Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
EQUITY
DIVERSITY
INCLUSIVITY
SUSTAINABILITY
ensure that individual have equal opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender, or race.
optimise accessibility by providing both stairs and lifts as the main circulation spine.
provide male, female, ambulant, and unisex toilets throughout the site.
create passive spaces for escape and refuge such as single seating, cubicle spaces, and large open spaces that discourages crowding.
creating a civic centre that stimulates cultural interaction and the exchange of knowledge to embrace the multicultural identity of Sydney.
library provides a collection of Australian history and culture.
exhibition displays quarterly rotation of artworks by artists from various communities.
cafe and restaurant of specific cuisines based on dominant cultures in Sydney.
design spaces that show people they are valued and encourage them to bring more of themselves to the space.
design spaces that promote social interaction or participation.
spatial strategies such as cul-de-sac, lizarding, roosting, and donut effect are applied to encourage social interaction.
spatial strategies that develop fourthspace and informal interaction such as threshold, edges, pathways, and props are applied.
adaptively reusing historic buildings to bypass the wasteful process of demolition and reconstruction.
recycling a valued heritage place has environmental benefits, social advantage, and saves energy.
(Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government, 2004)
balance the needs of the individuls by providing toilets, recreational amenities, and public access to information at the library and exhibition.
Sustainability
ENVIRONMENTAL
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The concentration of noxious industries and their pollution in the Bay West has left the soil contaminated and the area with a lack of greenery. To protect the environment to support health and wellbeing, now and in the future, the site is revegetated with Australian native plants such as Spotted Gum, Eucalyptus Archeri, Kangaroo Paw, and Everlasting Daisy.
Moreover, to ensure future generations have enough natural resources, the materials used for the redesign of the White Bay Power Station are picked with sustainability in mind. The materials are recycled, reclaimed, highly regenerative, and, or sourced from sustainable suppliers. Examples include ashcrete, spotted gum timber, reclaimed timber, recycled bronze, recycled glass, recycled paper, cork, hemp, rattan, and timberstrand LSL.
SOCIAL
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Unity’s principles form the basis of social sustainability. In order to showcase and enhance Sydney’s Identity and Heritage, unity enables the exchange of knowledge, showcases cultural activities, and promotes social interaction.
The re-purposed site enriches the lives of its users by providing amenities and accommodating a variety of programmes for recreation, entertainment, seating, lifestyle, and sanitation, all of which were lacking in the immediate surrounding of the White Bay Power Station.
Lastly, unity has made the White Bay Power Station accessible by relocating access points and optimising circulation and access.
CULTURAL
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The land that White Bay Power Station sits on was inhibited by the Wangal and Gadigal people until the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. Unity not only acknowledges the traditional owners of the land but aims to develop the relationship between the communities of past, present, and future Sydney. The hub facilitates cultural interaction and the exchange of knowledge through the re-sharing of history and identity.
Moreover, unity adaptively reuses the White Bay Power Station, a heritage landmark. The cultural heritage of the existing site is conserved by retaining its heritage features and materiality.
ECONOMIC​
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White Bay Power Station is a heritage landmark that has stood abandoned since it was decommissioned in 1983. The adaptive reuse of the site will enable new activities and destinations to attract people to the area. By repurposing the White Bay Power Station to showcase and enhance Sydney’s identity and heritage, enrich the lives of its users, and making the site accessible, the building will become a social powerhouse. Its reuse will allow people to appreciate the natural and cultural heritage embedded in the site and eventually guide the growth and change of the Bay West over time.
FLYN KUPERS
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