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George Street 2020 - A Public Domain Activation Strategy

Figure 59 - Martin Place 1959

Figure 60 - Contemporary awning design using mixed materials

Figure 61 - High quality heritage awning Figure 62 - Canvas awnings

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Building elements

4.3 Building materials and finish quality


The age and quality of building along the length of George
Street varies greatly from early 20th century sandstone and
brick buildings, to modern concrete, glass and steel towers.
The quality and maintenance of building finishes tends to
increase with property values, moving from south to north
along George Street. There are many examples of poorly
maintained buildings and shopfronts at the southern end
of the street. Poor building maintenance is a particular loss
in the case of heritage buildings, where rich details can be
permanently lost due to inadequate maintenance.
The Sydney Development Control Plan sets out materiality
requirements for all new development within Central
Sydney. New building exteriors are required to be designed
so that:
• the predominant masonry character and articulation of
Central Sydney is reinforced, particularly at the lower
levels of buildings; and
• the materials used, including glass, are predominantly
light in colour to reflect better quality light into the streets
and respond to the characteristic light colours of Central
Sydney.
The DCP requires extensive expanses of blank glass or
solid wall on building facades to be avoided.
Many examples throughout Central Sydney demonstrate
the positive outcomes of these controls, where buildings
demonstrate a particular Sydney sandstone quality and
warmth within a modern design tectonic.

Design recommendations
Maintain the existing DCP requirements for building
materiality and enforce the provision requiring masonry
character for buildings facing George Street.

Figure 63

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Figure 64 - Heritage building - George Street South

Figure 65 Figure 66

Sandstone character buildings in Central Sydney

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Public domain activation


plans - block by block

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5 Public domain activation plans - block by block

Druitt Street to Market Street

THE QUEEN VICTORIA BUILDING

MICK LOWES 7 ELEVEN SDS LOWES SOUVINIRS


SIMMONS
SUPERDRY TOPSHOP
WORKSHOP STORE HILTON
COFFEE HOTEL
Public domain activation plans - block by block

GNC MOOKS FLORSHEIM MESSINI MECCA

CITYBANK KOOKAI
KING STREET

McDONALDS

GALLERIES APPLE
NGLASS PRICELINE WITCHERY HCF VICTORIA
VODAFONE OPTUS OAKLEY RM GEORGES VOI STORE
UT WILLIAMS PHOTOS

Light rail DKE


tree zone (1.35m)
pedestrian movement zone (3.6m)
pedestrian through site connections active facade active past 6pm
flex zone
potential activation zone
pedestrian flows pleasant facade active past 6pm -
fine grain opportunity THE upper or lower level
STRAND UGG CITY
phase power
3vehicular preferred
driveway area
crossings dull facade CON- NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 56
SAMSUNG DYMOCKS DYMOCKS HYPE JURLIQUE HAIGHS fine grain tenancy <6m
HUNT TELSTRA VENI-
LEATHER ENCE
inactive facade fine grain opportunity
KING STREET

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5 Public domain activation plans - block by block

Market Street to King Street

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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
George Street 2020 - A Public Domain Activation Strategy

APPLE
NGLASS PRICELINE WITCHERY HCF VODAFONE OPTUS OAKLEY RM GEORGES VOI STORE
UT WILLIAMS PHOTOS

Light rail DKE


tree zone (1.35m)
pedestrian movement zone (3.6m)
pedestrian through site connections
flex zone active facade active past 6pm
potential activation zone
pedestrian flows
fine grain opportunity pleasant facade active past 6pm -
THE
STRAND upper or lower level UGG CITY
3 phase power preferred area CON- NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 57
SAMSUNG
vehicular driveway
DYMOCKS
crossings DYMOCKS HYPE
facade
dullJURLIQUE HAIGHS HUNT
fine grain tenancy <6m TELSTRA VENI-
LEATHER ENCE

inactive facade fine grain opportunity


KING STREET
5 Public domain activation plans - block by block

King Street to Wynyard Street

KING STREET
WYNYARD STREET

BARRACK STREET
SESQUICENTENARY
SQUARE
LOUIS
VUITTON REGIMENTAL
APPLE OPSM SQUARE
STORE

STEWARTS
NAB BURBERRY
BANK-
WEST WESTPAC
FUTURE
RETAIL

TELSTRA UGG CITY


CON-
VENI-
ENCE
ANZ VACANT
Public domain activation plans - block by block

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

Light rail DKE


tree zone (1.35m)
pedestrian movement zone (3.6m)
flex zone
potential activation zone
fine grain opportunity THE
STRAND UGG CITY
3 phase power preferred area CON- NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 58
JURLIQUE HAIGHS HUNT TELSTRA VENI-
SAMSUNG DYMOCKS DYMOCKS HYPE
LEATHER ENCE
KING STREET

