Bradfield Central Park Amenities

Amenity as sculpture in the heart of Australia's newest City

A celebration of sky-country, the new Central Park in Sydney’s emerging Bradfield City Centre will be a spectacular welcoming point for visitors as they arrive from Bradfield Metro Station.

Contained by a forested edge with a layered canopy and a richly textured understory, the new park is conceived as a contemporary landscape anchor for the Bradfield City Centre, positioned at the threshold of the new Western Sydney Airport. The design establishes two distinct clearings supported by a suite of finely crafted built structures. The first clearing serves as a civic gathering ground capable of hosting community events and cultural programming. The second offers a more intimate, sheltered environment that frames Sky Country and expresses deep custodial care for water, sky and earth—core principles embedded in the broader Bradfield Central Park vision.

To support the park’s major event spaces, two free-standing amenities buildings will accommodate public facilities and essential technical infrastructure. Their architectural expression complements the iconic sky-ring that defines the park’s central zone. Clad in shimmering, rippled stainless steel, the structures subtly refract and abstract the surrounding vegetation, integrating built form with the immersive landscape experience envisioned for Bradfield’s civic heart.

The competition-winning scheme was designed by Aspect Studios in collaboration with Collins and Turner, cultural consultant and Baramadagal woman of the Dharug Nation Jayne Christian, curatorial collaborator Emily McDaniel of the Wiradjuri Nation, artist Janet Laurence, structural engineers Eckersley O’Callaghan, and lighting designer Steensen Varming. Together, the team has shaped a resilient, culturally grounded and future-focused public space that reflects the aspirations of Bradfield City Centre as a gateway precinct for the new Western Sydney Airport.

The project received State Significant Development Approval in early 2025, with construction due to commence in early 2026.

Details

Client
Bradfield Delivery Authority
Country
Dharug
Landscape and Urban Design
Aspect Studios
Structure
Eckersley O'Callaghan
Services
Steensen Varming
First Nations
Emily McDaniel and Jayne Christian
Collaborating Artist
Janet Laurence
Visualisation
Doug and Wolf