20140821_-_draft_kurilpa_master_plan

4.3 URBAN OUTDOOR PLAY41social and culturalKurilpa will be a place for the people, a living,breathing, outdoor arts environment alive withcreative energy and expression, an exciting mixof the planned and the impromptu and an urbanplayground for all ages.Art in all its forms will be played out on thestreets and parklands and taken right to theriver’s edge. Kurilpa’s public spaces will beevent-ready and the settings for an everchangingarray of pop-up activities – music,markets and food vans.VIADUCT URBAN PLAYGROUNDThe uncompromising concrete bulk of the Merivale Bridgeviaduct asserts itself high above the streets of Kurilpa.As it carves its way almost half a kilometre from theriver to the South Brisbane Rail Station, it will becomeBrisbane’s most talked-about urban playground andconnecting link.It will be transformed into a corridor of adventure thatis high-energy and ever-changing. Its concrete pierswill provide the canvas for an outdoor gallery and aframework for urban sports and play – multi-purpose ballcourts, climbing walls and skateboarding within pocketparks and greenery.At night, architectural lighting will bring a new drama tothe massive concrete columns creating an ever-moving,living sculpture and a new icon for Brisbane.The unique environment of the railway viaducts givesus the exciting opportunity to bring together a synergyof commercial activity into a focused corridor. Buildingswill address the viaducts, with some of the world’s mostcutting-edge and coolest commercial enterprises sittingalongside start-up industries. This will be the placefor urban creatives, retailers, pop-up food vendors andperformers. The viaduct corridor community will bringactivation and life to these once lifeless and off-limitspaces.S3S4Deliver an urban playgroundunder the viaductsDeliver an urban playground under theMerivale Bridge viaducts, such as concretepier art, urban play infrastructure andpocket parks through a staged process.Investigate the delivery offlexible, event-ready spacesInvestigate the delivery of a network ofevent-ready spaces, including performancestages and outdoor gallery infrastructurethroughout Kurilpa’s public realm.Private sectorBrisbane City CouncilQueensland/Australian Government