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Building elements
Design recommendations
Maintain the existing DCP requirements for building
materiality and enforce the provision requiring masonry
character for buildings facing George Street.
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5 Public domain activation plans - block by block
CITYBANK KOOKAI
KING STREET
McDONALDS
GALLERIES APPLE
NGLASS PRICELINE WITCHERY HCF VICTORIA
VODAFONE OPTUS OAKLEY RM GEORGES VOI STORE
UT WILLIAMS PHOTOS
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MARKET STR
EET
KING STREET
COMMONWEALTH
BANK
McDONALDS
APPLE
SUNGLASS PRICELINE WITCHERY HCF VODAFONE OPTUS OAKLEY RM GEORGES VOI STORE
HUT WILLIAMS PHOTOS
THE
STRAND UGG CITY
CON-
JURLIQUE HAIGHS HUNT TELSTRA VENI-
SAMSUNG DYMOCKS DYMOCKS HYPE
LEATHER ENCE
MYER
KING STREET
KING STREET
MARKET STREET
McDONALDS
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APPLE
NGLASS PRICELINE WITCHERY HCF VODAFONE OPTUS OAKLEY RM GEORGES VOI STORE
UT WILLIAMS PHOTOS
KING STREET
WYNYARD STREET
BARRACK STREET
SESQUICENTENARY
SQUARE
LOUIS
VUITTON REGIMENTAL
APPLE OPSM SQUARE
STORE
STEWARTS
NAB BURBERRY
BANK-
WEST WESTPAC
FUTURE
RETAIL
GPO
VIVO
CAFE
PASPALEY
PEARLS L’ETOILE UGG
TRANSPORT ELITE AUS-
ANGEL PLACE
FOR NSW
KING STREET
350
MARTIN GEORGE
KING STREET
PLACE ST
McDONALDS
APPLE
NGLASS PRICELINE WITCHERY HCF VODAFONE OPTUS OAKLEY RM GEORGES VOI STORE
T WILLIAMS PHOTOS
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WYNYARD STREET
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REGIMENTAL
SQUARE
WESTPAC
THACKRAL HOUSE -
FUTURE
UNDER
REDEVELOPMENT
CONSTRUCTION GHERMEZ
CUPCAKES
TELSTRA COMMONWEALTH
SHOP SES CUE BANK
BUPA PAYLESS
SHOES
NIB
ANGEL PLACE
BANK BET CENTRE ENCE STORE UNION
E
VACANT
MASTER- ‘YES’
SPECS OPTUS OPSM
PALINGS LANE
DE MESTRE PLAC
ASH STREET
CELLAR THE IVY
(ENTRANCE)
KING STREET
STREET
HUNTER
McDONALDS
APPLE
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T T
Druitt Street to Market Street
ARD STREE
T T
ARD STREE
WYNYARD STREET
BARRACK STREET
T STREE
BARRACK STREET
STREE
WYNYWYNY
SESQUICENTENARY
BARRACK STREET SESQUICENTENARY
TARDARD
STREE
SQUARE SQUARE
BARRACK STREET SESQUICENTENARY
REGIMENTAL
ARDWYNY
WYNY
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
BARRACK STREET
SESQUICENTENARY SQUARE SQUARE
REGIMENTAL
ARD STREE
SQUARE
SESQUICENTENARY
BARRACK STREET SQUARE
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
WYNYWYNY
SESQUICENTENARY SQUARE
BARRACK STREETSTEWARTS
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
NAB BURBERRY BURBERRY
BANK- NAB BANK- SQUARE
SESQUICENTENARY WESTPAC
WEST WEST
BURBERRY REGIMENTAL WESTPAC
NAB SQUAREBANK- FUTURE FUTURE
SQUARE
WEST WESTPAC RETAIL RETAIL
BURBERRY REGIMENTAL FUTURE
BANK-
BURBERRY SQUARE RETAIL
WEST
BANK- WESTPAC
FUTURE
WEST WESTPAC
BURBERRY RETAIL
FUTURE
BANK-
WEST WESTPAC RETAIL THE QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING
BURBERRY FUTURE
BANK-
WESTPAC RETAIL
WEST
FUTURE
RETAIL
ANZ VACANT
GPO GPO
GPO
ELCEPLACE
PASPALEY ELITE AUS- ELITE AUS-
PLA
PEARLS L’ETOILE UGG
ANG
GPO
ANGEL PLACE
PASPALEY ELITE AUS-
CE CE
PEARLS L’ETOILE UGG
PASPALEY
ANGEL
EL PLA
GPO ELITE
L’ETOILE AUS-
PEARLS UGG 350
CEPLA
350
EL
MARTIN ELITE
ANG
PASPALEY MARTIN AUS- GEORGE
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GEORGE
