“

The time is not far off when

companies will have to
justify their worth to society
with greater emphasis being
placed on environmental
and social impact than
straight economics.”
Dick Dusseldorp
founder of Lend Lease Corporation, 1973

INSIDE DARLING QUARTER 1

INSIDE DARLING A SUSTAINABLE
STAR IS BORN 84
QUARTER LEND LEASE FOOD WITH
A VIEW 92
INSIGHT 10

FROM COCKLES
TO COMMERCE 20 SKELETON TO
SKIN 100
A BETTER
PLACE 24
NEW URBAN
CONNECTIONS 32

BUILDING
INTELLIGENCE 38
LIGHT UP YOUR
LIFE 54
MAKING PLACES +
SPACES 68
THE INSIDE
JOB 60

INSIDE DARLING QUARTER CONTENTS

 Introducing
Simplicity: there are many kinds of
simplicity, simplicity that avoids
problems and is crude and

Darling Quarter ineffective, and a simplicity that

is the result of solving a complex
problem beautifully. That is the
kind of simplicity found in Darling
Quarter – a thoroughly genuine
elegant simplicity.

Phillip Drew
Architectural Historian & Critic

4 INSIDE DARLING QUARTER INSIDE DARLING QUARTER 5

 FACTS MATTER 800 CAR
PARKS 4,000 SQM
14 RETAIL PLAYGROUND
1.5 OUTLETS
A$ 500 M
HECTARE PROJECT
SITE
388 BIKE 300 SEAT
RACKS KID'S
THEATRE
56,000 SQM
OFFICE SPACE
3,000 SQM 6500+ CBA
6 INSIDE DARLING QUARTER
RETAIL EMPLOYEES INSIDE DARLING QUARTER 7
 Darling Quarter is where the western
edge of the city and the park meet
and is celebrated in a series of
defined public spaces, including a
pedestrian boulevard, parklands,
gateway, children's playground,
and activated edges lined with
cafes and restaurants. It is a place
for everyone, for city workers at
lunchtime and in the evenings,
families, children, the young and old,
visitors and locals.

Richard Francis-Jones
Design Director
fjmt

8 INSIDE DARLING QUARTER INSIDE DARLING QUARTER 9

 INSIDE
DARLING QUARTER
Lend Lease is proud to have conceived,
developed, managed and constructed
the Darling Quarter project in conjunction
with Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
It is Australia’s leading commercial and
public domain precinct. This book tells
the story of the development, design
and construction process throughout
five years of the project. It is told in
the words of the many dedicated and
talented people who have made this
internationally recognised project a
reality. It is the inside story.
10 L END LEASE INSIGHT
As our cities grow larger and more
complex there is an increased
demand for quality public space.
Buildings and the environments
they create must work hard to
reinvigorate existing networks,
stimulate social activation through
place making initiatives and
achieve excellence in sustainable
design. A successful development
is measured as much on the public
realm as the architecture from
which it is built.
Darling Quarter is a 1.5-hectare
precinct that creates a vibrant new
district at the edge of the Sydney
CBD in Darling Harbour South.
The redevelopment incorporates an
innovative new playground; high
quality retail terrace, children’s
theatre, community green and
two nine storey campus-style
commercial buildings named
Commonwealth Bank Place. The
buildings accommodate over 6,500
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
employees. The site is complex
insofar as it needs to address the
connection to the city core on the
one side and a very important
public domain on the other.
The precinct reconnects Darling
Harbour South to the city through
a bold new east-west pedestrian
gateway that dissects the
commercial buildings and opens
views to Tumbalong Park.
A sinuous boulevard weaves
between Tumbalong Park and the
retail front of the buildings to
establish a pedestrian link through
the site from Chinatown to the
Sydney Harbour forshore.
On the public domain side of
the precinct is a spectacular
world-class 4,000 square metres
playground that is one of the
largest free family entertainment
attractors in Sydney. The
playground will be the first
illuminated public playspace
in Australia and integrates
interactive play equipment
and waterplay in a landscaped
environment.
The two commercial buildings
at Commonwealth Bank Place
achieved world leadership status
in sustainable design.
An efficient building envelope
responds elegantly to Sydney’s
climatic conditions and the dual
city and park frontages. The clear
glazed western façade is softened
by warm timber mullions and
louvres that move in a shifting
pattern throughout the day. At
night the illuminated façade
becomes a digital canvas for one of
the world’s largest interactive light
installations.
The development is a result of
a collaborative effort between
Lend Lease, the Sydney
Harbour Foreshore Authority,
the Commonwealth Bank and
the hundreds of consultants
and contractors who worked
on the project throughout its
development.
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“
DARLING QUARTER “ Darling Quarter has
transformed the “
Darling Quarter
IS setting a new Southern end of Darling
Harbour into a lively Is the ultimate
precedent for family precinct. The
playground has been outcome paving the
public domain visited by thousands of
kids from all over Sydney way in terms of
and playgrounds and it leaves a lasting
impression on children quality projects
in Australia, if and adults alike. It is
setting a new precedent for the future.”
not the world.” for public domain and
playgrounds in Australia, Diana Talty
Director Strategic Developments
if not the world. It is Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
a credit to all those
involved and wonderful
to see this unique and
special project come
to life.”

Dick Persson, AM
Chairman
Sydney Harbour Foreshore
Authority

Sydney Harbour
Foreshore Authority
and Diana Talty lead
the team which put
together a vision
for a problematic
site; oversighted
the development of
a Concept Plan, the
call for Expressions
of Interest and
the commercial
negotiations which
led to the project
outcome we see
at Darling Quarter
today.

