Parramatta Aquatic + Leisure Centre

Invited Competition 2018, Runner Up
In collaboration with COX & Aspect Studios

A cutting in the hillside, a large structure embedded within. Landscape penetrates all of the edges, with deep reveals creating places to retreat from the sun and enjoy the dramatic play of light and shade off the water. The geology of the land is exposed, a new vertical river scene inserted within this imagined quarried landscape.

At its periphery, the edge of the enclosure gives back to the park, creating spaces for community events, small and large. This is a place where what happens at the edge is as important as what happens in the centre and where key visitor experiences are both spatial and emotive, welcoming and familiar.