The Communal Eating space, A modern tree canopy design nestled next to a sound garden, hosting chimes that mimic the cockatoos' calls, transforming the space into a living acoustic environment
The wild plant nursery embodies the branching structure of the Sheoak Tree, one of the Cockatoo’s primary food sources,Sharing cultural connections to memory,resilience, and ecological systems that support bird life.
The Masterplan, A cultural Hub that blends perfectly into the heart of Katoomba, acknowledging the importance of the Gundungurra people's connection to the land and community.
An Elevation of the residential hub, captures the uneven layout of the clusterhomes as they mimic the black cockatoos in flight flocking formations
A section of the communal/cultural hub captures the unique nest facade system as well as the wavy paths specifically moving with the topography mimicking the black cockatoos flight paths