12 L END LEASE INSIGHT LEND LEASE INSIGHT 13

 THE
“
BENCHMARK
FOR THE
FUTURE."
“ Years before ‘sustainability’ and
‘environmental’ were buzzwords,
Dick Dusseldorp anticipated
a future of sustainable
development. We are proud to
see Lend Lease and the Darling
Quarter project achieve this
vision. It has been a long and
rewarding journey and Darling
Quarter is an example of what
many people can achieve
when they visualise something
positive and great. Darling
Quarter is the benchmark for
the future.”
 Mark Menhinnitt
Chief Executive Officer, Australia
Lend Lease
14 L END LEASE INSIGHT
A TESTAMENT
“
TO TALENT
AND HARD
WORK."
“ Part of the challenge is not
only the technology side of
sustainability, it’s bringing in all
the other sides together under
broader mandate that is so
important, like social sustainability.
Maintaining the holistic approach
through all of the technology and
planning challenges has been a
critical success factor for Darling
Quarter. Every person (from
government to designers to tenant)
who has worked on the project has
embraced this mandate.”
David Rolls
Managing Director, Australia
Development
Lend Lease
A WORLD
“
CLASS
PROJECT."
“ Darling Quarter is a distinctive
project not only for achievements in
innovative design and construction
but in the unusually high number
of women who have contributed to
the success of the project. Women
have occupied key roles as clients,
fund managers, developers, project
managers, designers, engineers,
cost planners, town planners and
the like. These women have been
instrumental in driving the project
towards achieving a common goal
– to create a development that is
widely recognised as a leader
in design, construction and the
public realm.”
 Carmel Hourigan
Managing Director, Australia
Investment Management
Lend Lease
A GREAT
“
CASE STUDY
OF SUCCESS."
“ Lend Lease has shaped the
transformation of the Darling
Quarter precinct through
collaboration and innovation;
providing a great case study in
the success that can be created
through our integrated business
model. I’m proud to see our
high-performance team has
once again delivered a locally
significant outcome, whilst at
the same time pioneering new
industry benchmarks that impact
on a global scale.”
Murray Coleman
Managing Director, Australia
Project Management & Construction
Lend Lease
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 FROM SEVEN TO ELEVEN ↑ AUG 2007
Lend Lease selected as
preferred proponent for
Time Line – Key project dates Darling Quarter bid
August 2007 – October 2011
↑ 22 DEC 07
Project deed signed
↑ 10 Sept 08
Heads of agreement Current planning
signed with tenant CBA minister, Kristina
Keneally signs
↑ 12 JUL 08 commencement of works
Concept plan approval
↑ NOV 08
↑ 20 AUG 08 Demolition commences
Ministerial acceptance
of offer ↑ JAN 09
Development application
↑ 9 SEPT 08 approval
CBA execution of Lease
↑ FEB 09
Excavation

↑ SEPT 09
Construction commences

↑ 20 JUN 11
CBA move in

↑ OCT 11
Practical completion

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 The Darling Quarter precinct has
taken place-making to a new
level and in the process given
a new identity to a revitalised
Darling Harbour.

We hope that the playground

has set a new standard of
innovation within the public
domain and it has clearly
become a welcome gift, and the
centre of activation for this new
destination  in Sydney.

Sacha Coles
National Studios Director
ASPECT Studios

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 From Pre 1788—1823
“So abundant were the middens
of discarded oyster shells,
evidence of thousands of years

Cockles
Darling Harbour was a frontier zone between
of indigenous feasts, that the two clans of what we sometimes call the
early colonists named this body Darug people of Sydney. During archaeological

To
of water ‘Cockle Bay’ before
renaming it Darling Harbour.”
excavations for Darling Quarter in 2009
thousands of shells were uncovered from what
was formerly the shoreline before 1830. Early
accounts tell of how the abundant shells were

Commerce
Dr Wayne Johnson collected and burned to make lime for Sydney’s
Historian early buildings.
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

20 F ROM COCKLES TO COMM ERCE FROM COCKLES TO COMMERCE 21

 1823—1873 1900—1988
Steam power came to Sydney in 1813 when John Darling Harbour was severely hit by the outbreak
Dickson erected his factory nearby in what is now of Bubonic Plague in 1900. The New South Wales
Chinatown. Just ten years later a second steam- Government purchased all of the properties
powered mill for grinding wheat was built on between the water and Sussex Street and began
this site by Cooper and Levy, soon after purchased the process of cleaning up the waterfront.
by Thomas Barker. Barker was to become the Along with numerous decrepit wharves and
greatest mover and shaker of Sydney’s industrial warehouses, many workers houses were
history. He took control of Dickson’s mill, and demolished. Improvements continued through
encouraged engineers and manufacturers to set the 1920s when spoil from the excavation for
up their works at Darling Harbour, which had the City Circle railway was used to reclaim the
been renamed in 1826 in honour of Governor harbour to create what we see today. Railway lines
Ralph Darling. Prominent engineer Peter Nicol extended to the new wharves, and warehouses
Russell developed a large part of this site with his sprang up in the maze of laneways that had
engineering works in the 1860s-70s. Here he made sprung up on the former Barker’s Mill site. In the
refrigeration equipment, railway rolling stock and 1970s Darling Harbour could no longer support the
stamper batteries for the goldfields, amongst other burgeoning maritime transport. Facilities needed
machinery. Throughout this time the need for more for loading and unloading container ships saw the
land meant more and more of Darling Harbour was Government’s decision to relocate to Botany Bay,
filled in, and a succession of seawalls, piers and and by the early 1980s the railways, wharves and
wharves pushed the waters of the harbour further related industries were all but silent in Darling
and further out. Harbour. In 1984 the NSW Government announced
plans for the redevelopment of the Harbour as a 1988—2010
1873—1900 place of relaxation and entertainment for Sydney’s
bicentenary. In early 1988 the new Darling
Harbour was opened to the public by Queen Since opening Darling Harbour has matured with

Elizabeth II; the largest urban renewal project new parks, restaurants, hotels and entertainment
The final decades of the 19th century saw a
Australia had ever seen. facilities. In addition it has become a mecca for
phenomenal increase in the Darling Harbour
commerce with a number of prominent financial
railway goods yards. While mainly servicing the
institutions establishing their head offices here.
wharves on the southern and western sides of the
The people of Sydney have embraced Darling
Harbour, this site continued to house a wide array
Harbour as a place to celebrate, and tens of
of manufacturing businesses such as a timber
thousands flock here every week for entertainment
yard, the Anchor Flour Mill, Harper’s Spice Mill,
and relaxation; to attend conferences, exhibitions
Vicar’s Tweed Mill and various engineers. From
or simply to kick-back, and enjoy.
here their wares could be transported not only
around the country by rail, but also overseas via the
steamships that berthed along the Harbour’s shore.

Barker’s Mill on the site of Darling Quarter, c 1871.

(Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW) [Mitchell Library SPF/484]

Darling Quarter site in 1910.

(Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority)

Darling Harbour in 1984, just prior to demolition of the wharves

and railway yards. (Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW)
[Mitchell Library GPO4-36082]
Harper’s Spice Mill, on the site of Darling Quarter in 1901.
(Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW) [Mitchell Library PXE 91]
22 F ROM COCKLES TO COMM ERCE FROM COCKLES TO COMMERCE 23
 “ The building design has
addressed its location impeccably.
Standing in Tumbalong Park you
are unaware of the development’s
significant scale. Before you
stands a CBD office building of over
56,000 square metres equivalent to
Australia Square.”
 tephen Brookes
S
Project Director, Australia | Development
Lend Lease

A
BETTER
24 A BETTER PLACE
PLACE
written by
Phillip Drew
Architectual Historian & Critic
A BETTER PLACE 25
 The Commonwealth Bank Place
Buildings come as a complete
surprise. From Tumbalong Park,
it is impossible to register the
sheer size, 60,000 square metres
accommodating over 6,500 bank
staff relocated from the bank’s five
buildings in and around Martin
Place. It is equivalent in floor area
to Australia Square laid over on
its side. The western half of each
building, facing the park, is six
storeys, behind that, separated by
an internal atrium, the Harbour
Street city side, it rises to eight
storeys; all this sits on top of four
levels of underground parking. The
extensive floor area was achieved
with exceptionally deep floors. Any
problems this may have caused
have been avoided by making the
outside skin relatively transparent
to admit a maximum of daylight,
which also helped to avoid any
perception of a dark interior.
Darling Harbour was a 54 hectare
harbourside redevelopment of
the Cockle Bay wharves and
railway yards and was the NSW
State’s contribution to the 1988
Bicentennial celebration. It is
surrounded on three sides, the
city and China Town are on one
side with Ultimo peninsula on
the west. It sits like a green
pocket transfixed by the Western
Distributor elevated roadway
and strangled by roads all round
it. Darling Quarter replaced
the former Sega World with its
unmistakable garish flaming red
cube topped by a conical dunce’s
cap of glass.

“ It was a project that had huge

public interface and a massive
potential impact on Darling Harbour.
Our success was going to be more
determined by the 'place' and the
public domain rather than just
the built form. It was a unique
opportunity to reinvigorate one
of Sydney’s most popular public
spaces.”

Michael Wheatley
Project Director, Australia | Development
Lend Lease

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 The enclosed atrium separating the
two parallel blocks contributes to a
sense of expansiveness and release.
The feeling of simplicity that is
such a striking quality outside
is continued inside in the high
atrium where the space literally
explodes upwards cathedral
like. It is one of the first things a
visitor notices on entering. Light
pours down from above, the large
volume is enlivened as it surges
upwards by the wonderful colours
of the furniture in the break-out
areas along its edge which add
to the impression of a lively vital
visual environment. All of this
contributes to an overall feeling
of wellbeing and freedom, an
open fluidity and spaciousness.
The floors are accessible and
transparent, which is a surprise
considering this is corporate office
space for bank staff. The lightness,
lack of clutter, soft colours in each
zone, lift the spirit. It all suggests
fun – not what one has come to
expect in a bank.
Whether it is the deep timber
window mullions, the windows
that can be opened or the timber
blinds, whatever the explanation
there is no doubting its presence.
It is felt most palpably in the
atrium space. Here the space
soars, lifted above one’s head on
the slenderest cigar-shape steel
props which hold up the curved
canopy of tempered glass.
DESIGN
IN DETAIL
28 A BETTER PLACE
The building’s principle architect
fjmt, together with engineers
Arup, set about solving energy
issues, designing a flexible façade,
and giving a clear image ability
to the city edge with Tumbalong
Park. Standing on the edge of
Sydney’s central business district,
it is caught between high-rise
apartments and office towers, and
Darling Harbour.
In an important sense, the park
outside Commonwealth Bank
Place dictated how the building
was conceived. It must, Janus
like, look in two directions. The
building form was dictated by a
concern to establish connections
with existing city streets and
pathways, with maintaining a
low scale, so the city descends in
a gentle cascade, dropping down
from the tall apartment and office
towers at its back facing Harbour
Street, to a low approachable scale
on the other, in keeping with the
height of the trees and with people
at what will be the front. This
was not easy, the intersection of
Harbour, Day, and Bathurst Streets
is one of the most complex in
the city. To make it satisfactorily
handle pedestrians as well as
vehicles, and, at the same time,
give it a dignified civic quality,
demanded considerable skill on
many levels.
A BETTER PLACE 29
 The connection with the city was Commonwealth Bank Place is a
accentuated by recognising such very desirable building. Simply
primary existing pathways as put, this is an environment people
Bathurst and Liverpool Streets, will want to spend time in. Work
redesigning and upgrading the will seem pleasurable in such
existing pedestrian bridge link, pleasing surroundings. Having
and breaking the building into two everything at your fingertips, not
parts to create a gateway between being cooped up and imprisoned
Tumbalong Park and the city. The in a stuffy air conditioned office in
city streams into Darling Harbour work stations, being able to open a
through this 20 metres wide gap. window and feel fresh air on your
The city edge is strengthened and face, makes a huge difference to
clarified by the building form so how individuals feel about their
there is no mistaking where the work surroundings. Being able to
city ends. control and adjust and reset how
much air, light, we are exposed to
Within the Darling Quarter is important. Not only does this
precinct, axes and pedestrian make for a happier more friendly
pathways were defined and workplace, it will contribute, even
assisted in the development of if in only a minor way, to making a
the building form. Thus, the healthier planet.
second southern portion of
Commonwealth Bank Place echoes
the circular shape of the park. The
path around Tumbalong’s western
edge has been strengthened as a
treed boulevard. Pedestrians can
stroll past shops and food outlets,
there is also a new playground
for children replacing the earlier
Sega World playground as well
as a children’s theatre to add to
the fun. Sydney originally lacked
“Peoples’ Promenades”, dignified
and protected areas set aside for
pedestrians. Martin Place is an
early instance of such a place, now
Darling Quarter, has picked up
and created a similar boulevard so
people can promenade.

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 NEW URBAN “Fundamental to the design of Darling
Quarter is the extension of the geometries
of Tumbalong Park to provide new and

CONNECTIONS enhanced connections between Darling

Harbour and the city.”

Johnathan Redman
Principal
fjmt
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 Along the western Tumbalong
Park frontage, a generous timber
lined canopy gives shelter to
retail activities for both families
and commercial users. The
western façade is a warm,
articulated screen of timber
shades and blinds that provide
a considered scale and image to
Darling Harbour.
The ground plane retail precinct
reflects the image of the overall
building at a more intimate
scale by using a variety of timber
elements and a seamless and
varied transition between the
public exterior spaces and
the interior.
A decisive connection between
the commercial buildings extends
pedestrian access from the city
to Darling Harbour and
establishes a clear hierarchy of
movement and entry.
34 NEW URBAN CONNECTIONS
The buildings form a two-part
Illustration: Kate Luckcraft
ensemble of campus styled
commercial buildings on a base
of retail activities to enliven the
ground plane. The stepped form
of the city is continued in the
building form with the city-scale
buildings fronting Harbour Street
and lower scale forms fronting
the valley floor of the city at
Tumbalong Park.
The roofs create an elegant
transition between the upper
and lower forms and provide a
unique profile that marks the
importance of the central atria
within the development. From
Harbour Street, doubled height
commercial lobbies are positioned
to allow access to two light filled
contemporary workplace buildings
to the north and south of the
civic connector.
NEW URBAN CONNECTIONS 35
 “ The pavement inlays in the civic

VITAL
connector are beautifully made,
finely crafted and make the history

LINKS
of the site available to people in
a way that is fun and engaging.

AND
So many builders paused to read
them when they first went in and

PATHWAYS
the site was still crawling with
contractors. It was a treat to see
big burly blokes stopping to read
the text.”

Kate Luckcraft
Studio Director
ASPECT Studios

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 BUILDING
INTELLIGENCE
“Darling Quarter is a true
integration of urban
design, architecture,
and landscape
architecture toward
the creation of a public
place within the city.”

Richard Francis-Jones
Design Director
fjmt

38 BUILDING INTELLIGENCE BUILDING INTELLIGENCE 39

 “An important aspect of the project’s
innovation and sustainability in

BEAUTIFUL +
design is not simply in the point score
that reaches the highest levels of
sustainable accreditation, but the focus

SMART
on occupant well-being and the creation
of an enabling, supportive, human
and ultimately inspiring place to work,
generate and exchange ideas.”

Richard Francis-Jones
Design Director
fjmt

40 BUILDING INTELLIGENCE BUILDING INTELLIGENCE 41

 The asymmetry of the
workplace floors and
atriums, edged with stairs,
bridges, breakout areas
and glazed lifts creates
a stimulating and
collaborative campus
environment.
The curves of Tumbalong Park and
a ribbon-like connection with the
waterfront of Darling Harbour have
determined the primary geometry of the
architectural form. Split at its centre, the
new buildings frame and define a new
pedestrian street, the Civic Connector,
that links Darling Harbour South via
Bathurst Street with Town Hall and the
very centre of the city.
The different scales of the east and west
wings of the project respond to and
reflect the varying scale of the park and
city, united and resolved through the
curved roof that draws natural light to
the interior.
42 BUILDING INTELLIGENCE
These long forms of timber and glass,
capped by the gentle curves and the
scalloped apertures of the roof, create
a background to the parkland and a
foreground to the rising city beyond,
uniting the two in a new public place,
Darling Quarter.
Above the restaurants, cafes, bars and
promenade are the work environments
of the building, centred around day-lit
atriums. Lobbies on Harbour Street and
escalators bring visitors and workers to
the dramatic floor of these atriums. The
asymmetry of the workplace floors and
atriums, edged with stairs, bridges,
breakout areas and glazed lifts creates
a stimulating and collaborative campus
environment.
BUILDING INTELLIGENCE 43
 New
Public
Realm

44 BUILDING INTELLIGENCE BUILDING INTELLIGENCE 45

46 BUILDING INTELLIGENCE BUILDING INTELLIGENCE 47
 The innovative design of the
building envelope maximises the
energy efficiency and thermal
performance of the building. The
envelope balances the need for
daylight penetration, external
views, thermal comfort, glare and
solar gain control.

BUILDING
ENVELOPE
↑
Primary building
form are retail
base, volumes
of commercial
accommodation,
articulated
facades and iconic
atrium roof.

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 RESPONSIVE
SKIN
WEST FAÇADE
The long gently curving facade defines and
enhances the public realm with a warmth and
transparency unusual in any commercial building.
The mullions are made of natural timber and
irregularly spaced like rows of trees in a forest.
Between these deep, profiled posts are adjustable
timber louvres that control heat and glare
automatically adjusted in relation to the position of
the sun. Importantly this composed use of natural
timber in layers behind very transparent glazing
also creates a soft and warm backdrop to the tree
canopies of the parkland.
50 BUILDING INTELLIGENCE
NORTH FAÇADE
Responding to the speed and movement of the
adjoining Western Distributor, passing the barcode-
like north face of the building generates dynamic
stroboscopic effects of solid and void. Deeply recessed
widows control solar penetration and glare into the
building, control low angle reflections of the setting
sun for passing motorists and maintain harbour
views from the interior of the building.
BUILDING INTELLIGENCE 51
 “ The different scales of
the east and west wings
of the project respond to
and reflect the varying
scale of the park and
city, united and resolved
through the curved roof
that draws natural light
to the interior. These
long forms of timber
and glass, capped
by the gentle curves
and the scalloped
apertures of the roof,
create a background
to the parkland and a
foreground to the rising
city beyond, uniting
the two in a new public
place, Darling Quarter.”

Richard Francis-Jones
Design Director
fjmt

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 LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE

54 LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE 55

 LOW ENERGY “ A seed was planted, it was

HIGH IMPACT
nurtured and blossomed
into something unique.”
Mike Sparrow
Lighting up the entire façade and Senior Design Engineer – Design
acting as an interactive digital
Lend Lease
canvas, the western façade of
the Commonwealth Bank Place
buildings feature LEDs located in
each window bay.

