Circular Quay

Circular Quay is an iconic place for Sydney and Australia as a whole. In many ways it is the “front door” that Australia presents to the world, containing both the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House in their unique harbourfront setting. Historically, it is also the site where European settlers established their camp in 1788 and where they subsequently built key early buildings such as Government House.

TERROIR was selected as the lead consultant for the development of the Circular Quay Renewal Framework – a document that sets out the basis upon which this special place should evolve in the short term, as the ferry wharves are refurbished, and then also more broadly over the next 50 years. Circular Quay is in need of renewal, and no longer meets the expectations and requirements of a major global city like Sydney. While the Renewal Framework included analysis of future users of the site, heritage considerations, view impact studies and circulation, it also considered development opportunities that preceded the international competition in 2018.