Shaping the future of Sydney’s CBD July 2024

The design of the new towers celebrates the historic 50 Martin Place building in a number of ways, with granite for the new development being sourced from a quarry in Finland close to the location of the supply of material for the original building over a hundred years ago; with a ceramic tiled facade to 39 Martin Place replicating the facade of 50 Martin Place; and in the way a faceted glazing sy. [...] Work commenced in 2018 and included excavation of the northern station cavern down to platform level, construction of the underground station and retail areas, reinstatement of the Martin Place pedestrian link between Castlereagh and Elizabeth Streets and building of the two new towers. [...] Integrating the station and the towers provided the opportunity to bring natural light right down to the platform levels of the station and create generous public spaces at the ground level. [...] Together with the works commissioned by Macquarie, the art featured throughout the precinct and Macquarie’s workplace tells the story of the site’s past, present and future. [...] In addition, a curated collection of exhibitions including works from the Macquarie Group Collection which reflects the diversity of the Australian landscape around the theme The Land and its Psyche, will be displayed on a rotating basis in The Art Space, a new publicly accessible gallery on level 2 of the 1 Elizabeth building.