Herzog & de Meuron Shortlisted for Bays West International Design Competition

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – We are excited to be shortlisted for the Bays West International Design Competition, and to have the opportunity to work on this historic waterfront site in Sydney together with Silvester Fuller, Michel Desvigne Paysagiste, and Buro Happold.

“Bays West is one of the most ambitious and exciting urban renewal projects anywhere in the world. The project will be based on so many values we all share and wish to be the foundation for how we — as a society — will live in cities in the future. H&dM will contribute with all its experience and design skills to transform Bays West into a model for such urban renewal.” – Jacques Herzog

This competition is a continuation of our work on public spaces in Australia. In our project for Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station, for instance, we explored how to work with existing infrastructure to create a new civic destination. Our proposal built on the specific linear nature of the railway tracks to provide access across the entire site, connecting the waterfront and the city while creating new opportunities for public use.

Our entry for the Sydney Modern Project sought to unite a highly complex site of interlocking buildings under a new roof, creating a major new public center. The roof was conceived as an elevated landscape, housing all exhibition areas and punctuated by creative and social hubs for education and entertainment.

Site photo: NSW Government