Description:

This project involved the temporary transformation of Kirribilli's Burton Street from a busy, congested road into a peaceful mini-plaza, complete with new furniture, planters and lighting, and a striking colourful design scheme. The project was developed as a quick turnaround public space activation to address post-Covid lockdown issues, increase outdoor trading for cafés and restaurants, and make a new community node for gathering and interaction.

Kirribilli was named after 'kiarabilli', a First People’s word that means 'Good fishing spot'. This informed an energic and vibrant visual language that explored an undersea world. The language was expressed in lighting, bollards, landscaping, planters, furniture and two road murals in the closed-off streets (Burton and Bligh Streets).