Walter Gors Park competition reveals winning idea for a new water-oriented public space in Australia
By Bustler Editors|
Friday, Jun 27, 2014
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Sydney-based landscape architecture firm Corkery Consulting has the winning concept in the Walter Gors Park Design Ideas Competition for Warringah in New South Wales, Australia.
Organized by the Warringah Council, the competition searched for the best proposed revival of the Walter Gors Park and a new Dee Why Town Center that reflect Warringah's creativity and vivacious character. Corkery Consulting's proposal, "Wa(l)ter Gors Park" uses water to connect the communal urban space and also represent that renewed connectivity and progress.
Learn more about it right below.
Project description:
"Walter Gors Park will form a key part of the Dee Why Town Centre through the reinterpretation of ecological, social and cultural heritage values in a new community space. Water is used throughout the new Walter Gors Park as a unifying element within the public domain that is symbolic of renewal, movement and connectivity."
"The cultural significance and ecological value of water is celebrated in a system of rain gardens that clean storm water while providing visual delight and physical comfort for visitors. New shade structures, reflecting the physical form of former residential buildings, are set within paved plazas and incorporate interactive information displays."
"Physical and psychological connectivity to the Town Centre is strengthened by wide paths and a shared plaza that integrates the Park with the future Dee Why Library. Diverse recreation and social interaction opportunities are provided throughout a vibrant urban precinct that forms a regional destination."
All images courtesy of Corkery Consulting
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