Phive Community Center

Energy and sustainability, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture, Middle Density, Project, Urban Paradigms.

Australia, Building construction, City development, Cultural identity, Design strategies, Economy, Flexibility, indigenous, Natural Lighting, Performative Envelope, Project, Resources, Social contributor, Sustainable, Sydney, Urban planning, Volume

Parramatta city is located on the west side of Sydney, being part of the Great Sydney as an important business district. The site forms part of the three-hectare Parramatta Square redevelopment precinct located at the core of the Parramatta Central Business District. Development near the site is primarily commercial with a lot of offices and retail. Development to the north comprises of a range of two- and three-story commercial buildings. To the east is located the recently constructed Western Sydney University Campus. To the south-east is the Sydney Water building, which is a high-rise commercial office tower. The renewal of Parramatta Square will deliver a complete revitalization of this area through development that transforms the area into a community-orientated civic space that injects social, cultural, and economic activity into the heart of the Parramatta CBD.