Eveleigh Station Portfolio

EVELEIGH STATION Walk The Line

EVELEIGH STATION - WALK THE LINE | MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2016 MARC4001 URBAN ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH STUDIO | FRANÇOIS BLANCIAK TYNAN JAYNE | 460264736 | 0406051031 | TYNAN.ALEXANDER.JAYNE@GMAIL.COM BRANDAN VILLATORA | 312109679 | 0412409223 | BRANDAN.VILLATORA@GMAIL.COM OLIVER WOLF | 460462354 | 0434220365 | OLIVER.A.WOLF@HOTMAIL.COM

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT DIACHRONIC STUDY 1 PROJECT OUTLINE 2 PRECEDENTS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 3 DESIGN STRATEGY AND PROCESS 4 FINAL DESIGN PROJECT 5

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Abstract Carving through Redfern’s landscape the first railway track in New South Wales from Sydney to Goulburn could not predict the future demand for public infrastructure in this now established corridor. The issues facing railway congestion in the current Redfern station bottleneck will exponentially worsen as population growth is set to rise by an additional 2 million people in the metropolitan area and tens of thousands of workers to move into the ATP. The scheme seeks to alleviate the impending future pressures on Redfern, currently Sydney’s fifth busiest station by proposing a shift in the platform configuration to reside within a new ‘Eveleigh Station’. Elongated, widened and straightened platforms anticipate the future flux of urban growth and activity, with paid and unpaid concourses bridging the large divide between North and South Eveleigh.

The new station and cultural interface react and engage with the existing urban fabric and history of Eveleigh inhabiting and exemplifying the characteristic charm of the chief mechanical engineers office ‘Eveleigh House’, activating the under-utilised spaces between the ATP through an inverted translation of the heavy historic grid to create a place to meet and engage with business, and a celebration and reinterpretation of the intense activity, noise and heavy industrial landscape of Eveleigh as a cultural centre. The New Eveleigh precinct claims underused pockets within its urban condition liberating it’s obvious shortfalls, producing a scheme that addresses current issues and engages with the future vision for Sydney’s growth along this main rail corridor.

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01 Diachronic Study The first step in the project was to study the historical layers of the site. We analysed the full site as well as the wider context, but for the sake of this portfolio we have limited the content to our chosen site.

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EVELEIGH 1794 - 1878

early grants given calder house was built railway constructed (built through the garden of the chisholm estate)

EVELEIGH 1878 - 1900

initial workshop phase erection of the carriageworks, locomotive workshops, gas works and the chief mechanical engineers office

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THE WORKMAN’S BRIDGE (c1940’S)

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HAMMER IN THE BLACKSMITH’S SHOP (1966)

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expansion phase erection of heavy industry; blacksmith shop, goods shed and foundry wartime construction of equipment

EVELEIGH 1946 - 1989

post war construction erection of carriage sheds and minor additons eventual closing of the site due to financial viability and competition with the private sector

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EVELEIGH TO REDFERN RAIL CORRIDOR (1943)

EVELEIGH 1990 - PRESENT

demolition of many buildings now vacant including the workmans foot bridge conversion of the carriageworks to a multi-arts centre conversion of the locomotive workshops to the australian technology park dedicated to business and technology

australian technology park (atp) - opened 1996

carriageworks - opened 2007

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02 Project Outline The brief for the MARC4001 Urban Research Studio follows the framework of the masterplan by Urban Growth NSW for the “Central to Eveleigh� corridor.

The object of this studio was to design a new station, a connective building and meaningfully related public space. The three components had to be carefully articulated with eachother and the rest of the masterplan.

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03 Precedents and Bibligraphy In order to fully grasp the way our chosen building types function and to get a feel for the scales of components, we made case studies of existing projects which we are interested in. We then used the knowledge learnt from these studies and incorporated this into our designs.

This chapter also features images highlighting elements which inspired us from other projects.

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DENVER UNION STATION DENVER, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Union Station was originally built in 1881 and has undergone numerous renovations and upgrades.

The most recent redevelopment of Denver’s Union station was completed by SOM in 2014 along with JG Johnson Architects and Tryba Architects includes a multi modal transit system as well as a boutique hotel which makes use of the historic Great hall. This project is a great example of transit orientated urban design which allows for historic sensitivities as well as technical sophistication.

