PROJECT
KEY TAKEAWAYS
FINDINGS
DESIGN RESPONSE
Lack of importance placed upon the heritage of the site
- A minimal intervention to the existing building
- Celebrate the existing structure, through design and materiality
- Visual connectivity to the external surroundings of the site
- A world’s first precinct dedicated to Climate Change to receive attention on a global scale
- Designing gathering spaces to allow a micro to macro connection
- Cafe + Restaurant, Virtual Library as well as other gathering spaces
Lack of local, wider-Sydney and global accessibility + connection
- Additional accessible public toilets
Lack of amenities
- Climate Change Exhibition, Innovation Lab, as well as additional spaces
- Materiality + design to reference the environmental impacts of Climate Change
No precinct dedicated to the importance of Climate Change
No appropriate access paths to every area of the site
- Removing the fencing along the border of the site, to allow easy access within the site
- New ramp + lift access to all levels within the Boiler House
- COVID-19 design principles and practices to be initiated throughout the site
- Technologically automated spaces