The new Sydney Fish Market, commissioned by Infrastructure NSW, representing a project budget of $750M, is set to become one of Sydney’s new waterfront icons. With what will undoubtably become a benchmark in design, it includes an expansive 30,000m2 roof of unique undulations representing “fish scales”. Setting new goals for design excellence, functional performance and environmental sustainability, the new Sydney Fish Market will be developed within an improved public domain including the creation of a waterfront promenade with improved access to Blackwattle Bay and linking to surrounding areas and public transport. The new Sydney Fish Market will be built to serve many purposes:
- a working fish market, including a wholesale auction area, offices and commercial spaces
- state of the art back-of-house plant and recycling/waste management facilities
- culinary education (the Sydney Seafood School)
- retail premises including food and beverage premises, back-of-house facilities, and car and delivery vehicle parking spaces
- a cultural tourist destination, urban connector, and an inspiring icon along the Sydney Waterfront with a new foreshore promenade and commercial fishing fleet and domestic wharves
- a working fish market, including a wholesale auction area, offices and commercial spaces