DARLING QUARTER

摘要

Within Sydney's Darling Harbour, Aspect Studios has transformed a 1.5-hectare site into a bold play precinct where kids rule. A Theill For Any Playground Designer Is To see a long-imagined project finished and covered with kids - sandy, messy, happy and engaging with nature. This thrill is evident at the new Darling Quarter playground designed by Aspect Studios, where thousands of children have swarmed since it was opened in September 2011. The playground is part of a major urban renewal in Darling Quarter, within Sydney's Darling Harbour. The vibrant mixed-used precinct has replaced Sega World, a lake with paddleboats and a smaller, isolated playground. The 1.5-hectare site is now home to two 6-Star Green Star commercial buildings on Commonwealth Bank Place; a children's theatre (which at the time of this magazine going to print had not yet been opened); a retail terrace with cafes, restaurants and bars; grassed community areas with table tennis facilities, moveable public seating and rugs; and the centrepiece - a huge, four-thousand-square-metre playground with one thousand square metres of interactive water play.