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Barangaroo Point
Creating a new place for Sydney
A spectacular new place for Sydney, this six hectare
NSW Government is returning this part of
waterfront headland park includes two coves, a continuous The
the western foreshore to the public for the first
naturalistic sandstone foreshore, 75,000 native plants
time in over 100 years.
and an internal cultural space landscaped into the headland. Designed by renowned landscape architect
Peter Walker, Barangaroo Point is inspired
by the original harbour headland that existed
prior to reclamation, circa 1836.
Walking around the restored headland from
the heritage wharves of Walsh Bay past the
lushness of the park and down to the excitement
of Barangaroo South will be one of the great
walks of Sydney. It will also be a key section
of one of the most spectacular urban waterfront
walks of the world as part of the greater 14km
Sydney Harbour walk from Woolloomooloo
to the Anzac Bridge.
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Delivery Milestones
Construction of Barangaroo Point is well
progressed and on schedule for opening
by mid 2015. Significant milestones already
reached include:
>> Removal of all caissons from the site
>> Near completion of the spectacular sandstone
foreshore and terrace walls
>> The rising mound shaped to create the
headland form
>> Excavation of the northern cove at Barangaroo
>> Installation of the tower crane to assist
construction of the cultural space
>> Almost a third of plantings complete
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Our plants
Many of our 75,000 plants are rare, so seeds and
cuttings were collected from wild sites around
Sydney Harbour and the Hawkesbury River.
Species including Eucalyptus Saligna, Eucalyptus
Haemastoma and Glochidian Ferdinandii are
currently growing at Andreasons Green – a
large nursery on the Central Coast – nurturing
the plants in readiness for their new home
at Barangaroo Point.
The sandstone-based topsoil has been specially
crafted. It features a combination of crushed
sandstone blended with washed, crushed waste
and compost to create the ideal home for all
those plants.
75,000 native plants
6,500 sandstone blocks
6 hectares
2 coves
On schedule to open
mid 2015
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“The imagination kids will
bring to this place makes it
a unique plaything… now
one could have a little place
like that, but a mile long –
that’s a completely different
dimension.”
> Peter Walker, Landscape Architect,
PWP Landscape Architecture
Creating a foreshore
The creation of a naturalistic sandstone
foreshore inspired by the pre-1836 shoreline
is almost complete.
Realising this vision first required removing
the caissons lining the old port’s seawall. Using
a special wire cutting process, each caisson was
lifted and removed by a crane barge. The caissons
have been crushed onsite, with the materials
used to help build the Park, in line with
Barangaroo’s sustainability commitments.
Following the removal of the concrete edge of
the old wharf, Baulderstone began placement
of 6,500 sandstone blocks into naturalistic
patterns to recreate the foreshore.
The sandstone blocks for the foreshore have
come from within Barangaroo, with extraction
from the site of the cultural space.
Restoring the headland
The powerful symbol of the Park’s landform
will reconnect the heights of Millers Point to
the rocky harbour foreshore as it once did prior
to the developing of the area as a port. The
works here will restore one of Sydney’s most
stunning green headlands, visually linking the
headland archipelagos of Balls Head, Goat
Island and Ballast Point.
This process involves significant earthworks.
These works are running ahead of schedule,
with fill being placed adjacent to the counterfort
wall of the cultural space. Where fill works
have been completed, terrace walls have been
constructed and then finished with top-soiling,
landscaping and irrigation.
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Celebrating our heritage
The development of Barangaroo has led to the
interpretation of multiple layers of heritage
from pre-colonial to modern industrial
maritime. Through careful archaeological
research designs, archaeological investigations,
heritage assessments, heritage impact
statements by independent experts an
interpretation of the significant representations
of heritage layers has been captured.
Barangaroo is interpreting the following
significant heritage items:
>> The powerful symbol of the Barangaroo Point
development naturally reconnecting the 18
metre heights of Millers Point to the rocky
harbour foreshore as it once did prior to the
1800 colonial settlement.
>> The discovery, retention and incorporation
of the 1820’s Munn’s Slipway into the new
sandstone foreshore of the Barangaroo Point.
>> The discovery, salvaging and incorporation
of the 1865 Cuthbert sandstone seawall into
the landscape entry to the future cultural
space at Barangaroo Point.
>> The preservation, relocation and adaptive
reuse of the early 1900’s sewage pumping
station #14 at the Towns Place entrance
to the Barangaroo Point.
>> The retention and incorporation of the 1903
sandstone seawall along the north western
edge of the Barangaroo Point foreshore.
>> The preservation of 100 percent of the
sandstone cliff faces carved away during
the industrial maritime era celebrated
as a feature within the future cultural space
of Barangaroo Point.
>> The interpretation through signage and stone
inscription of the maritime society within the
City of Sydney joint venture public domain
improvements of Millers Point neighbourhood
adjacent to the Barangaroo Point.
>> The adoption of maritime, Indigenous
and natural themes in the naming of places
within Barangaroo.
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Respecting our environment
Integrating with the neighbourhood
In November 2012, Baulderstone installed
a six-metre deep silt curtain around Barangaroo
Point as part of major marine works. The barrier
is demarcated in the water by special markers
and provides a marine exclusion zone as well as
turbidity control for construction works, including
the demolition of existing caissons.
Cultural space
Environmental management has been an ongoing
feature of works at Barangaroo Point. As part of
its commitment to transparency, the Authority
publishes monthly air and water quality reports.
In order to manage dust emissions from site,
Baulderstone undertake multiple control
measures including use of water carts to wet
down haul roads, stockpiles and hard stand
areas, management of stockpiles by
compaction, wetting down, covering and/or
spraying with a bitumen based surface coating
to prevent wind erosion and suspension of dust
generating activities such as crushing during
high wind conditions.
The Authority and the City of Sydney are
undertaking a range of improvements to help
integrate Millers Point and Walsh Bay with
Barangaroo, including wider footpaths,
improved cycle ways, better lighting, improved
seating, more street trees, and the landscaping
of Munn Reserve.
A very special space is being created within
Barangaroo Point. This will become one of the
largest single internal spaces in Australia, up
to 18,000m2. To be accessed at ground level via
Hickson Road, large skylights atop the mound
will introduce natural light. This will highlight
the sandstone cliff, creating a unique and
spectacular internal wall.
Further information
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Significant quantities of asbestos were
discovered in the soil, once used to fill under
the old shipyard. The project team was able
to successfully and safely remediate and reuse
over 150,000 cubic metres (99 per cent) of
the material. The process has established new
systems and set standards for the management
of asbestos in soil.
Barangaroo
Delivery
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