Burramattagal – Dharug Nation
NSW
85 Macquarie Street is a boutique workplace that redefines Parramatta’s commercial landscape. Positioned in the city’s civic heart, the 13-storey development integrates heritage sensitivity with modern workplace needs, providing a distinct visual transition between Parramatta’s historic fabric and its evolving skyline.
The building features four ground-level retail spaces and 11 levels of office accommodation, offering premium tenant experiences with abundant natural light, biophilic terraces, and high sustainability credentials, targeting 5-Star Green Star and NABERS ratings. A striking terracotta and sandstone façade responds to adjacent heritage landmarks, while Indigenous public artworks by Shane Smithers and Sakina Reijners enrich the public domain.
85 Macquarie Street is a workplace designed for the future – balancing sustainability, cultural storytelling, and urban placemaking to reinforce Parramatta’s position as Sydney’s second CBD.
Turner Architects’ design of 85 Macquarie Street brilliantly unites a vibrant and connected community in the heart of the Parramatta CBD, seamlessly blending productive workspaces above the QUAD retail precinct with bustling city laneways, creating a dynamic and inviting urban environment.
Stephen Cox, Director
Claire Mallin, Associate Director
Carolina Alvarez, Associate Director
Annraoi Morris, Associate Director
Tiffany Kuo, Senior Project Designer
Victor Torroglossa, Senior Project Designer
Juan Luis Cano Cano, Senior Project Designer
Holdmark, Developer
Structural Engineering Services, Structural Engineer
Stantec, Acoustic Consultant
Surface Design, Facade
Integrated Group Services, Hydraulic, Electrical, Mechanical, Fire consultant
JPY Group, Project Manager
City Plan, Heritage Consultant
Turf Design Studio, Landscape Consultant
E-Lab, ESD Consultant
500 Voices, WSP, Artist
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
