SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, EXHIBITION and ENTERTAINMENT PRECINCT
Built form and PUBLIC REALM report for ssda 1
Prepared for Lend Lease March 2013
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 0003 Contents Page
1.0 Executive Summary 04 8.0 Public Spaces and Activities 36 14.0 Signage and Wayfinding 68 8.1 The Boulevard 36 14.1 Naming and Branding in the Public Realm 69 2.0 Introduction 05 8.2 Tumbalong Park 37 2.1 Director Generals Requirements 8.3 Terraced landscape and Event Deck 38 15.0 ICC Convention 70 General Requirements 06 8.4 Pier Street and Chinese 15.1 Built Form 70 2.2 Director Generals Requirements Garden Plaza 39 15.2 Building Finishes 70 Specific Requirements 07 8.5 Harbourside Place and 15.3 Internal Arrangement 72 Tumbalong Place 40 15.4 In Summary 73 3.0 Background 08 8.6 Darling Drive 41 8.7 Schedule of Public Domain Finishes 42 16.0 ICC Exhibition 74 4.0 Site Description 09 16.1 Built Form 74 4.1 Components 09 9.0 Water Management 48 16.2 Building Finishes 76 4.2 History 10 9.1 Water Sensitive Urban Design 48 16.3 Internal Arrangement 77 4.3 Topography 15 9.2 Urban Stream 49 16.4 In Summary 78 4.4 Flora 16 16.5 The Event Deck 79 4.5 Geology 17 10.0 Public Art Strategy 51 4.6 Shoreline 18 17.0 The Theatre 80 4.7 Open Spaces 20 11.0 Connectivity, Activation and Accessibility 54 17.1 Built Form 80 4.8 Hard Spaces 21 11.1 Connectivity 54 17.2 Building Finishes 80 4.9 Water Interface 22 11.2 Public Engagement 56 17.3 Internal Arrangement 82 4.10 Green Spaces 23 17.4 In Summary 82 4.11 Cycle Network 24 12.0 Activation Planning 58 4.12 Communities 25 12.1 Australia Day 58 18.0 Retail Outlets 83 12.2 New Years Eve 58 18.1 ICC Convention 83 5.0 Existing Infrastructure 26 12.3 Sporting Event “Fan Zone” 59 18.2 ICC Exhibition 83 12.4 Cultural Food Festival 59 18.3 The Theatre 83 6.0 Planning Approvals Strategy 27 12.5 Cultural Dance Festival 60 12.6 Non Event Day 60 19.0 Loading 84 7.0 Overall Precinct Strategy 28 19.1 ICC Convention 84 7.1 Concept 28 13.0 Response to INSW Urban and 61 19.2 ICC Exhibition 84 7.2 Urban Program 29 Public Realm Guidelines 19.3 The Theatre 85 7.3 5 Key Design Principles 30 13.1 Urban Structure 61 Contact 7.4 Design of the Public Realm 33 13.2 Urban Grain 61 Appendix Ken Maher Chairman 7.5 Integration 34 13.3 Density and Mix 62 [email protected] 7.6 Design Excellence 34 13.4 Height and Massing 62 i Architectural DA Drawings 7.7 Goods Line Pedestrian Network 35 13.5 Facade and Interface 64 ii Public Domain DA Drawings Richard Breslin Senior Principal 13.6 Solar Access and Shadowing 66 [email protected] 13.7 Street Activation 66 Angus Bruce Principal 13.8 Details and Materials 66 [email protected] 13.9 Planting 67
HASSELL + POPULOUS 13.10 Topography 67 Level 2 13.11 Wildlife and Ecology 67 88 Cumberland Street 13.12 Microclimate 67 Sydney NSW 2000 T +61 2 9101 2000 13.13 Lighting 67 © March 2013 13.14 Furniture 67
HASSELL Limited ABN 24 007 711 435 Populous Design Pty Limited ABN 55 072 891 993 DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 0004 0005 1. 2. executive summary Introduction The application more specifically seeks approval for the following The design being put forward by the Darling Harbour Live consortium Careful consideration has gone into developing a built program that This report supports a State Significant Development Application (SSD development: has referenced the unique and identifiable character that Sydney has will provide the economic benefits to Sydney through the convention, _5752_2012) submitted to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure • Demolition of specific existing structures on the site, including on a National and International basis. It is Australia’s postcard to the exhibition and entertainment business. Transforming the existing pursuant to Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act world. 1979 (EP&A Act). existing Sydney Convention Centre (part), the Sydney Exhibition facilities to deliver integrated venues which are world class and second Centre, and the Sydney Entertainment Centre; The western edge of Sydney’s CBD has witnessed significant growth to none globally, while enhancing the scale and quality of the public The Application seeks approval for construction of the Public Private • Associated tree removal and replanting; over the past 25 years. With a focus on providing residential, realm to optimise engagement and connection to the wider Darling Partnership (PPP) component as part of the Sydney International • Construction of a new and integrated Convention, Exhibition and commercial and public facilities within the surrounding area, Darling Harbour precinct. The following facilities have been designed and Convention, Exhibition and Entertainment Precinct (SICEEP) Project at Entertainment Centre; Harbour is now considered a place to live, work and play. enhanced within the precinct: Darling Harbour. • Public domain improvements, including: • Tumbalong Park increased open space by 3,000m²; • reinvigorating and expanding Tumbalong Park; The design presented within this report reflects upon the rich historical The SICEEP Project comprises three components: • 35,000m² of dedicated exhibition halls with an additional 5,000m² • provision (part) of a new active north-south pedestrian and natural context of the Darling Harbour precinct and it’s importance of flexible exhibition space (total 40,000m²); • The PPP component which includes the Convention Centre, the connection (known as the Boulevard); as a public open space within the city as one of our most frequented • 8,000 seat entertainment centre, scaleable to a 6,000 seat plenary; Exhibition Centre, a new Theatre, and associated public domain • provision of new east-west connections, including Harbourside places by local and tourist alike. • 2,500 seat plenary hall in the ICC; improvements within the site referred to as Bayside and Darling Place and Tumbalong Place; • Provision of a pedestrian bridge link from Quarry Street; In designing ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour Live has responded to two key • 1,000 seat plenary hall in the ICC; Central (subject of this application) • Retention of the tidal cascade water feature; drivers with a focus on the public interest: • 2,000 person banquet room in the ICC; • A new mixed use residential neighbourhood,community facilities, • 8,500m² of dedicated meeting rooms across all core facilities; and creative workplaces, and public square.in the southern sector of the • Reconfiguration and upgrade of Darling Drive (part); • The functional requirements of a world class convention, exhibition • 5,500m² public event deck. SICEEP Precinct referred to as The Haymarket • Provision of a new square adjoining the Chinese Garden; and entertainment centre to deliver economic benefits to Sydney • A new Hotel in the northern sector of the SICEEP Precinct within • Provision of a new open space ‘event deck’ (connected with and New South Wales; and the Exhibition Centre); The design proposal will ensure that a distinctively Sydney experience part of the site referred to as Bayside • The latent urban design opportunity within the Darling Harbour • Integrated art, play zones, water play and recreation areas; is provided for all who visit the precinct, arising out of the dominant Together these three components will deliver Australia’s global city Precinct, that will deliver to the people of New South Wales now • Provision of retail kiosks; landscape character and the enhancement of this experience through world class convention, exhibition and entertainment facilities that can and into the future, an enhanced Public Realm outcome and • Provision of ground level parking within the Exhibition and Theatre compete effectively in the national and international events markets. experience. the architectural composition which reinforces the topography and is facilities, including retention of existing basements; The SICEEP Project importantly forms a critical element of the NSW responsive to the quality of light by day and night. • Ground and elevated loading docks (accessed off Darling Drive) for Government’s aspiration to “make NSW number one again”. The overall Convention, Exhibition and Theatre facilities; The design builds upon and enhances the wider framework of Sydney’s project also involves the creation of a new integrated precinct within • Two vehicle drop off points off Darling Drive and a new service loop open places and spaces, water engagement, green spaces, pedestrian the city that will link together currently disconnected parts including road; and cycle networks. Of particular importance has been creating and Chinatown, the UTS campus, and Pyrmont. Given the integrated nature • Provision of signage; enhancing seamless urban pedestrian connections through the precinct of the project, reference is made to the three components of the • Extension and augmentation of physical infrastructure / utilities as between all the communities bounding Darling Harbour. project in the report, although the application applies only to the PPP required; and component. • Reconfiguration of platforms and/or pathways of existing light rail The precinct itself has been defined around five key principals: the stops in Darling Drive. north south boulevard; the three primary public open spaces- The The proposed development involves construction of the PPP Waterfront, Tumbalong Park and Haymarket Square; Harbourside component of the SICEEP Project, comprising new, integrated and place and Tumbalong place East-West connections; the International world-class convention, exhibition and entertainment facilities Convention Centre (ICC) and ICC Hotel to the north with The Theatre with associated retail and public facilities, as well as public domain to the south as anchor buildings; and the terraced landscape over the improvements. single level exhibition hall.
