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A plan to redevelop a slice of the Central Sydney waterfront will be anchored by a Henning Larsen-designed tower. The Danish architecture firm has revealed they have won an international design competition for Cockle Bay Park, a bid to reconnect Sydney's financial core with the waterfront.
The 73,000-square-metre project is a joint venture between The GPT Group and AMP Capital. The Cockle Bay Park development will link Sydney's central business district to the waterfront at Darling Harbour, covering the eight-lane Western Distributor Freeway with an urban park and the commercial plinth of the project.
An expansive retail program woven into the public spheres of the development, which will span the elevated main level to the waterfront below, will reconnect Sydney's downtown with the popular Pyrmont district and the water's edge.
Imagined on a city scale and a village scale, the development's towering silhouette blends seamlessly into the Sydney skyline, while the ground-level shifts towards embracing a more human-scaled experience. Henning Larsen says "the interplay of scales is respectful of both Sydney's urban fabric and the diverse community of people it is designed for."
The tower will mostly contain office spaces, with the retail and public space programs focused on the lower levels. The building will feature floor plates measuring over 1,800 square metres, offering tenants panoramic views of the water and the city.
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