sydney-city-centre-review-of-environmental-factors

Landscape
character zone
Overview description
Landscape
character and
sensitivity to
change
Work site
Streetscape
sensitivity to change
Subzone 3c:
Ultimo and
Broadway
This area forms a distinct neighbourhood predominantly
comprising institutional and commercial buildings. It is
distinct and separate from the rest of the city centre
considered under this proposal. A number of retained
historic buildings have been adapted and reused. They
are interspersed with new development that has
maintained street legibility throughout the
neighbourhood.
S4: Ultimo Road
S5: Broadway
Subzone 3d:
Pitt
Street/Goulburn
Street
These streets are typical of the high-rise central corridor
described above. These landmark buildings, focussed
around World Square, are interspersed with mediumrise
masonry historic buildings that have been converted
to a mixture of retail and commercial uses. Whilst there
is less historical cohesion along these streets the area
remains typical and representative of many of the
streets throughout the central part of the city.
Ordinary quality
and a negligible
sensitivity to
change in the
context of the
proposal
S2: Goulburn Street Low
Subzone 4a:
Wentworth
Avenue
Wentworth Avenue is in contrast to Hyde Park. It forms
a wide trafficked boulevard flanked by median-rise
residential development and lower-rise commercial
properties interspersed with occasional historical
buildings.
C1: Wentworth Avenue
Subzone 4b:
College Street/
Hyde Park
College Street and Hyde Park create a clearly distinct
area. Hyde Park forms an important open space in the
city. It provides a transition point between the city centre
high-rise and the key suburbs to the east. To the east
and north the institutional, governance and historic
character of the area has been retained.
High quality
however a low
sensitivity to
change in the
context of the
proposal
C2: College Street Moderate
Sydney City Centre Capacity Improvement 338
Review of Environmental Factors