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CONSERVATION
MANAGEMENT PLAN
MACQUARIE ICE RINK
26 AUGUST 2020
PREPARED FOR AMP CAPITAL
URBIS STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPORT WERE: Director, Heritage Stephen Davies, B Arts Dip Ed, Dip T&CP, Dip Cons Studies, M.ICOMOS Senior Heritage Consultant Alexandria Barnier, B Des (Architecture), Grad Cert Herit Cons, M.ICOMOS Heritage Consultant Cecelia Heazlewood, B Arts, M Museum & Heritage Studies Project Code P0023487 Report Number 1 – Draft issued 26.08.2020 © Urbis Pty Ltd ABN 50 105 256 228 All Rights Reserved. No material may be reproduced without prior permission. You must read the important disclaimer appearing within the body of this report. urbis.com.au
CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................. i
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Brief .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Site Location ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.3. Methodology............................................................................................................................. 2
1.4. Limitations & Exclusions .......................................................................................................... 2
1.5. Author Identification & Acknowledgements ............................................................................. 2
1.6. Abbreviations & Definitions ...................................................................................................... 2
2. Site Description ..................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1. Site Location, Access & Setting ............................................................................................... 5
2.1.1. Macquarie Shopping Centre ....................................................................................... 5
2.1.2. Macquarie Park Ice Rink ............................................................................................. 5
3. Historical Overview ............................................................................................................................. 13
3.1. History of the Place ................................................................................................................ 13
3.1.1. General Site History .................................................................................................. 13
3.1.2. Site History ................................................................................................................ 14
3.2. Whitehead & Payne Architects .............................................................................................. 24
3.3. Date of Construction, Alterations & Additions ........................................................................ 24
3.4. Historical Themes .................................................................................................................. 26
4. Comparative Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 27
4.1. Comparative Study – Ice Rinks.............................................................................................. 27
4.2. Temporary Ice Rinks .............................................................................................................. 37
4.3. Heritage Items with Associative Value Connected to Sporting Figures................................. 40
4.3.1. Comparative Analysis ............................................................................................... 47
5. Heritage Significance .......................................................................................................................... 49
5.1. Purpose .................................................................................................................................. 49
5.2. Preamble ................................................................................................................................ 49
5.3. Assessment of Significance – Urbis....................................................................................... 49
5.4. Statement of Cultural Heritage Significance .......................................................................... 55
5.5. Assessment of Significance – GML Heritage ........................................................................ 56
5.6. Statement of Cultural Heritage Significance .......................................................................... 59
5.7. Significance – Discussion ...................................................................................................... 60
5.8. Attributes Contributing to Intangible Heritage Values ............................................................ 60
5.9. Significant Views & Vistas ...................................................................................................... 61
6. Heritage Listings & Statutory Obligations ........................................................................................... 65
6.1. Heritage Listings .................................................................................................................... 65
6.2. Statutory Obligations .............................................................................................................. 65
6.2.1. State Government Legislation & Policies .................................................................. 65
6.2.2. Heritage Act 1977 ..................................................................................................... 65
6.2.3. Commonwealth Policies ............................................................................................ 65
6.2.4. Local Environmental Planning Instruments ............................................................... 66
6.3. Management Plans & Guidelines........................................................................................... 67
7. Opportunities & Constraints ................................................................................................................ 69
7.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 69
7.2. Statutory & Non-statutory Requirements ............................................................................... 69
7.3. The Burra Charter .................................................................................................................. 69
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7.4. Cultural Heritage Significance................................................................................................ 70
7.5. Current & Future Uses ........................................................................................................... 70
7.6. Visual Connection .................................................................................................................. 70
7.7. Owner Requirements ............................................................................................................. 71
7.8. Constraints Arising from Structural/Operational Requirements ............................................. 71
8. Conservation Policies ......................................................................................................................... 73
8.1. What is a Conservation Policy? ............................................................................................. 73
8.2. Adoption, Implementation & Review ...................................................................................... 73
8.2.1. Adoption & Review of Conservation Management Plan ........................................... 73
