Sydney Park Skate Park

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Blurring the lines between the passive and the extreme at Sydney Park.

Blurring the lines between the passive and the extreme at Sydney Park.

Our Landscape Architecture team designed this skate park in collaboration with Convic. It accommodates different skill levels for everyday use and includes a traditional park skate area, a lineal plaza, and a beginner’s bowl for street and bowl-style wheeled action sports. The skate facility has been added to the park to contribute to an active recreation loop and is adjacent to the new ‘learn to ride’ bike facility. The location also uses the park’s landform to create an informal amphitheatre for spectator viewing. The skate facility is one of the largest in Australia.

The Skate Park facility incorporates two key areas, accommodating space for both amateur and professional level skills. An extensive plaza in one section has obstacles for street-style technical tricks and a beginner’s bowl for street and bowl-style wheeled action sports. Adjacent, an international-scale flow bowl with up to 3.3m depth provides the more challenging part of the facility and is designed to the level of Olympic-standard competition bowls.

Multiple viewing areas, seats, and trees scattered throughout the skate park invite visitors to spend time there. New picnic areas and barbecues have been installed, and a final piece of the Park Circuit Path now connects the entire Park. Through these initiatives, the Skate Park has successfully attracted a wide range of new users.

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Client

City of Sydney

Location

Gadigal Country

Sydney Park, Alexandria, Sydney NSW

Key Facts

5,100 SQM

Discipline

Landscape Architecture

Studio

Sydney

Awards

Sydney Design Awards Driven x Design 2021, Landscape Design, Silver
Good Design Awards 2021, Architectural Design, Urban Design and Public Spaces
Parks and Leisure NSW 2021, Play Space, Highly Commended

Collaborators

Skate Park Design: Convic Engineering: Northrop Consulting Engineers Builders: Concrete Skate Parks

Photography

Simon Wood

Nominated Architect:
Lisa-Maree Carrigan NSW ARB 7568