Jury comment
The jury was impressed by South Eveleigh’s strong focus on community integration and reconnection to the surrounding neighbourhood. The designers have integrated elements of Indigenous and industrial heritage into the site to create a place with a strong local identity while providing a diversity of spaces for residents, workers and visitors. The site makes a significant contribution to the neighbourhood by providing opportunities for local teenagers to get together, skate, and use basketball or futsal courts. The refined use of brick through the public realm complements the historical rail architecture and helps to give the project an intimate feel, despite its large scale.
South Eveleigh was built in South Eveleigh, New South Wales on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
Project credits
Landscape architect and public domain lead Aspect Studios First Nations cultural collaborators Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, Gadigal Information Service, Australian National Maritime Museum, UNSW Galleries Advisory Board, Indigi Lab, 107 Projects, Hetti Perkins, Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo and Clarence Slockee Indigenous collaborator, design and community engagement consultant Yerrabingin Architects FJMT and Sissons Civil and stormwater engineer AT&L Structural engineer Arup Skate park designer and contractor Convic Heritage interpretation consultant Triggerdesign Archaeological, heritage and interpretation consultant Curio Projects Placemaking consultants Futurecity and Right Angle Studio Artists (tree house) Nell and Cave Urban Artist (Central Pavilion – Interchange Pavilion) Chris Fox Indigenous collaborator and permaculture expert Jiwah Photographers Luna Tran and Brett Boardman
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