Precedents
Parliament Street is realigned and the existing truncated head of the slip is proposed to be covered to create a public open space that opens towards the waterfront at the terminus of this street. South of Queens Quay, the park is programmed to respond to the needs of the adjacent school and community centre with a couple of multi-purpose recreational courts and soft and hard surfaced areas suited to play or community centre use for yoga, tai chi, class groups, daycare play, and other activities. The end of the slip provides an opportunity to implement stormwater remediation best practices and to make an ecological water garden that would be a point of interest along the water’s edge promenade and an educational resource for the school and community centre. It would be the place for biofiltration of stormwater collected from roofs and paved surfaces within East Bayfront before release into the lake.
Sculpture garden
Parliament Street is identified by the City as a cultural corridor. The creation of a sculpture park north of Queens Quay will anchor this spine. The intention is to place sculptures in a contemporary setting of lawn and trees and invite people, and especially children, to engage and play with them. Availability of this land will be subject to confirmation of an arrangement with the private land owners.
Interactive children’s sculpture | Central Park
Aerial view of Parliament Slip
Eco-garden
Concept plan for Parliament Slip open space
VISION | CONSULTATION | ANALYSIS | COMMUNITY CHARACTER | PLAN CONCEPTS | GROUND FLOOR | DEVELOPMENT | GARDINER | PHASING
Parliament Slip
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