RFSH Team: Olivia Hyde, Anika Ekholm, Poune Parsanejad, Wendy Yeung, Aryan Mansor, Georg Ackerman, Siggy Ackerman, Janine Campbell, Toshi Suzuki, Javier Dueñas Estrada, TR

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Entry for an international ideas competition for a 22 hectare site on the west side of the Sydney CBD, currently occupied by a container terminal. The brief suggested a high proportion of public open space for the site, as well as mandated areas of commercial development space. The competition process was to result in a vision for Sydneys global presence in the 21st Century.

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Process

A small and flexible team was assembled for the project, with varying interests, skills and fields of expertise. The response was constructed around 2 principle aims: a novel public precinct for Sydney, and a zero-footprint (carbon neutral) development. These principles coalesced in the form of an urban beach, that public space at which Australia excels.

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Electric cows, ponies and fish (recycling trucks, commuter cars and water taxis) were some of the alternative technologies proposed for the development, which was powered by a biomass generator as well as wind, solar and tidal power. Buildings floated off the ground, and were also planted with rooftop gardens, giving 100% of site area as publicly accessible space.