Living Flow

The Enclave of Living Flow, a Water Advocacy Centre where Sydney’s Alexandra Canal meets Sheas Creek, centres water in its design. This educational and civic centre reimagines urban water conservation, blending history, culture, and sustainability to connect Sydney’s past, present, and future. Positioned along one of the Southern Hemisphere's most contaminated waterways, it balances ecological purpose with functionality. Integrated water systems treat and reuse stormwater, supporting irrigation and biodiversity. Its rhythmic design fosters interconnectedness, accessibility and social interaction. Through native vegetation restoration and transparency, the Enclave inspires a deeper connection to water as a life-giving cultural, ecological, and spiritual force.

Altered site condition: attached urban surface to create public engagement, integration of water facilities into a long scaffold structure and cut into the embankment to offer more public space.

Visitors engage with the stormwater filtration, irrigation systems, and natural sandstone water filtration on ground-level and elevated pathways, fostering a deeper understanding of water’s role in public health and connectivity.

Public spaces foster active engagement, highlighting water as a spiritual and ecological bridge, while restored vegetation zones promote biodiversity, cultural practices, and healing, showcasing native plants' role in urban ecosystems.

Interior view of the auditorium and public space, below the translucent concrete urban surface.

Exterior view on the permeable, multi-functional urban surface.