Much has been achieved over the past two decades to transform the Sydney Park site from its former post-industrial history and waste disposal, into 44 hectares of parkland and a vital asset for the growing communities of Sydney?s southern suburbs.

© Ethan Rohloff Photography

Designers: Turf Design Studio, Environmental Partnership, Alluvium, Turpin+Crawford, Dragonfly and Partridge

Location: Sydney Park Rd, Sydney NSW, Australia

Area: 16000.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Ethan Rohloff Photography, Simon Wood, Adam Hunter, Turf Design Studio + Environmental Partnership, Courtesy of The City of Sidney

© Ethan Rohloff Photography
Much has been achieved over the past two decades to transform the Sydney Park site from its former post-industrial history and waste disposal, into 44 hectares of parkland and a vital asset for the growing communities of Sydney?s southern suburbs.

Plan

This project forms the City of Sydney?s largest environmental project to date, built in partnership with the Australian Government through the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan. It is an integral component of Sustainable Sydney 2030; targeting 10% of water demand to be met through local water capture and re-use in the park. The City also seized the once in a lifetime opportunity to use what was essentially ...