Waterman’s Cove Barangaroo South Landscape, NSW Waterfront Design, Australia Public Realm Design Photos
Watermans Cove, Barangaroo South
22 Oct 2020
Harbour cove in Barangaroo, Sydney
Location: Barangaroo South, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design: Grant Associates
Harbour cove designed by Grant Associates opens in Barangaroo, Sydney
A new harbour cove and boardwalk designed by landscape architect Grant Associates has opened to the public in Barangaroo in Sydney?s new business district.
New Watermans Cove features a crescent shaped cantilevered waterfront walkway to allow people to get close to, and enjoy, the water, creating an entirely new public space on the city?s foreshore:

images courtesy of Lendlease and Infrastructure The fully-accessible, amphitheatre-style boardwalk extends out to create a new public pier. Huge sandstone blocks provide informal seating areas and native species trees create a shady backdrop to the open waterfront. A feature Fig tree has been planted on part of the original dockside structure.

Watermans Cove is a key feature of Grant Associates? designs for two hectares of public realm at Barangaroo South – a 7.5 hectare, mixed-use scheme being developed and delivered by global urban regeneration specialist Lendlease. The scheme aims to revitalise this central part of Sydney?s foreshore, formerly a terminal for containers, into a world-class, vibrant waterfront precinct. The public realm also provides the waterfront setting to...