Kings Bay Village
Revitalising the Parramatta Road corridor & creating a vibrant community.
Introduction
The design of the new mixed-use precinct, in Sydney's Five Dock, will feature an outdoor plaza, public marketplace and village green - playing a key role in the urban renewal of the area.
Project
Kings Bay Village
Client
Deicorp
Date
2024
Site area
31,300 sqm
Location
Five Dock, NSW
Indigenous Country
Wangal - Dharug Nation
Total GFA
128,175 sqm
Buildings
6
Apartments
1,185
Collaborator
Arcadia Landscape Architects
CGI Artist
Choi Render
The site, between Parramatta Road, William Street and Queens Road in Five Dock, sits within the proposed Kings Bay residential precinct outlined by the Canada Bay Council’s masterplan and NSW Government’s Parramatta Road Corridor Urban Transformation Strategy.
The public domain, designed in conjunction with Arcadia Landscape Architects, will be a pedestrian centric network of streets and laneways, with a large new public park at the corner of William Street and Queens Road. The architecture speaks to the rich history of the industrial and warehousing uses in the area, and takes inspiration from the vernacular of the local brick facades, fenestration, and roof profiles.
There is a diverse mix of housing types provided, including a large component of Affordable Housing for key workers. The towers are positioned to avail of the district views to Kings Bay, Iron Cove and the City CBD skyline. The overall proposal curates a diversity of architecture between the buildings, which collectively create a dynamic new streetscape.
From finer grain, active retail and public domain in the west, there is a clear and rational transition to the quieter residential and service zones to the east. The calmness of the William Street park is established by its design as a simple ‘village green’ to counter-balance the extensive paved areas throughout the site and locality.
