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Western Sydney University - Boilerhouse
Western Sydney University - Boilerhouse
Parramatta, Australia
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Other Projects by TKD Architects
Western Sydney University - Boilerhouse
Parramatta, Australia
The Parramatta campus of University
of Western Sydney is a significant
and historic place. The sequential
development has resulted in a fine
grained built form with a series of
non axial vistas and interstitial places
bounded by a cohesive group of
buildings.
However as the campus population
grew the demand for a truly student
focused public domain at the centre of
the campus became critical
Until this project was completed there
were limited opportunities for student
interaction and those that existed were
on the periphery and quite internal. The
Boilerhouse adaptation and the attached
outdoor pavilion is a direct response to
this situation - providing a place that is
lively and transient in the manner of a
market square.
This project sought to give new life to
a critical part of the campus through
active integration. The adaptation of
the 1894 boilerhouse as a lively noodle
bar re-energised the building and gave
focus to the new student plaza - the
new pavilion referencing the form of the
laundry destroyed in the 1996 fire. The
building is raw and accepting of the
industrial past, with worn timber roof
structure retained. Critically, the industrial
equipment including coal fired boilers
were removed and transformed as four
separate artworks – giving a playful
interpretation to the original industrial
activity.
of Western Sydney is a significant
and historic place. The sequential
development has resulted in a fine
grained built form with a series of
non axial vistas and interstitial places
bounded by a cohesive group of
buildings.
However as the campus population
grew the demand for a truly student
focused public domain at the centre of
the campus became critical
Until this project was completed there
were limited opportunities for student
interaction and those that existed were
on the periphery and quite internal. The
Boilerhouse adaptation and the attached
outdoor pavilion is a direct response to
this situation - providing a place that is
lively and transient in the manner of a
market square.
This project sought to give new life to
a critical part of the campus through
active integration. The adaptation of
the 1894 boilerhouse as a lively noodle
bar re-energised the building and gave
focus to the new student plaza - the
new pavilion referencing the form of the
laundry destroyed in the 1996 fire. The
building is raw and accepting of the
industrial past, with worn timber roof
structure retained. Critically, the industrial
equipment including coal fired boilers
were removed and transformed as four
separate artworks – giving a playful
interpretation to the original industrial
activity.
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