8.3. Statutory Obligations .............................................................................................................. 73
8.4. Managing Heritage Significance ............................................................................................ 74
8.4.1. Statement of Cultural Significance ............................................................................ 74
8.4.2. Best Practice Heritage Management (The Burra Charter) ........................................ 75
8.5. Maintenance........................................................................................................................... 75
8.6. Use ......................................................................................................................................... 75
8.7. Alterations & New Work ......................................................................................................... 76
8.8. Setting & Views ...................................................................................................................... 77
8.9. Interpretation & Further Investigation .................................................................................... 77
8.10. Implementation Strategies ..................................................................................................... 78
9. Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................ 79
Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................................................ 80
FIGURES:
Figure 1 – Locality map showing the extents of Macquarie Centre (red) and the location of the Ice Rink within
it (blue). ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
Figure 2 – Entrance to ice rink from the first floor of the Macquarie Park Shopping Centre .............................. 6
Figure 3 – View across ice rink facing south west towards rear window. .......................................................... 6
Figure 4 – View to entrance foyer of ice rink with stair access on the left and lift on the right. .......................... 6
Figure 5 – View to food court seating area from ice rink facing north west........................................................ 6
Figure 6 – Detailed view to shopping centre seating area from ice rink facing north. ........................................ 7
Figure 7 – View to office spaces and ticketing window from ice rink lobby. ....................................................... 7
Figure 8 – View from ticketing office, showing non-original fit out and contemporary modifications. ................ 7
Figure 9 – View from rear office space and storage area. ................................................................................. 7
Figure 10 – View from rear gym area showing contemporary fitout. .................................................................. 7
Figure 11 – View from rear gym area showing storage room and changing room. ........................................... 7
Figure 12 – Detail of changing room attached to rear gym area. ....................................................................... 8
Figure 13 – View to the internal café and seating area. ..................................................................................... 8
Figure 14 – View from internal café seating area looking south towards ice rink. ............................................. 8
Figure 15 – Detail of original shoe hire facilities. ................................................................................................ 8
Figure 16 – View of stairs to entrance lobby from ice rink seating level ............................................................ 8
Figure 17 – View of extent of the ice rink seating area facing south west. ........................................................ 8
Figure 18 – View of food court seating area from the ice rink seating area. ...................................................... 9
Figure 19 – View across ice rink from the ice rink seating area facing south. ................................................... 9
Figure 20 – View of extent of ice rink seating area. ........................................................................................... 9
Figure 21 – View to rear window from the ice rink seating area......................................................................... 9
Figure 22 – View of raised platform and projection screen from ice rink. .......................................................... 9
Figure 23 – View of rear window facing north west from ice rink. ...................................................................... 9
Figure 24 – View of ice rink facing north east................................................................................................... 10
Figure 25 – Detail of ice rink score board at rear corner of rink. ...................................................................... 10
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CONTENTS Figure 26 – Detail of ice rink barrier. ................................................................................................................ 10 Figure 27 – Detail of lower storage area from ice rink seating area. ................................................................ 10 Figure 28 – Detail of ground floor bathroom and storage access showing the original fabric and non-original carpeted floor. ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 29 – Detail of ground storage area showing original fabric. .................................................................. 10 Figure 30 – Detail of ground bathroom showing original fabric and light fixtures and non-original carpeted floor. .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Figure 31 – Detail of sick room showing original fabric and non-original carpeted floor. .................................11 Figure 32 – Detail in bathroom area showing original terrazzo features. .........................................................11 Figure 33 – foyer area adjacent to ice rink, some original wall material is shown with contemporary paint. ...11 Figure 34 – Views from the level 3 food court with visibility to the ice rink below. ...........................................64 Figure 35 – Views from the level 3 food court with visibility to the ice rink below. ...........................................64 Figure 36 – Views to from the level 3 food court with visibility to the ice rink below. .......................................64 Figure 37 – Views to from the level 3 food court with visibility to the ice rink below. .......................................64 Figure 38 – Views from the level 3 food court with visibility to the ice rink below. ...........................................64 Figure 39 – Views from the alternate food court with partial views to the ice rink below. ................................64 Figure 40 – Rear view of ice rink from the external car park. ........................................................................... 12 Figure 41 – External view of landscaping and window at rear of ice rink.........................................................12 Figure 42 – Regional Charting Map, Parish of Field of Mars, early 1900s. The subject site is indicated in red. Shripmstons Creek is shown intersecting the allotments. ................................................................................ 15 TABLES: Table 1 – Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Table 2 – Terms & Definitions ............................................................................................................................ 