CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference - Gerard Evenden “Circular Quay Tower: The Tallest Office in Sydney”

Before I came, I checked my passport and was shocked to see I'd been to Sydney 93 times. We've been coming here since 1998, and we've seen the progression of the city and feel we've been part of it. In 1998, we worked on Phillip Street (now Deutsche Bank Place), focusing on ground-level connectivity. We continued that in Lumiere and Central Park, where we're completing our final building. Now, what's next for the city? Circular Quay Tower, a 265m, 67,000 sqm tower located between the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. The city's development plans from the 1990s set comprehensive rules for daylight, access, and integration at ground level, which have grown into a network benefiting the city. The site combines two plots to create a public space at ground level, with laneways for social interaction. The through-site link from George to Underwood Street became the generator for the tower's structural form—a tree-like structure. We evolved the design from steel to hybrid to concrete for sustainability. The building includes retail laneways, a ground floor lobby, business innovation spaces with higher floor-to-floor heights for tech companies, a public city garden halfway up, and a commercial tower above. The facade places solar shading only where needed to maximize views. This is our next step for Sydney, and we hope for another 20 years.