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 0006 0007 2.1 2.1 DIRECTOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS | General requirements DIRECTOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS | Specific requirements The following table outlines responses to those Director General Requirements that are relevant to the scope The following table outlines responses to those Director General Requirements that are relevant to the scpecific SSDA1 - Convention, of each individual SSDA Exhibition and Entertainment Centre and associated Public Domain
Key Assessment Requirements Responses Key Assessment Requirements Responses 3. Built Form and Design Excellence 1. Built Form and Design Excellence
• Address the height, bulk and scale of the proposed development within the context of the locality; • The positioning of the buildings has been designed in order to integrate the height and scale of the buildings to the • Demonstrate that the detailed design of the buildings addresses the requirements of the adopted design excellence • The project has then been subject to a series of regular design reviews by the Infrastructure NSW Design Review surrounding context. The second story of the Exhibition Centre has been specifically located opposite the large strategy as required by general DGR 3. Panel. Reviews by the Infrastructure NSW Design Review Panel since the announcement of ‘Preferred Bidder unoccupied data centre. Refer section 13.4 of this report. Status’ have occurred on; • Address visual impact when viewed from the public domain and key vantage points surrounding the site; • An extensive view impacts and analysis has been undertaken and included in a separate report by JBA which _18.12.12 addresses views from within and beyond the precinct, including key vantage points. Please refer to View Impacts _21.01.13 & Analysis JBA Report for detailed description. _05.02.13 • Address design quality, with specific consideration of the overall site layout, siting and design, axis, vistas and • The layout of the overall site has been undertaken in specific response to improving and enhancing of the precinct _26.02.13 connectivity, street activation, open spaces and edges, facades, massing, setbacks and building articulation; and its connectivity to the surrounding context. A new primary North-South connector called ‘The Boulevard’ Refer to section 7.6 of this report and the EIS report for further detail. and two East-West connectors called ‘Tumbalong Place’ and ‘Harbourside Place’ have been introduced to improve this connectivity and relate directly to Public Transport (light rail) nodes and important connectivity 2. Public Domain and Urban Design routes beyond the site. These connectors also contain drop off, retail, public transport connections and building entries points allocated along them to ensure their activation. Please refer to Sections 4, 7, 11, 15, 16 and 17 of • Address the cumulative breakout/forecourt needs in terms of spatial and practical requirements for gathering; • The scheme has been developed so that the all building address the public domain with significant breakout spaces this report for more detail. around major building entries. Gathering spaces in the public domain have been design to cater for refuge spaces • Outline the strategy to ensure design excellence is achieved for the development which should include • The outcome has initially been the process of a competitive bid of which design quality was an important attribute for individuals and small groups to large scale organised events. documentary evidence that the independent Design Review Panel appointed by Infrastructure NSW to oversee in the decision making process. The project has then been subject to a series of regular design reviews by the Refer to Section 11.2 for public engagement analysis the design of the SICEEP project has reviewed the detailed design and their recommendations have been Infrastructure NSW Design Review Panel. Refer to the EIS Refer to Section 12 for event activation of the public realm addressed; and • Address the potential impacts of the IMAX redevelopment on accessibility and functionality of the adjoining public • Not required to be responded too. domain and parkland; and • Address the Urban Design and Public Realm Guidelines, prepared by Infrastructure NSW for the SICEEP. • The Urban Design and Public Realm Guidelines, prepared by Infrastructure NSW informed the fundamentals of the design approach. These are discussed in more detail in section 13 of this report. • Address opportunities for heritage interpretation within the public domain. • The design responds to heritage aspects of the site through; 4. Public Domain and Urban Design _the enhancement of Tumbalong Green and retention of the green’s Heritage Fig _the retention of the Woodward Fountain • Address all aspects of the public domain such as open spaces within the precinct and footpath, road paving, cycle • All aspects of the Public Domain have been addressed comprehensively including paving material selection, plant _the retention and relocation of significant public art works ways, tree planting, footway dining, public art and lighting; selections and public domain furniture selections. Please refer to sections 8, 10, 11 and 12 of this report for a _addressing the Chinese gardens through the enhancement of the forecourt area more detailed description. _the acknowledgement and design referencing of pre settlement flora and geology. • Identify and analyse key pedestrian desire lines to the surrounding area and critical links to the Central Business • We have indentified and analysed the key pedestrian desire lines to the surrounding area and the critical links to Refer to Section 5 of this report for acknowledgement of existing infrastructure. District; the CBD. These links have been instrumental in determining the overall site layout positioning for the key moves Refer to the Heritage and Archaeological reports for further heritage analysis. of ‘The Boulevard, Tumablong Place, Harbourside Place’ and fine grain connections. Refer to sections 8.1 and 8.5 of this report for a more detailed description of these spaces. • Address Water Sensitive Urban Design opportunities within the public domain and landscaping; • WSUD initiatives have been addressed in the Public Realm of the project including hard paving stormwater runoff catchment for trees. Refer to section 9 of this report for a more detailed description. • Address the CPTED for the design of the public domain; • Refer to section 11.2 of this report for further detail on CPTED and the report by Harris Crime Prevention Services • Demonstrate the pedestrian circulation, accessibility and connections on site and to surrounding streets and lanes • Refer to section 11 of this report for further detail on connectivity in a schematic form; • Identify important sight lines and visual connectivity to and through the site; and • An extensive view impacts analysis has been undertaken and included in the report which addresses views from within and beyond the site boundary. Please refer to the View Impacts & Analysis JBA Report for further detail • Address the Urban Design and Public Realm Guidelines, prepared by Infrastructure NSW for the SICEEP. • The Urban Design and Public Realm Guidelines, prepared by Infrastructure NSW informed the fundamentals of the design approach. These are discussed in more detail in section 13 of this report.
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 0008 0009 3. 4. background site description The existing convention, exhibition and entertainment centre facilities Convention, Exhibition and Entertainment Precinct. This section provides context in reference to the SICEEP site, within at Darling Harbour were constructed in the 1980s and have provided which the PPP - State Significant Site sits. an excellent service for Sydney and NSW. Key features of the Darling Harbour Live Preferred Master Plan include: • Delivering world-class convention, exhibition and entertainment The facilities however have limitations in their ability to service the facilities, including: contemporary exhibition and convention industry which has led to a • Up to 40,000m² exhibition space; 4.1 loss in events being held in Sydney. • Over 8,500m² of meeting rooms space, across 40 rooms; COMPONENTS BAYSIDE Darling Harbour is one of the most visited public places in Australia. • Overall convention space capacity for more than 12,000 There is a healthy mix of international tourists, families, and people people; The SICEEP Site is located within the Darling Harbour precinct. Darling • A ballroom capable of accommodating 2,000 people; and going about their business. It is a major social hub for celebrating Harbour is a 60 hectare waterfront precinct on the south-western edge • A premium, red-carpet entertainment facility with a capacity Australian’s- Australia Day, New Year’s Eve, and as a live site for major of the Sydney Central Business District that provides a mix of functions of up to 8,000 persons seated; sporting events. including recreational, tourist, entertainment and business. • Providing up to 900 hotel rooms in a hotel complex at the northern It is a place which is truly representative of contemporary Australia, end of the Precinct (subject of seperate application); With an area of approximately 20 hectares, the SICEEP Site is generally sitting within a broader precinct which includes the University of • A vibrant and authentic new neighbourhood at the southern end of bound by the Light Rail Line to the west, Harbourside shopping centre Technology Sydney, the Powerhouse Museum, Maritime Museum, the precinct, called ‘The Haymarket’, home to an IQ Hub focused and Cockle Bay to the north, Darling Quarter, the Chinese Garden and Sydney Aquarium, Chinatown, the Chinese Garden of Friendship and on the creative industries and high-tech businesses, apartments, Harbour Street to the east, and Hay Street to the south. student accommodation, shops, cafes and restaurants (subject of DARLING CENTRAL Pyrmont/Ultimo to its west. The central business district of Sydney The SICEEP Site has been divided into three distinct redevelopment seperate application); rises to the east, with Darling Harbour- the meeting place, in the sectors (from north to south) – Bayside, Darling Central and The middle. • Renewed and upgraded public domain, including an outdoor event space for up to 25,000 people at an expanded Tumbalong Park; and Haymarket. The PPP Application Site area is located within Bayside and The NSW Government considers that a precinct-wide renewal and • Improved pedestrian connections facilitating legible and easy Darling Central as shown in the Overall SICEEP Site Boundaries diagram. expansion is necessary and is accordingly committed to Sydney access from the city and Chinatown in the east, Ultimo/Pyrmont reclaiming its position on centre stage for hosting world-class events in the west, Quay Street and Central Station in the south, as well with the creation of the SICEEP Project. as integrating the proposed the Goods Line (Ultimo Pedestrian Network) thus drawing people between Central, Chinatown and Following an extensive and rigorous Expressions of Interest and Cockle Bay Wharf as well as east-west between Ultimo/Pyrmont and Request for Proposals process, Darling Harbour Live (formerly known the City. as ‘Destination Sydney’-a consortium comprising AEG Ogden, Lend THE HAYMARKET Lease, Capella Capital and Spotless) was announced by the NSW Government in December 2012 as the preferred proponent to transform Darling Harbour and create the new Sydney International
Overall SICEEP Precinct Landscape Strategy PPP - State Significant DA Boundary SSDA 1 Site Boundary PDA - State 1 Stage Significant DA Boundary SICEEP Site Hotel Complex - State Significant DA Boundary Overall SICEEP Site Boundaries
