Tzannes’ thoughtful and analytical approaches to sites and development projects create new opportunities for our clients. These projects demonstrate how successful and enduring developments are underpinned by robust and well-researched feasibility studies.
Each study begins by examining the client’s brief and gathering evidence. We conduct an in-depth site analysis to identify opportunities and constraints. Rigorous studies, paired with the early adoption of First Nations design principles and regenerative design considerations, often lead to propositions that exceed our client’s expectations, resulting in cost and time savings, and benefit the wider community. These have included:
- The studies for the Central Park Masterplan;
- The rejuvenation of the Carlton and United Brewery building;
- The redevelopment of Martin Place; and
- The development of a property on Botany Road, Rosebery.
The Central Park Masterplan, designed by Tzannes in association with Cox Richardson, transformed a brownfield site in Chippendale into a vibrant, dense, mixed-use neighbourhood. This development, characterised by sound placemaking principles, activated and interconnected streets, good pedestrian experiences, and generous, safe public green spaces, has positively impacted its surroundings and received broad community support.
We examined various options and, for each option, prepared conceptual plans and computer-generated models, as well as assessed the development yield and compliance with the State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP). This process provided an accurate method for establishing the site’s potential development value as the Central Park precinct.
The historic Carlton and United Brewery at the centre of the Central Park site required further analysis to identify the most appropriate function for this significant cluster of buildings, exploring potential uses. Ultimately, an adaptive reuse as a commercial and retail mixed-use development was identified as being the most suitable. This led to the site’s refurbishment in 2022 by Tzannes as the award-winning Brewery Yard complex for client IP Generation.
The redevelopment of the Martin Place Metro Station underwent two parallel analyses: a first-principles urban design analysis to determine the most appropriate built form for the precinct, and a historic research study into the urban design thinking underlying the existing planning controls. The latter analysis revealed that the controls did not align with contemporary principles of sustainable urbanism and were applied inconsistently, in ways that compromised the goal of shaping a distinct place in Sydney. Our precinct-wide urban study led us to propose new development controls, resulting in substantial increases in floor space and public domain benefits in the final project.
For our clients in Rosebery who were seeking a significant improvement for their property on Botany Road, we conducted an in-depth urban framework investigation. Bayside Council’s planning controls had not been updated since the council amalgamation several years earlier, and the controls were based on outdated urban analysis. To prepare the Planning Proposal application, we reviewed the existing public transport, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian connections, existing built form on and around the site, surrounding heritage items, existing public open space networks and solar access planes. These investigations enabled us to produce a set of design principles and an appropriate building envelope, and assisted us in our negotiations with the Council.