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5 Public domain activation plans - block by block

Wynyard Street to Hunter Street

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

3 VODAFONE PAXTONS CRAZY WESTPAC


JOHNS

PASPALEY L’ETOILE ELITE UGG SEDUCE


AUSTRALIA LULULEMON ROYAL
ATHLETICA SUNCORP MIMCO CUPCAKE HUNTER
PETER GEORGE
BANK BAKERY CONNECTION
ALEXANDER
ST GEORGE TAB SPORTS FLIGHT CONVENI- WESTERN

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
George Street 2020 - A Public Domain Activation Strategy

CITY RECITAL VOI


NGLASS PRICELINE WITCHERY HCF VODAFONE OPTUS OAKLEY RM GEORGES STORE
HALL
T WILLIAMS PHOTOS FELIX
RESTAURANT

Light rail DKE


tree zone (1.35m)
pedestrian movement zone (3.6m)
flex zone
potential activation zone
fine grain opportunity THE
STRAND UGG CITY
3 phase power preferred area CON- NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 59
JURLIQUE HAIGHS HUNT TELSTRA VENI-
SAMSUNG DYMOCKS DYMOCKS HYPE
LEATHER ENCE

fine grain tenancy <6m


fine grain opportunity
KING STREET
Ground floor frontage analysis - block by block

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Ground floor frontage


analysis - block by block

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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

GPO PASPALEY PASPALEY


PEARLS L’ETOILE L’ETOILE
GPO PEARLS UGG UGG

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
Ground floor frontage analysis - block by block

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

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 active past 6pm active past 6pm -
active past 6pm - upper or lower level
pleasant facade active past 6pm -
through site connections active facade flows pleasant facade active past 6pm
pedestrian flows pleasant facade
vehicular driveway crossings active past
upper or lower -
6pmlevel upper or lower level
through site connections active facade
through site active past 6pm
active facade active past 6pm
pleasant facade
flowsvehicular driveway crossings pedestrian
vehicular driveway dull connectionsactive past 6pm
facade
crossings 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
facade active past 6pm
or lower -
level
riveway
flows crossings dull facade
pedestrian flows inactive facade upper pleasant
inactivefacade
facade active past 6pm -
riveway
flows crossings dull facade
pleasant
dull facade facade or lower
active past
inactive facade upper 6pmlevel
- upper or lower level
riveway crossings dull facade
inactive
inactive
vehicularfacade
driveway
facade crossings upper or lower
dulllevel
facade
inactive facade NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 60
riveway crossings dull facade
inactive facade inactive facade
inactive facade

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T T
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

NAB SQUAREBANK- FUTURE FUTURE


SQUARE
WEST WESTPAC RETAIL RETAIL
BURBERRY REGIMENTAL FUTURE
BANK-
BURBERRY COMMONWEALTH WESTPAC SQUARE RETAIL
WEST
BANK-
BANK FUTURE
WEST WESTPAC
BURBERRY RETAIL
FUTURE McDONALDS
BANK-
WEST WESTPAC RETAIL
BURBERRY FUTURE APPLE
BANK-
WESTPACSUNGLASS PRICELINE WITCHERY RETAIL HCF VODAFONE OPTUS OAKLEY RM GEORGES VOI STORE
WEST
HUT FUTURE WILLIAMS PHOTOS
RETAIL

ANZ VACANT

GPO GPO
GPO

GPO PASPALEY PASPALEY


PEARLS L’ETOILE L’ETOILE THE
GPO PEARLS UGG UGG

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
George Street 2020 - A Public Domain Activation Strategy

