Sydney Olympic Park - Green Village Make my home at Sydney Olympic Park
Questions: 1 In the post-Olympic era, how should we deal with the relationship between people and large stadium facilities? 2 How can we make the Sydney Olympic Park become a better place for people’s daily use?
Once it becomes an Olympic city, it will always be an Olympic city. - Gerhard Heiberg (International Olympic Committee )
Sydney Olympic Park existing condition Challenges: hot and dry / lack of vegetation/ low vegetation coverage
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Sydney Olympic Park existing condition Opportunities: wetland parklands surrounded / natural environments provided
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Olympic park case study Beijing Olympic Forest Park
Better and greener spatial qualities
More dynamic and vivid design The Olympic Forest Park is a large man-made natural park located at the northern end of the Beijing Olympic Park, designed and built China's first large-scale ecological corridor across highways, gradually transforming the forest park system from an island type to a network type, maintaining the continuity of the urban ecological green space system and pattern, and ensuring biodiversity and protected species.
Source: https://www.gardenvisit.com/gardens/olympic_forest_park_beijing https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-post-Olympic-sustainable-usage-of-Beijing-andMao/c341f04904335f0229be3ef49c1efd135aa788ae https://www.study-in-germany.de/blog/thats-germany/welcome-to-cottbus/
Why Urban forestry? Site analysis – lack of vegetation
Haslams Creek
Bicentennial Parkland
Urban Vegetation Coverage Map(%) 1:4000@ A1 40% and above
30%
20% and less
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Area
Bicentennial Park
Existing tree
Sydney Olympic Park (study area) is surrounded by Bicentennial Park (east side) and Haslams Creek Flats (north side), forming a three-sided urban natural park, providing excellent opportunities for the biodiversity of Sydney Olympic Park and providing visitors with more humanistic experience.
Source: geo.seed.nsw.gov.au
Why Urban forestry? Site analysis - hot and dry
Temperature Degree Map 1:4000 @A1
0-3 degrees warmer
6-9 degrees warmer
Warmer than 9 degrees
Source: geo.seed.nsw.gov.au
Why Urban forestry?
From North Sydney
Site analysis – high rise population and few human scale facilities Bicentennial Parkland Area
Land Use Map 1:4000 @A1 Main vehicle way to get to the Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park Area
Sports facilities and events playground
Train station
Car parking spaces
Residential areas From West Sydney
Commercial areas
Mixed areas
Hotel services apartments
Community
Residential Area Public open spaces From Sydney City
Why Urban forestry? - Create a city in the forest, not a forest in the city. The current condition of the Sydney Olympic Park is very dry and hot, lacking vegetation coverage and tree canopies. Some of the trees that have been planted are still young and it is difficult to provide adequate coverage and shade.
At the same time, the Sydney Olympic Park will face a large number of population in the future, especially residential and commercial. This will bring more pressure here. An increase in population means more shadows are needed, and it also brings more carbon dioxide emissions which will make the hotter.
The Sydney Olympic Park has a unique geographical advantage, which is surrounded by natural parks on three sides. Therefore, Urban forestry strategy is adopted to introduce the natural sense from the Bicentennial parklands into the Sydney Olympic Park to realize the harmonious coexistence of nature and mankind.
Therefore, the theatrical framework is: using urban forest strategy to balance the softscape and hardscape in Sydney Olympic Park areas ( including the existing and new development); And create more human scale spaces to meet people’s daily needs. Source: Google map images
Design principles Principle 1 Create green grid system Objective 1 Enhance original design concept of ‘Green Fingers’
What is green fingers: original Sydney Olympic park design concept, which is 5 green corridors extending from Bicentennial Park, including streetscapes &riparian corridors.
