This park, wedged between a very busy road and the central railway station, is not exactly an ideal location. The architects had their work cut out for them.
Not much to see from the street besides these colourful ventilation ducts. Photo ©Darren Bradley |
The café with the green roof/hill/berm behind it. Notwithstanding the safety of that little girl, I was really cursing the presence of that ugly fencing all around the complex. Photo ©Darren Bradley |
Photo ©Darren Bradley |
The other best parts of the project that I didn't get a chance to photograph were the locker rooms (I'm sure the lifeguard would have loved that, too...). Naturally lit and ventilated, it's a sweeping, wave-like wall. Simple and very nicely done.
On a sincerely sad note, the Murcutt side of Neeson Murcutt Architects passed away suddenly in March of 2011 after a short battle with lung cancer. Nick Murcutt (son of Pritzker Prize-winning Australian architect Glenn Murcutt) was not only the business partner of Rachel Neeson, but they were also life partners, and had two kids. My condolences to his family.
No pics at the pool? That’s a first. It was probably good that you didn’t tell the lifeguard you were posting them online. Haha! The pool area and amenities look amazing! The large (Olympic-sized?) pool makes room for a lot of swimmers, and I really like that each lane could accommodate more than one lap swimmer at a time. Thanks for the post and taking these pics. Cheers!
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