PLA
PLACE PEARLS L’ETOILE
PLACE UGG 350
ST
ANG
CE
MARTIN ST MICK LOWES 7 ELEVEN SDS LOWES SOUVINIRS
PASPALEY ELITE AUS- GEORGE
SIMMONS
PLAEL
PLACE PEARLS L’ETOILE 350 UGG ST
MARTIN ELITE
SUPERDRY GEORGE
350 AUS- TOPSHOP
PLACE
MARTIN STORE ST
WORKSHOP GEORGE
ANGELANG
HILTON
PLACE COFFEE 350
ST
GNC MOOKS FLORSHEIM MESSINI MECCA HOTEL
MARTIN GEORGE
PLACE ST
350
MARTIN
CITYBANK KOOKAI GEORGE
PLACE ST
GALLERIES
VICTORIA
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Market to King Street
ARD STREE
T T
ARD STREE
WYNYARD STREET
BARRACK STREET
T STREE
BARRACK STREET
STREE
WYNYWYNY
SESQUICENTENARY
BARRACK STREET SESQUICENTENARY
TARDARD
STREE
SQUARE SQUARE
SESQUICENTENARY
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BARRACK STREET REGIMENTAL
ARDWYNY
WYNY
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
BARRACK STREET
SESQUICENTENARY SQUARE SQUARE
REGIMENTAL
ARD STREE
SQUARE
SESQUICENTENARY
BARRACK STREET SQUARE
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
WYNYWYNY
SESQUICENTENARY SQUARE
MARKET STR
BARRACK STREETSTEWARTS
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
NAB BURBERRY BURBERRY
BANK- NAB SQUARE
EET
SESQUICENTENARY BANK-
WEST WEST WESTPAC
REGIMENTAL WESTPAC
BURBERRY
KING STREET
ANZ VACANT
GPO GPO
GPO
ELCEPLACE
PASPALEY ELITE AUS- ELITE STRAND UGG CITY
AUS-
PLA
PEARLS L’ETOILE UGG
ANG
GPO CON-
ANGEL PLACE
PASPALEY ELITE AUS-
CE CE
L’ETOILE JURLIQUE HAIGHS HUNT TELSTRA VENI-
PEARLS
PASPALEY SAMSUNG UGG DYMOCKS DYMOCKS HYPE
ANGEL
EL PLA
GPO ELITE LEATHER ENCE
PEARLS L’ETOILE AUS-
UGG 350
CEPLA
350
EL
MARTIN ELITE
ANG
PASPALEY MARTIN AUS- GEORGE GEORGE
PLA
PLACE PEARLS L’ETOILE
PLACE UGG 350
ST
ANG
CE
MARTIN ST
PASPALEY ELITE AUS- GEORGE
PLAEL
MYER
PLACE PEARLS L’ETOILE 350 ST
MARTIN UGG
ELITE GEORGE
350 AUS-
PLACE
MARTIN ST
GEORGE
ANGELANG
PLACE 350
ST
MARTIN GEORGE
PLACE ST
350
KING STREET
MARTIN GEORGE
PLACE ST
MARKET STREET
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King Street to Wynyard Street
ARD STREE
T T
ARD STREE
WYNYARD STREET
BARRACK STREET
T STREE
BARRACK STREET
STREE
WYNYWYNY
SESQUICENTENARY
BARRACK STREET SESQUICENTENARY
TARDARD
STREE
SQUARE SQUARE
BARRACK STREET SESQUICENTENARY
REGIMENTAL
ARDWYNY
WYNY
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
BARRACK STREET
SESQUICENTENARY SQUARE SQUARE
REGIMENTAL
ARD STREE
SQUARE
SESQUICENTENARY
BARRACK STREET SQUARE
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
WYNYWYNY
SESQUICENTENARY SQUARE
KING STREET
BARRACK STREETSTEWARTS
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
NAB BURBERRY BURBERRY
BANK- NAB BANK- SQUARE
SESQUICENTENARY WESTPAC
WEST WEST
BURBERRY REGIMENTAL WESTPAC
NAB SQUAREBANK- FUTURE FUTURE
SQUARE
WEST WESTPAC RETAIL RETAIL
BURBERRY REGIMENTAL FUTURE
BANK-
WYNYARD STREET
ANZ VACANT
GPO GPO
GPO
ELCEPLACE
PASPALEY ELITE AUS- ELITE AUS-
PLA
PEARLS L’ETOILE UGG
ANG
GPO
ANGEL PLACE
TELSTRA UGG CITY PASPALEY ELITE AUS-
CE CE
CON- PEARLS L’ETOILE UGG
PASPALEY
ANGEL
EL PLA
GPO VENI- ELITE
L’ETOILE AUS-
PEARLS UGG 350
CEPLA
ENCE 350
EL
MARTIN ELITE
ANG
PASPALEY MARTIN AUS- GEORGE GEORGE
PLA
L’ETOILE
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ANG
CE
MARTIN VACANT ST
PASPALEY ELITE AUS- GEORGE
PLAEL
PLACE PEARLS L’ETOILE 350 UGG ST
MARTIN ELITE GEORGE GPO
350 AUS-
PLACE
MARTIN VIVO ST
GEORGE
ANGELANG
PLACE CAFE 350
ST