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00010 00011 4.2 History Pre-European Settlement 1800’s
Sydney first deputy surveyor-general of NSW 1820’s Cadigal people called Darling Harbour 1840’s 1859’s 1875 Charles Grimes completes a plan of Sydney Tumbalong - meaning In Cockle Bay a quiet technological that depicts the shoreline of Darling Harbour. Small industries were becoming The opening of Pyrmont Bridge made the From 1875 Colonial Sugar Refinery(CSR) ‘the place where sea food is found’ revolution was underway where the Sydney well established in Darling Harbour, peninsular more accessible but also had dominated the northern tip of the peninsula. Entertainment Centre stands. John Dickson The large shell middens left by generations of especially foundries and metal working the effect of allowing traffic to bypass the The company created work, controlled has begun to grind wheat with a steam- Cadigal people gave Cockle Bay it’s name. Massive middens of shellfish shells provided establishments. New wharves were built Ultimo end of Darling Harbour. Local protest housing and polluted the air and water. Horse driven mill grinding 260 bushels a day as the necessary lime for motar used in the to handle increased coastal trade. Wheat persuaded the bridge company to include a and drays, ships and trains transported (1) compared to the 20 bushels a week which a (2) construction of brick houses in the early came to Darling Harbour from Van Diemen’s (2) central swing span bridge so that ships could goods in and out of the peninsula. The sweet (7) windmill could process. 1788 colony. Settlers collected the shells and burnt Land and farm produce and butter from the access the upper reaches for the Darling smell of molasses and sugar is burnt into the them in kilns to produce shell-lime, which Industries such as metal factories, Illawarra Region. Harbour. memories of everyone who lived in Pyrmont Darling Harbour is founded and settlers call became the main ingredient in the mortar for coppersmiths and paint manufactories and Ultimo. the area Long Cove, Demand for shipping coastal trade stimulated Nonetheless most people who lived north of Sydney brick and stone buildings. were attracted to the water courses at and later becomes known as Cockle Bay for ship building and engineering works across the suburb remained water orientated with Darling Harbour while abbatoirs made use the shell middens that marked it. Sydney. frequent steam ferries. of the Black Wattle Swamps. 1883 (2) 1802 Sydney’s first wool store opened the Richard (5) Commissioned by Governor Macquaire, Cockle 1861 Goldsbrough warehouse built on the corner of 1826 Bay developed into a Market Wharf, building Pyrmont and Fig streets. The world’s first freezing works were built two wharves off the east side of the harbour. Governor Ralph Darling renamed the bay by Thomas Mort, called Fresh Food and Ice The shores of Cockle Bay had previously been Darling Harbour 1853’s Company - established on todays Chinese wild bush and scrub. Produce from Parramatta 1885 Garden of Friendship. came in by ship to these wharves. From Sydney Railway Company aquired 3 hectares from the Harris Street Estate (Ultimo House “The overflow of bricks and mortar has spread Market Wharf (northern wharf) it was carted 1836 up the hill to market grounds. land) to build a rail and terminus goods like lava flow...til the houses now lie, pile on (2) Pyrmont had become Sydney’s first yards. Sydney’s food markets were located 1874 pile, tier on tier, and succeed each other row industrial waterfront. Its water location in the heart of the city, all of the meat, fish, after row, street after street...Everywhere The world’s first iron wharf was built where (2) and deep water anchorages made Pyrmont fruit and vegetables were delivered either the sound of the workmen’s tool is heard, all 1804 Tumbalong Park stands. The curved Iron a port for the unloading of timber and coal (7) via Pyrmont Bridge, the Darling harbour through the busy day. Brickyards are worked Wharf in Darling Harbour was built in 1869- Ultimo House is built on the ridge to take and by the 1940s shipbuilding for bullock Rail Yard, or unloaded at a series of nearby to their utmost capacity; iron foundries are 1875 to designs by Edward Orpen Moriarty advantage of water views and surrounding carts bringing goods into Sydney was wharves. taxed to their greatest powers, saw-mills and of the Public Works Department using land was manicured to resemble an English carried there too. joinery establishments are in full activity, both imported and colonial materials. The (7) Estate. and at the present the building trades are in technologically advanced Iron Wharf was constant and vigorous employment” James constructed of imported lattice girders and Inglis from ‘Our Australian Cousins’ (2) employed concrete in the foundations and (5) hardwood for the decking.
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1890 The Ultimo power station commences 1920 Since electric power took over, the Pump 1984 1986 operation. Darling Habrour continues to thrive House became disused and was saved from Darling Harbour and Pyrmont are thriving The Darling Harbour goods yards, with their The last train leaves Darling Harbour and a Construction commences on the Chinese as coastal steamers piled their trade along the demolition. The building became The Pump industrial suburbs with a population of cold related stores and bulk handling facilities, program is launched to clear railway goods Garden of Friendship, Harbourside Festival coast. The area is producing wool, flour, milk House Brewery and Tavern. 18,177. The area is serviced by rail, port were ever expanding. and sugar. yard sheds. Marketplace and the Pyrmont Bridge and tram connections and characterised by restoration. The Chinese Garden design was railway yards, wharves, wool stores, power inspired by traditional Chinese art dating back 1976-1977 stations and mills. (6) The headwaters of Darling Harbour shrank, (7) (3) The NSW State Government under Labor to the fifth century. It is the only authentic (4) especially during this period as rock tunnelled southern-style Chinese garden of it’s size The Pump House was designed and built as a The Western Distributor is built over Darling premier Neville Wran, announced the 1902 out for the city’s new railway was dumped outside mainland China. pumping station for Sydney by the Hydraulic Harbour redevelopment of the area and a decision to there. “return it to the people of Sydney after 150 Power Company. Water was pumped from The Pyrmont Bridge opened, replacing a years of industrial use”. Darling Harbour to the station, stored and smaller bridge. The swingspan bridge is 1987 pumped across the city. powered by electricity supplied from the 1981 1935 nearby Ultimo Powerhouse. The bridge can Pyrmont Bridge closes to vehicles and its Port Jackson tree ‘Fred’ is planted at The redevelopment was one of the most open and shut in 45 seconds and now remains From World War II until the 1960s, wool functions are taken over by the Western (3) Tumbalong Park. (4) ambitious urban renewal projects undertaken the oldest electrically powered swingspan stores on the peninsula employed thousands Distributor in Australia. bridge still operating in the world. of men. With lanolin oil soaked into thousands Construction of Sydney Aquarium commences.
of feet of wood, fires were a constant hazard. (8) In 1935 the Goldsbrough and Mort store went 1982 (7) up in a blaze lasting two weeks, filling the A conservation study coordinated by suburb with the smell of burning wool and Sydney Entertainment Centre opens the Special Projects Section of the NSW 1906 (7) Government Architects Branch identified grease. (12) (3) the individual heritage items of cultural A a direct result of the bubonic plague the significance. The report was placed under city council commercial waterfront areas at 1983 lock and key by Laurie Brereton, then State Darling Harbour were resumed, transforming 1950 Feasibility works studies for Darling Harbour, Labor Minister for Public Works and was not the inner city suburbs to profitable The harbour’s economic success decreased coordinated by the Public Works Department circulated. commercial premises. when road and rail transport took much of the were prepared, followed by an Exhibition and trade from shipping Convention Centre market study. (7) 1985 First phase of construction is launched and 1970 1984 (7) four major concept designs are launched; Darling Harbour was a series of empty The master plan for the proposed harbourside park, waterfront promenade redevelopment was exhibited in the warehouses, wharfs and rarely used train and the Exhibition and Convention Centres. Parliament House and a new agency, the The exhibition centre is designed by Philip Cox tracks. Darling Harbour Authority was created to and the Convention Centre designed by John manage the process and the project. Andrews.
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00014 00015 4.3 topography The site is located within the valley floor which is an extension of Cockle Bay. Pyrmont / Ultimo to the West sits on a ridge, while the adjacent CBD to the East is also above the general level of the site, but with less 1988 the Sydney Convention Centre design by John Text source: elevation. Andrews International (later with additions Paul Ashton & Duncan Waterson ‘Sydney takes Shape: A The harbour is redeveloped and opened from Ancher, Mortlock Woolley); and the History in Maps.’ during Australia’s Bicentennial celebrations. The existing built form within Darling Harbour and its surrounds harbourside complex (which was based on a Powerhouse Museum generally reinforces the topography. Only the hydraulic pumping station (owned similar example from Baltimore).
(12) (author unknown) ‘Darling Harbour showing Land Form Harbourside’ < http://www.commons.wikimedia.org> (Sourced 08.2012) Harbour
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00016 00017 4.4 4.5 Flora Geology Native flora of the Sydney basin originally occupied the site. Little of While surrounded by underlying Hawkesbury Sandstone, the site sits this remains as a result of the urban development. predominantly over alluvium and fill.
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A Mudflat and associated flora F B Ashfield Shale slopes with swamp forest of Casuarina glauca and Eucalyptus robusta C Hawkesbury sandstone slopes _Lower slopes: Eucalyptus racemosa with understorey Acacia suaveolens, Banksia E A spinulosa, Leptospermum attenuatum, Leptospermum flavescens C _Upper slopes/ ridges: Eucalyptus pilularis, Angophora costata with understorey Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Kunzea ambigua, Platysace lanceolata, leptospermum attenuatum, Dianella caerulea, Themeda australis.
_Eucalyptus gummifera, Eucalyptus piperita C D Sand dunes with eastern Banskia scrub B E Forest of Angphora costata and Eucalyptus pilularis. Small pockets of Turpentine- Alluvium and fill Ironbark forest Dune / Sand F Swamp woodland with Eucalyptus racemosa D Hawkesbury sandstone Ashfield Shale Source: Doug Benson & Jocelyn Howell ‘Taken for Granted: The bushland of Sydney and its suburbs.’ Source: Doug Benson & Jocelyn Howell ‘Taken for Granted: The bushland of Sydney and its suburbs.’
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00018 00019 4.6 shoreline Time has exposed an ever changing waters edge to Darling Harbour and the grid of the cities street structure has evolved with this varied shoreline. What was once an active land and water foreshore has become a precinct that is less dynamically engaged and increasingly disconnected.
