“We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.”
― Andy Goldsworthy, Environment artist.
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Ecological Communities I Sydney ecological habitat
Under15%
Average canopy cover in the area 23% canopy cover in
Habitat are swallowed up by the urban jungle and the remaining patches is not big enough to support complex ecological
2.Forlorn industral precinct
Unique Advantage:
Old historical Railwayline be covered, Plenty remaining materials
Design Principle
1.Reveal and engage with historical and culture through environment art involvement
2.Re-establish an human affiliation and impression with the Bay 's land
3.Cater ecological and urban public aspiration to diverse space
Refering to the Bay West strategy,
The selected site aim to become one of the important nodes in White Bay that as a catalyst,contributing to activating and bring attraction to the whole Bay West Precinct.
Activate
Regenerate the soil through phytoremediation
Scale:1:1000@A1
Traditional Efective Exotic species + native plants introduce to test and as the first pioner plants on phytoremediation
SIte environment is getting better for upcoming and existing communities.
Human communities: only main pathway keep for updating and changing planting .
Ecological communities: only small insect be attracted
Promote new attraction,observation and acknowledging to the land and other communities
Scale:1:1000@A1
-Industrial use be kept as help the new residential set up in the urban development program.
-Move some earthwork on site for further phytoremediation -WBPS partly open for understanding history .
Meet in the Bay I Meeting in Plaza
1. Metro station
2.Metro plaza
3.Historical rail way track
tree line
5.WBPS partly open for history reveal
Meet with both site history and other biological communities in the surface/ ground level.
Diferent historical materials + cracks
Except new man-made even road, considering:
Maximize the use of materials character itself
Natrual gaps between materials allow small creature hidden and collect water for irrigation to prevent extreme weather.
Short term Art installation aim to attract people in
Convenient access to public transport and with direct view line to harbour, provide positive feeling
Human communities:
-envrionment art exhibition
-intereaction in Plaza
-site history acknowledge
Ecological communities:
-Bird start be attracted
Let the regenerated space can accommodate for both urban communities and ecological communities.
Scale:1:1000@A1
-Industrial use (Harbour) be kept until the new residential Completed. -Space be mainly divided to three diferent type for use
Scale:
1. Sound garden（Bird habitat)
2.Lawn area
3.New residential area
4.Relaxing square Legend
5.Scent garden
More native tree be introduce to enrich the flora layers and support bird habitat.
Love the bird sound!
Safe and relaxing for me!
We got place to sit
Effiective plant in Phase 1&2
We got food to eat
Love the smell!
Respond to issue and communities
complex layerings here promote to a more resilient space,with the WBPS itself,provide both relaxing and safety feeling.
Human communities:
-enjoy smell,sound, view from nature
-intereaction in public square
Ecological communities:
-steady source of food (with large number of flower) -habitat set up
1. Materials collected area
2.Outdoor workshop
3.sandstone clif &exhibition area
5.slope forest
4.Metro and plaza Legend Scale:
Through doing this, more familiar with the local materials
Art work exhibit area 2
Work shop area
Materials collected area
Art work exhibit area1
increase site activities contribute to a more inclusive environment through interaction and understanding.
Human communities:
-Outdoor workshop experience
-environment art Exhibition on a regular basis
Ecological communities:
-Nesting materials is provided
Legend
1. Sport cournt on lawn
2.Timber deck
3.Small sunken planting area
4.Climbing area along the silo
Scale:
people allowing in play along the deck, as it is the last stage that still keep industriala uses.
can use small habitat here as roadblock for play! more exciting!
Celebrate
Embrace for a sustain and revived Bay Precinct
Scale:1:1000@A1
-No more industrial use in harbour here -Last part of WBPS open for art residency
With artist guding, Collected the depleted materials and reassemble it to new function,like artifcial reef.
Excrement as cycling nutrients help the artificial reef and plants to grow to form to a strong mairne habitat.
Finally, through all the efect and time phase,the site supposed to be an inclusive, safe ,resilient and sustainable space for all the communities to enjoy.
Human communities:
-long term sporting events -special sporting activities collaborate with environment artwork
Ecological communities:
-contribute to new marine habitat