Located to adjoin with the under-construction Westmead metro station comes forth a community library that brings life to its centre. Common services and circulation paths are located within the core and exposes the establishment of a public building. Public access is situated via Hawkesbury Road with multiple ways to approach the civic building. The community lane and underpass leading to the underground metro station creates safe and convenient access for the local community and students. Platform Nucleus is designed as Westmead’s hub of community and learning. Situated to take full advantage of views towards paramatta CBD from multiple levels. platform nucleus uses undulating louver screening signifying landmark and reference to meadows once located in Westmead.

1. DANIEL CAMACHO Z5113840 ARCH1302 STUDIO 6
PERSPECTIVE
PLATFORM NUCLEUS

2. VIEWS TO
PARRAMATTA
PROTECTION FROM
SOUTH WESTERN
WINDS
CONSTRUCTED
METRO STATION
UNDERGROUND
BYPASS
OPEN BUILIDNG FORM
AWAY FROM NOISE
SOURCE
NOSIE SOURCE FROM
RAILWAY
NOISE SOURCE FROM
PUBLIC SCHOOL
COMMUNITY LANE
MULTI SITE ENTRANCES
RESPONSE TO SITE

3. LOCATED ALONG WITH THE NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED WESTMEAD METRO STATION
COMES FORTH A COMMUNITY LIBRARY
THAT BRINGS LIFE TO ITS CENTRE. COMMON
SERVICES AND CIRCULATION PATHS ARE
LOCATED WITHIN THE CORE AND EXPOSES
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC BUILDING.
SITUATED TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF VIEWS
TOWARDS PARAMATTA CBD FROM MULTIPLE
LEVELS PLATFORM NUCLEUS USES UNDULATING
LOUVER SCREENING SIGNIFIYING LANDMARK
AND REFERENCE TO MEADOWS ONCE LOCATED
IN WESTMEAD.
CONCEPT SKETCH

4. COMMUNITY
LANE
PUBLIC SPACE AMPHITHEATRE
FOYER
MAIN ENTRY
UNDERGROUND BYPASS METRO ENTRY
LIFTS
STAFF AREA
LIBRARY ZONE
TOILETS
CHILDREN/YOUTH AREA
SECONDARY ENTRY
READING AREA
STORE ROOM
COMPUTER AREA
STAGE
KIOSK
@ A1
1 : 500
Ground Circulation
1
PRIVATE / MEETING ROOMS
EVENT SPACE
PLATFORM LOOKOUT
TOILETS
STORAGE
SERVICES
PARENTS ROOM
LIFTS
@ A1
1 : 500
Level 1 Circulation
2
LIFTS
THEATRE
CONTROL ROOM
CLOCKROOM
TICKET OFFICE
LOBBY
ROOF TOP TERRACE
STAGE
STORAGE
@ A1
1 : 500
Level 2 Circulation
3
COMMUNITY
LANE
PUBLIC SPACE AMPHITHEATRE
FOYER
MAIN ENTRY
UNDERGROUND BYPASS METRO ENTRY
LIFTS
STAFF AREA
LIBRARY ZONE
TOILETS
CHILDREN/YOUTH AREA
SECONDARY ENTRY
READING AREA
STORE ROOM
COMPUTER AREA
STAGE
KIOSK
@ A1
1 : 500
Ground Access
1
PRIVATE / MEETING ROOMS
EVENT SPACE
PLATFORM LOOKOUT
TOILETS
STORAGE
SERVICES
PARENTS ROOM
LIFTS
@ A1
1 : 500
Level 1 Access
2
LIFTS
THEATRE
CONTROL ROOM
CLOCKROOM
TICKET OFFICE
LOBBY
ROOF TOP TERRACE
STAGE
STORAGE
@ A1
1 : 500
Level 2 Access
3
CONTROLLED ACCESS THEATRE SHOW USING LIBRARY ZONE
MEETINGS
EVENT OR EXHIBITION
STUDENT ACCESS
CIRCULATION AND ACCESS

5. GRAND AVE
ALEXANDRA AVE
HAWKESBURY
RD
COMMUNITY
LANE
PUBLIC SPACE AMPHITHEATRE
FOYER
MAIN ENTRY
UNDERGROUND BYPASS METRO ENTRY
LIFTS
STAFF
AREA
LIBRARY ZONE
TOILETS
CHILDREN/YOUTH AREA
SECONDARY ENTRY
READING AREA
STORE ROOM
COMPUTER AREA
STAGE
KIOSK
STORAGE
FOR
STALLS
ARTWORK
@ A2
1 : 250
Ground
1
GROUND PLAN 1;250

6. GRAND AVE
ALEXANDRA AVE
HAWKESBURY
RD
COMMUNITY
LANE
PUBLIC SPACE AMPHITHEATRE
FOYER
MAIN ENTRY
UNDERGROUND BYPASS METRO ENTRY
LIFTS
STAFF
AREA
LIBRARY ZONE
TOILETS
CHILDREN/YOUTH AREA
SECONDARY ENTRY
READING AREA
STORE ROOM
COMPUTER AREA
STAGE
KIOSK
STORAGE
FOR
STALLS
ARTWORK
Scale
PRIVATE / MEETING ROOMS
EVENT SPACE
PLATFORM LOOKOUT
TOILETS
STORAGE
SERVICES
PARENTS ROOM
LIFTS
ARTWORK
EXHIBITION AREA
SHOWCASE AREA
Scale 1 : 250
@ A2
1 : 250
Level 1
1
LEVEL 1 1;250

7. GRAND AVE
ALEXANDRA AVE
HAWKESBURY
RD
COMMUNITY
LANE
PUBLIC SPACE AMPHITHEATRE
FOYER
MAIN ENTRY
UNDERGROUND BYPASS METRO ENTRY
LIFTS
STAFF
AREA
LIBRARY ZONE
TOILETS
CHILDREN/YOUTH AREA
SECONDARY ENTRY
READING AREA
STORE ROOM
COMPUTER AREA
STAGE
KIOSK
STORAGE
FOR
STALLS
ARTWORK
Scale
PRIVATE / MEETING ROOMS
PLATFORM LOOKOUT
TOILETS
PARENTS ROOM
LIFTS
ARTWORK
EXHIBITION AREA
DN
UP
LIFTS
THEATRE
CONTROL ROOM
CLOCKROOM
TICKET OFFICE
LOBBY
ROOF TOP TERRACE
STAGE
STORAGE
ARTWORK
Scale 1 : 250
@ A2
1 : 250
Level 2
1
LEVEL 2 1;250

8. H
A
W
K
B
U
R
Y
R
O
A
D
ALEXANDRA AVE
GRAND AVE
SITE PLAN 1;250

9. SECTION 1;500

10. Roof
50000
Level 2
46000
Level 1
43000
Ground
39000
NORTH ELEVATION 1;250
EAST ELEVATION 1;250
Roof
50000
Level 2
46000
Level 1
43000
Ground
39000
WEST ELEVATION 1;250
Roof
50000
Level 2
46000
Level 1
43000
Ground
39000

11. COMMUNITY LANEWAY PERSPECTIVE

12. ARTWORK
Early view of Westmead, from Mills & Pile Auctioneers,
Westmead Land Sale catalogue, c. mid-1800s (Source: City
of Parramatta Reference Library Vertical File VF1221 –
Westmead)

13. DETAILED SECTION 1;100

14. DETAILED ELEVATION 1;100 DETAILED PLAN 1;100
PUBLIC SPACE
AMPHITHEATRE
MAIN
STAIRCASE
RECEPTION
MAIN ENTRY
KIOSK AND
METRO ENTRY
ARTWORK
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15. INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE