Final Stage of Sydney’s Barangaroo Precinct Revealed

Developer Aqualand has revealed plans for the final 2ha stage of the waterfront Barangaroo precinct in Sydney’s CBD.

Aqualand has lodged plans for the $2.5-billion stage, Central Barangaroo, with the NSW planning department. They are due to go on exhibition soon.

Aqualand project director Rod McCoy said the precinct would have a mix of uses and cultural spaces, and be accessible via the new Barangaroo Metro Station.

“The new metro station, the new ferry wharves on the Barangaroo foreshore, new pedestrian links to Millers Point, Walsh Bay and the Rocks, and the connections into the city through Wynyard Walk and Gas Lane, will make this precinct one of the most accessible and connected places for workers, residents and visitors in Australia,” McCoy said.

There will also be a new cultural area at Nawi Cove as part of the Barangaroo Cutaway, connecting to other cultural spaces at Millers Point, Walsh Bay and The Rocks. 

Campus-style offices and a limited number of residential apartments will be part of the development’s final stage, with views of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.

▲ An impression of Central Barangaroo, the final stage of the Sydney precinct.

Scentre Group will be the retail partner for the Central Barangaroo stage.

Aqualand estimates more than 22,000 jobs will be created within Central Barangaroo, generating more than $5 billion in addition to the $17.8 billion the precinct as a whole has generated to date.

Australian architects Durbach Block Jaggers, Smart Design Studio, and John Wardle Architects, together with David Chipperfield Architects from London will be involved in designing the buildings for Central Barangaroo to complement the retail hub designed by Scentre Group. 

The buildings will be surrounded by new parkland with indoor and outdoor public spaces. 

The urban renewal project aims to be the first carbon neutral precinct in Australia.