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
upper or lower -
6pmlevel or lower
through site connections pedestrian
active facadethrough site connectionsactive past 6pmactive facade active
upperpast 6pm 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
pedestrian
pleasant facade
facade active past
flows inactive facade upper pleasant
6pm
or lower -
level facade active past 6pm -
riveway
flows crossings dull facade inactive facade
riveway
flows crossings dull facade
pleasant
dull facade facade or lower
active past
inactive facade upper 6pmlevel
- upper or lower level
riveway crossings vehicular
dull
inactive
inactive driveway
facadefacade crossings
facade upper or lower facade
dulllevel
inactive facade NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 61
riveway crossings dull facade
inactive facade inactive facade
inactive facade
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T T
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

BURBERRY SQUARE RETAIL BARRACK STREET


WEST
BANK- WESTPAC
FUTURE
WEST WESTPAC SESQUICENTENARY
BURBERRY RETAIL
FUTURE
BANK- SQUARE
WEST WESTPAC LOUIS RETAIL
BURBERRY VUITTON FUTURE REGIMENTAL
BANK- OPSM
APPLE WESTPAC RETAIL SQUARE
WEST
STORE FUTURE
RETAIL
STEWARTS
NAB BURBERRY
BANK-
WEST WESTPAC
FUTURE
RETAIL

ANZ VACANT

GPO GPO
GPO

GPO PASPALEY PASPALEY


PEARLS L’ETOILE L’ETOILE
GPO PEARLS UGG UGG

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
Ground floor frontage analysis - block by block

PLACE PEARLS PLACE UGG 350


ST ANZ

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

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 drivewaydull facade
crossings active past 6pm -
upper
dull or lower level
through
flows site connections active facade
active
pleasantfacade
facade active past 6pm - facade
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
dull facade or lower
active past
facade inactive facade upper 6pmlevel
-
riveway crossings dull facade upper or lower level pedestrian through site connections active facade active past 6pm
inactive
inactive facade
facade NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION 62
riveway crossings inactive
dull facadefacade
inactive facade pedestrian flows pleasant facade active past 6pm -
inactive facade upper or lower level
vehicular driveway crossings dull facade

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

Sydney2030/Green/Global/Connected
WYNYWYNY
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

GPO PASPALEY PASPALEY


L’ETOILE ELITE UGG
PEARLS SEDUCE L’ETOILE L’ETOILE
GPO PASPALEY PEARLS UGG UGG

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
George Street 2020 - A Public Domain Activation Strategy

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
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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)

Sydney2030/Green/Global/Connected
George Street 2020 - A Public Domain Activation Strategy

Figure 43 343 George Street Sydney (City of Sydney)

Figure 44 367 George Street Sydney (City of Sydney)

Figure 45 Regent Street, London http://www.thetimes.co.uk/


tto/multimedia/archive/00429/131945656_regent-
st_429821c.jpg

Figure 46 Times Square, New York

Figure 47 343 George Street Sydney (City of Sydney)

Figure 48 Workshop Coffee, George Street (City of Sydney)

Figure 49 King Street cafe, (City of Sydney)

Figure 50 Telstra foyer, 367 George Street (City of Sydney)

Figure 51 NAB 343 George Street Sydney

Figure 52 383 George Street Sydney, formerly Soup Plus

Figure 53 Lower level small bar - Grandma’s on York Street

Figure 54 Cho Gao Restaurant, La Trobe Street Melbourne

Figure 55 Veranda Bar, George Street Sydney

Figure 56 Publicly accessible toilets - George Street Sydney.


Information source: toiletmap.gov.au

Figure 57 Degraves Street, Melbourne

Figure 58 George Street south existing signage

Figure 59 Martin Place 1959 (City of Sydney)

Figure 60 Awning design - 363 George Street Sydney

Figure 61 Grace Hotel, corner of York and King Streets

Figure 62 Ash Street, Sydney (City of Sydney)

Figure 63 61 York Street Sydney (City of Sydney)

Figure 64 773-779 George Street Sydney (City of Sydney)

Figure 65 388 George Street Sydney (City of Sydney)

Figure 66 Hilton Hotel, 455 George Street (City of Sydney)

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