City View 67-75 Epping Road North Ryde Public Art Strategy - Themes and Opportunities
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CITY VIEW 67-75 EPPING ROAD NORTH RYDE PUBLIC ART STRATEGY - THEMES AND OPPORTUNITIES PREPARED BY: SITE IMAGE PUBLIC ART CONSULTANTS FOR: GOODMAN 18TH DECEMBER 2020, ISSUE B Site Image (NSW) Pty Ltd ABN 44 801 262 380 as agent for Site Image NSW Partnership Level 1, 3-5 Baptist Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia | T +61 2 8332 5600 INTRODUCTION This report has been prepared by Site Image Public Art Consultants in support of Architectural proposals for the development at 73-75 Epping Road, North Ryde. This plan is to be prepared to address: preparing options for public art that respond to the specific site heritage, context and design proposals, and have regard to the essential principles, goals, and objectives of the City of Ryde’s DCP 2010. This report provides an analysis of the site locality; features of the existing site and surrounds; architectural and open space proposals, and investigation through site visits and review of the plans to determine range of opportunities. Through research of the site and local themes, history and features, and initial artwork concept formulation - potential sites and a range of artwork themes have been nominated. The report provides a range of imagery and proposals demonstrating the possible form, scale, materials, and indicative artwork content. It is understood the report provides a suitable Arts Plan as a framework for subsequent final artwork concept development, through to final fabrication and installation. Extract from City of Ryde DCP 2010 5.3.5 Public Art Public arty is to provide an essential reference point to a place’s civic image and positioning. The theme of innovation inherent I Macquarie park provides a spectrum of ideas that can be explored and expressed through public art. Artworks can be used to create emblems or symbols that depict the identity of the place. It can be used to distinguish special places or developments, enable new businesses to develop a strong identity or signatures, signify entry points, strengthen the character of the place and stimulate the interaction of ideas that is central to the vision of the corridor. Objectives 1. To include site-specific integrated public artworks in new developments in Macquarie Park Corridor 2. To develop iconic points of reference or focal points that promote identity and add to the enjoyment and experience of the Macquarie park corridor Development Controls A. Public art must be included in a new development on sites over 15,000m2 B. A site specific arts plan is to be included in a stage 1 DA or master plan and submitted together with the development application Architectural perspective renderings of proposals Proposed Commercial Development Client Goodman Drawing Number 002 Architect Rice Daubney Issue B 67-75, Epping Road, North Ryde | Public Art Strategy Site Image Job Number SS19-4113 Date 18.12.2019 Site Image Public Artists Level 1, 3-5 Baptist Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia | T +61 2 8332 5600 METHODOLOGY PUBLIC ART STRATEGY - CREATIVE PROCESS The goal in preparing this public art strategy is to provide a thorough description and illustration of the site and it’s surrounding areas as is relevant to establishing the context, setting and opportunities for public art. In describing the site this includes the adjoining streetscape and the proposed landscape and built forms for the project. Providing leadership regarding the possible themes, locations and forms for public art, the report has been prepared with close consultation with the Architect, Landscape Architect GATION and project team. The outline of potential public art opportunities aims to respond strongly to the site context and proposals for TI ESEARCH PUBLIC ART ES landscape and built form, and provide insightful and meaningful contribution to the local civic identity. The public art aims to inspire V CREATIVE IN community interest and create suitable public art identity for the project, and contribute to strong placemaking and local identity. PROCESS SITE + SOCIAL Development of the artwork in collaboration with Council will ensure that the work contributes to the matrix of public art and CONTEXT placemaking elements in the local area, and is integral with the overall activation and creation of city and community identity and engagement. SITE HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE CURIOSITIES LANDSCAPE EVENTS The adjacent diagram has been developed by Site Image to generally illustrate the process that combines research, investigation, inspiration and interpretation into potential public art themes, locations and specific forms. The key aspect is that there is a EXISTING PRECINCT positive feedback loop where research and enquiry continues alongside creative analysis