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Michael Chorley

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Sub Base Platypus Torpedo Factory

PrizeHonorable Mention in Landscape Architecture / Public Landscape

Firm LocationSydney, Australia

Project locationNorth Sydney, Cammeraygal Country

CompanyTurf Design Studio

Lead ArchitectTurf Design Studio / GMB Architecture

Design TeamProject Lead:GMB Architects, Landscape Architect:Turf Design Studio, Civil + Structural Engineering:WSP, First Nation Cobsultant:Yerrabingin, The Gujaga Foundation, Interpretation:Supersense, Artist:Dennis Golding, Contractor:Taylors

ClientSydney Harbour Federation Trust

Projecthttps://taylorau.com.au/projects/sub-base-platypus-torpedo-factory-renewal/

Project Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IktFjYklKNQ&t=1s

The creative renewal and adaptive reuse of the 1942 built Torpedo Factory has opened up the site to the local community as a new multiuse undercover space with public terraces, gardens and compliant equitable access. Partial demolition of the factory allowed daylight back to the site and created space for a new public park on the lower level. First Nations design and interpretation of the stories of sea, stone and sky, integrated within the industrial heritage has created a complex and multilayered experience, with a high level of integrated sustainability measures.