Barangaroo Ferry Wharf

by Cox Architecture

Barangaroo Ferry Wharf is an aesthetic reflection of Sydney’s maritime qualities and its iconic harbour.

Cox Architecture have created a conceptual modern design of documentation and administrative works for the new ferry wharf of Barangaroo.

Located in Sydney’s newest development Barangaroo; on the western edge of the CBD, the new ferry wharf provides an organic flow of architecture, reflecting its surrounding environment of water and nature. The design features a limited palette of robust materials that provide a public domain interface and a proven attitude towards maintainability.

The overall ferry wharf was designed as two wharves, each pontoon being 48m long x 23m wide, with the capacity to build a third wharf at some point in the future.

The passenger interface was seen as primary and as such the interior experience was crafted to provide a seamless and sculptural environment providing weather protection, awareness to the aspects of Sydney Harbour and efficient functional flows in a safe and secure context.

Along with the design teams work on the wharfs, the landside component involved significant interface with the Barangaroo Delivery Authority (BDA) for servicing and landscape integration, as well as investigations into pedestrian management and crowd control in event modes, resulting in landside design of information and ticketing kiosks and queue control measures external to the wharfs.

Photography by John Gollings.

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