Rydalmere Park Community Centre

The adaptive reuse of an existing bowling club provides for a diverse range of community uses.

An under-utilised bowling club is revitalised for more diverse activities for a growing population in Parramatta. The adaptive reuse provides a quality, generous community asset maximising accessibility and inclusiveness, that connects to the landscape of parks and sports fields.

 

 

A number of existing structural elements at the lower ground floor level are retained to reduce the overall building cost, mitigate disturbance of contaminated material and reduce the carbon footprint.

On the ground level a vast covered outdoor dining area wraps round an indoor restaurant/cafe overlooking the surrounding sports fields and park through large glazed windows, increasing the connection to the landscape and natural light and ventilation. Vertical planting and green climbers soften the balustrade bringing in filtered natural light.

The main entrance is an oversized portal, a marker in the landscape. Multiple pop up light wells bring in light, creating a lantern effect and maximising the sense of height and space. The new layout creates universal access. A scalloped facade of durable galvanised steel references the adjacent light industrial zone, adding depth and interest, whilst timber battens reference the residential area nearby.

Rydalmere Park Community Centre Gallery

Project info	Details
Team	Sam Crawford, Rhys Nicholas, Allen Huang, Justin Pak, Jarrod Ruchalski
Consultants	Civil Engineer: Stellen Consulting Structural Engineer: Northrop Geotech & Traffic: SLR Consulting Town Planner: ARPS HAZMAT: Alliance Geotechnical QS: Turner & Townsend Waste Management: Dickens Solutions BCA & Access Consultant: Philip Chun Food Service: Universal Foodservice Design
Completion	Ongoing

---