Recent Projects

ROLE:  Urban Design Manager 

CLIENT:  Lend Lease

Barangaroo has transformed the western flank of the Sydney CBD from an underused container terminal to a dynamic mixed-use precinct with expansive new open space and a continuous waterfront promenade. 

Working with the in-house Lend Lease development team and closely with Greg Deas, we led the design evolution of the southern commercial and residential precinct. My primary focus was on the lower-rise buildings, tower podiums, and public realm.

Creating a large new city precinct in a very short time required rethinking how the tower podiums engaged with the public realm of streets, laneways and promenades. The strategy broke down the podiums into several segments and assigned them to different architects. We established design criteria to ensure the different buildings could work well together and with the retail program on the ground level. The firms worked together in workshops, and diverse but related building languages emerged. The final result was slightly diluted in the end product. However, the sense of place is dominated by the diversity we were able to create.

Other work included guiding the public domain approach and solving specific issues. This included integrating ferry wharves, a future Metro station, the Wynyard Walk tunnel connection, and accommodating light rail on Hickson Road.

Design Firms: Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, Hassell, PTW, Tony Caro, Tsannes, Aspect Studios and Oculus.