Emerging from a caravan of masterplans, “cultural ribbons,” policy and regulation, Pier 2/3 joins Wharf 4/5, whose refurbishment was completed in 2020, to become what Infrastructure New South Wales calls “a premium twenty-first-century space for theatre and music performance [that] … will establish Sydney’s reputation as a global player in the arts sector.” 1
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer’s (TZG) reputation as a firm capable of delivering responsive and creative adaptive reuse projects won it the project in 2016. The brief involved ensuring the future of the site as a cultural focal point for Sydney.
The overall precinct, including the original Pier 2/3 “finger wharf,” is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. The original development, constructed between 1913 and 1920, comprised 10 wharves of cargo sheds. However, post-World War II, the wharves found themselves obsolete, and
