


City
City represents the most significant effort on the part of human civilisation to a complete transformation of the natural environment, the most radical shift from the state of nature to the one of culture by creating a ‘microclimate’ particularly right to the development of some fundamental relationships for human life.
Vittorio Gregotti
II Territorio dell’Architettura, Feltrinelli, Milano. 1966
Parliament Square
Parliament Square is located directly behind the Tasmanian State Parliament building on the rising topography of Sullivan’s Cove. Bounded by Murray and Davey Streets, and Salamanca Place, the site houses significant heritage buildings from the 1840s through to early 1900s.
Over time, low quality and unsympathetic additions to the rear of sandstone and brick buildings congested the site and limited public access and enjoyment. The Parliament Square project removes invasive structures and opens the heart of the site to new public domain linking Salamanca Place to Murray Street.
We have created a central public space that works as a platform on the side of the falling land, affording outlook over Sullivan’s Cove, offering a level space for community gathering and events. The great ensemble of heritage buildings of Parliament Square is being carefully restored and re-imagined.