Circular Quay is a site that holds deep cultural significance for many Australian people, but it is overwhelmed by infrastructure.

 

Our big-picture thinking presents an opportunity to transform Circular Quay into a grand urban room where the city meets the harbour.

A new square at the foot of Customs House is created by removing the Cahill Expressway, rerouting the City Circle rail infrastructure to under Bridge Street and relocating a ferry wharf. The foreshore around Circular Quay’s wharves, which is currently narrow and dense, can be transformed into a generous public realm connecting to the new light rail up George Street.

This move reconnects public space to our maritime landscape, people to Country and Sydney to the world. If realised, the new waterside square – suitable for local, national and international celebration – will boost Sydney’s reputation as a key global destination.