MARTIN GEORGE
PLACE PASPALEY
ST
350 L’ETOILE
MARTIN PEARLS UGG
GEORGE ELITE
PLACE TRANSPORT AUS-
ST
ANGEL PLACE
FOR NSW
350
MARTIN GEORGE
KING STREET
PLACE ST
inactive facade
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Wynyard Street to Hunter Street
ARD STREE
T T
WYNYARD STREET
ARD STREE
WYNYARD STREET
BARRACK STREET
T STREE
BARRACK STREET
STREE
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SESQUICENTENARY
BARRACK STREET SESQUICENTENARY
TARDARD
STREE
SQUARE SQUARE
BARRACK STREET SESQUICENTENARY REGIMENTAL
REGIMENTAL
ARDWYNY
WYNY
SQUARE SQUARE REGIMENTAL
BARRACK STREET
SESQUICENTENARY SQUARE SQUARE
REGIMENTAL
ARD STREE
SQUARE
SESQUICENTENARY
BARRACK STREET SQUARE
SQUARE REGIMENTAL
WYNYWYNY
SESQUICENTENARY SQUARE
BARRACK STREETSTEWARTS WESTPAC REGIMENTAL
NAB SQUARE BURBERRY BURBERRY
BANK- NAB BANK- SQUARE
SESQUICENTENARY WESTPAC THACKRAL HOUSE -
WEST WEST
BURBERRY REGIMENTAL WESTPAC
NAB SQUAREBANK- FUTURE FUTURE FUTURE
SQUARE UNDER
WEST WESTPAC RETAIL RETAIL REDEVELOPMENT
BURBERRY REGIMENTAL CONSTRUCTION FUTURE
GHERMEZ
BANK-
BURBERRY SQUARE RETAIL
WEST
BANK- WESTPAC CUPCAKES
FUTURE
WEST WESTPAC TELSTRA COMMONWEALTH
BURBERRY RETAIL
FUTURE SES
BANK- SHOP CUE BANK
WEST WESTPAC RETAIL BUPA PAYLESS
BURBERRY FUTURE
BANK- SHOES
WESTPAC RETAIL NIB
WEST
FUTURE
RETAIL 3 VODAFONE PAXTONS CRAZY WESTPAC
JOHNS
ANZ VACANT
GPO GPO
GPO
ELCEPLACE
PASPALEY
AUSTRALIA LULULEMON
ELITE AUS- ELITE ROYAL
AUS-
PLA
L’ETOILE
ATHLETICA SUNCORP MIMCO CUPCAKE HUNTER
PEARLS UGG PETER
ANG
GPO GEORGE
ANGEL PLACE
PASPALEY ELITE BANK BAKERY CONNECTION
AUS- ALEXANDER
CE CE
PEARLS L’ETOILE UGG
PASPALEY
ANGEL
EL PLA
GPO ELITE
L’ETOILE AUS- ST GEORGE TAB SPORTS FLIGHT CONVENI- WESTERN
PEARLS UGG 350
ANGEL PLACE
CEPLA
350
EL
MARTIN ELITE BANK BET CENTRE ENCE STORE UNION
ANG
PASPALEY MARTIN AUS- GEORGE
E
GEORGE
PLA
PLACE PEARLS L’ETOILE
PLACE UGG 350
ST
ANG
CE
MARTIN ST
PASPALEY ELITE AUS- GEORGE ‘YES’
MASTER-
PLAEL
PLACE PEARLS L’ETOILE 350 UGG ST
MARTIN SPECS OPTUS OPSM
ELITE GEORGE
350 AUS-
PLACE
MARTIN ST
GEORGE
ANGELANG
PALINGS LANE
PLACE 350
ST
DE MESTRE PLAC
MARTIN GEORGE
PLACE ST
350
MARTIN GEORGE ASH STREET
PLACE ST CELLAR
STREET
THE IVY
HUNTER
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CITY RECITAL
HALL
FELIX
RESTAURANT
pedestrian through site connections
pedestrian through active
sitefacade
connections active
active past 6pm
facade active past 6pm
pedestrian through site connections active facade
pedestrian through site connections active
active past
past 6pm
6pm
through site connections
pedestrian flows active facade
pedestrain flows
pedestrian flows pleasant facade active past 6pm active past
pleasant 6pm -
active past 6pm - upper or lower level
facade active past 6pm -
through site connections active facade active past 6pm
pedestrian flows pleasant facade
vehicular driveway crossings active past 6pm - upper or lower level
through site connections active facade active past 6pm upper or lower level
pleasant facade
flowsvehicular driveway crossings vehicular driveway dull facade
crossings active past 6pm upper
dull
- facadeor lower level
through site connections
flows active facade
active
pleasantfacade
facade active past 6pm -
vehicular driveway crossings dull facade upper or lower level
pleasant
pleasant facade active past
facade inactive facade upper or lower -
