CHROFI, architectural practice based in Sydney, Australia

Marsden Park Amenities

Client:
Stockland

Program:
Change Rooms, Kiosk, Public Amenities, Shade Structures

Scale:
820 sqm

Year:
2014 - 2019

Landscape Architect:
JMD Design

Scope:
Design, Documentation and Site Services

Photography:
Clinton Weaver | Ben Hosking

Team:
SDA Structures, ITM Design, Advanced Building Approvals, Accessible Building Solutions, The Mack Group

Builder:
Glascott | Canopy Cladding Builder: Fleetwood Urban

Location:
Marsden Park, Sydney

Status:
Built, Competition 1st Prize

Marsden Park Amenities provide change rooms for sports teams, a covered outdoor community space, a small kiosk and public toilet facilities for a new suburban community in Marsden Park.

We explored the idea of a structure that creates a unique spatial character internally, while becoming an abstract, recessive landscape element externally.

In many ways, the project's architecture is expressed in the negative volume between the canopy and the ground plane. A raw structure, direct and straightforward in its tectonic expression yet ephemeral and playful in its spatial character. It is a structure that aims to embody a civic quality through its inverse form, serving as an anchor point for a new local community.

This structure aims to provide more than just shelter and utilitarian amenity, but also an element of joy and delight.

Awards

2020 National AIA Awards, Small Project Architecture, Commendation

2020 NSW AIA Awards, Robert Woodward Award for Small Project Architecture, Winner

2014 Design Competition Winner