3 Table 3 – Historical Themes ............................................................................................................................. 26 Table 4 – National Ice Rinks associated with a proximate shopping centre ....................................................27 Table 5 – Comparative Analysis of Ice Rinks in NSW & ACT .......................................................................... 28 Table 6 – Comparative Analysis of Temporary Ice Rinks ................................................................................ 37 Table 7 – Heritage Items with Associative Value Connected to Sporting Figures ...........................................40 Table 8 – Assessment of Heritage Significance ............................................................................................... 49 Table 9 – Assessment of Heritage Significance ............................................................................................... 56 Table 10 – Assessment of Heritage Significance ............................................................................................. 60 Table 11 – Implementation strategies for conservation policies ...................................................................... 78 URBIS CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Conservation Management Plan (CMP) was prepared for AMP Capital to manage the significant elements of Macquarie Ice Rink (hereafter the “subject site” or the “Ice Rink”). On 25 February 2020, The City of Ryde resolved to forward a Planning Proposal to the Minister for Planning with a request for a Gateway Determination to list Macquarie Ice Rink under Schedule 5 Environmental Heritage of the Ryde Local Environmental 2014 (RLEP 2014). At the time of writing the Department of Planning Infrastructure and Environment has not issued Gateway Determination for the Planning Proposal. However, the site is treated as a draft heritage listed item of local significance herein. This CMP is based on the significance assessment prepared for the Planning Proposal by GML Heritage. This assessment has been accepted in part by Ryde Council (refer discussion at Section 5.2) however it should be noted that the NSW Heritage Council did not endorse the assessed State level of significance. GML Heritage has determined that the place is significant for its historic, associative, social, rarity and representative values (as summarised in the Statement of Significance, reproduced under the below subheading). However, Urbis notes that the significance of the place as assessed by GML Heritage is based on intangible heritage values including the community’s sense of place and the use of the Ice Rink however it is not vested in the physical fabric itself. The comparative analysis in this report concludes that the subject site is not rare in its building type or facilities as an ice rink. Therefore, in lieu of a schedule of significant elements this CMP (Section 5.8) sets out the attributes of the subject site that contribute to the intangible heritage values set out by GML Heritage. The conservation policies in this report have been developed to ensure that the attributes which contribute to the intangible heritage values are managed or interpreted in an appropriate way. The attributes which form the basis of this report are set out below the Statement of Significance. There is recognised potential by Council and Urbis to relocate the Ice Rink as part of a major redevelopment (as envisaged under the concept approval) given it is agreed that the physical fabric is not of heritage significance there is an ability to interpret these values in the context of a new rink on the site. The intention of this CMP is therefore to guide both the treatment of the existing rink and the development and use of a new ice rink to ensure the values identified by GML Heritage are retained in accordance with either scenario (retention or relocation). What is the heritage significance of the site? The subject site was subject to two separate heritage assessments in 2019 (by GML and Urbis) both of which included comprehensive Assessments of Significance and Comparative Analysis’ as a result of the below process. In response to community concern to a development application (LDA 2018/498) for the Macquarie Shopping Centre that involved the demolition of the Macquarie lce Rink, Council resolved on the 29 January 2019 to undertake a study to assess whether the rink is of heritage significance with a view to seeking an Interim Heritage Order on the site (Interim Heritage Order expired 4 February 2020). The Minister for Heritage placed IHO on 1 February 2019 pursuant to section 24 of the Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) (Heritage Act) over the Macquarie lce Rink, Macquarie Park (Government Gazette No.10 dated 4 February 2019). In response to both of the above GML Heritage Consultants were engaged by Council in 2019 to provide a heritage assessment of the Macquarie lce Rink. In a report titled "Macquarie lce Rink heritage Assessment" dated September 2019, GML Heritage Consultants have identified that the Macquarie lce Rink demonstrates heritage significance and that the Macquarie lce Rink should be listed as a heritage item in the Ryde Local Environmental Plan 2014 and an application should be made to the NSW Heritage Office for its inclusion on the State Heritage Register. The State Heritage Register Committee considered the GML Report on the Macquarie lce Rink on the 5 November 2019. The committee concluded that the lce Rink is unlikely to be of state significance however maybe of local heritage significance. A Planning Proposal (PP) was presented to the Ryde Local Planning Panel on 13 February 2020. This PP sought to: URBIS CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i
• Amend Schedule 5 Environmental heritage of RLEP 2014 to include one new item being the
Macquarie lce Rink and
• Insert a new local clause into RLEP 2014 which will permit the redevelopment and/or relocation of
the Ice Rink within the Macquarie Shopping Centre subject to a Conservation Management Plan
(CMP) being prepared for the Centre and endorsed by the consent authority, demonstrating that the
current key aspects of the Rink, which give the rink its heritage value and status, can be achieved
and maintained in the proposed new location.
The Ryde Local Planning Panel recommended that Council submit an amended version of the Planning
Proposal for Gateway Determination to:
• Amend Schedule 5 Environmental heritage of RLEP 2014 to include one new item being the
Macquarie lce Rink and
• Insert a new local clause into RLEP 2014 which will permit the redevelopment and/or relocation of
the Ice Rink within the Macquarie Shopping Centre subject to a Conservation Management Plan
(CMP) being prepared for the Centre and endorsed by the consent authority, demonstrating that the
current key aspects of the Rink, which give the rink its heritage value and status, can be achieved
and maintained in the proposed new location. The aspects were identified as the following:
I. The incorporation of the Ice Rink within the broader shopping centre complex
II. The strong visual relationship between the ice rink and the internal thoroughfares and a
designated food-court of the proposed shopping centre
III. The strong visual relationship between the ice rink and the external public domain through
full-height glazed walls
IV. The Olympic-sized scale and dimensions and competition quality of the ice rink, together
with the tiered stadium seating
V. The overall volume of the ice rink space with the double height ceiling space and singular
indoor arena.
