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ROLE: Design Manager
CLIENT: Transport for NSW / TAHE
Design Bureau is a part of the internal multi-disciplined team charged with guiding the design for the most significant renewal ever of the historic main Terminal building at Central Station.
The renewal of the Terminal aims to prepare for future growth in the precinct and the emergence of a new hub of innovation. Central is Australia’s most significant transport interchange, but it has not been able to capitalise on this to enhance the surrounding community. The vision of the renewal is to create a dynamic new retail, community, and cultural destination along with enhancing the core transport function of the building.
The renewal opens more of the building to public access with new retail spaces, market halls and enhanced plazas and colonnades.
The fabulous heritage of the building is celebrated with a significant renewal of the Grand Concourse, former Booking Hall and Central Electric Building.
New connections are also created, improving access and legibility, particularly between Eddy Avenue and the Grand Concourse.
Stage 1 is currently underway, and construction is due to start soon.
Design Firms: Grimshaw/TKD/Sue Barnsley Landscape.
Images: Virtual Ideas
“Revitalise the Sydney Terminal Building and adjacent public spaces to provide for an integrated world-class user experience, including safety and accessibility improvements.
Improve connectivity for users of the Sydney Terminal Building to the surrounding area in a more legible manner.
Acknowledge and respect Aboriginal cultural heritage and embed Connection with Country.
Conserve and celebrate the heritage values of the Sydney Terminal Building and associated spaces.
Generate vibrancy through activation strategies, curated retail outcomes and public domain improvements.
Enable positive environmental and community outcomes through a whole-of-life approach to sustainability.”
Transport for NSW, 2021
Design Bureau (on Wallumedegal land) acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, work, and thrive.
We respect and learn from their cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters, sky, and communities and their enduring contributions.