Tian Nick Zhengyi graduation studio 2014

Suture

Public Realm Proposal for Badgerys Creek

Sew up an everyday engagement

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Site Analysis

Public Realm Proposal for Badgerys Creek

Concept Development Public Realm Proposal for Badgerys Creek Sew up an everyday engagement

Sew up an everyday engagement

Aim of Design Vision:

The site is designed to be a multi-functional public realm, where the surrounding area’s characteristics can be involved and used as design prograns. At such location, the site is expected to serve the majority of community in the whole Badgerys Creek area.

Scale Comparison

The site was chosen based on its size and urban context as well as location within proposed transportation system.

The site is in the middle of existing agriculture land, and a proposed university campus and campus neighbourhood. Yet the site is currently ill-defined, and facing the threat of inefficient use as well as isolation from Prince Alfred Park: 7.5 hectares the surrounding areas, especially the connection between residential area and university.

According to the scale comparison in Sydney region, the site has potential to serve the local community within whole Badgerys Creek area. In regional context, there is potential to recreate the space into a public realm that can involve surrounding areas’ characteristics and provide certain attraction for local community

Urban Context 1: Transportation

Site: 10 hectares

Urban Context 2: Site context

Mixed function & characters Efficient Usage

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Theoretical Framework This design project was inspired by the theory of everyday urbanism. A place can be meaningful when its physical configuration can meet the needs for human activities. The most efficient way to attract people to use a space is to provide the functions or contents of design to meet people’s daily requirements.

This proposal creates a new public realm that will meet local communities’ everyday living requirement with better access and opportunityfor activities.

Physical Configuration

Human Activities

Meaning of a Place

Sydney Park: 40 hectares

Urban Context 3: Site Area

Suture Line = Access System

Existing Circulation

Existing Condition: isolation of three different urban pattern

and landscape character

Timetable of Design Programs

Design Process

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Public Realm Proposal for Badgerys Creek Master Plan Sew up an everyday engagement

Public Realm Proposal for Badgerys Creek

Sew up an everyday engagement

Design Process The concept of the design is the metaphor of ‘suture’. With an abstract needle of string, agriculture, education and community will be connected and combined, while meeting the aim of having everyday engagement with local residents in Badgerys Creek. Hence the design elements will be directly related to people’s general everyday living, including access, security, food, exercise and other social activities. The concept of ‘suture’ will also apply in a physical sense. A recreated access system will assure efficient and secured path for residents, and the design programs will be the key nodes along the route of travel.

The design starts with the existing spatial opportunities. After marking the key portal points between each space, suture line is used to provide direct connection to the spaces. Within the site, there is another suture line to be a circuit loop. Along two types of suture line, the design programs, according to density of usage everyday, will be placed on the access system with consideration of site condition.

Spatial Opportunity

Proposed Circulation

Proposed Design Program

Proposed Activated Space

Master Plan

Farm Market/ Cafe Set

Vegetation

Active Social Space

Agriculture Planting

Detail Plan

Montage 1: Community Farm + Market/ Cafe area

Seating with natural shade:

Montage 2: Community Information Centre

Farm market/ Cafe facility:

Timber paved seats with meadows and trees planted in the middle. The sides of the seats can form different chances of socialising. The future users can pick the side for different views or way to socialise.

The facility is used for both selling fresh product from the nearest community farm and outdoor cafe/store retails. The simple structure is flexible for multi-purpose usage, based on seasons change over a year time.

B

Outdoor Sculpture Installation: D C

C’

Timber paved seats with meadows and trees planted in the middle. The sides of the seats can form different chances of socialising. The future users can pick the side for different views or way to socialise.

D’ A’

A B’

Market & Cafe

Boardwalk

Lettuce and Onion Planting

Seating with natural shades

Market & Cafe

Section AA’

Section BB’

Information Board

Electrical tranparent information board: The information board will display the information, which is related to people’s everyday living. This will include: community events, employment, sales and other daily- required content. The information board is expected to be the internet screen in outdoor space with lighting during night time for pedestrian security and extention of this space usage.

Section CC’

Seating in-between for socialising

Section DD’

Suture Conclusion

The design can connect and combine different elements on site through the suture line (access system), filling the gap on group proposed master. In regional context, the area will be a new attraction, containing the design elements of agricultural, educational programs to meet the need of local communities’ everyday living requirement. With such public realms, the urban system will be activated by the open space, being involved in the pieces of moments in people’s everyday life.