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_A cockle bay _A cockle bay _A transformed edge _A spreading urban metabolism consuming water as a new form of _Points in the landscape develop _A hard edge with isolated ‘soft spots’ shoreline habitation _A natural edge and ecology _A place of food _Industry _Exchange, interaction and outlook _Limited interaction between land and sea _An increasing edge generating more interaction between land and sea _A place of ecology _Wharfs _A constructed ecology _Land and sea edge doubled _A disconnected system with circulation around and over, not through DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00020 00021 4.7 4.8 open spaces hard spaces The collective parks, plazas and pedestrianised areas that make up Public Paved Spaces Sydney’s public spaces form a network through the city, connected by Civic plazas, pedestrianised streets, boulevards, squares, forecourts the street grid. The site forms part of this network. and urban spaces are well distributed throughout the central city. The proposed redevelopment ties into the existing network of public paved spaces within Sydney.
Open Space
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00022 00023 4.9 4.10 water INTERFACE Green spaces Sydney Harbour’s expansive foreshore provides limited opportunity to Parks, lawn areas, play grounds, bushland and public green spaces have touch and physically engage with the water. the potential to be enhanced within the site. The proposed redevelopment ties into the existing network of public green spaces within Sydney.
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00024 00025 4.11 4.12 cycle network communities On and off road cycle network as defined by City of Sydney comprising Surrounding the precinct is a diverse mix of residential, commercial, both separated and shared dedicated cycle pathways. retail and education based communities. • Darling Harbour Precinct • Casino Precinct • Fishmarket Precinct • Harris Street Precinct • Pyrmont Precinct • Powerhouse Museum Precinct • UTS/TAFE Precinct • Ultimo Precinct • Glebe/ Broadway Precinct • Sydney University Precinct • Frasers Broadway Precinct • Railway Square Precinct • Surry Hills Precinct • Chinatown Precinct
• Town Hall Precinct and CBD Precinct • CBD Precinct. Casino Precinct
Darling Harbour Precinct
Harris Street Precinct Town Hall Fishmarket Precinct Precinct
Pyrmont Precinct Chinatown Precinct
Powerhouse Museum Precinct
Ultimo Precinct
Railway Square Precinct UTS/TAFE Surry Hills Precinct Precinct
Glebe Road/ -op Broadway c Precinct
Frasers Broadway Precinct
Sydney University Precinct
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00026 00027 5. 6. Existing Infrastructure planning approvals strategy Since the completion of the existing facilities the convention, exhibition As noted in the background section of this report, the site for the PPP and entertainment industry has evolved considerably. There is a In response to separate contractual agreements with the NSW Government and staging requirements, Darling Harbour Live is component and subject of this application is currently occupied by the far greater requirement for back of house facilities ensuring quick proposing to submit a number of separate development applications existing Sydney Exhibition Centre designed by Cox, Richardson, Taylor turnaround of events, the most obvious impact being on the loading for key elements of the overall Project. and Partners, and the later extensions under the Western Distributor facilities for the exhibition centre and the queuing of trucks along designed by Anchor Mortlock Murray and Woolley, the Sydney Darling Drive. There are also greater levels of concurrent usage, and This Application involves the PPP component of the SICEEP Project, Convention Centre designed by John Andrews International, and increased ratios of formal and informal meeting spaces than in the comprising the convention centre, exhibition centre, entertainment public domain elements including the Chinese Gardens of Friendship, past. facility, and associated public domain upgrades. Tumbalong Park, and the Darling Harbour Bowl (also referred to as the Tidal Cascade) designed by Robert Woodward adjacent to the Sydney The Darling Harbour precinct has also become an increasingly popular Development of The Haymarket is to be staged and accordingly a Convention Centre. destination for tourists visiting this part of Sydney, with its proximity to Master Plan development application is to be lodged initially. Detailed the central business district, Chinatown, UTS, Pyrmont and Ultimo. It development applications will follow seeking approval for specific It is recognised that these existing buildings and associated public has become a place of celebration, and a place for families. The inner aspects of The Haymarket. domain elements are considered to have architectural merit, and western fringe has also seen a significant increase in the numbers of some are considered to have significance as heritage items. Specifically A separate development application will also be submitted for the ICC people living around Darling Harbour. INSW have established Urban Hotel Complex. the Exhibition Centre that has been awarded the Sulman Medal by Design and Public Realm guidelines to ensure greater integration of the the Australian Institute of Architects, and the Darling Harbour Bowl precinct with its surrounding urban development, and responding to Given the integrated nature of the precinct, reference is made in this is recognised as a fine example of Robert Woodward’s work and has these guidelines has impacted on key elements of the existing venues. application to aspects of proposals subject to these future applications received awards from the Institute of Architects and the Australian outside the PPP site. Institute of Landscape Architects. The core objectives, as outlined by INSW detailed in the project brief, were reviewed and where possible the existing infrastructure has Infrastructure NSW’s (INSW) Project Brief called for a significant been re-used. The following points were factors when considering the expansion of exhibition space, significant changes to the capacity opportunity for re-using the existing facilities: and functionality of the convention venue, and a greater integration between these facilities. This suggested the need to significantly • Evolution of facility requirements- present and to the future; reconfigure the existing venues. • Increase in primary space programming; • Operational efficiency; Careful study was undertaken from the outset of the design process to • Adjacency of core facilities; establish what of the existing infrastructure and architectural elements • Patron flow and experience; could be retained or re-used. Given the procurement method, it is in • Ability to host concurrent events; the Consortium’s interest to re-use the existing infrastructure as far as • Environmental considerations; possible, and in response, selective elements have been retained. Re- • Lifespan of the existing structure; use of elements provides: • Fitness for intended purpose; and • Assessment of any compromise to function, operation, patron • Economic benefits; experience, or urban outcomes. • Value for money to the state; and • Sustainability benefits. On this basis the following has been retained: • Primary structure of the existing Parkside building, including the existing Parkside auditorium; • Approximately 4,400m² of existing car park and car park structure where The Theatre is sited; and • Approximately 23,500m² of existing car park and car park structure where the ICC Exhibition is sited. In addition the Tidal Cascade Fountain is to be retained and integrated with the new Convention Centre.
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00028 00029 7. 7.2 Overall precinct strategy Urban program The proposal for the greater SICEEP precinct responds to INSW’s vision, • Adaptable Convex space for future business events – some 2,500m² North of the harbour is the Cockle Bay foreshore, Sydney Aquarium, The careful integration of cultural, entertainment and recreational 7.1 objectives and the operational brief, and extends the intended amenity of exhibition space located within the heart of the ICC to directly King Street Wharf and the emerging mixed use, residential and financial activities, along with the extension of the lively educational, and facilities of the precinct including: service the plenary halls, catering for the next generation of district of Barangaroo. This relationship provides the impetus for a commercial and residential uses of the city south, linked by strongly Concept convention business where associated exhibition space is required; • New East West public access – improved connectivity through the continuous contemporary public waterfront for the city of Sydney, • Theatre design offering a new entertainment experience – a 8000 defined connective tissue and public spaces, establishes a new creative This application, which covers the PPP site (as defined in section 4 of facility and to the surrounds with at ground east west connections with Darling Harbour Live constituting the culmination of a significant seat fan shaped bowl maximises patron and entertainer experience, precinct for the city. this report), is part of a larger precinct strategy extending through the linking with the light rail and the western side of the city; reconstruction of the western waterfront. bringing them close to the action. In reducing the built footprint SICEEP site, and understanding the concept behind this larger precinct • Unique outdoor roof event space – greater than 5,500m² Event Deck Some of Sydney’s most well-known institutions and significant urban compared to the existing entertainment centre it gives back more Sharply focused through the design of the main PPP elements, this and expansion of Tumbalong Park by over 3,000m²; projects are located in proximity to Darling Harbour, presenting is critical context for the project. This section outlines this overall open space to public realm; concept will deliver a uniquely Sydney experience, celebrating the • Optimised Public Realm and solar access – an innovative terraced opportunities for connection and integration on all sides. The ICC strategy. • Enhanced corporate entertainment facilities – over 1,500m² of landscape setting of the valley landform and the parkland character of landscape fronting the International Exhibition Centre offering facilities extend the Sustainable Sydney 2030 Strategy’s ‘cultural corporate entertainment facilities housed within the Theatre; the harbour’s edge. Darling Harbour Live recognises the importance of this precinct as a quality public space as a direct expansion of the Tumbalong Park ribbon’ proposal, by connecting with the Sydney Opera House at the • Connected pedestrian concourse – internal street at high level focus of public activities and its significance to the local community, landscape, extending The Boulevard and Public Realm. The terrace northern end of the CBD via the foreshore promenade. The historic providing a pedestrian concourse connecting all venues; This design proposal unites and connects the three major venues, citizens of the greater Sydney region and tourists. At the same time is created by locating the lower hall loading dock along the eastern Sydney Town Hall and Central Station, with the adjacent Central Park • Hotel aligned to the market needs -with up to 900 rooms for the sharing new addresses adjacent to The Boulevard. Each of the Facilities acknowledged that the maximum economic gains for the State from edge of the building under the pre-function/circulation space. It development to the south, are also within close walking distance. precinct at two price points; also share a new ceremonial address from Darling Drive; Harbourside the vital harbourside Project will be achieved from the success of allows the built from to be ‘stepped back’, reducing the massing to • Dynamic lighting solution – improves the character of the precinct Square in the Northern Sector for the ICC, and Tumbalong Place in the the public realm as well as the new facilities. By delivering a design human scale, while maintaining solar access. In addition, it facilitates Prominent to the south is the relationship with Ultimo