On 25 February 2020, Council resolved to forward the amended Planning Proposal for a Gateway
Determination in accordance with this recommendation and to request delegation from the Minister to
implement the Plan. At the time of writing the DPIE had not issued Gateway Determination.
GML Heritage undertook a Heritage Assessment on behalf of Ryde Council to fulfill the IHO reporting
requirements at local level. Urbis was engaged to undertake a Heritage Assessment on behalf of AMPC in
conjunction with heritage advice to guide AMPC through the IHO process. Both assessments are included in
this report, however, this report is based on the GML Heritage Assessment of Significance which was
accepted in part by Ryde Council. The summary statement is reproduced in italics below.
The Macquarie Ice Rink has cultural heritage significance at a state level as an important place of public
recreation since the time of its opening in 1981. Its purposeful incorporation into a shopping centre is
unusual and is representative of the growing trend at the time to diversify the retail experience with intimate
spaces, open space, recreational facilities and indoor gardens. Macquarie Ice Rink is associated with former
Olympian Steven Bradbury and is the chosen home rink for Sydney’s two Australian Ice Hockey League
(AIHL) teams, the Sydney Bears and Sydney Ice Dogs. It is also the home of many skating schools and
training groups for people of all ages. The rink is highly valued by the local and regional community as a
place to gather, play, socialise and compete, with its accessibility to people of all ages enhanced by its
inclusion in the shopping centre and links to public transport and surrounding facilities. The rink is significant
as one of few Olympic sized ice rinks in Sydney, meaning it is able to cater to all skating disciplines and is
particularly valued by those training or competing at an Olympic level, and those associated with the AIHL.
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Significant Value Contributory Attributes
Use as an ice rink • Presence of ice surface.
• Dimensions of an Olympic sized ice rink which enables those training in
hockey and figure skating to utilise a facility to international dimension
standards and competition quality.
The rink as a place for • Quantity of tiered stadium seating for viewing games, competitions, and
community gathering the skating generally.
• Ability for public to access and use rink, in addition to use by figure
skating and hockey clubs.
Community’s sense of • Visibility to community from public domain in the context of Macquarie
place Centre.
• Internal visual connection between the rink and internal
thoroughfares/gatherings areas.
• Scale of the place overall as a double height singular volume.
How should the site be conserved?
This report has been prepared to ensure the retention of the intangible heritage values associated with the
Ice Rink and to facilitate the ongoing use of part of Macquarie Centre as an ice rink. Section 7 of this CMP
provides an overview of heritage opportunities and constraints specific to the property, as well as
conservation policies and guidelines to assist in the management of the site’s heritage values. The Ice Rink
is of social significance and any proposed modifications to it must take into consideration identified
significance. Change should also be considered with a goal of conserving and enhancing the identified
heritage values of the subject property, wherever possible.
When undertaking works to the site, assessment under relevant legislation (Section 6) should consider
whether the works are likely to impact on the site’s heritage significance. Reference should be made to the
site’s statement of heritage significance prepared by GML Heritage and adopted by Council (Section 5.5).
This report does not grade the significance of elements comprised within the rink as the associated value are
considered to be largely intangible and linked to the concept of an ice rink which is linked to the community.
The attributes set out in section 5.8 of this report are all considered for the purpose of this report to be
significant and are to be conserved/interpreted in accordance with the policies set out in this report.
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST20201. INTRODUCTION 1.1. BRIEF Urbis has been engaged to prepare this Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the Macquarie Ice Skating Rink on behalf of AMP Capital (AMPC). The subject site is part of the Macquarie Centre at Herring Road and Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park. On 25 February 2020, The City of Ryde resolved to forward a Planning Proposal to the Minister for Planning with a request for a Gateway Determination to list Macquarie Ice Rink under Schedule 5 Environmental Heritage of the Ryde Local Environmental 2014 (RLEP 2014). At the time of writing the Department of Planning Infrastructure and Environment has not issued Gateway Determination for the Planning Proposal. However, the site is treated as a draft heritage listed item of local significance herein. The purpose of a CMP is to assess and consider the significance of an item and to set out policies for the management of its significance. Urbis was engaged to undertake a Heritage Assessment on behalf of AMPC, concurrently GML Heritage undertook a Heritage Assessment on behalf of Ryde Council. Both assessments are included in this report however, this report is based on the GML Heritage Assessment of Significance which was accepted in part by Ryde Council. The intangible heritage values identified by GML are analysed in this report to identify the attributes which contribute to these intangible values. Section 8 of this report sets out policies to guide the management/interpretation of the attributes to the ensure the retention of the identified significance. 1.2. SITE LOCATION The Macquarie Park Centre is located at 197-233 Herring Road and is legally described as Lot 100 of DP 1190494 in the suburb of Macquarie Park. The Ice Rink is located to the west corner of the shopping centre towards the intersection of Herring Road and Waterloo Road. Figure 1 - Locality map showing the extents of Macquarie Centre (red) and the location of the Ice Rink within it (blue). Source: SIX Maps 2018 URBIS CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020 INTRODUCTION 1
1.3. METHODOLOGY
This Conservation Management Plan has been prepared in accordance with the NSW Heritage Manual
(1996), the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter (2013) and The Conservation Plan by James Semple Kerr
(2000).
