Lizard Log Amenities & Events Pavilion
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Western Sydney Parklands is the largest parcel of open space in the Sydney Metropolitan region. Lizard Log Park (formerly Pimelea Park) is sited upon former pastoral lands within the Cumberland Plain.
CHROFI collaborated with McGregor Coxall to design and deliver the project which called for a new playground, amenities blocks, event space with adjoining events pavilion, car parking, shade and BBQ facilities. Together we approached the park design as a response to the scale and character of the greater site context with a strong environmental agenda.
The Amenities Buildings and Shelters are driven by an adaptive design response to the existing structures on the site. Rather than demolishing the existing structures the new designs continue the tectonic language and introduce robust materials that age and patina over time.
The Events Space Building is a multi functional pavilion and forms part of an ensemble of amenities and shade structures which are distributed throughout the park. The building provides a back drop to the major events space within the park and continues the language of the other park structures through materiality and detail.
The designs seek a simple, timeless expression that continues the visual language of the existing structures and nestle comfortably in their bushland setting. A translucent fibreglass roof allows daylight to diffuse through a perforated zincalume soffit creating a soft, cool daylit glow within the amenities and events pavilions while lending a distinct visual lightness to the roof plane. A delicate structure consisting of thin CHS steel rods amplifies this perception of lightness while a fine steel plate round the perimeter of the roof creates a thin leading edge and partially conceals the depth of the roof buildup.
A hot dipped galvanised steel structure with recycled hardwood timbers gives the primary material expression. The inherent imperfections and variations in these two materials is celebrated throughout the design. The perforated soffit reveals visible layers of structure creating a visual complexity within the roof buildup when viewed from below.
Awards
2017 NSW Architecture Awards - Public Architecture
Lizard Log Events Pavilion Elevation
Lizard Log Events Pavilion Sections
Lizard Log Events Pavilion Plan
Lizard Log Events Shade Structure Sections
Awards
2017 NSW Architecture Awards - Public Architecture