and the UTS after dark, creating safe and legible routes, encouraging social Central Sector for the Theatre and ICC Exhibition Centre. outcome that responds to the character of the unique location, undercover loading and unloading, reducing the noise and light spill campus – allowing extended activation within the Darling Harbour Live interaction through visual interest; and integrates seamlessly with the adjacent city fabric, and provides state impact on the precinct and adjacent neighbours; project and, in particular, its public realm, will significantly enhance this In particular: • Improved accessibility and wayfinding throughout the Public Realm relationship. This new southern precinct will act as a breeding ground of the art operational and functional performance, this project will • Expanded meeting spaces – in excess of 8,500m² of fully serviced • Builds on the site’s historical geography and materiality; for collaboration and innovation in the environment of knowledge provide a memorable new public place on Sydney Harbour’s foreshore, meeting areas to adapt to new ways of business, with segregation of • Creates instant international recognition as the ICC Sydney by thus strengthening the vitality of the city and contributing to the front and back of house; sharing and convention and exhibition activities. expressing a unique Sydney identity; • Interacting internal and external spaces – meeting and circulation realisation of the Sustainable Sydney 2030 Strategy. To the West, Pyrmont’s major cultural, sporting and commercial • Transcends its internal program requirements by actively integrating spaces that relate directly to the precinct and the city, enabling offerings, including the Fish Market, the Powerhouse Museum, many landscape with built form to become an extension of the public From Cockle Bay to Haymarket, a renewed and engaging precinct visitors and patrons to engage with the natural and built beauty of parkland setting and an urban landmark for the city of Sydney; within the city will provide experiences that include three new Sydney; start-up creative industries, other media institutions, and the popular Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre. These provide opportunities to cultivate • Enhances the ‘valley floor’ with The Boulevard defining the lowest interconnected buildings each with their own strong architectural • Dedicated plenary facilities located within the ICC – with expansive point; the new ICC Sydney acting as the escarpment along the powerful connections between Pyrmont and Darling Harbour Live. identity, providing world-class convention, exhibition and views of the harbour and city from pre-function areas; western edge and the eastern edge defined by Darling Quarter and Given the difficult topography and varied activation of the area in entertainment facilities, a new vital mixed use quarter adjacent to • Dedicated exhibition space of over 35,000m² with an additional the CBD; recent years, integration of Pyrmont and Darling Harbour has been Haymarket and Chinatown, an enhanced public realm with more 5,000m² of flexible space; • Improves north–south permeability, using The Boulevard to link less than successful. The Darling Harbour Live project will, by re- intensive and engaging landscape,and a new hotel providing an from Central Station through Hay Street to Cockle Bay in the north; accommodation mix to suit a wide range of patrons and visitors to establishing highly legible public connections, reactivating Darling and Sydney. Drive, stimulate a turnaround in this development and create a new • Strengthens east–west permeability into The Boulevard from pulse for Pyrmont/Ultimo. Pyrmont through the new Quarry Street Link, Harbourside Place to In the East, the Central Business District and Chinatown affords an the north between the ICC Hotels and the ICC, and Tumbalong Place opportunity for a direct natural crossover of entertainment, convention between the ICC Exhibition Centre and The Theatre. and leisure facilities within the business and Asian community of Sydney. This exchange commenced with the Darling Quarter development and will be further enhanced by the Darling Harbour Live project, delivering a place for all communities to come together to live, work and relax.
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In support of the Overall Precinct Strategy the concept design 3. East-West Connections & New Entrances generates from five key design elements: A fine-grained network of East–West connections integrates the precinct into the immediately surrounding areas. These connections intuitively guide the pedestrian flow towards the Boulevard and the 1. The Boulevard three main public spaces, acting as arteries that pump intensity into the heart of the precinct, defining prominent address and arrival points Uniting all three precinct elements – Bayside to the north, Darling for the venues with strong sightlines to the central parklands and Central and Haymarket – the Boulevard is the key design feature. It the harbour. The Quarry Street link bridges across Darling Drive and provides an address for all buildings and public spaces, extending from connects Harris St to the Event Deck situated above the ICC Exhibition, UTS, near Hay Street, to the boardwalks of Cockle Bay. Generous in then down the stairs and landscaped terrace, directly into Tumbalong width and exuding a festive character, it constitutes a key public space Park. in its own right; the focus of pedestrian movement and activation. The Boulevard derives its distinctive character from its strongly defined landscape colonnade, and related furniture and artwork, establishing it as a memorable place in the city.
4. The Anchor Buildings
The Boulevard Purposely placed within the grid of public connections, each of the East-West Connections and New Entrances Darling Harbour Live buildings is specifically positioned to address the 2. Three Public Spaces surrounding urban grain. The ICC, the ICC Hotel and The Theatre are emphasised as three anchor buildings within the precinct. The urban form is structured around three main public spaces, each with its own distinct character and directly linked by the Boulevard. An architecturally distinctive element on the Harbour, the ICC represents the international positioning of the precinct, while the • The Waterfront, on the edge of Cockle Bay, offers a gathering place ICC Hotel highlights the precinct within the city skyline, offering the and forecourt to the ICC and the adjacent hotels; experience of the unique Sydney Harbour setting. Flanking Pier Street, • The revitalised and enlarged Tumbalong Park will host large scale public events, with a new stage accommodating formal and informal The Theatre designates the precinct from the south and west. performances; and • Haymarket Square reflects a more urban character as a civic square dominated by large trees and enlivened by perimeter retail activation, facing onto a centralised water feature.
Three Public Spaces Anchor Buildings
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00032 00033 7.4 Design of the public realm 5. The Terraced Landscape It is extremely rare that a city has the opportunity to in one era re- The Terraced Landscape is integrated with the architecture and design and revive a large portion of its waterfront. One thinks of the traverses the level difference between the valley floor and adjacent string of parks of Olmsted’s Chicago Lakefront, and Boston Riverfront Pyrmont/Ultimo. A series of terraced platforms extend the landscape Parks, and the current plans for the re-conceived degraded industrial character of Tumbalong Park and the Boulevard, enveloping the lower riverfronts in New York City. Another might be the historic Sydney level of new exhibition facilities and providing opportunities for views Waterfront development that opens to the public, through the Domain, over Tumbalong Park and associated events. The results is a recessive Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Opera House building element that reinforces the green landscape and optimises and Circular Quay reaching around to the rocks with the newly revived solar access to Tumbalong Park. Museum of Contemporary Art and the Overseas Passenger Terminal. A generous stair situated at the southern end of the ICC Exhibition Now Sydney has an even greater opportunity along the Western provides access beyond this level to an elevated event deck and the harbourfront to connect The Rocks, Walsh Bay, through the new bridge link to Quarry Street beyond, providing an engaging route from Barangaroo development with a continuous waterfront promenade Tumbalong Park. through Kings Street Wharf to the entertainment complex that is today’s Darling Harbour at Cockle Bay. In summary the overarching design principles for the Public Realm include: • The unification of the whole precinct through the clearly legible The Terraced Landscape north/south boulevard as a connecting and orientating element for all major landscape and architectural components; • The integration of the key existing elements including Darling Quarter playground, Chinese Garden and the foreshore promenade; • The introduction of significant connections to the city and Pyrmont Public realm area calculation through new east / west pedestrian links and a bridge link over Darling Drive; • The introduction of new urban fabric in the south sector focused around a key urban square and connected to the adjacent city by new pedestrian and shared use streets and lane ways; • The expansion of the central parkland quality and quantity of the Existing Proposed Overall SICEEP Precinct valley landscape in the central sector, including continuation of the 66,990sqm total public realm 77,509sqm total public realm landscape seamlessly to, over and adjacent to the main venues; 54,982sqm hardscape 54,963sqm hardscape • The diversification of public realm experiences within the precinct, 12,008sqm softscape 22,546sqm softscape particularly through the introduction of water elements, public art, retail activation, lighting and enriched planting, as well as flexible opportunities for staging events; Comparision of existing and proposed hard and soft public realm areas • The potential for enhancement of Darling Drive, including integration of the light rail stops and new address points to the precinct from the west, directly serving the main venues; and Above all, the design proposal will ensure that a distinctively Sydney • The strengthening of the identity of the three major venues and the 66, 990 sq66, m 990 sq m 77, 509 sq77, m 509 sq m public realm through distinctly different compositional strategies experience is provided for all who visit the precinct, arising out of the for each venue that in each case maximises the relationship with the dominant landscape character and thepublic enhancement realm of publicthis experience realm public realm public realm central parkland, dramatises the sense of valley and escarpment and through the architectural composition which reinforces the topography provides a unique identity for each. and is responsive54, 982 to the quality sq54, ofm light 982 by day sq and night.m 54, 963 sq54, m 963 sq m hardscape hardscape hardscape hardscape 12, 008 sq12, m 008 sq m 22, 546 sq22, m 546 sq m softscape softscape softscape softscape DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE
80, 503 sq80, m 503 sq m 83, 464 sq83, m 464 sq m building building 66, 990building sq m building 77, 509 sq m 48, 560 sq48, m 560 sq m 35, 080 sq35, m 080 sqpublic m realm public realm roads, lightrail & loadingroads, zones lightrail & loading zones 54, 982roads, sq lightrail m & loadingroads, zones lightrail & loading zones 54, 963 sq m hardscape hardscape 12, 008 sq m 22, 546 sq m softscape softscape