This report relies on the Assessment and Statement of Significance prepared by GML Heritage in 2019.
Urbis’ Assessment of Significance has however also been included for information. The assessment
prepared by GML Heritage was accepted in part by Ryde Council. It must be noted however that Council did
not accept the assertion by GML Heritage (in relation to social significance) that the demolition of the Ice
Rink and its reconstruction in a new location would not result in the same level of social significance. Ryde
Council have instead acknowledged that there is potential for the demolition of the Ice Rink and construction
of a new facility within Macquarie Centre.
The Assessment of Significance identifies the intangible heritage values associated with the place. As
above, there is recognised opportunity by Council and by Urbis to remove the existing Ice Rink and replace it
with a new Ice Rink within Macquarie Centre provided that the contributory attributes are interpreted, and the
significance therefore retained. This document is therefore intended to guide the management/treatment of
both the existing ice rink and the replacement of the existing rink pending development assessment and
approval of Development Application.
1.4. LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
It is beyond the scope of this report to address Aboriginal or European archaeology.
1.5. AUTHOR IDENTIFICATION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The following report has been prepared by Alexandria Barnier (Senior Heritage Consultant) and Cecelia
Heazlewood (Consultant). Stephen Davies (Director) has reviewed and endorsed its content. Unless
otherwise stated, all drawings, illustrations and photographs are the work of Urbis.
This report reproduces the Assessment and Statement of Significance prepared for the Planning Proposal
and authored by GML Heritage. The authors of that assessment are acknowledged.
1.6. ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS
Common abbreviations and definitions used throughout the report are provided in the table below:
Table 1 – Abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
BCA Building Code of Australia
CMP Conservation Management Plan
EMP Environmental Management Plan
LEP Local Environmental Plan
HAMS Heritage Asset Management Strategy
HMF Heritage Management Framework
REF Review of Environmental Factors
RNE Register of the National Estate
S170R Section 170 Heritage and Conservation Register (under the Heritage Act 1977)
SEPP State Environmental Planning Policy
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SHR State Heritage Register of New South Wales (under the Heritage Act 1977)
TAMP Total Asset Management Plan
Table 2 – Terms & Definitions
Terms Definition
Australia ICOMOS The national committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites
Burra Charter Charter adopted by Australia ICOMOS, which establishes the nationally accepted
principles for the conservation of places of cultural significance; Although the Burra
Charter is not cited formally in an Act, it is nationally recognised as a document that
shapes the policies of the Heritage Council of NSW
Conservation All the processes of looking after an item so as to retain its cultural significance; it
includes maintenance and may, according to circumstances, include preservation,
restoration, reconstruction and adaptation, and will be commonly a combination of more
than one of these
Conservation Management A document explaining the significance of a heritage item, including a heritage
Plan conservation area, and proposing policies to retain that significance; it can include
guidelines for additional development or maintenance of the place
Conservation policy A proposal to conserve a heritage item arising out of the opportunities and constraints
presented by the statement of heritage significance and other considerations
Context The specific character, quality, physical, historical and social characteristics of a
building’s setting; depending on the nature of the proposal, the context could be as small
as a road or entire suburb
Curtilage The geographical area that provides the physical context for an item, and which
contributes to its heritage significance; land title boundaries do not necessarily coincide
Heritage and Conservation A register of heritage assets owned, occupied or controlled by a State agency, prepared
Registers in accordance with section 170 of the Heritage Act
Heritage assets Items of heritage significance identified in a State Government Agency’s Heritage and
Conservation Register, including items of cultural and natural significance
Heritage Asset Management A strategy prepared by a State Government Agency to document how the principles and
Strategy guidelines outlined in the Management of Heritage Assets by NSW Government
Agencies will be implemented in the management of heritage assets
Heritage item A landscape, place, building, structure, relic or other work of heritage significance
Heritage significance Of aesthetic, historic, scientific, cultural, social, archaeological, natural or aesthetic value
for past, present or future generations
Heritage value Often used interchangeably with the term ‘heritage significance’; there are four nature of
significance values used in heritage assessments (historical, aesthetic, social and
technical/research) and two comparative significance values (representative and rarity)
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020 INTRODUCTION 3Terms Definition
Integrity A heritage item is said to have integrity if its assessment and statement of significance is
supported by sound research and analysis, and its fabric and curtilage and still largely
intact
Interpretation Interpretation explains the heritage significance of a place to the users and the
community; the need to interpret heritage significance is likely to drive the design of new
elements and the layout or planning of the place
Maintenance Continuous protective care of the fabric and setting of a place; to be distinguished from
repair; repair involves restoration or reconstruction
Relics Relic is defined under the Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) as any deposit, object or material
evidence which relates to the settlement of the area that comprises NSW, not being
Aboriginal settlement, and is of state or local heritage significance
Scar trees Scarred trees have scars where a section of bark was removed by Aboriginal people in
order to make canoes, shields or baskets; footsteps were also cut into the tree trunk to
gain access to possums or honey in tree tops; scar trees are different to carved trees
Setting The area around a heritage place or item that contributes to its heritage significance,
which may include views to and from the heritage item; the listing boundary or curtilage
of a heritage place does not always include the whole of its setting
Shell middens Term is referred to in Australia as an archaeological deposit in which shells are the
predominant visible cultural items; shells are principally the remains of past meals; some
middens also consist of bones, stone and other artefacts
Total Asset Management Total Asset Management is a NSW Government policy introduced to achieve better
Policy planning and management of the State's assets. Total Asset Management is the
strategic management of physical assets to best support the delivery of agency services.
It is part of a planning framework in which the Government's social, ecological and
financial service outcomes are achieved by the most efficient means and within the
resource limits of the community. It provides a structured and systematic resource
allocation approach to infrastructure and physical asset management so that resources
are aligned with the service objectives of State agencies. This approach achieves
reduced costs and best value for money.
Use Means the functions of a place, as well, as the activities and the practices that may occur
at the place; a compatible use respects the cultural significance of a place
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST20202. SITE DESCRIPTION 2.1. SITE LOCATION, ACCESS & SETTING 2.1.1. Macquarie Shopping Centre The Macquarie Ice Rink is located in the south western corner of the Macquarie Shopping Centre. The Macquarie Park Shopping Centre is bound to the north by Talavera Road, to the west by Herring Road and to the south by Waterloo Road. The site has street access from both Herring Road and Waterloo Road. Additionally, the immediate area has convenient access to public transport. A bus interchange adjoins the street entrance on Herring Road while there is a Sydney Metro station located south-west of the centre. The centre is a super-regional shopping centre with a prominent structure of approximately five storeys. The centre has large car parking areas on each floor of eight separate car parks with the largest being on the roof level. The shopping centre predominately houses retail outlets. However, the centre also provides community services such as medical centres, a Justice of the Peace and parents’ facilities. The retail stores primarily sell clothing while other stores sell groceries, white goods and furniture, technology, pet supplies, homewares, bookstores, travel agents, tailors, salons, nail technicians and pharmacies. The ground floor chiefly features retail outlets of major bank branches. The first floor houses the Macquarie Medical Centre with other medical facilities and pharmacies, banks, various clothing stores and most notably, the Macquarie Park Ice Skating Rink. The second floor exhibits a large food court to the south- west of the building. This floor also features various clothing and homewares stores. The third floor has a smaller food precinct associated with the Cinema foyer and the prominent Herring Rd entry from the bus interchange and Macquarie University. This level also has a bowling alley, cinema, hair salons, homewares and clothing stores. The fourth floor has a gym, medical centre, arcades and a variety of clothing, technology, sporting goods, pet supplies and other stores. The largest stores in the centre are Big W, Target, Myer, David Jones, Woolworths and Coles. Access to different levels of the centre is provided by a mixture of escalators, lifts and stairwells. As a result of various stages of development over the years, the centre has irregular built fabric both internally and externally. The second, third and fourth floor features a polished tiled floor and mirrored pillars. The lower floors exhibit original tiled floor and decorative indoor plantings. The roof and light fixtures stay consistent throughout the centre and appear to be a modern addition. The third floor presents a large-scale clerestory roof form providing natural light to the lower levels. The food court on the second floor features a large window on the south west wall that provides a view into the ice-skating rink on the lower level from the tables and chairs adjacent to the window. 2.1.2. Macquarie Park Ice Rink The Macquarie Park Ice Rink is located on the south west of the first floor of the Macquarie Shopping Centre and sits prominent from the main shopping area. The rink is only accessible by the public via the Level 1 basement carpark or through the shopping centre via a low activity area on the fringe of Level 1. The lift appears to be an original feature of the ice rink. The entrance foyer provides access to the main passageway and reception area. The ice rink is a double height space dominated by the Olympic sized ice surface which sits south west of the building. Adjacent to the rink, to the north east of the structure, sit office spaces, a gym and a café (The Ice Café) behind panelled glass. These spaces all feature modern carpeting, excluding the gym which has bight orange vinyl flooring. The walls and ceiling of these areas exhibit modern cladding. The main structural envelope of the ice rink is of original face brick and concrete. However, the office, gym and café are separated with lightweight partition walls. Stands are located on both the north west and south east sides of the rink. The north west stands are located above bathrooms, change rooms, a first aid room, and the skate rental. The rink has capacity for approximately 1150 spectators. The bathrooms and changing rooms exhibit the mostly original fabric such as painted and face brick walls, inbuilt seating, lockers, terrazzo elements such as bathroom stalls, bathroom services (i.e. showers, taps and toilets) and concrete ceilings with exposed services. The rinks original concrete flooring is exposed in some areas around the rink however most of the rink is covered with temporary rubber mat flooring. The partition walls surrounding the ice rink appear to be original, however, with some modern modifications. Overall, it is evidenced that the rink has recently been extensively refurbished. Key internal contemporary finishes including wall and ceiling cladding appear to be contemporary. URBIS CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020 SITE DESCRIPTION 5
The rink displays no unique architectural elements but is visible to the public through the inclusion of glazing
(installed c1990) which allows views from the adjacent food court. The most notable features of the rink are
the double height windows which occupies much of the south west wall and which allows views to the
adjacent garden area. Refer to discussion of visual connections at Section 5.9 of this report.
