The final development application has been submitted for a $3 billion precinct near Sydney’s Central Station precinct.
The submission for Central Place Sydney features completed designs for the two final elements of the workplace complex – The Connector and The Pavilion – that will transform the precinct into a technology hub. Fender Katsalidis and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill are the lead designers for Central Place Sydney.
Central Place will be built at the heart of the new technology and innovation hub.
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Fender Katsalidis and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
The Connector, positioned at the Lee Street frontage, will be a 10-storey, mixed-use office and retail building and the cornerstone of the precinct. Edition Office have designed the Connector with collaboration from Indigenous design and strategy studio Balarinji.
Edition Office co-founder Kim Bridgland said the Connector is designed to stand as a “beacon” in its urban surroundings and a cogent focal point to the sequence of public squares around the site.
“With the understanding that this site has been, and continues to be, a critical gateway into Australia’s largest city, it was important to us to utilize the design of the Connector to mark this place and give presence to the square and its role as a meeting place,” said Bridgland.
The Pavilion will provide an amenity space for programmed events and community activation.
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Fender Katsalidis and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
The second component is the two-storey pavilion, designed by Fender Katsalidis and Skidmore, Otwings and Merrill, located on the site of the future connection to a potential Central Precinct over-station development.
The Pavilion will provide an amenity space for programmed events and has been designed as a flexible structure that can be disassembled and relocated once plans for a future over-station development are finalized.
Central Place will be built at a new technology and innovation hub ‘Tech Central’ and will be the largest integrated workplace on the premises.
The updated designs for the Central Place Sydney have responded to the request for information (RFI) raised by the City of Sydney. The community will have the opportunity to provide feedback through the exhibition process.
Fender Katsalidis and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are the lead designers for Central Place Sydney.
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Fender Katsalidis and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Project director Kimberly Jackson said the new design completes the vision for the precinct as a multifunctional development.
“These finalized designs have been specifically created to help tech and innovation businesses take on tomorrow – creating a space that combines the lifestyle amenities, connectivity and opportunities to collaborate that are critical to keeping teams engaged and productive in the new hybrid way of working,” said Jackson.
The Central Place is being delivered as a joint venture between Frasers Property Australia and Dexus.
Jackson is hopeful the project will be approved by mid-2022. Subject to planning approvals, construction is targeted for 2023, with the first stage of the project expected to be delivered in 2026.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
