Hill Thalis Architects + Urban Projects Pty Ltd.

Pirrama Park

Pirrama Park
© Brett Boardman

PIRRAMA PARK

Hill Thalis Architecture, Aspect Studios & CAB Consulting

ARCHITECTS
Hill Thalis Architecture, Aspect Studios & Cab Consulting

LANDSCAPE/CONSULTANT
Aspect Studios

ENGINEERS
Connell Wagner, Connell Wagner, Warwick Donnelly Pty Ltd

LIGHTNING
Lighting Art + Science

BUILDER
Ford Civil Contractors

PHOTOGRAPHS
Brett Boardman , Adrian Boddy, Alex Rink, Florian Groehn

AREA
25000.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2010

LOCATION
Sydney, Australia

CATEGORY
Park, Public Architecture

Pirrama Park
© Brett Boardman

Text description provided by architect.

Pirrama Park at Pyrmont, designed collaboratively by Hill Thalis, Aspect Studios and CAB, brings the formerly alienated public land of the Water Police site at Pyrmont into the public realm.

The collaborative design for the City of Sydney began with the Master Plan and continued through detailed design and documentation from 2005-2008.

Pirrama Park
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Pirrama Park
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The park’s plan contrasts the natural and man-made, which are interpreted by a distinct ground plane and planting.

As a result the spatial experience of the Point and Green, the Grove, the Sheltered Bay, the Playground and the Community Square, combine to give the park its experiential richness.

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Pirrama Park
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The architectural elements include a steel stair hung from the sandstone cliff face and three shade pavilions. A canopy and belvedere help define a landscaped square at the harbour edge termination of Harris Street.

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