Source:sydney-olympic-park-master-plan-2030-2018-08
Design principles Principle 1 Create green grid system Objective 2 Create green grid through out the Sydney Olympic Park Area Green Grid System Planning plan 1:4000 @A1
Sydney Olympic Park (study area)
Green corridors (Green Fingers)
Green open spaces
Proposed green network
Design principles Principle 1 Create green grid system Objective 2 Create green grid through out the Sydney Olympic Park Area Green Grid & Transport Network 1:4000 @A1
Train station Rail service Olympic - Lidcombe Shuttle
Local bus Utilise event bus routes Future light rail route
Design principles Principle 1 Create green grid system Objective 2 Create green grid through out the Sydney Olympic Park Area
Design Area 1:4000 @A1
Proposed green spaces
Design principles Principle 1 Create green grid system Street Tree Masterplan 1:4000 @A1
Objective 3 Consist street trees
North-south axes Main road
5
Collector road
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2
Corymbia maculata Eucalyptus microcorys
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4
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3
West-east axes
3
4 Ficus Hillii Araucaria cunninghamiana
5 Eucalyptus pilularis Eucalyptus punctata Melaleuca quinquenervia Melaleuca decora Melaleuca styphelioides
Local road
Lophostemon confertus Pyrus calleryana
Pyrus calleryana Brachyciton x roseus
Corymbia maculata
Lophostemon confertus
Pedestrian way Phoenix canariensis
Celtis australis Platanus X acerifolia
Elaeocarpus eumundii Flindersia australis
Design principles Principle 1 Create green grid system
1
Objective 3 Consist street trees
2 1
Australian Avenue
Corymbia maculata Eucalyptus microcorys
Existing condition
Proposed condition
2
Olympic Boulevard
Araucaria cunninghamiana Ficus Hillii
Design principles
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Principle 1 Create green grid system Objective 3 Consist street trees
4 3
Showground Street
3
Murray Rose Avenue Central
4
Grand Parade Pyrus calleryana
Lophostemon confertus
5 Corymbia maculata
Sydney Olympic park case study 5000 Calls Location: ANZ Stadium The wooded plaza surrounding the ANZ Stadium is called the Urban Forest. The exquisite artwork is located within eucalyptus trees and is called `5,000 Calls‘. When travelers traveling in space, they continued to the evolving libretto.
Games Memories Location: ANZ Stadium forecourt near the junction of Olympic Boulevard and Dawn Fraser Avenue
Dance Ground Location: the Newington Armory
Source: Sydney Olympic Fact Sheet
Fig Grove Fountain Location: In the Fig Grove, near the intersection of Dawn Fraser Avenue and Olympic Boulevard The ten mature figs are the relics of the historic slaughterhouse on site. Has been transplanted here, filling the forest with a strong sense of heart position Sydney Olympic Park
Games Memories is mainly a permanent tribute to the volunteers. The random distribution of poles and their height changes symbolize the way people gather randomly on Olympic Plaza and Olympic Street during the Olympic Games. Three of the poles were painted by indigenous artist Donny Woolagoodja. They also represent the fusion of indigenous cultural spirit and modern Olympic spirit.
Newington Armory took place on three weekends in June 2019. The exhibition contains more than 100 works from 30 artists, most of them from our indigenous communities. At the end of the exhibition, a strong relationship was established with the community, and future opportunities were explored through the community governance structure of Murama Healing Space. Source: Sydney Olympic Park Business Association: murama-healing
Source: Sydney Olympic Fact Sheet
Source: Sydney Olympic Fact Sheet
People Experience + Urban Forest
People Movement + Public Open Space
Communities + Program
Master Plan 1:1500
Design principles Principle 2 Create human scale spaces to meet people’s daily needs – ‘Make a home At Sydney Olympic Park ’ Finalise green human scale spaces where people can get together and create an ambience that is comfortable and immediately relaxing Natural Park
1 Entrance point： the entrance of train station/ most population - a open place for gathering and accessing
2 Forest park: an existing parkland/ potential to have more vegetation and varieties of species for biodiversity - a dense frost park with Bicentennial Parkland species for flora and fauna consistency
2 Forest Park
3 Forest Memories Plaza
5000 Calls
Fig Grove
3 Forest Memories plaza: a big open space/ no softscape - a people friendly green place meets residents’ daily use - a place for educating people to know the native species to get awareness of nature environment
Master Plan Analysis Green corridors (Natural Forest Areas)
Green open spaces (Grid Tree Plaza
Proposed green grid into the site
Tree Layout Plan
Grid tree layout
Natural tree layout
Circulation System Map To Haslams Creek
