŚĂƐdŚĞ ǀĞŶƚĞĐŬ͕ůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƐŝŶŐůĞůĞǀĞů/džŚŝďŝƟŽŶ,Ăůů͘dŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞŝƐ ĂƉƵďůŝĐůLJĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƐƉĂĐĞǁŝƚŚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĂŇŽŽƌůŽĂĚŝŶŐ ŽĨϮϬŬWĂƚŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌĞǀĞŶƚǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƌŽŽĨ͘ Open Spaces Engagement Magnets

^ŵĂůůĞƌĞǀĞŶƚƐĐĂŶĂůƐŽďĞŚŽƐƚĞĚŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨdŚĞǀĞŶƚĞĐŬĂŶĚ ĐƟǀĞĚŐĞƐ Walk Streets Tumbalong Park in Harbourside Place, Haymarket Square, Chinese Garden Square, Pump House Plaza and Tumbalong Place.

DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00058 00059 12.0 ACTIVATION PLANNING 12.3 SPORTING EVENT “FAN-ZONE” 12.4 CULTURAL FOOD FESTIVAL 12.1 12.2 NEW YEARS EVE

Harbourside Harbourside Amphitheatre, stage Amphitheatre, stage & & visual entertainment visual entertainment Live music Fireworks Lion Dance Group barges Fire performance