The adjoining nature reserve is the site of an annual pavilion competition, showcasing material innovation and extending the site’s public engagement beyond those who would ordinarily participate in material-reuse discourse.

Parramatta's demolition approvals were mapped to determine local, abundant waste resources.

The previous mapping revealed terracotta roof tiles and red brick as the primary local materials of salvageable quantity, and so the architecture considers how these familiar materials may be reimagined.