Format
Brief
City
Sydney
State/Province
NSW
Country
Australia
Metro Area
Sydney
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Civic Uses
Office
Open space
Performance Space
Restaurant
Retail
Keywords
Children’s Theater
Kid-friendly
Place making
Playground
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2012 Global Winner
Site Size
3.7
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2007
Date Opened
2011
A brief is a short version of a case study.
The mixed-use Darling Quarter development in Sydney, Australia, is a 3.7 acre (1.5 ha) office/retail/entertainment center and tourist destination. This place-making project is located in Darling Harbour, which is one of Australia’s most-visited destinations, and it abuts Sydney’s central business district. It is centered around 69,965 square feet (6,500 m2) of open space and includes 32,292 square feet (3,000 m2) of retail space and 613,543 square feet (57,000 m2) of office space. Prior to this development by Lend Lease, the site had housed an unsuccessful entertainment center that was not well integrated into its urban and waterfront surroundings.
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Format
Brief
City
Sydney
State/Province
NSW
Country
Australia
Metro Area
Sydney
Project Type
Mixed Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Civic Uses
Office
Open space
Performance Space
Restaurant
Retail
Keywords
Children’s Theater
Kid-friendly
Place making
Playground
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2012 Global Winner
Site Size
3.7
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2007
Date Opened
2011
Developer
Lend Lease
Millers Point, NSW, Australia
Owners
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Sydney, NSW, Australia
APPF Commercial
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Architects
fjmt
Sydney, NSW, Australia
ASPECT Studios
Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
Principal Author
Shai Karp
ULI Awards for Excellence 2012 Global Winner
Note: This Case Study Brief draws extensively on information and text from the Darling Quarter and Commonwealth Place 2012 submission to the ULI Global Awards for Excellence program.