Designed by Bruce Ramus (Ramus

Illuminations), in collaboration
with Mike Sparrow (Lend Lease),
the façade is a one-of-a-kind
interactive light artwork. The
permanent installation transforms
the Darling Quarter precinct
from a busy daytime hub into a
captivating night-time canvas.

In keeping with Lend Lease’s

sustainable principles, the low-
energy lights use the equivalent of
four vacuum cleaners to run and
are offset by solar panels located
on the building roof. Unique to the
façade is the ability to program
custom light shows either by
specialist lighting designers or
members of the community. This
feature allows also for live ‘on the
spot’ changes and sequences.

56 LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE 57

 “ The intention of the digital façade
is to bring light and playfulness
to the community, to bring people
together in the service of creating
light and art for others to enjoy.
The emphasis is on light-hearted
innocence, childlike visuals, free
of self-serving agendas, political
or religious views. It is intended
that the artworks presented on
the façade deliver a high level of
‘energetic integrity’, that is to say
they are integrated with the energy
of the precinct, as initially defined
by the gentle architectural curves
and predominance of dedicated
childrens’ spaces.

In a larger context, this has the

potential to herald an inclusive
model for connecting our
communities, and transforming
our urban environment to a more
humane, liveable space.”

Bruce Ramus
Façade Lighting Designer
Creative Director
Ramus Illumination

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 Commonwealth Bank Place is currently the largest
Activity Based Working (ABW) workplace in the world. The “Developing innovative
work settings and
building tenants, the Commonwealth Bank, set the vision
helping people deal
and collaborated with Lend Lease and the design team to
with change is both
tailor the ABW work style to the needs of the bank.
challenging and
exciting. The greatest
The fit out design is a collaborative effort between leading challenge was to
interior design firms Davenport Campbell and The E.G.O. create an environment
Group as creative director. Some of the key opportunities where people have
for the bank were realised through the integrated base a strong sense
building and fit out model that allowed for collaboration of belonging and
between the fit out team and the building architects, fjmt. translating the new
This meant that key features of the project such as the benefits of a new way
ground floor lobbies, atrium edge meeting rooms, stairs, of working.”
pods, bridges and the level six terraces were designed Neil Johanson
Director
specifically to meet the functional needs of the end users.
Davenport Campbell

The role of the interior design team was to translate

CBA’s ABW brief into a workplace that aligned with CBA’s
cultural, business, operational and property needs.
The design process commenced with a research trip to
Northern Europe led by Lend Lease and CBA to gain an
in-depth understanding of ABW and to see if this work
style was suitable for the Bank. Upon the team’s return to
Australia they developed a full-scale prototype for testing
purposes. Feedback from this pilot study was essential
to support the business case for change. Once signed off,
they worked closely with the various business units as
part of the change management process. The result is a
highly successful workplace that integrates effective work
practices to drive efficiency and a work life balance.

The outcome is evident in the seamless integration of

architecture, interior fit out and an innovative
ABW solution.

THE
INSIDE
JOB
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62 THE INSIDE JOB THE INSIDE JOB 63
 Key to the success of the
Commonwealth Bank’s

WORKING SMARTER
work place strategy
is the ‘Activity Based
Working’ model (ABW). This
means having a range of

NOT HARDER
alternative settings for
different kinds of work,
where the design supports
the tasks and work styles
involved. The interiors of the
Commonwealth Bank Place
feature a combination of
open plan and enclosed The Commonwealth Bank Place buildings feature
areas, formal and informal, a variety of informal meeting areas strategically
places for short casual
located throughout the campus, supporting
meetings, or intense
collaboration, transparency and communication.
‘huddles’ or brainstorming
and isolated space for
quiet or confidential work. Meeting spaces are located near vertical
This range of available connections and nodes, so they are accessible
spaces is essential for an from other levels. The atrium hubs are located
effective flexible working on the atrium edge, to encourage a sense of
environment. community, and provide destinational elements
for people using the stairs and bridges.

Most meeting rooms are centrally located

around the cores and atrium edges, so that they
are available to all staff in the building. All
meeting rooms and shared spaces are technology
enabled, reducing the requirement for paper,
and each floor has a video conferencing facility,
minimising the requirement for travel.

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 “Commonwealth Bank Place
is the largest example of
Activity Based Working
(ABW)in the world. ABW
provides a wide variety of
exciting workspaces that
have been specifically
designed to cater for the
different tasks our people
need to perform each day,
whether that be individual
work or collaborating with
team members.

To enable maximum
flexibility to move
around, communicate
and innovate, we have
incorporated leading edge
technology and tools.
These combine with the
great architecture and
design at Commonwealth
Bank Place to facilitate
our high performance
culture – focused on team
work, trust, innovation and
customer service.”
“The relationship between

David Craig Commonwealth Bank and
Chief Financial Officer
Commonwealth Bank Australia
Lend Lease throughout
the development was
a genuine partnership.
Commonwealth Bank set
a very specific vision for
an innovative, sustainable
campus-style environment,
and Lend Lease worked
with us to deliver a world
class solution.”

Jennifer Saiz
Head of Property Strategy & Delivery
Commonwealth Bank Australia

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 ASPECT Studios
were principally
involved in the
design direction of
the public domain
and playground
from the initial
master planning
stage through to
construction.

MAKING
Darling Harbour has been
upgraded and reconnected to
the heart of the city. This is a
significant public legacy both for
The strength of the design and All of these placemaking
uniqueness is also in the sum elements create the right
of its parts; the playground at recipe for what will be a
the centre is open until into uniquely successful and active

PLACES +
Sydney locals and tourists visiting
our city. The playground, which
is the centrepiece of the public
domain upgrades, is a highly
the night, purpose built kiosk, public domain.
toilet and shade canopies, a
Sacha Coles
new children's theatre, new
National Studios Director
areas of lawn for lunching and

SPACES
unique design which integrates
an innovative waterplay space into
the public domain.
ASPECT Studios
recreation, and new retail with
food and bars lining the edge of a
new pedestrian boulevard.