80, 503 sq m 83, 464 sq m building building 48, 560 sq m 35, 080 sq m roads, lightrail & loading zones roads, lightrail & loading zones 00034 00035 7.5 7.6 7.7 INTEGRATION Design Excellence goods line pedestrian network - Future opportunity The vision for the SICEEP Project is to provide an acknowledged Darlign Harbour Live have undertaken continuous reviews with INSW Whilst outside the PPP site (that is the subject of this application), the Pyrmont convention, exhibition and entertainment facility of international through the short listing and bid stages of the project to ensure design Goods Line Pedestrian Network (GLPN) has potential to be expanded Bridge quality for the people of NSW. The success of the PPP Project can be excellence is achieved. north of its current end point as a vital north - south connector and a Murray measured by the tangible programming opportunities, frequency of Street In particular, regular design reviews have been undertaken by a strong and essential link between the Pyrmont community and Darling use, revenue enhancements and the wider contribution to the State’s separately appointed Design Review Panel (DRP) chaired by the NSW Harbour. economy made by delegates or tourists when attending the precinct Government Architect during the Request for Pricing stages and Harbourside - offering more for the people of Sydney and a compelling destination Opportunities along the GLPN exist for future community based art Place lat subsequently following the nomination of the Darling Harbour Live grade access for an international audience. activities, craft and markets and other programmed events. Student on Consortium as the preferred proponent. Additional advisors have also the UTS campus, users of the Ian Thorpe swimming pool and visitors Intangible benefits inherent in this proposal include the increased participated in regular design reviews to which the design team have to the PowerHouse Museum and the like, could all be connected at an public engagement, feedback and participation through the wider responded to critiques. upper level with the street network of Ultimo/Pyrmont. Light Rail Darling Harbour that realises the vision to expand attendance and maintenance facility events across the Precinct. Critical to the tangible success of the Critically, the expanded GLPN would ensure connections with the precinct is the provision of operational facilities within each venue that entertainment precinct of Darling Harbour, and the public transport maximise utilisation and flexibility, while affording the highest levels of network of the Sydney Light Rail, and futher integrate the precinct with amenity to all participants and visitors. it’s surrounding neighbourhood. Each of the three facilities is bestowed a distinct character, befitting Pyrmont Street their importance within the city and the precinct whilst recognizing the need for a diverse and rich character. Together, the unique articulation of each creates a vibrant mix of building types and activities lining The Boulevard, distinguished by both architectural Data Centre merit and public activation, attributes Darling Harbour Live believes are key to the success of the project. These facilities are also connected internally with a wide internal ‘pedestrian street’ at AHD RL 10.9 to to Wentworth Park & Pyrmont Tumbalong RL12.0. A link to engage delegates and visitors alike and encourage Place at grade cross fertilisation of the adjacent spaces for optimal use. Residential access
to Wentworth Park & Pyrmont Ian Thorpe Potential community gardens and cafe seating opportunities Aquatic Centre
to Wentworth Park & Pyrmont
Proposed Powerhouse Southern Museum Student Quarter link Transport link/ link/ pedestrian pedestrian junction junction Housing IndusIndustriestries utilising utilising the the unique unique character character underneath overpass: overpass: Cafes/ bars/ bars/ art art installations installations to Connective space space with with integrated integrated passive passive Chinatown recreationrecreation opportunities opportunities Shared zone zone / multi-/ multi- use use opportunities opportunities Powerhouse Powerhouse play play area area to UTS & TAFE Storage UTS UPN Stage Stage 2 2 City linkslinks Historic Train Train line line
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00036 00037 8.0 8.2 PUBLIC spaces and activities tumbalong PARK At the northern edge of the Chinese Garden, a main pedestrian At the south end of the park a raised stage will provide a theatrical 8.1 path will connect the Boulevard to the buildings and restaurants of and musical venue. Visitors will be able to sit directly on the lawn and Darling Quarter. This path is designed as an extension of the existing on the lower grassed embankments of the exhibition building. Behind The Boulevard formal path that fronts the Darling Quarter buildings. After moving the stage a major digital backdrop screen will accommodate a varied It is important that the whole of the Public Realm is open and that the eastward from the Boulevard, it will pass the existing Darling Quarter program of movies, video art pieces, scenic backgrounds for theatrical relationship of the various parts is clear and readily understandable restaurants, then continue northwesterly past the existing playground performances as well as major sporting events such as the Olympics. It to all visitors. The principal ordering feature of the Public Realm is the beneath the freeway underpass, to the shops, and Imax Theatre before will also be able to display information about upcoming cultural events. Boulevard. Like the ‘Las Ramblas’ in Barcelona, it will be an exciting rejoining the Boulevard at the harbour’s edge. Behind the screen, will be a back-stage facilities building. The stage pedestrian street. It will run from just beyond Hay Street, near the Within and to the west of the Darling Quarter path will lie the and park perimeter will also be provided with power for a wide range University of Technology bus shelter in the south, all the way north Dana gopffarth redesigned and expanded Tumbalong Green Park. The size of the park of light and sound uses. to the boardwalk that edges the harbour, joining all the existing and will be increased from 7,957m² to 11,000m² and its design simplified Angus bruce proposed features of the public open space and the entry features of from: and flattened to accommodate activities ranging from family picnics Sent: wednesday, 15 August 2012 10:05 pM the new convention and entertainment buildings. and social grass sports to theatrical and major festival congregations. To: Dana Gopffarth; Georgia Darling; Jason Cuffe This site-wide connecting street is made of three primary elements: The new park will accommodate crowds of between 7,960 people Subject: p00010 - park cinema (sitting) and 27,500 (standing). The park will be an open parkland of Pavement grass, with a subtle network of paths and bounded by feature fig trees The boulevard pavement material, detailing and scale of space will to its corners. Avenue trees have been purposely excluded from the junction point between the park and the Boulevard to frame views of unify the site and elements along this pedestrian spine in a similar Angus Bruce language to that of other significant Sydney pedestrian spaces, such the park from the conference and exhibition buildings and highlight and elevate these buildings when viewed west from Darling Quarter. Head of Landscape Architecture as Martin Place, George Street, Custom House forecourt and East E [email protected] D +61 2 9101 2051 Circular Quay. Made of the predominant Sydney pavement – dark grey granite—the Boulevard will be visually vibrant and a memorable street. Seating HASSELL The Boulevard will be lined with bespoke seating platforms, positioned within the shade of the avenue trees and grouped to relate to key Begin forwarded message: activity spaces, retail zones and amenity facilities along the north- south spine. These seating platforms will combine concrete and natural timbers, colourfully lit at night to reinforce their nature. Grand Avenue The last major element will be an avenue of Eucalypts, a grand The Boulevard as the site’s colonnade of Australian native tree species that will run the length of primary axis the boulevard (600 metres), shading the walkway and seating, joining the new major buildings, and providing a distinctive backdrop for the entire public realm. Combined with lighting, water feature elements and a site-wide art overlay, the Boulevard will create an image, both iconic and photogenic, that will function as the key site organiser and be remembered by those who visit Darling Harbour.
Passive recreation Event space Events in the park Boulevard looking North
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1 00038 00039 8.3 8.4 terraced landscape and event deck PIER STREET and Chinese garden Plaza
The parkland of Tumbalong Park is to be significantly expanded in The Event Deck, atop the ICC Exhibition Centre, is fully accessible from Pier Street terms of both visual greenery and accessible landscape. the RL21.5 Pre-function space, Quarry Street and Tumbalong Park Beneath the Pier Street overpass, to the underside of the overpass and adds further public realm and community uses through planned Through a series of terraced zones that run the length of the ICC and the existing columns, water and light will play on the surfaces in a and unplanned programmed activities. The Event Deck will also have Exhibition Centre, adjacent to the pedestrian Boulevard, the parkland dynamic way to transform an otherwise dim space into a friendly and bathroom amenity facilities. Special event mode will occur in this is to be extended through new planted areas, seating spaces, pathways exciting optical experience, day and night. There will be provision for in space, with deck capacity allowing room and facilities for functions, and viewing platforms. These terraces will provide both shade and the order of 20 bike racks here for the cycling community. formalised sports events, and space for shows, cinema, and both outlook over Tumbalong Park and will draw the existing qualities of the community and private festival activities. Chinese Garden Plaza green open space up to and over the ICC Exhibition facilities. Event Deck Beyond Pier Street the new Chinese Garden Plaza will feature new stone that, while modern in material and pattern, will provide a sympathetic forecourt to the garden entrance. The plaza will be Integrated parkland of Tumberlong defined by an orchard of flowering cherry blossom trees interspersed Green, the Terraced Landscape and with reflective shallow water pools that allow for children’s play and the Event Deck engagement when activated, and that expand the size of the plaza for community and festive events and markets when turned off.
Event deck - Boat Show Event deck - Conference
Chinese Garden Plaza and Boulevard Event deck - Sports event
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Harbourside Place This proposal includes work to improve the quality of Darling Drive. The broad open scale of the civic environment of Harbourside Place The improvements include the provision of a cycle way on the eastern is in keeping with the importance of the events to be held in the side of Darling Drive to be integrated with the City of Sydney cycle adjoining Convention Centre. Pedestrians will take priority with network and landscape improvements to the street. In the southern vehicles moving through a space that reads as a single urban plaza Harbourside part of Darling Drive, adjacent to the Theatre, it is proposed to Place connecting the waterfront to Darling Dirve and the light rail. introduce street tree planting to provide shade and greater amenity to the streetscape. Further north, adjacent to the ICC Exhibition, it is Tumbalong Place proposed to build over Darling Drive while still accommodating the cycle way and further north, where the ICC addresses Darling Drive, Red carpet address, safe and readily accessible drop off, taxis and street tree planting is also proposed. buses and a direct East - West through link from the Light Rail station to the Boulevard and Tumbalong Green make up Tumbalong Place, an These improvements will be integrated with two new pedestrian and important site wide pedestrian connector. The level grade, through set down places, mainly Harbourside Place and Tumbalong Place. Given palm groves and amongst casual seating and a permanent bar and cafe the service vehicle access function of Darling Drive, retail activation zone for pre and post event gathering ensures this new city plaza space Tumbalong has been focussed on both Harbourside Place and Tumbalong Place, is an active and dynamic arrival zone for the Theatre. Place which serve as major pedestrian linkages, east – west between the city, Darling Harbour and Pyrmont Ultimo.
