Park in Sydney

The Sydney Park site has been transformed from its industrial and landfill legacy, into 44 hectares of parkland and a vital asset for the growing communities of Sydney’s south east. The project is part of City of Sydney’s Decentralised Water Master Plan (2012–2030), specifically focused on reducing the City’s potable water demand by 10% before 2030.

City of Sydney engaged a design team led by landscape architects Turf Design Studio & Environmental Partnership who orchestrated a multi-disciplinary collaboration weaving together design, art, science and ecology. The team and client recognised that a fully integrated and collaborative design environment was required to fully realise the opportunities presented by the project and the site.

The bio-retention wetlands not only captures and cleans the measure of 340 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth per annum, but it tells a water story through its visible ebbs and flows. The park’s fauna and flora is thriving, with new habitats created and existing ones protected and enhanced throughout the park. Fundamentally, the project is educating the community about the importance of urban water management and the interdependent nature of our urban and natural environments.

Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project
Program: park
Architects: Turf Design Studio & Environmental Partnership 
Consultants: Alluvium, Dragonfly Environmental, Turpin + Crawford Studio
Area: 440,000 sqm
Completion: 2016