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 The design of the whole
playground achieved a balance of
exciting and challenging elements
that allow children to develop their
strength and agility with places
that were more subtle, allow for
interaction with nature (aromatic
plants and butterfly attracting
species) and places to comfortably
sit and take in the action of
others. Opportunities for fast
and active play as well as slower,
contemplative play. The waterplay
space, is completely unique to
this project and was designed to
reference two aspects of the site’s
former history: the small streams
that ran from the ridges through
to the back of the harbour prior
to European settlement and the
early industries that were built on
the site (steel foundry and steam
driven flour mill).

The playground enabled ASPECT

Studios to propose different
types of play experience that had
not previously been constructed
in Australia – specifically the
waterplay area. The concrete
streams and boulders combine
with the industrial-looking water
pumping and manipulation
equipment to provide a rich play
environment.

Kate Luckcraft
Studio Director
ASPECT Studios

ASPECTS
OF REVOLUTION
70 MAKING PLACES + SPACES MAKING PLACES + SPACES 71
 “ The thing I am most proud of is the
investment. Both intellectually and
financially - from the client, to the
State Government land owners, to
the project team from design through
to construction. The uplift to the
quality of the public domain, the
integrated playground, and the
new connections to and from the
site are for me the most significant
elements to the project as they
are new free and accessible
contributions to Sydney.”
Sacha Coles
National Studios Director
ASPECT Studios

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 MAKING FUN
OF BUSINESS
“ It was quite amazing
to watch the drawings
being interpreted on site,
to an incredible degree
of accuracy – at one
point I checked some
formwork and it was to the
precise height (accurate
to the millimetre) that
we required. Watching
the waterplay space
slowly emerge out of
the formwork was nerve
wracking but so exciting.”

Kate Luckcraft
Studio Director
ASPECT Studios

Above: The ASPECT Team

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“ The playground is
something that is very
special to me. To some
it made little commercial
sense to spend over
A$10M building a park
on someone else’s land.
The Darling Quarter
team however saw it as
absolutely necessary
and a rare opportunity
to create something for
everyone to enjoy
— for free.”
Rod McCoy
Executive Project Director, Australia
Project Management & Construction
Lend Lease

STATE
OF PLAY
76 MAKING PLACES + SPACES MAKING PLACES + SPACES 77
 “I wish today
that I was under
twelve. I'd love
to be in that
playground
having a good
old ride on most
of those things.”
Barry O'Farrell
NSW Premier, 24TH Sept 2011

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 LIGHTS
WELCOME TO THE CAMERA
ACTION
PLAYHOUSE! As part of Lend Lease’s
commitment to community and
placemaking, Darling Quarter
boasts Australia’s only purpose-
built 300 seat children’s theatre.
It is a multi-purpose theatre
and performance facility that
will contribute to the family
entertainment events of the
Darling Harbour precinct. In
conjunction with the playground,
the community green and public
domain, it is a thoughtful example
of social sustainability.

“The new theatre at Darling

Quarter represents a visionary
commitment to the performing
arts for young people. It is the
first and only purpose-built
theatre for young audiences
and their families in Australia
and, as such, is a landmark
development. With the wonderful
Monkey Baa Theatre for Young
people as resident company
and playing host to a diversity of
other performances, the theatre
will, along with the fabulous
playground outside its front door,
create rich experiences for young
people and their families
year round.”

Rob Brookman AM
Director
Sweet Reason

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 Soft light
SAFE PLAY
Spiers + Major is an award-winning
design practice that uses light to
enhance the experience of the
visual environment. The practice
was engaged by Lend Lease in the
role of ‘Lighting Design Advisor’. This
required the designers to review
Lend Lease’s requirements for
the illumination of both the public
domain and the Commonwealth
Bank’s building shell and core interior
lighting. The result is Australia’s first
illuminated night-time playground
and a public domain and building
that sensitively and dynamically
lights up the precinct.

“ The lighting design for Darling

Quarter has proved to be highly
innovative and also succeeds in
creating a vibrant and pleasant
experience for everyone that uses
the development after dark.”

Mark Major
Lighting Design Advisor
Spiers + Major

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 Commonwealth Bank Place
was designed to address
a number of environmental
initiatives — to reduce energy
demand, increase indoor
environmental quality,
promote a more efficient
use of water and resources
and ultimately minimise the
environmental impact from the
whole-of-life of the building.
The building has been
recognised as a world leader
in environmentally sustainable

A
design and achieved the
following Green Building
Council of Australia’s (GBCA)
ratings:

SUSTAINABLE
* 6 Star Green Star — Office
Design v2 rating
* 5 Star Green Star - Office
Design Interiors v1.1

STAR
* The first building to achieve
6 Star Green Star — Office As
Built v3
The building and fit out are
capable of achieving a 72%

IS BORN
reduction in carbon emissions
in operation when compared
to the average performance
of typical existing office
buildings in Australia.

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 Water Saving Initiatives
Darling Quarter employed the
following strategies to achieve a
92% reduction in potable water
consumption:
High efficiency fixtures and
fittings
Rainwater harvested from the
roofs is filtered, UV treated and
distributed to the public domain
for landscape irrigation. It is
predicted to reduce the potable
water use in the public domain
by 94%.
An innovative blackwater
treatment and reuse system
coupled with sewer mining
to maximise the use of non-
potable water.
The sewer mining and black
water treatment system installed
Building Form
& Urban Design
Darling Quarter creates a
permeable, unified and legible
precinct, reforming an area that
previously was cluttered, disparate
and opaque. The two building
forms flank a new at-grade
pedestrian connection that
connects the precinct to the city
and creates a gateway to Darling
Harbour South. New high-quality
retail concessions, an expansive
children’s playground and other
public domain improvements
on the ground plane respond
to the desire to make this an
environmentally and socially
sustainable development.
High Performance
Building Envelope
The innovative design of the
building envelope maximises the
energy efficiency and thermal
performance of the building. The
envelope balances the need for
daylight penetration, external
views, thermal comfort, glare and
solar gain control.
Energy Efficient Systems
and Technology
The provision of a high
performance envelope enabled the
design team to select low-energy
mechanical cooling systems. The
building also incorporates low
carbon technologies for energy
generation and efficient building
systems.
RAINWATER
Social Sustainability
Creating long-term activation
and a green precinct for the
whole community. Place making
initiatives include urban
connections, high-quality retail,
children’s theatre, innovative
playground and community green.
COOLING
TOWERS
Integrated Fit Out
The Commonwealth Bank fit out
was integrated with the base
building design and construction
to avoid material waste. Many
sustainable innovations have
been used in the fit out including
Activity Base Working, a mini
tri-gen system, media walls with
sustainable data and low VOC
materials.
SOLAR PROTECTION
External shading to reduce
discomfort glare, increase thermal
comfort, minimise solar gains and
reduce cooling requirements

