Hey guys! I have read a fabulous article which talks about how a waterfront park seeks a coherence between a newly developed residential area to an existing old unused pier. I think it is a great example for those who are doing Leith Waterfront.
Sydney’s Pirrama Park is an award-winning
project that seeks coherence between private residential development and public
space creation. Recreated from a former Water Police pier, which was a
previously alienated and fenced-off post-industrial concrete slab, become a
richly varied urban waterfront parkland for people of Sydney. The recreation
focuses on the park’s topography such as headlands, cliffs, harbor landscape
and sublime views. Besides, a flat, featureless base is created as a legacy of
its industrial past. The integrated site specific play space is an attraction
for both locals and district visitors alike. The water play elements, reclaimed
sandstone and natural setting allude to the once famed beach and ‘Pyrmont
Spring’. The park proves its success by accommodating a range of public uses, a
vision from the past to present and the ability to solve city problems such as
rehabilitating street storm-water. More importantly, Pirrama Park successfully
builds a neighborhood relationship with the surrounding community and encourage
interactions between different people.
LeaoP.
