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Castle Hill Showground

The Hills Shire Council / Castle Hill, Australia

The Masterplan is positioned to create a new 15-hectare entertainment and recreational hub for Sydney’s northwest. The iconic Showground site will become the primary civic space for a new precinct of 20,000 residents, catalysed by the construction of the adjacent Metro station. The project approach took into consideration the existing history, site uses, tenants, natural features, and built form as assets. McGregor Coxall engaged in a community and vision-led design process, transforming its usage to meet future needs with respect to the site’s unique identity.

The outcomes of this plan offer; new areas for daily and future community events, shaded connections to the metro station, regional parklands incorporating passive and active spaces for all ages and level of ability, a community sports facility, a distinctively designed events building, upgrades to areas that are in high usage or not reaching their full potential in servicing the community, and provision of connections to the surrounding precinct.

Site Area

14.67 ha

Services

  • Art Installation
  • Community Engagement
  • Economics
  • Heritage
  • Land Use and Spatial Studies
  • Landscape Master Plan
  • Open Space
  • Park
  • Site Massing Studies
  • Sports Grounds
  • Urban Design Framework
  • Water Sensitive Urban Design [WSUD]
  • Implemenation and Staging Plans
  • Tactical Urbanism

Collaborators

  • Elton Consulting
  • Hill PDA
  • Cardno (NSW/ACT) Pty Ltd
  • MBMpl Pty Ltd
A hand-drawn architectural site plan depicting Showground Castle Hill with a circular central building, surrounding structures, pathways, and various annotations. Arrows and lines indicate movement and flow within the space, with a star shape at the top center.
A series of eight diagrams representing urban planning strategies in Castle Hill. Each diagram highlights features such as transitions, existing users, integration, enhancements, solar access, connections, future provisions, and event areas with arrows and annotations. See Showground for more details.
A detailed architectural site plan for the Castle Hill Showground showcases a large circular field, various smaller rectangular buildings, patches of greenery, pathways, and parking areas. Surrounding the site are residential and commercial buildings, roads, and a forested area.
A park scene with people and dogs enjoying a grassy area at Castle Hill. Some are playing, while others relax on benches or walk along paved paths. Trees, steps, parked cars, and a green building are also visible. A woman pushes a stroller and another woman stands beside her at the showground.
A lively outdoor market scene at the Castle Hill showground features various stalls and a food truck under a pavilion. People are walking, shopping, and socializing among trees and greenery. In the foreground, a person holds a child's hand near tall grasses and plants on this sunny day.
A park scene with plenty of green trees lining a pathway. On the left, a woman walks with two children. On the right, a man and woman walk together. In the background, people are scattered across the open grassy area of Castle Hill Showground, some sitting and others walking.

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