Projects / Commercial
Golden Harbour Restaurant
The complete refurbishment to an existing popular establishment in the vibrant heart of the Chinatown precinct provides a more efficient front-of-house layout, front dining areas and an upgraded street presence to positively contribute to the existing street environment.
The frontage was substantially re-modeled to incorporate large folding glazed panels, enabling immediate internal dining areas to visually link to external dining areas, thus providing a permeable active front to the street edge. Stone facings replaced the poor visual quality of the existing frontage, and stainless steel cladding to existing and new columns define a generous entry area. Stainless steel signage and graphics were also developed to provide an identifiable identity for the establishment.
Internally, a defined
bar area is pushed back into the restaurant with a more efficient layout,
freeing-up the entire frontage internally for dining, while a generous waiting
area was inserted for improved operation and handling of customers. Oversized
fish tanks supported within a full-height stainless steel-lined element
provides a focus to the waiting and bar areas, delineating them from adjacent
dining areas while offering interest for dining customers and passers-by alike.
Date: 2005 - 2007
Location: Haymarket, Sydney / Gadigal Land
Builder: Owner
Structural Engineer: SDA Structures
Photography: Brett Boardman Photography
![Golden Harbour Restaurant exterior to interior view](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_01-20230920164708-r-w840-q80-m1695192428.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant exterior detail view](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_02-r-w840-q80-m1695192421.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant exterior view of folding windows](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_03a-20230920164650-r-w420-q80-m1695192410.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant interior detail view of entry & bar](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_03b-20230920164642-r-w420-q80-m1695192402.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant exterior view of entry](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_04a-r-w420-q80-m1695192394.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant interior detail of bar](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_04b-r-w420-q80-m1695192386.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant interior view of bar & restaurant](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_05-r-w840-q80-m1505552954.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant interior view of fish tanks](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_06a-r-w420-q80-m1505552989.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant interior detail of timber wall](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_06b-r-w420-q80-m1505552954.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant exterior detail view](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_07-r-w840-q80-m1505552963.jpg)
![Golden Harbour Restaurant sign](/assets/resized/ChristopherPollyArchitect_GHR_08-r-w840-q80-m1505552966.jpg)