"Set to open at last on January 19th, 2026, the 3XN Architects-designed Sydney Fish Market occupies a prominent stretch of Blackwattle Bay on the Australian city's inner harbor. Planned in collaboration with BVN and Aspect Studios, and delivered by Multiplex, the project introduces a purpose-built facility that brings wholesale operations, public market areas, and waterfront access into a single system."
"The structure is assembled from 594 glulam beams and 407 prefabricated roof cassettes - some beams extending up to 32 meters in length. The canopy reaches roughly 200 meters along the water, establishing a broad horizontal presence when viewed from across the bay. Timber is left exposed across much of the underside, with connections and joints legible at close range. The roof cassettes sit above this framework in a repeating pattern that reads as both structural and surface condition."
The Sydney Fish Market opens on January 19, 2026 at Blackwattle Bay, roughly one mile southwest of the CBD. The project was designed by 3XN Architects in collaboration with BVN and Aspect Studios and delivered by Multiplex. The building replaces a former market with a volume oriented toward the harbor and integrates wholesale operations, public market areas, and waterfront access. A continuous floating roof canopy spans nearly 20,000 square meters and runs roughly 200 meters along the water. The canopy is assembled from 594 glulam beams and 407 prefabricated roof cassettes, with some beams up to 32 meters long. Timber is left exposed beneath the canopy, and daylight filters through perimeter openings to vary brightness across a semi-open market floor. The site sits within a wider Blackwattle Bay renewal that reworks industrial ground into a continuous band of public shoreline improvements.
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