Project Team

Design: Bates Smart

The Pier One Hotel is located within the heritage-listed Pier One fingerwharf on the Sydney Harbour foreshore within the historic Rocks precinct.

Bates Smart’s design for the refurbishment of public spaces as well as 27 rooms within the boutique hotel is sympathetic to the heritage building in which it is contained. The design celebrates the raw architectural structure and materiality of the former shipping fingerwharf while providing a sense of calm restraint and quality.

The new interiors accommodate the functional requirements of international travellers and the business market, while reflecting the local Sydney waterfront environment and providing a unique experience for guests.

Architecturally, the new spaces are light, casual, and soft. A variety of textures combine effortlessly with soft forms, a natural palette and warm materials providing spaces that sit comfortably and contextually within the pier.