6pmlevel
riveway
flows crossings dull facade inactive facade
riveway
flows crossings dull facade
pleasant
pedestrian
dull facade facade
through site connections
inactive facade upper or lower
active past level
-
6pmactive facade active past 6pm
riveway crossings dull facade
inactive
inactive facade
facade upper or lower level
riveway crossings inactive
dull facadefacade
pedestrian flows pleasant facade active past 6pm -
inactive facade
upper or lower level
inactive facade
vehicular driveway crossings dull facade
inactive facade
Image references
Image references
Figure 1 Illustrative view - George Street at Martin Place Figure 23 Market Street San Francisco, Gehl Architects
Figure 2 George Street spine and connecting spaces Figure 24 Bordeaux light rail
Figure 3 Strategy context Figure 25 Market Street San Francisco, Gehl Architects
Figure 4 City Centre Public Domain Plan study areas Figure 26 Bordeaux light rail stop, designer Elizabeth de
Portzamparc fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_de_
Figure 5 Source: Public Spaces Public Life - City of Sydney Portzamparc
2007 (Gehl Architects)
Figure 27 Barcelona street scene sandratblog.com/2013/07/07/
Figure 6 George Street 1930 (City of Sydney archive) catalonias-vibrant-barcelona
Figure 7 George Street today Figure 28 Concept images by Tzannes Architects in asociation
with Australian Built Urban Designs
Figure 8 George Street (City of Sydney)
Figure 29 Concept images by Tzannes Architects
Figure 9 Excerpt - Draft George Street Benchmarking Study
(Gehl Architects) Figure 30 Flower stall, Covent Garden, http://www.caren.co.uk/
img/blog/2012/07/Chanel%20pop%20up%202.jpg
Figure 10 Illustrative view - George Street at the Queen Victoria
Building Figure 31 City of Sydney - Sydney Square easy chairs (City of
Sydney)
Figure 11 Pedestrianised area spatial requirements
Figure 32 Ash Street (City of Sydney)
Figure 12 Non-pedestrianised area spatial requirements
Figure 33 Tait ‘jak’ chair and table
Figure 13 San Francisco Parking Day sf.funcheap.com/free-
food-spur-parking-day-party-sf/ Figure 34 Femob ‘bistro’ chair and table
Figure 14 Street Music (City of Sydney) Figure 35 Derlot ‘lerod’ chair & table
Figure 15 City of Sydney - Sydney Square easy chairs (City of Figure 36 Street Vending, Glebe Point Road (City of Sydney)
Sydney)
Figure 37 California Bakery mobile store, californiabakery.it/
Figure 16 Food Trucks United at Belmore Park (City of Sydney) locations/california-bee.html
Figure 17 Art & About, Martin Place (City of Sydney) Figure 38 Veggie Patch Van Food Truck resources3.news.com.
au/images/2012/10/10/1226492/695111-vegie-patch-
Figure 18 Snailovation in Pitt Street, Art & About (City of Sydney)
van.jpg
Figure 19 Pop up gardens, Martin Place (City of Sydney)
Figure 39 Madrid street kiosk flickr.com/photos/68684697@
Figure 20 Slices of Sydney, Paddington Markets (City of Sydney) N04/7533756682/
Figure 21 Art & About 2011, Tsunami (City of Sydney) Figure 40 Festival of Sydney, Martin Place (City of Sydney)
Figure 22 La Rambla, Barcelona landarchs.com/wp-content/ Figure 41 Olympic Parade 2012, George Street (City of Sydney)
uploads/2013/07/5665661411_cc0a1549c3_b.jpg
Figure 42 Olympic Parade 2012, George Street (City of Sydney)
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