Parramatta Park Amenities: A Flexible Kit For Public Life

Location
Parramatta Park, NSW, Australia
Year
2013 - 2016
Status
Completed
Filed under
PublicMixed-UseUrban

The team worked with Parramatta Park Trust to develop a suite of amenities pavilions and public shelters to be deployed as part of the incremental redevelopment of Parramatta Park.

The structures are designed to work in a variety of possible locations. The dark
painted steel recedes with the shadows and dark trunks of the surrounding
Cumberland plain trees while the recycled Blackbutt timber cladding will weather and grey to further nestle the project into its surrounds.

Parramatta Park Amenities.
Photography by Simon Whitbread.Parramatta Park Amenities. Photography by Simon Whitbread.
Parramatta Park Amenities.
Photography by Simon Whitbread.Parramatta Park Amenities. Photography by Simon Whitbread.
Parramatta Park Amenities Roof Detail.
Photography by Simon Whitbread.Parramatta Park Amenities Roof Detail. Photography by Simon Whitbread.
Parramatta Park Amenities.
Photography by Simon Whitbread.Parramatta Park Amenities. Photography by Simon Whitbread.
Parramatta Park Amenities.
Photography by Simon Whitbread.Parramatta Park Amenities. Photography by Simon Whitbread.

A translucent fibreglass roof with a perforated zincalume soffit creates a canopy of diffuse natural light. Generous overhangs provide shade and shelter while an open timber batten cladding allows for natural ventilation. The design seeks to balance a sense of privacy and protection with passive surveillance, security and vandal resistance.

Parramatta Park Amenities.
Photography by Simon Whitbread.Parramatta Park Amenities. Photography by Simon Whitbread.

Credits

Client
Western Sydney Parklands Trust
Engineer
SDA Structures
Landscape
McGregor Coxall
Photography
Simon Whitbread
Architect
Completed at CHROFI

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