Fusion

FUSION

SITE AS GALLERY, DESIGNER AS CURATOR

I would like to begin today by acknowledging the Gadigal and Bidjigal people,

the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I am presenting from. I pay my respects to their

Elders past and present and extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander present here today.

ENVIRONMENTAL LENS

SOCIAL LENS

BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION

URBAN ART

DECONTAMINATION

HEALING

ENRICHED ECOSYSTEMS

REWILDING

SOFTENING THE HARDSCAPE

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

ANIMATION OF PUBLIC SPACES

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

LAYERS OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

REVITALISED COMMUNITIES

The decrease in the area of industrial space between 2007 and 2012.

ARTISTICEXPRESSION

Over a 10-year period, the FES Floor Space and Employment Survey found an overall reduction in the supply of space used for creative industries within the City area, a decline of more than 100,000m2 (City of Sydney, 2017).

How can the process of Brownfield Remediation and integration of site-specific Urban Art Gallery Spaces dictate the larger Urban Development Program and establish a new Cultural Landscape for the future of The Bays?

“With

the introduction of a different - that is, alien - culture, a rejuvenation of the cultural landscape sets in, or a new landscape is superimposed on the remnants of an older one”

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Supporting Strategies

Making Space for Culture in Sydney

Public Art Strategy (2011 City Art)

Making Space for Culture in Sydney (2020 City of Sydney)

Greening Sydney Strategy

Greening Sydney Strategy (2021 City of Sydney)

PRINCIPLE 3

CITY ART

PublIC ART sTRATegY

‘Support local artists and activate places by using temporary art projects’

PRINCIPLE 8

‘Initiate and implement programs to communicate, educate and engage the public’

Making Space for Culture in Sydney

AREAS OF ACTION

1. Funding and Finance

2. Planning and Policy

3. Space development and Provision

“Our urban forest is set to grow up to 50% by 2030”

“Our target is for 40% of our local area to have green cover by 2050, including a minimum of 27% tree canopy”

Greening

Sydney Strategy

GOAL 3

“We will seek out and prioritise the most pressing problems that need to be solved to improve life on earth”

PROBLEM 3.1

“...activities of a global human population puts pressure on urban space, natural resources, our climate, cultural heritage...”

DIRECTION 11

‘Bring new life to existing diverse assests and uses, integrating rich layers of creativity, heritage and culture across the precinct’

The Bays Precinct

The Bays Precinct

Opportunities + Constraints

Contamination Mapping

KEY:

VOCs, Phenolics, nitrates, ammonia and asbestos

Heavy metals, TPH, PAHs and PCBs/dioxins

Ground gases, asbestos, VOCs, OCPs, PCBs

MAHs, phenols, Lead, VOCs, OCPs, herbicides, asbestos, acid suplhate

VOCs, OCPs, herbicides, asbestos, acid suplhate

+ Heavy Metals, TPH, PAH and PCBS/dioxins & ground gases found across entire site

OCPs, asbestos, herbicides, acid suplhate

VOCs, solvents and degreasers

Phenolics, nitrates, ammonia and asbestos, VOCs, solvents, degreasers, OCPs,herbicides, acid suplhate

VOCs, OCPs, herbicides, asbestos

VOCs, OCPs, PCBs, COPC, herbicides, asbestos, acid suplhate

Previous Land Uses + Site Structures

Shovelling coal at White Bay Power Station. Sourced from https://powerplantsphytoremediation. com/historical-analysis

Man overseeing grain being poured from a train carriage at Glebe Island silos, Sydney ca. 1920. Sourced from National Library of Australia

Site Landmarks

Abiding Events Timeline

Abiding Events Timeline

Remove over 85% of ground contaminants through establishing processes of phytoremediation

Abiding Events Timeline

Restore ecologies on site through increasing canopy cover and rewilded areas by 60%

Abiding Events Timeline

Acknowledge the site’s rich industrial heritage through informed outdoor gallery spaces and involvement of local artists

Abiding Events Timeline

Celebrate the history of the site through the sustainable re-use of 100% of site materials

Abiding Events Timeline

Activate all zones within the White Bay Power Station through adaptive reuse and maintenance

Abiding Events Timeline

Establish a hybrid of cultural, residential and commercial spaces that support local artists and community members

Phasing Plans Overview

Phase 1 ‘PREPARE’

‘Make something ready to deal with something’

Phase 3 ‘RESTORE’

‘Bring back to re-establish; repair’

Phase 2 ‘ENGAGE’

‘Occupy or attract; participate’

Phase 4 ‘REGENERATE’

‘Bring new and more vigorous life to an area; revive’

Phase 1 ‘PREPARE’

Phase 2 ‘ENGAGE’

Phase 3 ‘RESTORE’

Phase 4 ‘REGENERATE’

Zone 1 - Phase 1 ‘PREPARE’

