PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Village Green, UNSW Sydney’s largest open space, will be transformed in 2020 into a brand-new world-class sport and leisure environment with facilities for playing multiple sports, exercising, socialising and relaxing on campus in a fresh, new way.
The vision for the Village Green is to create a vibrant and connected space that provides sport, social, recreational and wellness activities where students, staff and the community can come together to relax, exercise, socialise and play.
For students and Arc, the redevelopment of the Village Green will offer an enhanced student experience with more opportunities for both social and competitive student sport and activities than ever before.
The new space will contribute to enabling the UNSW Sport Strategy to deliver the most inclusive university sports experience in Australia through exceptional sports programs and social amenities.
An important aspect of this project is the upgrade of the below ground stormwater infiltration tank. The Village Green is an essential part of the campus stormwater and infiltration system. Aligned with UNSW’s Environmental Sustainability Plan 2019-2021, a new tank will be installed to capture campus stormwater underground and contribute to the recharge of the Botany Aquifer.
PROJECTED TIMELINE OF WORKS
Works to commence: Dec 2019
Expected to re-open: Early 2021
NEW FEATURES
- Competition-standard multi-purpose pitch
- 500m walking and running track
- New sports / flood lighting, recreational light and CCTV
- Electronic scoreboard / video screen
- Half basketball court
- Multi-purpose courts for netball, basketball and futsal
- Urban farm
- Outdoor gym equipment
- Barbeque amenities
- Mounded grandstand
- Retail and events facilities
CONCEPT IMAGES
The multipurpose courts are designed to sit next to the urban farm.
The new space is designed to cater for multiple sports, exercising, socialising and relaxing on campus.
The new space will create more opportunities for competitive student sport and social activities.
PROJECT CONTACTS in ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Development Manager, Vanessa Hammer v.hammer@unsw.edu.au
Senior Project Manager, Ken Flook k.flook@unsw.edu.au