This 11-level building was the third stage of the Henry Deane Park project that transformed Sydney’s Railway Square.
Its position, form and scale make it the southern gateway to the Sydney CBD. The project was negotiated with Australand Walker following our successful completion of the adjacent SRA Building and the start of construction of the Henry Deane Building. The Gateway Building comprises two basement levels, ground and eight upper levels with a total lettable area of 12,500m2. The Gateway Building, with its terracotta facade panels matches the size and colour of the adjacent buildings and together they form a visually unified entry to the whole development. The closely-knit relationship of the development is further emphasised by the basement connections with the neighbouring Henry Deane Building, the second of the major buildings in the development.
The only vehicular access to the Henry Deane Building’s basement is through the basement of the Gateway Building. After a number of studies carried out in conjunction with the client, the most economical and practical solution was to construct the basements of the Gateway Building at the same time as the construction of the Henry Deane Building – well in advance of the ground and upper levels. The basement construction included the bridging over of the Darling Harbour Drive, an active rail loop, and forming a tunnel through the Gateway Building.
The Commonwealth’s Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (DIMA) has pre-leased five floors of the building as its New South Wales State headquarters. The project included undertaking an integrated fitout for that Department under a Managing Contractor agreement for the design and construction.