Pedestrian / Bicycle shareway loop Pedestrian route
Train entrance (Most population)
Vehicle lane
To Brickpit Ring Walk
To Bicentennial Park
To Commercial/ Residential Area To Olympic Aquatic Center
Journey experience
Precedent case studies Macquarie University Central Courtyard | HASSELL
Source : http://landezine.com/index.php/2013/04/macquarie-university-central-courtyard-by-hassell/
Precedent case studies Darling Harbour Public Realm | Sydney, Australia | HASSELL
Source: https://worldlandscapearchitect.com/33354-2/#.X7tVBtAzaUk
Trees Growth Canopy Tree planting typology
Large tree
Medium tree
Small tree
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5 years Height(m)
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2-4 4-7 7-10 5 years
1-2 2-5 5-8
new grow
10 years
Design principles Principle 2 Create human scale spaces to meet people’s daily needs – ‘Make a home At Sydney Olympic Park ’ Objective 1 Create the sense of ‘welcome home’
Entrance Point detail plan 1:200 @A1
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Quick access without interrupt Relaxing feeling with ornamental planting Dappled shade / light provided Iconic place for gathering
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Design principles Principle 2 Create human scale spaces to meet people’s daily needs – ‘Make a home At Sydney Olympic Park ’ Objective 2 Increase the vegetation species and biodiversity
Dense Forest Park detail plan 1:200 @A1
Water Play Facility (Existing)
Fern Gully Open Area
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Heat island reduction with “Green Island” Natural environment in urban context Increasing biodiversity Balancing the hardscape and softscape
Dense Area
2
Design principles Principle 2 Create human scale spaces to meet people’s daily needs – ‘Make a home At Sydney Olympic Park ’ Objective 2 Increase the vegetation species and biodiversity
Fern Gully Section A A’
Sunny day
Rainy day
Forest Park – Fern Gully Montage
Existing condition
Forest Park – Dense vs Open Areas Montage
Existing condition
Detail Plan 1:200
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Forest Memories Plaza detail plan section 1:200
Forest Plaza Type 1
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Forest Plaza Type 2 Forest Plaza Type 2
Forest Plaza Type 1
Grid tree (street tree species)
A Natural tree layout (Bicentennial park species)
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Planting List Dominated trees -Human scale preferred -Provide shade - Bicentennial Park species ( for birds migration)
Ficus rubiginosa Corymbia maculata
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Glochidion ferdinandi var ferdinandi
Shrubs
Groundcovers
-Human scale preferred -Bicentennial Park species ( for birds migration)
-People friendly - Bicentennial Park species
Acacia ulicifolia
Aristida ramose
Backhousia myrtifolia
Caladenia carnea
Callistemon salignus
Lasiopetalum parviflorum
Ozothamnus diosmifolius
Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Urbanite’ Melaleuca quinquenervia
Pandorea pandorana
Pittosporum multiflorum
Trema tomentosa
Clematis glycinoides
Cyperus polystachyos
Dianella longifolia Eremophila debilis
Goodenia hederacea
Goodenia paniculata
Lomandra longifolia
Eucalyptus fibrosa ssp. Fibrosa Tristaniopsis laurina ‘Luscious’
Linum marginale
Pratia purpurascens
https://alchetron.com/Eucalyptus-fibrosa https://diversitynativeseeds.com.au/species/eucalyptus-paniculata-grey-ironbark/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_rubiginosa
http://www.canbr.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/RFK7/key/RFK7/Media/Html/entities/Glochidion_ferdinandi.htm https://www.plantstoday.com.au/products/cupaniopsis-anacardioides?variant=31859745095758 http://www.prestigeplants.com.au/products-1/plants-f/fraxinus-pennsylvanica-urbanite
Solanum prinophyllum
Detail Plan Montage
Existing condition
Detail Plan Montage Existing condition
Detail Plan Montage Existing condition
Model Making Day time
The place is defined by plants as the boundary between the road and the activity spaces. The existing trees on the left slowly penetrates into the dense human activity area on the right. At the same time, the grid trees give people a sense of regularity and cleanliness, and gradually become a naturalized zone. The size of the canopy has also been changed from individual to cluster, which provides more shades and different experience.
Model Making Night time
At night time, when the lights shine on the plants, different light and shadow effects will be formed, bringing more fun to pedestrians. The high-power lighting system makes the place safer and adds plants to make it easier for people to shuttle between tree-lined paths. This improves the utilisation rate of the surrounding environment at night and provides a more comfortable environment for people's night activities.
Sydney Olympic Park – A ‘City’ In The Forest