Public space
Open space
The new Sydney Fish Market creates an exciting opportunity to deliver a variety of new public spaces. More than 6,000 square metres of new open space will pave the way for a shared pedestrian and cycle path, with waterfront access, from Sydney Fish Market to Woolloomooloo.
The new Sydney Fish Market will be a place for the whole community and visitors to enjoy. It will feature new bars and restaurants, an extended waterfront promenade, a new park and local plaza. The new building will connect the water to the park and the two promenades on either side.
Public art
Visitors and locals will be able to experience the new Sydney Fish Market through public art.
The public art program will include a diverse range of works that will be integrated throughout the public domain. The program will consider the deep histories of the site, its function as a bustling marketplace, and the many audiences who visit the site. Art and cultural expression will help the new building immerse itself into its location.
Cultural Capital, a Sydney based public arts advisor, is creating a new 'Opera House steps' destination for art and culture in Sydney. A program of contemporary live and temporary performance works will activate this harbour-side location. The program will include a diverse range of established or emerging creative practitioners and thinkers. The program may contain events such as:
performance art
dance
sound and spoken word
talks and workshops.
Events will not be ticketed, small in scale, spontaneous in nature and will require minimal sets, props or audio-visual.
Creating new public space in Blackwattle Bay
The new Sydney Fish Market creates an exciting opportunity to transform currently inaccessible harbour front land and deliver a variety of new public spaces. This will allow people to access the head of Blackwattle Bay for the first time since industrial uses took over in the 19th century.
More than 6,000 square metres of new public space will include:
The urban park
Waterfront promenade
The local plaza
Bridge Road promenade.