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PROJECT 3| A PUBLIC ART STRATEGY

LENNOX BRIDGE CAR PARK SITE, PARRAMATTA

This site will be transformed into a first-class precinct known as ‘Riverside Parramatta’ by the Parramatter City Council. The development is aimed to create benefits for Parramatta’s community including a range of improvements along the river foreshore areas and public domains. A range of uses will be accommodated including cafés / bars / restaurants and Councils new Discovery Centre.

In this project, a public art strategy will be proposed for this site accompany with a indicative design solution. The flow will be:

•Analysis of the site•Public Art Strategy•Design solution

ANALYSIS|NEARBY FOCUS

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1. RIVERSIDE THEATER• Opened in 1988• Can house up to 761 patrons with comfortable, plush seating in a conventional proscenium arch stage with orchestra pit and fly tower• Larger scale productions including international acts are often seen including Shakespeare, comedy, drama, ballet, contemporary dance and musicals

2. OLD KING SCHOOL GROUND• Was the first large private boarding school run by the Anglican Church to provide secondary education in the colony of New South Wales• Importance to the history and evolution of education in New South Wales with the School occupying the site almost continuously from 1836 to 1964

3. LENNOX BRIDGE

4. CHURCH STREET

• Is on the site of the earliest documented crossing of the Parramatta River in the Parramatta area, dating from early colonial settlement• Is constructed of sandstone sourced from the Parramatta Female Factory quarry, completed in 1839

• Main access from the St Johns Cathedral square• Is currently the most popular wating hub, where can enjoy the buzz of alfresco streetside dining and the wide selection of international cuisine on offer

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ANALYSIS|

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MOVEMENT LINKAGE•Heavy human movement along Church Street•People walk along both riversides as well•Major movement along Marsden Street is traffic

•The site and the theater become the view of each other•Lennox Bridge links the site and the theater•A damp connects the site and the Old King School Ground underneath the bridge of Marsden Street•Two alleys provide access to and from Church Street and Phillip Street

MOVEMENT & LINKAGE

PUBLIC ART STRATEGY|OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

From the analysis, it can be seen that the selected site is located at a critical position that can improve the surrounding area. There is potential to become a central square connecting surrounding context with special identity from landmarks, heritage and landscape . It is strongly believed that it would be a pleasant space where people are willing to stay and enjoy when some developments are implemented. For instance public art strategy and public square development.

Turn it into a square•Take reference from the context, and express/strengthen the mood at that area•Make the space more enjoyable•Reinforce the relationship to the context

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PUBLIC ART STRATEGY|GUIDING PRINCIPLES

•Providing educational programmes for community to recognise hisory and heritage in the city•Reinforcing the relationship between heritage and the site•Encourage local art work withing the area

•Develop registers of plaques, murals and street art•Monitor and assessing heritage to ensure conservation and refurbishment are carried out•The ongoing conservation preserves the many artisanal skills involved in repairing, restoring and telling the stories about these works for appreciation by current and future generations•Reducing maintenance needs by restoring heritage items in a way that ensures their preservation into future is critical

•Promotion to workers, residents, local and international visitors, researchers and artists is the key to success•Creating City Art Website, providing walking maps and tours, and implement large public art event in the area can help promoting the place

•Enriching the place by temporary art projects by the local community and artist, and give them a means of defining the character of the place•Promoting more activity - including bringing people to forgotten laneways and new city spaces and ecouraging businesses to rethink their idea about the city space and stimulating the economy around the place•Increasing support for temporary projects by artists and the community•Encouraging sustainable work practives by artists including: reuse and recycling of materials, use of innovative technologies and engagement with the environment

•The mood of the place is the identity and selling point of itself•Examine the mood of the area and strengthen it with related art works

RECOGNISE & CELEBRATE HERITAGE IN PUBLIC SPACES

MANAGE &MAINTIAN ARTWORKS MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS

INITIATE & IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMES TO COMMUNICATE, EDUCATE & ENGAGE THE PUBLIC

ACTIVATE PLACE BY USING TEMPORARY ART PROJECTS

REINFORCE THE MOOD/CONTEXT BY IMPLEMENT ART ELEMENTS

•Design and install interesting public furniture and facility to decorate the space as an ar piece

•Promote street arts•Tell the story of the place

INTERVENTION OUTDOOR GALLERY•Create a space for street performer to perform•Performing artist can feel free to perform

STREET PERFORMANCE

RECOGNISE & CELEBRATE HERITAGE IN PUBLIC SPACES

REINFORCE THE MOOD/CONTEXT BY IMPLEMENT ART ELEMENTS

MANAGE &MAINTIAN ARTWORKS MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS

•Showing public more about the context, natural topography. history and heritage around the site. For instance, the origin of the river, histories of Old King School and Lennox bridge

STREET WALKING TOUR

PUBLIC ART STRATEGY|OPTIONS

•Create a mood for the laneway•Add an extra dimension to the experience of the city, providing moments of inspiration and reflection

•Encourage artists and local communities to carry out small-scalr public art projects

LANEWAY ART PROGRAMMETEMPORARY ART PROGRAMME

ACTIVATE PLACE BY USING TEMPORARY ART PROJECTSINITIATE & IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMES TO COMMUNICATE, EDUCATE & ENGAGE THE PUBLIC

•Holding regular talks to introduce the city arts to the public and get inspiration and challenge from discussion

CITY TALKS ABOUT ART•Ecourage people to create art•Spread the idea of art to public

ART WORKSHOP

PUBLIC ART STRATEGY|OPTIONS

SOLUTION|EXISTING

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•For street performer and any public event•Relate to the theater nearby as a outdoor theater

•For people to rest and enjoy the performance and view

•Relate to Lennox Bridge in term of materiality

•Opportunity for artists to show their pieces

•Make the space more enjoyable•Provide a place for kids to play•Water feature relate to the river

•Hold city talks about art•Provide city walk tour around this area•Start some art workshops for the public

FLOATING STAGE

AUDITORIUM

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SPACE FOR TEMPORARY ART

INTERVENTION (FOUNTAIN)

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SOLUTION|RECOMMENDATION

•Make the space more enjoyable•Provide a way for people to reach the river•As a direct access to the Old School Ground

INTERVENTION (WATER FEATURE:DAMP)

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SOLUTION|RECOMMENDATION

•Activate the underused laneway•Create a mood before going into the square•Provide access between the square and Church Street

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SOLUTION|RECOMMENDATION

•Share zone between pedestrian and car•Contain street arts telling a story about the place•Access between square and Phillip Street•View corridor toward the river

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SOLUTION|RECOMMENDATION

PUBLIC ART STRATEGY|CONCLUSION

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

OPTIONS

OBJECTIVE

•Recognise & celebrate heritage in public spaces•Manage &maintian artworks monuments & memorials•Initiate & implement programmes to communicate, educate & engage the public•Activate place by using temporary art projects•Reinforce the mood/context by implement art elements

•Street Performance•Intervention•Street walking tour•Outdoor gallery

•Art workshop•City talks about art•Temporary art programme•Laneway art programme

Turn into a square•Take reference from the context, and express/strengthen the mood at that area•Make the space more enjoyable•Reinforce the relationship to the context

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