New café’s glass frontage added to heritage look of the brick station
A NEW open-plan café is set to replace the old one at Hyde Park South as part of works at Museum Station.
The new café’s glass frontage will help preserve the heritage look of the brick station entrance at the corner of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets.
The café will be built by the City of Sydney, with construction to go out to tender, as part of works by Transport for NSW to improve station access, with new lifts to the station entry, concourse and platforms.
The proposed cafe at Museum Station. Artist's impression
“The design sits well with the heritage setting and will allow for better access to the park, Pool of Reflection and Anzac War Memorial, which will soon be upgraded to include a water feature and education centre on the western side,” said Lord Mayor Clover Moore.
“The café’s beautiful design will make it a great place to enjoy a coffee and a bite to eat.”
Designed by Andrew Burns Architects, the new café will cover a similar area to the original but provide more appealing indoor and covered seating for about 90 people.
It will also include two unisex toilets with one accessible to park users, new garden beds, retaining walls and stairs and paving in the café and station surrounds.
After completing the café, the City will invite expressions of interest from prospective operators.
Museum Station has State Significance as Australia’s first underground station.
Source: The Daily Telegraph - Sydney Taste, 8th December 2015
