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Golden hour · Visualisation: MIR
Cockle Bay Park covers the Western Distributor freeway, which today cuts the city centre off from the waterfront and the Pyrmont district.
The ground level holds 10,000 m² of park, the largest addition of public space central Sydney has seen in a century: a gesture felt at every level, from where the tower meets the skyline to where it meets people on the ground.
Role
Lead designer
Studio
Henning Larsen, Copenhagen
Programme
Public space, commercial and retail
Location
Sydney, Australia
Status
In progress
Year
2019–ongoing
Awards
1st prize, competition
Concept sketch
A perfect day · Visualisation: MIR
01
Many grounds
The ground is really several levels. Retail is woven into a public park that steps down from the elevated main level to the waterfront, framed by wide paths that link shops, restaurants and bars.
Parkland · Visualisation: MIR
02
The podium
A human-centred podium, cut through by an elevated outdoor street with views to the water at every turn.
03
Microclimate
Partly sheltered from the prevailing wind, with just enough breeze off the water for summer. Energy and climate modelling shaped the microclimate in and around the development.
So bright · Visualisation: MIR
Design: Henning Larsen · Visualisations: MIR
