Walsh Bay Urban Design
The water and land based buildings and vacant sites at Walsh Bay on Sydney Harbour offer residential apartments and an 850-seat drama theatre as well as commercial and retail space. The redevelopment of the Walsh Bay precinct combines restoration of historic structures, adaptive reuse and new construction and reinvigorated this important but disused, waterfront area.
The masterplanning of this precinct managed the insertion of new development in an historic area restricted by a permanent conservation order. In addition, the masterplan resolved the conflict between pedestrian and vehicular movement in a commercially sensible manner.
Location
Gadigal Country, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Consultant
HPA Architects in association with PTW Architects
Client
Walsh Bay Partnership (a Mirvac / Transfield joint venture)
Awards
2005 Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Award
2005 RAIA Lloyd Rees Award for Civic Design - Walsh Bay Redevelopment
2004 Australia Award for Urban Design - Heritage Waterfront Award
2002 Planning Institute of Australia (NSW) Excellence in Planning - Urban Design - Plans and Ideas