Increased Site wide Connectivity Harbourside Place East - West link Further potential improvements adjacent to Darling Drive on the western side, as an extension of The Goods Line proposal, have been identified and explained in section 7.7 of this report, however these are not a part of this application.
Shared zone - pedestrian priority with vehicle drop off Connective space
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00042 00043 8.7 Schedule of public domain FInishes Materials, both hard and soft, for the public realm environments are required to be durable, readily maintainable and representative of PAVements Description Items Code Description Items Description Items Description Items the place and the language of the environment. These have been the DARLING QUARTER PATH *TO BE FURTHER DEVELOPED FOLDED LANDSCAPE driving core criteria to the Public Realm’s material selection process. DARLING DRIVE CHINESE GARDEN SQUARE Material Red brick Material Timber Finish Match existing Colour Grey There has been strong consideration of the colours, form and future Material Asphalt Material Recycled brick (body) Finish AC IO Finish Exfoliated finish Colour Match existing character of the site, concurrent with clear acknowledgement of the Colour Black Colour Red/ brown materials fabric prescribed by City of Sydney across the city streets, parks and urban plazas. The blend therefore of the city’s existing Material Insitu concrete Material Match RL12 internal palette with that of new highlights, intrusions and contrasts has been Material Paint on surface (Bike path) Material Precast concrete (banding) Finish Match existing Finish To Australian Standards carefully considered and evaluated. Finish Painting using stencil Finish Light broom Colour Match existing Colour Match RL12 internal In the end the materiality needs to be of Sydney but importantly Colour Green Colour Grey COCKLE BAY PAVER THE EVENT DECK memorably different and distinctive – as that of Darling Harbour. TUMBALONG GREEN *TO BE FURTHER DEVELOPED Material Granite Material Insitu concrete This proposed pallete of materials reflects the design intent and is Material Granite (Southern Quarter) Material Insitu concrete (paths) Finish Shot Finish Epoxy subject to refinement and review following consultation with INSW, Finish Shot Finish Light broom Colour Austral Verde Colour Grey SHFA, City of Sydney and other relevant authorities. Colour Cream/ brown Colour Grey EXISTING COCKLE BAY DECK Material Timber Material Insitu concrete (Southern Quarter) Material Insitu concrete (stage) Finish Existing Finish Trowel finish Finish Class 2 finish Colour Existing Colour Grey Colour Grey
THE BOULEVARD WATERPLAY & TECHNOLOGY Material Granite (body) Material Granite Cobbles Finish Shot / Honed to AS Finish Rumbled Colour Austral Black Colour Grey/ Austral Verde
Material Granite (body) Finish Shot Colour Austral Verde
Material Granite (highlight) Finish Shot Colour Grey
HARBOURSIDE PLACE/ TUMBALONG PLACE Material Granite (body + highlight) Finish Shot/ Honed to AS Colour Grey
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WALL TYPE 1 - SEATING WALL FURNITURE TYPE 1 - BENCH POLE TOP LIGHTCITY ELEMENTS 180 A B Product information Pages 47 – 54 Material Precast concrete Material Precast concrete and timber C www.hess.eu/1080 Material Stainless steel CITY ELEMENTS 180 Hess columnar lighting system with top, base and, if required, intermediate extension elements. Constructed from 180-mm round aluminium section for a maximum length of 6000 mm Size Max 950mm high, 200mm wide and a maximum total wattage of 300 W. All elements horizontally pivot through 360°. Location Site wide Illuminating columns higher than 1500 mm require embedded bases of 1000 mm. Heights under 1500 mm require an embedded base of 500 mm. The base element is extended by the remaining length. You may use Hess’ Configurator to determine the embedded base length for all other Location Boulevard column heights. Finish Class 2 finish Size Custom design Size 6m high Colour Grey standard Finish Class 2 finish Colour Powdercoated Grey ILLUMINATING BOLLARD Sub base Engineers specification Colour Off grey 180 P. 54–55 Villingen-Schwenningen . Germany 50 . 51 Fixing Surface/ Sub surface mounted Joints Engineers specification Fixing Sub surface mounted IN GROUND UPLIGHTS WALL TYPE 2 - RETAINING WALL FURNITURE TYPE 2 -LITTER BIN Material Insitu concrete Material Stainless steel Material Stainless steel Size Max 950mm high, 20mm wide Location Site wide Location Site wide Finish Class 2 finish Size Manufacturers specification Size Varies. Type dependent Colour None Finish Grade 316 Fixing Manufacturers specification
Heidelberg . Germany Sub base Engineers specification Colour Stainless steel Joints Engineers specification Fixing Sub surface mounted WATER FEATURE LIGHTING WALL TYPE 3 - STAIRS FURNITURE TYPE 3 -BIKE RACK Material Stainless steel Material Precast concrete Material Stainless steel CHS Location Site wide Size To Australian standards Location Boulevard 66 . 67 Size Varies. Type dependent Finish Class 1 finish Size 850mm x 845mm Heidenheim . Germany Fixing Waterproof Colour None Finish Grade 316 Sub base Engineers specification Colour Stainless steel FURNITURE & WALL LIGHTING Joints Engineers specification Fixing Surface mounted BALUSTRADE TYPE 1 FURNITURE TYPE 4 -DRINKING Material Stainless steel/ LED Material Stainless Steel Material Stainless steel Location Bench/ Walling Size To Australian Standards Location Site wide Size Varies. Type dependent Finish Grade 316 Size Manufacturers specification Fixing Hidden Fixing Engineers specification Finish Grade 316
Joints Continuous fillet weld Colour Stainless steel ROAD INDICATORS Fixing Sub surface mounted Location Site wide FURNITURE TYPE 5/ 6-BOLLARD (FIXED/ Material Aluminium Material Stainless steel Size To Australian Standards Location Site wide Fixing Manufacturers specification Size Min 1000mm high Finish Grade 316 Colour Stainless steel SKY TRACKER GIMBOL Fixing Surface/ Sub surface mounted Location Boulevard Furniture Concept Housed in wayfinding Tower Mounting (approx 10m tall) Quantity 6
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TREE TYPE 1 - DARLING DRIVE __Existing Fig ‘Fred’ TREE TYPE 5 - CHINESE PLAZA __Deciduous TERRACED LANDSCAPE GROUNDCOVER (DEEP SOIL/ ON SLAB) __Native EVENT DECK (ON SLAB) __Native __Existing Figs along Pier Street __Exotic Species Banksia spinulosa Species Dianella revoluta Species Ficus macrophylla __City of Sydney Street Tree Master Plan 2011 Species Prunus ssp. Common Name Hairpin Banksia Common Name Dianella Common Name Moreton Bay Fig species Common Name Flowering Sherry __Evergreen Mature Size 2m high, 2m spread Mature Size 1.5m high, 1.5m spread Mature Size 30-60m high, 30-60 spread Mature Size 6m high __Native Species Leucopogon esquamatus __Native Species Lomandra ‘ Tanika’ __Native TREE TYPE 2 - TERRACED LANDSCAPE __Historic vegetation species Species Ulmus parvifolia Common Name Swamp Beard Heath Common Name Matt Rush __City of Sydney Street Tree Master Plan 2011 Common Name Chinese Elm Mature Size 600mm high Mature Size 1.5m high, 1.5m spread Species Angophora costata species Mature Size 8-12m high, 6-8m spread __Evergreen Common Name Smooth-barked apple Species Acacia suaveolens __Native Species Poa labillardierei __Native _ Mature Size 15-20m high, 8-10m spread _Native Common Name Sweet Scented Wattle Common Name Tussock Grass Mature Size 300mm-3m high Mature Size 1.5m high, 1m spread TREE TYPE 6 - THE BOULEVARD *TO BE FURTHER DEVELOPED __Historic vegetation species Species Eucalyptus gummifera __Evergreen Species Eucalyptus Species Patersonia glabrata Species Poa labillardieri ‘Eskdale’ Common Name Red Bloodwood __Native __Native __Native Common Name Eucalyptus Common Name Native Iris Common Name Tussock Grass Mature Size 10-15m high Mature Size 25- 30m high Mature Size 30-80cm high Mature Size 0.6m high, 0.5m spread
Species Banksia serrata __Native Species Kunzea ambigua __Native Common Name Old Man Banksia Common Name Poverty Bush Mature Size 15m high, 8m spread Mature Size 1m high
TREE TYPE 3 - HARBOURSIDE PLACE/ TUMBALONG PLACE __City of Sydney Street Tree Master Plan 2011 Species Macrozamia communis __Native species Common Name Burrawang Mature Size 1.5m high, 1.5m spread Species Livistona australis __Evergreen Common Name Cabbage Tree Palm Species Dianella revoluta __Native Mature Size 25m high Common Name Dianella Mature Size 1.5m high, 1.5m spread TREE TYPE 4 - TUMBALONG GREEN __City of Sydney Street Tree Master Plan 2011 species Species Lomandra ‘ Tanika’ __Native Species Melaleuca quinquenervia __Evergreen Common Name Matt Rush Common Name Broad- leaved Papaerbark __Native Mature Size 1.5m high, 1.5m spread Mature Size 20m high __Historic vegetation species Species Eucalyptus piperita __Evergreen Common Name Sydney Peppermint __Native Mature Size 15-18m high
Species Ficus macrophylla __Evergreen Common Name Moreton Bay Fig __Native Mature Size 30-60m high, 30-60 spread
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00048 00049 9.0 9.2 WATER MANAGEMENT URBAN STREAM Roadside bioretention 9.1 As part of the Darling Harbour Live vision the Public Realm is a series The Boulevard of interactive water features for children of a variety of ages; that The character of the urban stream, as it moves northward, will be combine to create a connected urban stream from south to north, Water sensetive urban design further reinforced through a combination of art installations, varied along the Boulevard and terminating at the harbour’s edge. The urban pavement treatments, animated lighting and a series of rille like water A precinct wide water management approach has been taken for the stream will be both visually exciting for family members as well as elements that ‘move’ the water north. Between the paved zone of the stormwater movement, catchment, storage, cleansing and reuse across other visitors, will provide life and interest to the variety of spaces, Boulevard and the folds of the terraced landscape will be a low water the site. Site wide management of storm water across the precinct plazas and play zones throughout the site and be integrated strongly is critical to the sustainable success of both the landscape and water wall that children can touch and engage with, and that will provide Tree planted water with the site wide approach to art, light and activation. play elements. Surface run off is to be treated before released into catchment zone both strong visual interest, water movement and ambient background the Harbour. In some lawn and