Located in the centre of North Sydney, immediately adjacent the proposed Victoria Cross Metro Station, our aim was to design a podium that is highly accessible, active and permeable at ground level, with a human scale and materiality. Its warm materials and human scaled spaces balance the tower’s glass and sleek expression.

The podium consists of two primary levels, a ground floor and a raised office level. The ground floor incorporates a pedestrian through-site link that extends the existing link between Little Spring and Walker Streets and connects to the Victoria Cross Metro station. The northern edges of the link are lined with retail, while the southern connects to the tower’s two lobbies.

Denison Street, with its cafes and restaurants, is also to the south beyond the lobby entrances. Tenancies sit under the podium overhang and open onto the laneway, breaking down indoor/outdoor boundaries via operable walls. A terraced mezzanine level above has additional dining areas with planting to add landscape to the groundscape.