View Full Version : Gateway Plaza l SYDNEY l 167m l 46fl


RafflesCity
April 29th, 2003, 06:31 PM
Gateway Plaza
Sydney, Australia

HEIGHT: 167m/548 feet
FLOORS: 46 floors
COMPLETION: 1989
ARCHITECT: Peddle Thorp Walker

Located right on Circular Quay, the slim diamond shaped tower was turned sideways to allow the "gateway" vista into the city.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/5/2000/11/118848.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/5/2000/11/129242.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2001/11/134194.jpg


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http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2002/10/162785.jpg

Muse
April 29th, 2003, 10:23 PM
It's a favourite with many. A classy Sydney "glassy". The lobby is too sparse
although there is a nice public space and grass area just outside.

Cloud reflections:

http://skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/a/izsy105.jpg


Here it is standing vividly on Circular Quay - pic taken by Mar:

http://129.94.222.41/therocks2.jpg

8

SteelCity32
April 30th, 2003, 01:13 AM
wow, it's almost totally flat. 10/10

Wu-Gambino
April 30th, 2003, 01:15 AM
9, wow!!

benscrape
April 30th, 2003, 03:39 AM
9.5. Awesome looking building!!!!

tayser
April 30th, 2003, 12:46 PM
I'd love to see Sydney lay the smack down on Seidler and disallow his junk from scaring the Syd Skyline even more and allow more of THIS.

9!

renell
April 30th, 2003, 10:26 PM
7 but should have been 7.5. glassy, blue , cool. but more height would have been better

BGT
April 30th, 2003, 11:48 PM
8.5/10

RafflesCity
May 1st, 2003, 09:32 AM
7.5/10

I love how slim it is!

Fabian
May 1st, 2003, 10:31 PM
Beautiful tower - 8/10

The Messiah
June 21st, 2003, 07:34 PM
Wow really slim!:) 7.5/10

fox1
June 22nd, 2003, 04:08 AM
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneycqwalk.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/21833256249ptiwgo.jpg

Eight

X-seed 4000
June 22nd, 2003, 05:33 AM
I like the building's skinnyness. I also like the color of the glass, pretty good. 8.5/10

Venezuelacom
June 23rd, 2003, 08:45 PM
i like the glass, 8.5/10

Falcaonet
June 23rd, 2003, 09:57 PM
I just love slim towers.This is amazing.9.5/10

Wisma
July 18th, 2003, 04:01 PM
yeah nice and slender
8/10

Avatar
July 27th, 2003, 04:33 PM
Originally posted by tayser

I'd love to see Sydney lay the smack down on Seidler and disallow his junk from scaring the Syd Skyline even more and allow more of THIS.

9!

10/10

Wouldn't we all. This is my Favourite Sydney building by a massive margin. Yes more height would have made it even more stunning.

Gustavo
July 27th, 2003, 04:38 PM
6/10

Fabio
November 10th, 2003, 01:59 AM
9/10


Really great.

james2390
December 18th, 2003, 04:56 AM
looks good, 8

TYW
December 18th, 2003, 08:55 AM
great looking slim glass tower!!
8.5/10

ParraMan
January 6th, 2004, 11:08 PM
9

Absolute stunner, beautiful, sleek and slender and sexy. One of my Sydney favourites. Needed to be taller and I remember back in the 80's while it was being built people not liking it. Stupid foooools....

SeeMacau
January 9th, 2004, 04:58 AM
Great tower

10/10

AtlanticaC5
January 9th, 2004, 09:06 PM
Wow, me like! 9/10

DamienK
September 9th, 2004, 01:50 PM
Looks taller than it really is. 8/10.

Trances
September 9th, 2004, 02:03 PM
glass and great
sharp angles good base !

Randwicked
December 3rd, 2004, 02:56 PM
Gorgeous. 9.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/Randwicked/gateway.jpg

DRAKKO
July 2nd, 2005, 03:31 AM
7/10

El_Greco
August 30th, 2005, 01:42 AM
8/10

B@dGuYoM
August 30th, 2005, 01:45 AM
8/10

pali
September 4th, 2005, 01:17 AM
amazing 9

David-80
September 16th, 2005, 05:54 PM
awesome looking building 9/10

cheers

nerazzurri
October 24th, 2005, 01:30 AM
One of my favorite Sydney buildings!

9/10

Zarkon
October 27th, 2005, 12:53 PM
fantastic!! 9/10

Blue_Sky
November 3rd, 2005, 06:33 PM
8.5/10

tyronne
November 4th, 2005, 01:50 AM
nice building; glassy -- 8.5/10

sista
November 4th, 2005, 06:55 AM
sleek and modern. 9.5 for me :)

DarkFenX
November 6th, 2005, 08:41 AM
8/10

Intoxication
November 6th, 2005, 07:41 PM
8.5

hella good
November 6th, 2005, 07:44 PM
have always loved its elegance

Muse
November 6th, 2005, 11:53 PM
Wow, it's almost totally flat. 10/10Yeah, it's almost totally flat viewed from side on, but it's actually a rhomboid shaped scraper.

