A stunning design has been unveiled for Bank Street Park, transforming land fenced off from the community for decades into a green and accessible waterfront park against the backdrop of the iconic ANZAC Bridge in Pyrmont.
Accessibility to the water and to Sydney CBD is a key feature of Bank Street Park. Plans include a new cycleway and walkways to and from the area, and new and improved access to Blackwattle Bay for recreational water users such as kayakers and other paddle craft.
The park design features a foreshore promenade, the next piece in the puzzle towards completing a 15-kilometre continuous harbourside walk between Woolloomooloo and Rozelle Bay, which will be one of Australia’s longest harbourfront walkways and a ‘must see’ attraction in Sydney.
Providing more than one hectare of open space, the new park was designed by landscape architect OCULUS with Collins + Turner, Greenshoot Consulting and Greenaway Architects and marks a significant step towards the area’s redevelopment.
Building the park first means people can start enjoying recreational benefits before new homes and jobs are created in the surrounding area.
Key features of the new design include:
- Recreational facilities including a multipurpose court, playground and fitness stations
- A new community building to house a new community space, café and marina office
- Water access and storage for dragon boats and personal paddle craft including a new accessible public pontoon
- Harbourside promenade and increased accessibility to the water with new footpaths and cycleways
- Public art that honours the park’s unique connection to the ANZAC Bridge and the significant contributions of First Nations servicemen and servicewomen
- Adaptive reuse of buildings along Bank Street.
The local community and key stakeholders have been integral in informing the park’s design, and the wider community is now encouraged to have their say. To find out more visit blackwattlebay.insw.com