UNSW Village Green – Sam Cracknell Pavilion upgrade
2023 Bede Country / Kensington, NSW
Sam Crawford Architects was invited by builders AW Edwards to assist them in working with the University of New South Wales to transform the Kensington campus central sports precinct.
Known as the Village Green, it has been transformed into a vibrant and inclusive sport and leisure hub with facilities for multiple team sports, fitness, and recreation.
The transformation also facilitated the provision of an extensive underground water storage tank to capture campus stormwater to both recharge the Botany Aquifer and provide a substantial and sustainable source of water for the Kensington campus.
Grandstand, Pavilion and Hub Redefined
Targeted upgrades create a more connected and versatile sporting environment.
Our role was to assist in review of the masterplan, and design and delivery of three key elements – design of a new spectator grandstand overlooking the main sports field, design of upgrades to the sports amenities pavilion, and design of a new social hub for the precinct.
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“The Sam Cracknell Pavilion is a multi-purpose facility housing elevated sports viewing and function rooms, sports and end of trip change rooms, and new publicly accessible toilets.”
The new Moya Dodd Grandstand provides elevated, covered seating for 500 spectators. It is set into an earth mound with dedicated seating overlooking the field, and grass slopes for relaxation and casual viewing of surrounding sports activities.
The canopy roof is comprised of three cantilevering ‘leaves’ that visually link the structure to other elements within the masterplan, including the student hub. See Moya Dodd Grandstand.
The new Home Ground Cafe provides a casual hub for staff and students, with provision of indoor and outdoor dining overlooking the new central sports ground, the exercise track and the various other fitness and recreation activities incorporated into the Village Green. See Home Ground Café.
Each of the three elements was delivered by AW Edwards, working closely with the University, to achieve a quality outcome within a very tight timeframe, and relatively modest budget.
UNSW Village Green – Sam Cracknell Pavilion Upgrade Gallery
| Project info | Details |
|---|---|
| Team | Sam Crawford, Gabrielle Pelletier, Christine Guan, Jordon Blanket |
| Builder | AW Edwards |
| Consultants | Civil Engineer: M+G Consulting Engineers Landscape Architect: Taylor Cullity Lethlean BCA Consultant: BCA Logic, Group DLA Access Morris Goding Access Consulting: Access Consultant |
| Photographer | Brett Boardman |
| Completion | 2023 |
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