Surry Hills Village | SJB, Studio Prineas and Aspect Studios

A decade in the making, Surry Hills Village transforms a once underutilised city-fringe site into a vibrant, fine-grain urban precinct that reconnects the historically separated neighbourhoods of Surry Hills and Redfern. Anchored in community, place and heritage, the project demonstrates the potential of mixed-use urban renewal to restore character, elevate amenity and create a thriving local destination.

Occupying 12,244 square metres, the masterplan is organised into seven interrelated ‘villages’, each contributing a distinct grain, function and rhythm. Residential buildings, terrace houses, commercial space, a luxury boutique hotel, retail, hospitality and carefully conserved heritage fabric are integrated into a cohesive urban framework that encourages movement, discovery and everyday connection. The design is guided by principles of street character, permeability, active ground planes and carefully articulated height transitions above the podium, ensuring a comfortable and legible urban scale.