1 Macquarie Place (also known as Gateway Plaza) is a skyscraper in the Sydney central business district, located on Macquarie Place. Designed by

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Peddle, Thorp & Walker, the blue glass-clad commercial office building reaches 46 storeys or to the top of its spire, and it is very prominent on the

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waterfront. The tower contains about 470,000 square feet (44,000m²) of office space.

History

In 1971, a proposal to redevelop an area in Circular Quay, Sydney was announced by a consortium of developers consisting of Hooker Corporation,

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and Dilingham Development Division (part of Silverton Transport and General Industries Ltd). The redevelopment project was dubbed by the consortium as Gateway Plaza. Although the project was initially proposed in 1971, construction did not begin until 1985 due to delays. Negotiations included retaining an old hotel on the site and redesigning the building as to not cast shadows on Macquarie Place Park. The engineers during the construction phase were Norman Disney & Young. The building was sold before completion in 1988 for $325 million to a subsidiary of

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. The British Consulate-General in Sydney is a tenant on the 16th floor. The

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is a tenant on the 8th floor. In 2018,

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engaged architectural firm

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, engineers Taylor Thomson Whitting and builders Buildcorp to undertake a $30 million redevelopment and strengthening works of the Gateway Plaza building.

References

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