within the building were

GREEN ROOF
designed to treat and recycle
Reduce heat island effect,
100% of the blackwater generated stormwater attenuation and PASSIVE CHILLED
by the building, through improved thermal insulation
FULL ATRIUM BEAM COOLING
sourcing additional effluent HEIGHT Warm air rises through perforated
from the sewer mains. Maximise daylight metal ceilings and is cooled by
RAINWATER RECYCLING penetration to beams which have chilled water
internal spaces reticulated through them
Collection of rainwater from
roof for reuse in landscape
irrigation for the public domain

SINGLE PASS
AIR-CONDITIONING
100% fresh air is supplied to the
working zone and is exhausted out
the building via the atrium

Electricity (Base
Building Uses)

AN
Heat (Domestic Hot Water
& Space Heating) GENERATORS TRI-GENERATION
ELECTRICITY,
HEAT & COOLING

ENVIRONMENTAL SECURE BICYCLE RACKS

Secure bicycle racks and
Electricity generated on site via on
site natural gas turbines, heating

DESIGN
change facilities to encourage generated as a by-product.
staff bicycle commuting Absorption chillers used to convert
heat to ‘free’ cooling
Chilled Water Supply
ABSORPTION

CONCEPT
(Space Cooling)
BLACKWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM CHILLERS
Treatment of building waste water NATURAL GAS SUPPLY
(including toilet and urinal waste) for
re-use throughout the building for
non-potable requirements such as toilet
SEWER MAINS
flushing, irrigation, and cooling towers

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 FACTS
MATTER

72% 92%
«

«
Co2 H0
2
A 72% reduction A 92% reduction
in carbon in potable water
emissions in consumption,
operation when which is
compared to equivalent to
the average 86 million water
performance of bottles.
typical existing
office buildings in
Australia.

88 A SUSTAINABLE STAR IS BORN A SUSTAINABLE STAR IS BORN 89

 MEDIA
Situated in the Commonwealth
Bank Place, dynamic media
walls display sustainable data
Power Usage Tracking
– 24% South Building
– 21% North Building

WALL such as energy consumptions,

tri-generation output and

REPORTS
sale of reusable coffee cups,
encouraging the buildings’
occupants’ active participation in
reducing their carbon footprint.

On an average day at
Darling Quarter:
Electricity produced on Water Savings
site by tri-generation system* – Equivalent of 2.1 Olympic Sized Pools
– 5.25 ML of recycled water*

Coffee Cups CO2 Emission Reduction

10% Reusable Cups*
90% Disposable Coffee Cups*

*as recorded December 2011

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 FOOD WITH
“ SJB worked through a design brief for the integration of
the retail shopfronts and furniture into the building and
public spaces. Johnathan Redman (fjmt) described us
as the ‘glue’ between the architecture, landscape and

A VIEW
graphics. We also worked with Lend Lease and Village
Well to develop and implement some ideas which could
be used by both the local community and casual
visitors to take ownership but most importantly enjoy Kirsten Stanisich & Jonathan Richards
SJB Interiors, Sydney
the relaxed atmosphere of the ‘Community Green’.”
 Kirsten Stanisich
Director
SJB Interiors, Sydney

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 EAT
TO
THE
BEAT
Darling Quarter is all about an innovative
mix of authentic and original food concepts
creating a magnet not just for city workers and
residents but for all Sydneysiders and visitors
to Darling Harbour. A focus on providing a
quality retail offer without losing sight of
variety and affordable prices differentiates
the precinct from its neighbours and cements
it as the ultimate Darling Harboureating
destination.

The design brief was to set out and create a

place that people would love, using material
that will add warmth, complement the natural
environment and add colour to the destination.
Vibrant shop-fronts and bold feature lighting
make lasting statements about the character of
the precinct — young, creative, exciting, alive
and daring. Custom designed furniture mirrors
the energy and innovation of the strip.

As part of the public domain, ‘the community

green’ is a beautifully designed public park
that encourages people to sit, relax and enjoy
their food in a spectacular outdoor setting.

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 The long, gently curving retail
“ Inspecting the retail offer this

SIT BACK & RELAX

verandah is a natural extension
of the public space which
extends the material warmth
of the building to the ground
plane. This seamlessness was
achieved through a rewarding
collaboration between developer,
retail masterplanner, architect,
retail designers, landscape
architect, signage and lighting
designers. Most satisfying is
seeing the shared vision become
reality through the vibrancy of
the precinct from early morning
breakfast and coffee, though
daytime work and play to the
buzzing evening crowd.
afternoon, was and will remain
one of my career highlights. As a
team, we set out to create a new
generation food precinct. The
shopfronts are unique, the fit outs
incredible, the mix is excellent
and concepts burst with flavour.
You have to get down and see the
vibrancy and innovation. Lend Lease
has done it, and as a lover of new
retail precincts, this is world class.”
Gary Horwitz
Head of Retail, Australia | Development
Lend Lease