of the artwork opportunituies integral with ARTWORKS development proposals. ION ESEARCH AT This report has been set out to illustrate the processes undertaken of site investigation, context research, site development R I IDEAS proposals, public art opportunities and themes, and provision of a summary assessing the strongest themes and locations as basis P TANGENTS S GENERATION of detailed artwork development for Construction Certificate stage. This information benefits Council’s assessment of this report, N I and it’s suitability as a briefing document to the future selected public artist formulating and proposing detailed public art for the RESEARCH FINDINGS + project. INTERSECTIONS STA ESEARCH RT The report also sets out the proposed process of identifying potential artists based on the specific opportunities that emerge from IN SITE SPECIFIC G the indicative proposals and themes for public art that are formulated, and the process of calling for Expressions of Interest and PLACEMAKING P assessment and shortlisting. Further, the process of invitated artists competition is outlined, including competition and engagement O I terms; material to be submitted; selection panel and criteria for assessment; and process of delivery in collaboration with a specialist POTENTIAL N fabricator and the project team. T THEMES + S LOCATIONS NEXT STEPS Approval of Strategy Artist selection Detailed Proposals Consultation / Approvals Implementation Proposed Commercial Development Client Goodman Drawing Number 003 Architect Rice Daubney Issue B 67-75, Epping Road, North Ryde | Public Art Strategy Site Image Job Number SS19-4113 Date 18.12.2019 Site Image Public Artists Level 1, 3-5 Baptist Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia | T +61 2 8332 5600 LOCAL CONTEXT Macquarie Park is a suburb in the City of Ryde Municipality, located approximately 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district. Macquarie Park is named for Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1762–1824), a British military officer and colonial administrator, who served as the Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. The area that is now Macquarie Park was part of the suburb of North Ryde from the late 19th century. The area was once filled by market gardens, poultry farms, and vast tracts of bushland, with many beautiful picnic spots and waterfalls. The mid 1960s saw the establishment of Macquarie University and there was subsequent rezoning of adjacent areas to allow for industrial and office park activities, the goal being to provide for the interaction between industries and the University. During the 1970s many companies located their corporate headquarters in the area. Macquarie Park has since gained a reputation of being a leading high-tech industrial area attracting many local and international companies from high-tech fields including electronic, scientific, computing, medical, communication, pharmaceutical and business supply solutions. Macquarie Centre is a major regional shopping centre, just north of the subject site, with Macquarie University to the north of this, each being well known regional landmarks. The leafy office park identity of the precinct is intensifying with continuous infill and redevelopment of sites, creating an increasingly vibrant workplace environment and civic setting. Recent completion of new railway stations has seen another significant surge in growth that includes a wide spectrum of development, from residential towers, to commercial buildings, and significant growth of the Macquarie Centre shopping centre and Macquarie Park Corridor Macquarie Park Corridor Macquarie University. 3.0 The Structure Plan 4.5 5.0 Public Domain 4.5 The focal corner location will have significant exposure to both Ryde Road, with the building presenting to passing views from elevated bridge portion of the adjacent Epping Road. At this location there are the first significant vistas to the city skyline for motorists travelling south. The Aerial 1942 site gas ‘gateway’ qualities for noth east-west and north-south traffic. Legend Macquarie Park Corridor boundary RICHARDSON PL RICHARDSON JULIUS AVE JULIUS CL N N Existing motorway NEWBIGI LUCKNOW RD DELHI RD DELHI Existing passive open space AVE JULIUS 8 Existing active open space AVE JULIUS RIVETT RD RIVETT PLASSEY RD PLASSEY Urban plaza M2 MOTORWAY D LHI R LHI Rail station entry DE Privately owned public space K PAR M EI H EN Proposed active open space BL E V R SE E R A R NDA U B Lane Cove National Park RD DELHI Existing swimming pool M2 MOTORWAY Rivers & Creeks 7 EPPING RD E G ID BR OOT F AN I R T S E D E P O TI A LOC TE A M I X RO PP A Cadastre Cadastre 1/02/2014 R E S E R V E K Y W U N G 7 P 9 n 7 D o 4 i t E 7 a 0 S 1 t s A b E u L Herring Road S WICKS RD WICKS K R A S P ER T R O & North Ryde Station P Priority Precincts Macquarie University WATERLOO RD WATERLOO M2 MOTORWAY