Figure 2 - Entrance to ice rink from Level 1 of the Figure 3 - View across ice rink facing south west towards
Macquarie Park Shopping Centre rear window.
Figure 4 - View to entrance foyer of ice rink with stair Figure 5 - View to food court seating area from ice rink
access on the left and lift on the right. facing north west.
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020Figure 6 - Detailed view to shopping centre seating area Figure 7 - View to office spaces and ticketing window from from ice rink facing north. ice rink lobby. Figure 8 - View from ticketing office, showing non-original Figure 9 - View from rear office space and storage area. fit out and contemporary modifications. Figure 10 - View from rear off ice training area showing Figure 11 - View from rear off ice training area showing contemporary fitout. storage room and changing room. URBIS CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020 SITE DESCRIPTION 7
Figure 12 - Detail of changing room attached to rear gym Figure 13 - View to the internal café and seating area.
area.
Figure 14 - View from internal café seating area looking Figure 15 - Detail of original shoe hire facilities.
south towards ice rink.
Figure 16 - View of stairs to entrance lobby from ice rink Figure 17 - View of extent of the ice rink seating area
seating level facing south west.
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020Figure 18 - View of food court seating area from the ice Figure 19 - View across ice rink from the ice rink seating
rink seating area. area facing south.
Figure 20 - View of extent of ice rink seating area. Figure 21 - View to rear window from the ice rink seating
area.
Figure 22 - View of raised platform and projection screen Figure 23 - View of rear window facing north west from ice
from ice rink. rink.
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020 SITE DESCRIPTION 9Figure 24 - View of ice rink facing north east. Figure 25 - Detail of ice rink score board at rear corner of
rink.
Figure 26 - Detail of ice rink barrier. Figure 27 - Detail of lower storage area from Rice Rink
seating area.
Figure 28 - Detail of ground floor bathroom and storage Figure 29 - Detail of ground storage area showing original
access showing the original fabric and non-original fabric.
carpeted floor.
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020Figure 30 - Detail of ground bathroom showing original Figure 31 - Detail of sick room showing original fabric and fabric and light fixtures and non-original carpeted floor. non-original carpeted floor. Figure 32 – Detail in bathroom area showing original Figure 33 – foyer area adjacent to Ice Rink, some original terrazzo features. wall material is shown with contemporary paint. URBIS CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020 SITE DESCRIPTION 11
Figure 34 – Southern / rear view of the Ice Rink vehicular Figure 35 – External view of landscaping and window at
access. rear of Ice Rink.
2.2. CURTILAGE
The physical curtilage of the heritage item can be described as the extents of the ice rink structure. The
visual curtilage of the item extends minimally beyond the physical curtilage as it is visible from the level 2
food court and minimally from the small outdoors area to the immediate south of the ice rink. The visual
curtilage is outlined in detail at Section 5.9 of this report.
2.3. CONDITION ASSESSMENT
The ice rink retains some original features including the double height window at the rear, painted and face
brick walls and inbuilt seating. Additionally, it should be noted that the envelope, building footprint, siting,
context and general structure have remained generally intact. These original features mentioned are in
generally good condition.
Notwithstanding the above, the internal layout has undergone irreversible alterations. Namely, the removal of
the stairs and access point from the third floor of the Macquarie Park Centre. Other alterations include the
contemporary ceiling and flooring cladding as well as the glazing to the internal windows.
