As water migrates through the landscape, the water pools and becomes stagnant in lakes and reservoirs, known as ‘Stay-A-While’ places. These become spaces for communities to gather, reflect, and celebrate.
The Gadigal Centre of Excellence aims to become a ‘Stay-A-While’ space on the threshold of Darlington, marking a transition from the bustle of City Road to a quieter terrain refuge.
Operable shade runners above the outdoor ampitheatre and indoor performance space enable multifunctionality of planning, and facilitates a connection to Sky Country.
The building “breathes” as rain and wind weigh the oyster shell tiles of the louvred façade. Its kinetic nature visually represents nature, as Country shapes the built form.
The courtyard between International House and the Seymour Centre is activated through a dry creek and endemic planting to become a site of ecological uplift.
