Yagoona Town Centre By DRAW

“The 2009 About Face competition was focused on the theme of socially responsive architecture. Commendation and Peer Prizes were awarded to Sydney architects DRAW… DRAW’s design transformed disused and neglected land into functional and valuable public space at Yagoona Town Centre.” (About Face Jury 2009)
A new civic ground plane stitches each side of the tracks together . A generous bespoke brickwork finger extends into the park providing access and a place to sit and watch the match.
North facing garden rooms housed in the facade provide micro social opportunities for residents. Visual connection extends from the corridors through these garden rooms and out over the surrounding suburbs. A filigree of brick screen mediates between harsh sun and dappled shade.
A repeat condition of under-utilised residual lands can be found around many outer suburb railway stations. In these areas we see latent potential for exploration of a new housing and renewal typology......more