20 acres of former rail yards have been transformed into a major regional transportation hub which includes light rail, heavy rail and bus with a strong focus on pedestrian and cycling routes through and across the site.

The Crawford Hotel serves as a destination on its own which brings in people across the region.

The typical fast in and out nature of the train station is challenged by providing commuters and travellers a place to slow down and relax.

Above from right: a view of the Crawford Hotel above the Train Hall; an interior shot showing the Historic Great Hall space; an elevational photo of the historic Union Station Facade entrance. Right: a cross section showing the links between the underground bus terminal, Train hall, Crawford Hotel and pedestrian promenade 14

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KING’S CROSS STATION LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

King’s Cross Station was originally built in 1852 and underwent a major redevelopment by John McAslan + Partners in 2012. This consisted of the introduction of a large new multi-use concourse, public outdoor squares, refurbishment of existing buildings as well as the introduction of a new platform. The key features I tried to include in our project are the food court at mezzanine level, the open plan concourse and the large external squares.

The food court which overlooks the concourse is an excellent asset to the station which is a great space for passengers to wait in as well as bringing local students, workers and residents to the area.

The open plan concourse reduces overcrowding and creates a pleasant feel in the station incorporating the station amenities, retail and waiting areas in one space.

The large outdoor squares both at the front of the station and to the west create a new realm for locals. These active squares house markets, bus stops, taxi ranks, underground entrances as well as free up the facade of the Grade I listed building.

Above from right: a view of the concourse and mezzanine; a plan highlighting the food court; an aerial view showing the public outdoor squares. Left: a view of the station entrance and public square.

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In 1969 President Georges Pompidou initiated the creation of a national centre of art and culture, deciding on proposing an urban intervention in the Beaubourg neighbourhood. Over populated, inadequate housing, narrow streets with little light and air, the site previously a parking lot posed a highly complex brief for the 1970 international competition. The contoversial design by Richard Rogers & Renzo Piano was successful. The project was built and open to the public in 1977, Initially met with hostility from the Parisian residents since its inception.

“I remember once standing outside on a rainy day and there was a small woman with an umbrella who offered me shelter. We started talking, as one does in the rain, and she asked: ‘what do you think of this building?’

Stupidly, I said that I designed it and she hit me on the head with her umbrella. That was typical of the general reaction of the people, [people thought we were] destroying their beautiful Paris.”

Eventually accepting that it was designed ‘for the people’ addressing the non-existant public space, creating a place for people to meet the public began to warm to the building. Embedded in the ideas of architectural utopic groups of the 1960’s the Pompidou centre inverts all public circulation, technical services and pipelines shifting it outside of the usable volume to liberate each 7 500m2 floor plate. This creates an underlying celebration of human movement along the buildings facade and in the piazza.

Internally its space is occupied by cinemas, lecture theatres, performance space on the lower levels and libraries, Musee National D’Art Moderne and its temporary exhibitions on the upper levels. An architecture that allows for all forms of cultural activities including those known and yet to be discovered.

Above from top: section through neighbourhood; location within Paris; view emphasising public urban relief. Right: a view of the Pompidou Centre from the piazza.

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20 Clockwise from top: Crystal Houses by MVRDV; Oase no. 7 by Haus-Rucker-Co; Enviro-Pill by Ron Herron (archigram); Potteries Thinkbelt by Cedric Price; Paddington reservoir gardens by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer.

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Clockwise from top: New MFO-Park by Burckhardt+Partner AG; Laurids, Zamp & Pinter with environment transformern (flyhead, viewatomizer & drizzler) by Haus-Rucker-Co; Granary square by Townshend Landscape Architects; Dream City Project by David Greene & Michael Webb (archigram); Dark Mofo festival held by Mona; Bordeaux Stadium by Herzog & de Meuron.

04 Design Strategy and Process Our key approach was to move the station towards a wider section of the rail corridor. By doing this the platform lengths and widths can be made larger to accommodate the proposed higher density of Redfern, Eveleigh and it’s surrounding suburbs.

This also provides the opportunity to create a direct link between Redfern, Waterloo and Alexandria to the University of Sydney.