CONTAMINANTS

EXISTING VEGETATION

PHYTOREMEDIATION ZONE TYPOLOGY #1

GALLERY SPACE

PHYTOREMEDIATION PROCESS

FORAGING

FOR SITE MATERIALS

PHYTOREMEDIATION TYPOLOGY #1

Typology #1

Zone 1 - Phase 2 ‘ENGAGE’

INTERACTIVE GALLERY SPACE (USING SITE MATERIALS)

PROPOSED LOOKOUT +VIEWS TO SILOS

EXISTING VEGETATION

ZONE 1 ACTIVATED BOILER HOUSE1

NEW LAB, BROOKLYN USA STUDIOS2

WHITE BAY POWER STATION

INTERACTIVE GALLERY SPACE (USING SITE MATERIALS)

GALLERY SPACE

‘Never demolish, never remove – always ADD, TRANSFORM AND REUSE’

- Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal (French architects)

Zone 1 - Phase 3 ‘RESTORE’

RE-PURPOSE SHIPPING CONTAINERS ON SITE1

ARTIST RESIDENCIES (SHIPPING CONTAINERS)

EXISTING VEGETATION

TWIGHLIGHT MARKETS AT THE FOUNDATIONS, PORLAND NSW2

ZONE 2 ACTIVATED SWITCHHOUSE3

HOUSING

100 DWELLINGS SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS

STUDIO SPACES

INCOME & EXPOSURE

50 STUDIO SPACES

MARKET STALLS (2nd Weekend)

WORKSHOPS (Thurs-Saturday)

Zone 1 - Phase 4 ‘REGENERATE’

ARTIST RESIDENCIES + GALLERY SPACE

EXISTING VEGETATION

LA SUCRIERE, FRANCE CULTURAL EVENT SPACE1

ZONE

Larger Urban Program

SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS ARTIST RESIDENCIES

Larger Urban Program

KEY ARTIST RESIDENCIES

SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

REPURPOSED WAREHOUSES

Zone 2 - Phase 1 ‘PREPARE’

PROPOSED PLATFORM LOOKOUT FROM ANZAC BRIDGE ACCESS ROAD

NW WINDS

EXISTING VEGETATION (ALLOCASUARINA FOREST)

VIEWS TO WATERFRONT

GALLERY SPACE REFERENCING RAIL SIDINGS USING FOUND MATERIALS

PROPOSED LOOKOUT

DIGITAL INTERFACE

HERITAGE BUILDING

PHYTOREMEDIATION

WORKING PORT

LEACHING OF GROUND CONTAMINANTS INTO HARBOUR

Zone 2 - Phase 2 ‘ENGAGE’

RE-PURPOSED AS SEED BANK

HUMAN INTERACTION WITH WORKING WATERFRONT

PROPOSED PLATFORM LOOKOUT

NW WINDS

ESTABLISHMENT OF CANOPY

EXISTING VEGETATION (ALLOCASUARINA FOREST)

PHYTOREMEDIATION (ZONE 1)

PORT ACCESS ROAD

HERITAGE BUILDING

PHYTOREMEDIATION (ZONE 2)

Zone 2 - Phase 3 ‘RESTORE’

PROPOSED PLATFORM LOOKOUT

ART INTERACTING WITH WORKING WATERFRONT

EXISTING VEGETATION (ALLOCASUARINA FOREST)

PHYTOREMEDIATION

NW WINDS REWILDING

BUILDING

Canopy Cover

Zone 2 - Phase 4 ‘REGENERATE’

PROPOSED PLATFORM LOOKOUT

N-W WINDS

EXISTING VEGETATION (ALLOCASUARINA FOREST)

NATURALISED WATERFRONT EDGE (RECYCLED CONCRETE)

REPURPOSED HERITAGE BUILDING

Zone 3 - Phase 1 ‘PREPARE’

AUSTRALIAN SILO ART + STREET ART TRAIL

PORTLAND SILO ART

LIGHT PROJECTION ART INTSTALLATIONS

N-W WINDS

CEMENT AUSTRALIA

VEHICULAR ACCESS REDUCED TO ALLOW FOR MORE PUBLIC SPACE

PHYTOREMEDIATION

LEACHING OF GROUND CONTAMINANTS INTO HARBOUR

Zone 3 - Phase 2 ‘ENGAGE’

WORKING PORT HOURS

7AM-12PM (WEEK DAYS)

CEMENT TRUCK INDUSTRY

INTERACTIVE GALLERY SPACE

INTERACTIVE GALLERY SPACE

Zone 3 - Phase 3 ‘RESTORE’

INTERACTIVE GALLERY SPACE

INTERACTIVE GALLERY SPACE

Zone 3 - Phase 4 ‘REGENERATE’

MODEL MAKING SERIES - HYBRID GALLERY SPACE

CEMENT AUSTRALIA

N-W WINDS

HYBRID GALLERY SPACES

REWILDING

NATURALISED EDGE

RISING SEA LEVELS

“Art in public places is one of the indicators of a flourishing cultural life. It can add joy, texture and complexity to the public domain, help to define our places, tell our stories, and preserve our memories for future generations”

- City Of Sydney