88 Walker Hotel and Office Building / fitzpatrick+partners

Conceived as a tower crafted from a pair of tall, slender forms, 88 Walker contrasts with the wider proportions of its neighbors, acting as a focal point on the skyline. The development lies at the heart of the North Sydney CBD and is integrated with the heritage Firehouse hotel. Together, the 2-story former fire station, now a heritage pub, and 50-story mixed-use tower narrate the changing story of North Sydney’s growth from an early colonial suburb on the opposite shore from the town of Sydney to a major commercial component of the global city Sydney has become, housing some of the world’s largest corporate tenants in an evolving and vibrant CBD.