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the obilisk ‘centre / origin of knowledge’

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real-time interface imagery ‘what would it be like to walk on the moon?’

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INTERFACE LIBRARY - INTERIM typical plan

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05 Final Design Project In remaining sensitive to the heritage of the site we developed a design which closely knits north and south Eveleigh as well as the wider context through the introduction of a variety of new public spaces brought together by the elevated bridges of both Eveleigh’s station and cultural interface. All three buildings have important facades which reminisce the old whilst paving the way for the future development of the area.

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station concourse - 980m2 public piazza (flexible retail space + retail kiosk) - 1628m2 public green space - 2073m2 ticketing zone - 32m2 retail kiosk- 18m2 station master’s office - 21m2 communication’s equipment room - 23m2 staff room - 49m2 end of trip facilites (locker room) - 30m2 male staff toilets - 11m2 female staff toilets - 11m2 accessible toilet - 11m2 cleaner’s room - 11m2 storage room - 10m2 male public toilets - 28m2 female public toilets - 28m2

structure public green space public piazza unpaid public space paid commuter main entrance

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station concourse - 482m2 retail kiosk - 27m2 station master’s office - 18m2 communication’s equipment room - 16m2 staff room - 22m2 locker room - 15m2 staff toilet - 5m2 cleaner’s room - 5m2 storage room - 11m2 mezzanine food court - 460m2 balcony - 143m2 cafe 1 - 14m2 cafe 2 - 14m2 cafe 3 - 22m2 cafe 4 - 22m2 cafe 5 - 23m2 male public toilets - 21m2 female public toilets - 16m2

structure station functions and retail public piazza unpaid public space paid commuter main concourse

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EVELEIGH CULTURAL INTERFACE

multi-function vertical green courtyard - 5705m2 piazza - 3459m2 public facilities - 75m2 cafe - 240m2 end of trip cycling facilities - 79m2 library interface modules - 835m2 collaboration space - 201m2 education space - 244m2 library staff / services / office - 498m2 library technical services / air filtration system - 240m2 library circulation (internal / external) - 4613m2 gallery adaptable floor space - 6012m2 (approx.

1200m2 per floor) gallery staff / services / office - 422m2 gallery retail - 92m2 gallery foyer / cloak room - 62m2 gallery technical services / art lift / air filtration system 242m2 gallery circulation (internal / external) - 2516m2

structure public green space art gallery circulation virtual interface library vertical art / digital display space

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Calder Place - 2500m2 Eveleigh Park - 7000m2 The Green Line - 5705m2 P10 Park - 2000m2 Station Green - 2600m2

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A structural framework that responds to the people within it. The layout adapts and evolves to the needs of the public, a consumer of urban space. It can expand contract, change shape, become inhabited, taken over or rejected.

With the rate of technological evolution future assumptions cannot be relied upon. A systemic architecture based on the illusion of control and choice.

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A permeable ground plane and street level mediates movement to and from eveleigh station, eveligh park, wilson st & acts as an extension of the carriageworks corridor. There is an interplay of various spatial conditions that induce varying qualities. Moving throughout the site between the open, framed, porous, transparent and private areas, a different sense of connection to the people within it develop. Wether it be as an observer watching the constant movement of people along the exterior of the building or a sense of common experience whilst watching a performance or film to chance encounters within the structured walkways.

The vertical green attaches itself to the evolving structural framework, generating shade in the heat of summer, and sheds its leaves in winter for warmth. It provokes intrigue and exploration amongst a green web that creates an array of outdoor rooms. A breathable space that generates cultural pockets around the site.

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EVELEIGH CULTURAL INTERFACE west elevation

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full height glass natural air filtration services both library & gallery, cleansing all impurities from pollution within the city. Designed to also act as noise insulation buffers to the rail corridor directly adjacent.

CTIONS A merging of the organic & inorganic, the human mind and all of its physical senses with a complex network of nodes, nerves and phycic interfaces. The library will be a place of future thinking and knowledge, a complete immersion in a virtual / physical environment. Suspended spheric capsules mediate between sensory services and physical stimulants in a comfortable space. A destination for people of all intellects to access knowledge through a medium that suits your needs.

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