As you can see in a few of the pics below, re the rhomboid shape:

________________http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/a/izsy106.jpg__http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/a/izsy107.jpg

____http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/a/izsy115.jpg__http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/a/izsy116.jpg__http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/a/izsy109.jpg

Harkeb
November 16th, 2005, 09:10 AM
niner! beautiful

Islandre
November 23rd, 2005, 07:55 PM
7.5/10

forvine
December 12th, 2005, 04:49 PM
8/10

Sinjin P.
December 17th, 2005, 02:37 PM
7.5/10

anakin
February 7th, 2006, 05:28 PM
8/10

Valeroso
February 17th, 2006, 05:53 AM
One of the absolute best buildings in all of Sydney! Circular Quay and Sydney would look astoundingly different without this building, so it's an EXTREME asset to the skyline! I LOVE it's colour, and its sophisticated facade (I'm a huge fan of glass). Impeccable building!

10/10

Giorgio
February 17th, 2006, 08:44 AM
I love it! Very classy.
9/10

ChiLooper
February 21st, 2006, 06:22 AM
Nice 8/10

Ydlar
April 23rd, 2006, 07:08 AM
8.5/10................

KiBeN
April 23rd, 2006, 08:46 AM
8/10...

rock-a-fella
May 4th, 2006, 08:17 AM
I like it 8.5/10.

DïegôLG
May 6th, 2006, 12:37 AM
8/10

Mosaic
May 16th, 2006, 11:49 AM
7/10. it's tall, that's all.

virarch
July 3rd, 2006, 09:07 AM
4 / 10

ZZ-II
July 17th, 2006, 11:01 PM
nice 8/10

gutooo
July 23rd, 2006, 01:02 AM
9/10

koolkid
July 24th, 2006, 05:06 AM
7.5/ 10
Its got nice glass... :D

clarky
July 29th, 2006, 03:06 PM
9/10

Marcanadian
July 30th, 2006, 04:23 AM
7/10 Nice glass and shape but I don't like the brown part.

nitro2038
November 6th, 2006, 02:32 PM
Sleek and sexy. It's also in a very prominent location at Circular Quay. I agree that it would have been even better if it was taller.

Dyn.tek
November 6th, 2006, 09:28 PM
yeah,a very nice tower.

9/10

Brendan
November 29th, 2006, 12:16 PM
One of the best buildings in the country. It looks amazing when you are on the harbour in a ferry and you see the sunset reflecting in the glass. This truely is the "Gateway" to the city.

10/10.

hoangduong
November 30th, 2006, 12:34 PM
not bad :) 8/10

SactoSpam
November 30th, 2006, 09:24 PM
Not bad - 9.5/10

futureproof
December 5th, 2006, 05:11 AM
it definitively enhaces the harbour, and it´s very nice.

7.5

Skyman
March 13th, 2007, 08:05 AM
7/10

W!CKED
March 14th, 2007, 12:09 AM
9/10

Shumway
September 10th, 2007, 10:18 AM
7/10

MasonicStage™
September 10th, 2007, 10:32 PM
8/10 :)

Astralis
September 29th, 2007, 01:43 PM
8.5/10

Rutger1991
August 19th, 2008, 01:33 PM
9/10 ^^
I like towers with lots of glass!!!!!

henry hill
September 24th, 2008, 09:17 PM
9,5/10

LMCA1990
September 24th, 2008, 11:53 PM
7/10

Kawasaki KG
October 31st, 2008, 10:38 PM
8.5/10

tonyssa
April 30th, 2009, 01:47 AM
9/10

ireneo
April 30th, 2009, 11:21 PM
8/10

Jan Del Castillo
August 3rd, 2009, 03:42 AM
8. Good building. Regards.

xavarreiro
August 29th, 2009, 09:13 PM
8/10

Heroico
February 25th, 2010, 08:01 PM
8/10

Heroico
February 25th, 2010, 08:02 PM
It's a favourite with many. A classy Sydney "glassy". The lobby is too sparse
although there is a nice public space and grass area just outside.

Cloud reflections:

http://skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy01/a/izsy105.jpg


Here it is standing vividly on Circular Quay - pic taken by Mar:

http://129.94.222.41/therocks2.jpg

8

nice color glasses

romanito
August 26th, 2010, 04:06 AM
9/10

romanito
August 26th, 2010, 04:09 AM
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Tomek 2008
August 26th, 2010, 03:59 PM
8/10

v-sun
February 13th, 2011, 10:00 AM
7/10

yudibali2008
July 13th, 2011, 03:18 PM
8.5/10

sieradzanin1
September 8th, 2011, 04:09 PM
http://www.emporis.com/building/gatewayplaza-sydney-australia?nav=image&id=470966

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2006/07/470966.jpg

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2006/07/470965.jpg

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2007/06/540948.jpg

9/10

OldBoy137
September 9th, 2011, 08:35 PM
7/10

Geocarlos
September 14th, 2011, 07:28 PM
8.5/10

mossimoh
December 11th, 2011, 10:34 PM
8/10

aarhusforever
December 12th, 2011, 07:54 PM
7/10

tim1807
December 13th, 2011, 03:12 PM
8/10

LordMarshall
December 14th, 2011, 09:52 PM
9/10

Nikkodemo
December 16th, 2011, 11:52 PM
7.5/10