paved areas, run off will be harvested, Permeable pavement Chinese Garden Plaza noise. stored and filtered for reuse on the site. Roadway edges are to be with subsurface culvert filtration system In the forecourt to the Chinese Garden, children of all ages will run The Stream used for biofiltration. Tree plantings are to trap and utilise pedestrian through the reflective squares of mirrored water that break up the pavement overland flow as natural irrigation measures and ground Linking the various elements that make up the urban stream will be a plaza space, amongst a grove of cherry blossom trees. The thin layer of water recharge mechanisms. series of interpretive art elements that, through the use of light and Localised roof storm- water sits atop the plaza pavement for day and night time engagement water collection and materiality will represent the site wide stream. The WSUD strategies proposed for the SICEEP project site include a storage, filtration and and play, and can readily disappear to create a broad, expanded, flat pumping for water range of contemporary treatment methods that include feature plaza for cultural celebrations and markets. The gentle disappearing and reappearing nature of the water feature to the plaza, combined • Stormwater capture as natural means of passive irrigation to plaza and boulevard trees in pavement; with the strong seasonal change of the orchard grove will enhance the Turfed water mystical nature of the gardens beyond. • Capture, storage, cleansing and reuse of stormwater for public bioretention zone water features; • Capture, storage and reuse of rainwater for purposes of lawn Localised roof storm- irrigation and management; water collection and storage, filtration and • Pavement folded and modelled to allow for subsurface capture and pumping for irrigation bioretention; and • Traditional vegetated bioretention planting filtration landscape Urban bioretention zones. Localised roof storm- water collection and storage, filtration and pumping for water feature
Catchment Irrigation to turf from roof rainwater tank
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Bioretention Mains supply backup Surface Sand filter
Stormwater Haymarket Square urban water feature (Banyoles, Girona, Spain by Josep Mias Architects) Disappearing water film (Holstebro, Denmark by OKRA) Reflective water film (Bordeaux) Water wall
DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE 00050 00051 10.0 PUBLIC Art STRATEGY Interactive water play Goals Further north will be a key water element that expands on the existing In addition to the water features that create focal points along the site Darling Harbour Live recognise the importance of art in the water play of Darling Quarter, but strategically will cater for children we have committed $2 million for the public art within the public realm public context. It has the potential to engage and inspire offering of ages 7-14. Adjacent the Boulevard and within the immediate vicinity serving the Core Facilities and propose the following in the north and interpretation of culture and location. At its best it can sing resonant of retail, cafe, BBQ facilities and amenities will be an interactive centre sectors of the precinct. with its place. The strategy for integration of art is most important water play environment that utilised technology to allow proactive 9 to enable delivery of such works. The selection of artists and an • 1-2 major commissions for works of international standards; engagement and control of the jets and fountains by the user. The engagement in the process they follow is the critical and detailed job of • Several integrated interpretive works relating to site and culture; kinetic nature of this water play element will invite individuals 8 the art consultant. Creating deep and considered connections with the • Opportunities for temporary artworks; and groups to manipulate the water movement through endless Relocation of existing sculptures to approved locations; and design professionals envisioning the architecture and public domain • combinations of height, direction and timing. • Relocation of existing paintings within the new buildings. 7 results in truly integrated works. Our goal is to foster and support All these fountains will be playful and visually compelling; they will artists and artworks that are unique, considered and significant. be individually and collectively memorable; and all will be sustainable As chairman of the City of Sydney Art Advisory Panel (2007-present) because of water-recycling and pumping with low power requirements. and founding director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Leon Importantly, they will reinforce a language of connection for the 5 Paroissien has a passion for contemporary art which is matched with precinct, from north to south and tell the story of an urban stream that 6 experience in the stringent requirements of works in the public realm. collects water and builds in momentum and activation as it reaches its Leon, our art consultant, will work closely with our design team and harbour destination. drive all aspects of the integration of art on the site creating the Darling Harbour Bowl Fountain detailed art strategy.
The Urban Stream concludes in the north with the existing Woodward Tumbalong Place Tidal Cascade fountain. This fountain is a beloved piece of Australian A significant light work that public art, is Woodward’s masterpiece and deservedly world-famous. encapsulates energy and It attracts children ages 5 to 12 as well as their parents, siblings, and entertainment forms a centre piece of the site. The work may involve passers-by. programmed LEDs or projection but 4 should present an engaging work that compels the visitor to get closer 3 and stay for and dwell for a time.
1 The Haymarket 2 Pumphouse Plaza reflective pool 3 Disappearing water film 4 Chinese Garden water featurefeature 5 Water wallwall 6 Interactive water water play play 2 7 Water lineslines 8 ‘Tidal‘Spiral Cascade’ Cascade’ Woodward Woodward fountainfountain (retain) 9 DarlingHarbour Harbour 1
Urban jungle (Installation by Lee Eunyeol) Tidal Cascade, Woodward Fountain Leo Villareal_Multivearse Bruce Munro_Field of Light Vivid Sydney - MCA
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Strategy Artist Selection • Artists will be chosen based on past works, interests and relevance for each specific site; • They will be invited to respond to each site in a way that resonates with its history, culture or ecology; • The short listing process will be detailed and considered and may be approached through competitions; limited or otherwise, portfolio review and interview; and 1 • The process will involve both experienced and emerging artists and include at least one Indigenous artists 4 2 The Art Strategy diagram (on the following page) outlines locations and themes which we feel respond to the whole site and its program. The 3 exact nature and location of the works will develop with consultation Plaza del Torico A transitory space with with various stakeholders including the State, SHFA and the City of 5 ongoing and changing Sydney. projected works onto the Flexible locations 6 underside of freeway/ falling Temporary projections may enliven mist /ground plane Artists will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the the space further. Ideas to be Northern Stage under potential role art may have in complex projects, the design ability and explored include projection onto resources to undertake large, innovative urban scale projects; the mist and interactive kinetic works. Interpretive art ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams in a cooperative thoughout the site process, a demonstrated ability to work within given budgets 7 and schedules, and an understanding of the goals with respect to environmental and general planning objectives.
Artists selected will be expected to have a high level of conceptual 9 innovation, technical skills, and a rich design sensibility and work in a 8 collaborative manner with the design team. Significant works along The Boulevard adjacent to the Green Art offers unusual perspectives on ourselves and our time and place Interactive skateboard ramp Olafur Oliasson - images on mist Tumbalong Green often bringing unexpected delight and unique identity to a place. The temporary event space Strategy will be designed with flexibility in order to allow the best The Boulevard creative minds to produce the best magic works of art. Art existingArtArt existingexisting Significant works along the NewNewNew art opportunitiesart art opportunities opportunities Key Artwork boulevard may be interactive and WaterWaterWater feature feature feature Catenary lighting structure grand; designed to be moved or ExternalExternalExternal stage stage stage with integrated feature lighting poignant, delicate and numerous; Chinese Plaza art designed to move you, engage, integrated with plaza 1 ‘Spiral‘Tidal1 ‘Spiral Cascade’ Cascade’ WoodwardWoodward Woodward fountainfountain fountain plan and provide spatial markers. - -retain retain- retain and and enhanceand enhance enhance experience experience experience 2 TheThe2 TheMillennium Millennium Millennium Athlete Athlete Athlete 1996 - retain 1996- retain - retain The Diver, Michael Snape - relocate 3 The3 TheDiver, Diver, Michael Michael Snape Snape - relocate - relocate Jay Flowers, Robert Parr - retain 4 Jay4 Flowers,Jay Flowers, Robert Robert Parr -Parr retain - retain 5 SignSign ForFor The Dream, David HumphriesHumphries 19971997 - relocate5 Sign Forto Parkside The Dream, interiors David Humphries 1997 - relocate- relocate to Parkside to Parkside interiors interiors 6 Education,Education, Ken Ken Unsworth Unsworth 1989 1989 - -relocate relocate 6 Education, Ken Unsworth 1989 - relocate 10 Retain existing memorial 7 CurtainCurtain Call, Call, Les Les Kossatz 19871987 -- relocaterelocate enhance public domain 7 Curtain Call, Les Kossatz 1987 - relocate 8 DanceDance ofof Love,Love, Larissa SmagarinskySmagarinsky 1988 1988 - -relocate relocate 9 Arrival,Arrival,8 Dance Peter Peter of D Love,D Cole Cole Larissa 19881988 -- relocaterelocate Smagarinsky 1988 - relocate Schouwburg, Netherlands, West 8 Luang Prabang, Vietnam 10 Workers9 Arrival, Memorial, Peter D Ingrid Cole Skirka 1988 - relocateretain and improve landscape 10Note:Workers Any reloction Memorial, of artworksIngrid Skirka will require - retain and improve landscape consultaion with the artist Integrated art as lighting or paving to embrace space DARLING HARBOUR LIVE DARLING HARBOUR LIVE water feature/ art as focus