Common Senses

COMMON SENSES

Establishing greater connections with the water story of the bays through sensory connection

Anna McFarlane (z5205121)

I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the various lands on which you all work today and to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people participating in this meeting. Particularly the Gadigal and Wangal people, the traditional owners of our site.

I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging and celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and connections to the lands and waters of NSW.

Balmain Slopes Catchment

Beattie St Catchment

King George Park Catchment

Easton Park Catchment

City Area 30 Catchment

Whites Creek Catchment

Water Catchment Areas

Catchment Boundaries

Johnstons Creek Catchment

A3 @ 1:10000

Black Wattle Bay Catchment

Johnstons Creek

sC ree k Wh ite

Ridge Lines

Creeks Ridge Lines

Topography

Direction of Water flow Highest Point Cliff Edge

Target: Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species

Target: By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

Target: By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal15

DRIVING PRINCIPLES

SENSORY INTRODUCTION

“The formal properties of water remain constant in every context:

it will

FREEZE, THAW and EVAPORATE

at the same temperature, precipitate under similar conditions, describe predictable patterns of flow in response to topographic forms,

and retains CONSISTENT VISUAL and AUDIAL CHARACTERISTICS in its various forms”

Strang, V. (2005) ‘--Water, Sensory Experience and the Generation of Meaning’, Journal of Material Culture, 10(1), pp. 92–120. doi: 10.1177/1359183505050096.

Existing industry: Rejuvenate the local economy.

This is a significant challenge to any construction. The current industry doesn’t provide necessary amenities for the site users. (+) (-)

Underground water network: existing network must be considered and designed around. Water already present on site creates opportunities to engage with water story (+) (-)

Silhouette of WBPS can be seen from almost everywhere on site (+)

Proposed metro station: Increases noise, decreases site lines to water, pollution increase connects the site to its greater context, brings users in and creates opportunity for connection on arrival (+) (-)

WBPS: cultural centre of the bays, can connect the water story to the site history (+)

FUNDAMENTAL ASSETS

Contamination: High levels of contamination in soil of surrounding area (+) (-)

Proximity to water edge: Highly contaminated water, limited habitat potential. Provides aquatic habitat, water views, proximity increases connection (+) (-)

A part of 12 metre deep harbour (+)

ABIDING EVENTS

What if urban program of the site was informed by a sensory-based landscape design, as expressed through the water story of the Bays?

Reconnect

PHASING PLAN

Reestablish

Remediation

CIRCULATION

WATER

LAND

CONTAMINATION ANALYSIS

0m

CONTAMINATION SECTION

500m

100m

0m

100m

250m

Phytovolatilization

Phytoextraction

Rhizofilteration

Contaminants

0m

100m

250m

HOW DOES PHYTOREMEDIATION WORK?

Millipede

Garden Snail

Striped marsh frog

Swamp Oak

Native Lemon Grass

Signal Grass

Indian Mustard Seed

Common Sunflower

Native Bee

COMPLEXITY OVER TIME

INDICATIVE SPECIES LIST

ttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1522651080210046

Bacteria

Contamination

Fungus

Contaminants

CIRCULATION

WATER

HABITAT

LAND

“The Glebe Island site comprises a hardstand concrete area which is VOID OF VEGETATION NOT considered to provide suitable habitat for diverse fauna populations”

Project Rozelle Interchange Project Design Lot No. 00-PL-280 Document No. RIC-ARC-MPL-00-PL-280-001 Revision Date 27 August 2020

ISLANDS OF SYDNEY HARBOUR

Glebe Island

Berry’s Island

Darling Island

Tubowghule

Garden Island

Reclaimed Cut Habitat Island

RAINFALL

Living Sea Wall

0m

2m

10m

Reclaimed Cut Habitat Island

FLOOD

Living Sea Wall

0m

2m

10m

Reclaimed Cut Habitat Island

SUNSET

Living Sea Wall

0m

2m

10m

Blue Swimmer Crab

Urchins

Algae

Limpets

Macro Algae

Whites Seahorse

Sea Snail

Sea Grass

Oysters

COMPLEXITY OVER TIME

INDICATIVE SPECIES LIST

Nematodes

Sea Grass

Bacteria Fungus

Algae

0m 5m 25m

RAINFALL

FLOOD

0m

5m

25m

SUNSET

0m

5m

25m

Earthworm

Millipede

Green and Golden Bell frog

Swamp Oak

Silver Gull

Signal Grass

Garden Snail

Eastern Koel

Skink

Club Rush

Striped marsh frog

Native Grass

COMPLEXITY OVER TIME

INDICATIVE SPECIES LIST

Bacteria

Earthworm

Fungus

Nematodes

ACTIVATION

WATER

HABITAT

LAND

JOHNSTONS CREEK NATURALISATION

BEFORE

AFTER

Sydney Water, 2019, Johnstons Creek Naturalisation (https://www.sydneywatertalk.com.au/johnstonscreek)

RAINFALL

Naturalised Rock Canal/ Storm Water Drain Commercial Buildings Widened path

0m

2m

10m

FLOOD

Naturalised Rock Canal/ Storm Water Drain

Commercial Buildings Widened path

0m

2m

10m

SUNSET

Naturalised Rock Canal/ Storm Water Drain Commercial Buildings Widened path

0m

2m

10m

Earthworm

Pill bug

Millipede

Moss

Blue Flax lily

Striped marsh frog

Skink

Dragonfly

Samphire

COMPLEXITY OVER TIME

Fungus

Bacteria

Algae

Earthworm

Nematodes

Planting Ecological - canal

INDICATIVE SPECIES LIST

Pedestrian Friendly

Cyclist Friendly

SITE ACCESS

Private and Public Vehicles

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

Wooden raised Boardwalk Concrete Foundation Metro Platforms

RAINFALL

Sunken retention Basin

0m

5m

25m

FLOOD

Wooden raised Boardwalk Concrete Foundation Metro Platforms

Sunken retention Basin

0m

5m

25m

Wooden raised Boardwalk Concrete Foundation Metro Platforms

SUNSET

Sunken retention Basin

0m

5m

25m

Arrival Metro - still to make

Wooden raised Boardwalk Concrete Foundation Metro Platforms

ARRIVAL

Sunken retention Basin

0m

5m

25m

Wooden raised Boardwalk

DEPARTURE

Concrete Foundation Metro Platforms

Sunken retention Basin

0m

5m

25m

Millipede

Earthworm

Green and Golden Bell frog

Striped marsh frog

Club Rush

Signal Grass

Garden Snail

Swamp Oak

Skink

Eastern Koel

Native Lemon Grass

Silver Gull

Native Grass

COMPLEXITY OVER TIME

INDICATIVE SPECIES LIST

Earthworm

Nematodes

Bacteria

Fungus

Public Buildings of cultural significance Retail/Commercial Industry Housing

‘WATER SHOULD NOT BE SOLD – WATER SHOULD BE DEFENDED’,

Water Uncertainties and Disasters (pp. 98-120) https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1sjwps4.12

CURRENT AND PROJECTED AVERAGE TIDES

2030

AREA BELOW ANNUAL FLOOD LINE

2050

AREA BELOW ANNUAL FLOOD LINE

2070

AREA BELOW ANNUAL FLOOD LINE

2090

AREA BELOW ANNUAL FLOOD LINE

2110

AREA BELOW ANNUAL FLOOD LINE

2130

AREA BELOW ANNUAL FLOOD LINE

2150

AREA BELOW ANNUAL FLOOD LINE