b'North Sydney |The establishment of a new metro station will greatly improve accessib-ity to North Sydney and encourage more commercial development. The New Civic Square vision of this proposal is to create a new civic heart for North Sydney that provides a place for people to congregate, relax and interact. Ding WanyiLiang Jiarui It explores the potential for the Victoria Cross Metro site to become a Zhang Yuhan catalyst for development that promotes new activity throughout North Zhong Jiaxin Sydney and become the focus of an integrated pedestrian network that connects the important nodes and commercial buildings in the CBD. A new underground theatre with a major new public space created on the theatres roof is central to this scheme. A new civic square, created as part of a reimagined commercial development above the metro station connects to the theatre roof-top plaza, greatly increasing theSkyway perspective Civic Square perspective 47 Urban design framework Theatre perspective45P3-20200301-SYDNEY STUDIO.indd 10 2020/3/3 0:40:05'