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 08:26am 06:24pm

09:14am
1:07pm 01:07pm
8:14pm 08:14pm

10:15am 02:28pm 07:52pm 10:24pm

10:15am 7:52pm A DAY IN

THE LIFE
OF DARLING
QUARTER
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 SKELETON TO SKIN
“ Working through the design of the north and
south atrium roofs with FJMT and Lend Lease
was one of the most satisfying and memorable
moments on the project. With a number of
suitable schemes agreed, work was done with
the construction team to develop a fabrication
and erection methodology. With this work
complete a final scheme was fully developed
and integrated with all the services including the
integration of an internal building maintenance
unit. The result is stunning yet functional.”
Peter Macdonald
Principal, Sydney
Arup
100 SKELETON TO SKIN
The Darling Quarter project
includes a twin nine-storey
building structure with a common
basement, located in the heart
of Sydney in a low lying coastal
location. These features and the
aspirations of the project team
imposed many challenges and
complexities on the structural
design of the building. The first
design challenge was the basement
structure which is located below the
water table and above an abundance
of existing in-ground services, such
as major water easements, Telstra
mains and Energy Australia Major
cable routes.
In order to bridge these existing
services, the basement structure
incorporates large complex
transfer beams and walls which
span up to twenty-two metres.
The post-tensioned floor plates of
upper levels span about fifteen
metres between columns,
allowing for large open plan and
flexible spaces for the proposed
office and commercial use. The
structural design of the floors
achieved more than a four metre
cantilever span at the facade and
atrium edges which provides
uninterrupted views for occupants
as well as allows natural light into
internal spaces.
The project’s glass architectural
roof, which shelters the large
atrium, was artfully designed in
slender steel members. The series
of unsupported cantilevered stairs,
pods and bridges and exposed
glass lift structures are a perfect
example of how Arup’s structural
design met the architectural intent
of clear ‘floating’ structures in the
atrium, encouraging interaction
and a sense of community.
The building achieved a ‘Six Star
Green Star’ rating, as outlined
in the Green Building Council of
Australia guidelines.
In order to contribute to this
rating, the concrete used in the
structure of the two buildings
was designed to contain large
amounts of recycled content
as cement and aggregate
replacement. The Arup structure
team ensured that the design
of the building elements could
accommodate the unique features
of this ‘green’ concrete.
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 14/11/09

15/06/10
FROM THE GROUND UP
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 BRIDGING
THE GAP
“ The unique, shapely form of the
footbridge has successfully
endowed an otherwise banal
utilitarian structure with a
sense of place and arrival. The
Bathurst Street end canopy, in
particular, creates an exciting
gateway to the precinct.”

Stephen Pratt
Architect
fjmt

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 “The construction of
Darling Quarter involved thousands

FACTS
of workers whose passion for
excellence, commitment
to quality and safety delivered

MATTER
such an outstanding project for all
Sydneysiders to enjoy.”

Richard Eaton
Senior Construction Manager, Australia
Project Management & Construction
Lend Lease

MORE THAN
6000
CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS

OVER 2.7 BLOOD

MILLION SWEAT &
HOURS TEARS
WORKED
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 “Complex projects not only spawn new
friendships but also force to the surface
some really talented people. Darling
Quarter for many will become the project
of a lifetime and a major milestone in their
careers. Some have already been ear-
marked for greater things. I am hoping
those people take away some of the finer
principles of Darling Quarter and apply it
to their future projects.”

Rod McCoy
Executive Project Director, Australia
Project Management & Construction
Lend Lease

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110 I NSIDE DARLING QUART ER INSIDE DARLING QUARTER 111
 Planning Minister announces
commencement of works
Left to right:
David Hutton, Lend Lease “ Darling Quarter links a modern
10 September 2008
Kristina Keneally, Planning Minister
Michael Collins, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
workplace, with vibrant retail and civic
spaces. It encompasses everything
desirable in a major world class CBD
renewal project, including leading
social and environmental sustainable
initiatives, architectural excellence and
partnership of industry leaders. Lend
Lease appreciates the shared vision
and support of the NSW Government, the
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority,
the Commonwealth Bank, our investors,
contractors and every organisation and
individual involved in creating such a
successful outcome. Darling Quarter is
a great result for workers, residents and
visitors alike, and will make a lasting
contribution to Sydney - the world’s best
harbourside city.”

David Hutton
Group Head of Development
Lend Lease

A LANDMARK
“
SYDNEY
VISION."
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 Darling Quarter was a collaborative effort
between Lend Lease, the Sydney Harbour
CONTRIBUTORS
Foreshore Authority and the Commonwealth AND CREDITS
Bank of Australia.
  Special thanks to all the
Darling Quarter is another great example consultants, subcontractors, and
showcasing Lend Lease’s integrated business
model with the project being conceived, construction workers and families who
designed, developed and constructed by Lend made this project possible.
Lease. In addition, the project was funded and
has been acquired by the Lend Lease managed ARUP Deuce Design SJB Architects
APPF Commercial in joint venture with one of its Environmentally Sustainable Design
Structural Engineer (base build/fit out)
Heritage Interpretation
Signage
Retail Masterplan

existing institutional investment partners. Mechanical Engineer (base build/fit out) Book Design
Spiers & Major
  ASPECT Studios The E.G.O. Group
Lighting Masterplan

Thank you to all stakeholders for enabling Landscape Architecture
this project from start to end with such Aurecon
Electrical Design/Lifts
professionalism and success. Façade
Pedestrian Bridge Structure
Creative Director
Interior Design (L1)
Warren Smith & Partners
Hydraulic Design (base build/fit out)
Fire Design (base build/fit out)
Francis-Jones
Morehen Thorp (fjmt) Waterforms International
Architecture Water Feature Consultant

APPF Commercial Cardino ITC Group Hyder Consulting Wilkinson Murray

Electrical Design (fit out) Civil Engineer Acoustic Design
Building Owner, Commonwealth Bank Place

Commonwealth Bank Casey & Lowe JBA Planning Windtech / CPP

Archeology
Australia Urban Planning (base build/fit out) Wind Engineering (base build/fit out)
Tenant
Coffey Geotechnics Morris Goding Access
Geotechnical Engineer Veolia
Lend Lease Consulting Blackwater
Development Accessibility Consultant
Construction & Project Management
Davenport Campbell (base build/fit out)
Design
& Partners
Interior Design (L2-8) Norman Disney & Young
Feature Lighting
Environmentally Sustainable Design Independent Commissioning Authority
Davis Langdon (base build/fit out)
Certifying Authority (fit out)
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Acoustic Design (fit out)
Authority (SHFA)
Land Owner Defire Philip Chun & Associates
Fire Engineering (base build/fit out) Certifying Authority

Ramus Illumination
Façade Lighting

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Credits

Design
Deuce Design
www.deucedesign.com.au

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Special Thanks to
Sacha Coles
Richard Francis-Jones
Tim Harper
Abbey Johnson
Kate Luckcraft
Johnathan Redman
Tarah Spencer
Dita Svelte

Photography
Tyrone Branigan
John Gollings
Florian Groehn
John Marmaras
Bob Peters