Quay Quarter Tower

The Quay Quarter Tower is a skyscraper located at 50 Bridge Street, Sydney, Australia. Originally built as the AMP Centre in 1976, the structure underwent a redevelopment from 2018 to 2021 which increased its height, incorporated additional floorspace, and modernised the tower's entire form and design. The building re-opened as the Quay Quarter Tower in early 2022 and currently stands at a height of 216 metres (709 ft) with 54 floors.[1][2][3]

Not to be confused with AMP Building, Sydney.

Quay Quarter Tower
Quay Quarter Tower, March 2023
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial
Location50 Bridge Street, Sydney, Australia
Coordinates33°51′47″S 151°12′41″E
Opening1976
(AMP Centre)
2022
(Quay Quarter Tower)
Renovated2018–2021
Height188 m (617 ft)
(1976–2018)
216 m (709 ft)
(2022–present)
Technical details
Floor count45
(1976–2018)
54
(2022–present)
Floor area90,000 m2 (970,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)PTW Architects
DeveloperAMP Capital Investors
Main contractorMainline
Renovating team
Architect(s)3XN and BVN (Quay Quarter Tower)
Renovating firmAMP Capital Investors
Structural engineerBG&E
Main contractorMultiplex
Website
Official site

History (AMP Centre)

The tower in its original form as the AMP Centre was built in 1976, consisting of 45 floors. It was used for commercial office space and was made up of concrete, glass, and steel. Designed by Peddle Thorp & Walker and built by Mainline. The center's roof-height reached 188 m (617 ft), making it the tallest building in Sydney at the time of its completion, prior to the completion of the MLC Centre in 1977.[4][5]

AMP Centre from Circular Quay
Office Lobby
Podium Garden
The AMP Centre prior to its redevelopment

Redevelopment (Quay Quarter Tower)

In 2013, Australian architectural practice BVN designed a new masterplan for the Quay Quarter Sydney precinct and a "design envelope" for a new tower. Together with AMP Capital and City of Sydney, the BVN architects ran a design competition for Quay Quarter Tower.

On 24 September 2014, the winning design from architect 3XN was revealed and BVN was appointed Executive Architect to collaborate with 3XN and develop their design concept for construction.

Approval for the project was finalised in November 2015 and construction began in early 2018.[6][7] Construction was contracted by Multiplex and involved a rebuild and reclad of the building's entire exterior; increasing its height, incorporating additional floorspace, and modernising its overall physical form, design and façade.[8] The AMP Centre's internal core, along with 66% of its existing columns, beams and slabs and 95% of its internal walls, were retained as part of the redevelopment.[9] During initial stages of construction, the northern half of the original structure was dismantled, while the rest of the original exterior cladding was stripped off completely. Following this, a new northern section for the structure was gradually built, incorporating it with the existing core and the southern section of the building, which was also reclad in a corresponding new façade.[10] This redevelopment resulted in a new height of 216 m (709 ft) with 54 floors, a completely new interior layout with twice the amount of total floorspace, and a new cantilevered exterior design. During construction, key-tenant AMP relocated its headquarters in March 2018 into the AMP Building at 33 Alfred Street, while all other commercial tenants found premises elsewhere in the city.[11] The building in its new form, now known as Quay Quarter Tower, topped out in early 2021, before its completion in early 2022.[12][13]

In November 2022, architects 3XN and BVN won the International High-Rise Award for Quay Quarter Tower,[14][15] while in December of that year the building won the World Building of the Year Award at the World Architecture Festival.[16]

  • Scaffolding being installed on the AMP Centre, October 2018
    Scaffolding being installed on the AMP Centre, October 2018
  • Exposed beams during deconstruction, December 2018
    Exposed beams during deconstruction, December 2018
  • May 2019
    May 2019
  • June 2019
    June 2019
  • July 2019
    July 2019
  • August 2020
    August 2020
  • September 2020
    September 2020
  • May 2021
    May 2021
  • October 2021
    October 2021

References
  1. "Quay Quarter Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. "Quay Quarter - Arup". www.arup.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. Williams, Sue (16 April 2019). "AMP's new Quay Quarter Tower to be a building of 'so many firsts'". Commercial Real Estate. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. "Sydney's Tallest Buildings - from 1788 to today". www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. $24.8m contract Canberra Times 24 September 1970 page 31
  6. "AMP Capital receives Stage 2 DA approval for Quay Quarter Sydney". corporate.amp.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. "Quay Quarter Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. "AMP Names Builder for Quay Quarter, Secures $900m Boost from Rest". The Urban Developer. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. "The Sydney office building implementing circular design on a mammoth scale". acehub.org.au. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. "Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney, Australia". Design Build Network. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  11. "AMP prepares grand exit from its Circular Quay home of 60 years". Australian Financial Review. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  12. "3XN designs Sydney high rise". AMP. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  13. "Quay Quarter Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. Cano, Paula (9 November 2022). "3XN's Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney Wins the International High-Rise Award 2022/23". ArchDaily. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  15. Power, Julie (8 November 2022). "From low-raze to top praise: Sydney high-rise wins international architecture prize". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  16. Power, Julie (6 December 2022). "Sydney tower named the world's best building". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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