“ Our contemporary civic design reimagines the ground plane , making public space the focus ,
with a strong understanding of how people move around the city .
MAKE ARCHITECTS
Previously , passengers were funnelled down to Wynyard Station via concourse passageways that ran either side of a central core which felt dark and unwelcoming . From very early in the design process , Make unlocked the potential of the site by raising and suspending the central core , using mega-columns in the boundary walls to support the building ’ s shear load , much like the flying buttresses of a Gothic cathedral .
This simple design execution of hanging the core has created a new triple-height ‘ Urban Hall ’ filled with daylight , transforming the arrival experience for visitors and commuters . This space now acts as a sweeping new front door for Sydney ’ s commuters on a scale commensurate with Wynyard Station ’ s status as one of the CBD ’ s busiest transit hubs . It also provides a new pedestrian route from George Street through to Carrington Street and Wynyard Park beyond , right underneath the offices as before , but this time across the full 25-metre width of the site . The hanging core itself has been celebrated – clad in almond gold stainless steel with vertical glazing , it stands out against the GRC-coffered ceiling and provides views into the commercial lift lobby from below and vice versa .
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