Darwin Civic and State Square Masterplan, Darwin, Northern Territory
The land of the Larrakia people
TCL with Troppo
The redevelopment of Darwin’s Civic and State Square, located between the city’s waterfront and the CBD, forms part of a series of projects agreed to under the Darwin City Deal, which includes plans to revitalize and transform Darwin’s public spaces in an effort to cool the city.
TCL and Troppo’s scheme for the precinct builds on the Darwin City Centre Masterplan and the Northern Territory government’s ongoing heat-mitigation studies to propose a diverse series of spaces that aims to draw locals and tourists by day and night, and through the area’s dramatic wet and dry seasons.
The scheme expands upon the site’s existing green character to envision a flexible and activated “central heart” that complements a new Northern