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST20203. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
3.1. HISTORY OF THE PLACE
3.1.1. General Site History
The subject site lies within the boundaries of the small suburb of Macquarie Park. Macquarie Park was
separated from the surrounding suburbs in the 1960s following the proposed development of Macquarie
Park Shopping Centre and Macquarie University. Prior to its location in Macquarie Park, the subject site was
historically and geographically associated with Marsfield. The following historical summary of Marsfield has
been extracted in part from the Dictionary of Sydney website: 1
When Europeans arrived at Sydney Cove in January 1788, the Wallumedegal or Wallumede were
the traditional owners of the area that became Ryde, which they called Wallumetta. This clan formed
part of a large Dharug language group.
Early land grants and the Field of Mars
The first land grants in the local government area of Ryde were to two ex-marines in the vicinity of
the current suburb of Melrose Park in January, 1792. This area was called 'Field of Mars', Mars
being the god of war. From February 1792, small land grants were made to ex-convicts in the area
called 'Eastern Farms' (part of the modern suburb of Ryde), because the land was east
of Parramatta. By 1794 the area was called Kissing Point, believed to have originated from the way
in which heavily laden boats passing up the Parramatta River bumped or 'kissed' the shallow bottom
as they rounded a particular point in the river.
In 1798 Kissing Point farmers petitioned the government about the difficulties of surviving on their
30-acre (12-hectare) grants. The district had become important for supplying fruit, vegetables and
poultry to the growing colony, but some of the settlers on the Eastern Farms and across Sydney
found it hard to a living on their smaller-sized land grants, and wanted more lands for grazing stock.
The colonial government's solution in 1804 was to gazette six large tracts of land to be used as
commons.
One of these tracts was called the Field of Mars Common. It was an area of 5050 acres (2044
hectares) to the north and east of the Eastern Farms. The common stretched along the southern
side of the Lane Cove River from Hunters Hill to Pennant Hills. In the tradition of the English
common, it was for the use of the local residents. It also effectively preserved much of the native
bushland along the Lane Cove River from land grants and settlement through most of the nineteenth
century. The suburb name 'Marsfield' is a reworking of 'Field of Mars'.
The area was not completely isolated from other parts of Sydney. The Great North Road, from
Sydney to Wisemans Ferry, travelled through part of modern Marsfield. After crossing
the Parramatta River at the Bedlam Punt at Gladesville, it followed the ridge line through Gladesville
and Ryde. Modern-day Victoria Road follows this route from Gladesville to Ryde. Where Victoria
Road now continues through West Ryde towards Parramatta, the Great North Road turned north at
Ryde and followed what is now North, Corunna and Vimiera roads to the crossing at Devlins
Creek towards Pennant Hills and thence Newcastle.
By the 1840s the common had gained a reputation for harbouring many unsavoury characters, sly
grog and illegal activities. There was also unauthorised timber cutting and squatting. Many residents
of the district felt the common no longer fulfilled its original purpose, while others objected to any
change in 'the people's land'. A Parliamentary Select Committee was held in 1861 but its
recommendations were never followed. By 1874 the proposal to resume the common won. The
slowly-increasing population of the district highlighted the growing need for a direct road link to the
city and the need for bridges to be built at Iron Cove and across the Parramatta River. The money
from the sale of the common was to be used to finance the building of the Iron
Cove and Gladesville bridges.
1Phippen, Angela, Marsfield, Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/marsfield, viewed 23 Jun
2020.
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CMP_MACQUARIE_ICE_RINK_AUGUST2020 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 13Development of the common lands
The building of the bridges commenced in 1878 but the sale of the common lands did not start until
1885 and continued until 1900. The subdivision and sale of the common brought an important
change for the district as streets were laid out and allotments of one and four acres (.4 to 1.6
hectares) were offered for sale. Sections were also reserved for recreation – the largest being
the Field of Mars Wildlife Reserve – and for the Field of Mars Cemetery. The first land sale of the
new subdivision included lots around Kittys Creek and today's East Ryde.
In keeping with the martial tradition of the name 'Field of Mars', the new roads were also given battle
names – Vimiera, Culloden, Agincourt, Crimea, Balaclava and a host of others from various periods
of history, including the Hundred Years' War, the Peninsular War, the Crimean War, the Indian
Mutiny, the Seven Years' War in Canada, various British campaigns in Africa, and miscellaneous
other battles and British victories.
The Municipality of Ryde was declared in 1870 with the first council meeting held in 1871. Originally
the Marsfield area was part of this municipality, but in 1894 it seceded and formed its own
municipality. Ratepayers in this less-developed area resented what they perceived to be the
inequitable provision of council services. The boundaries of the new municipality were the Lane
Cove River, Terrys Creek, part of a railway line, Rowe Street East and Blaxland, Lovell, Quarry,
Smalls, Bridge and Lane Cove roads. The area included the suburbs of Marsfield and parts
of Eastwood.
The civic infrastructure for the Marsfield Municipality was based in Marsfield, not Eastwood, even
though Eastwood had a station on the main north-south railway line. The council chambers were on
the corner of Herring and Abuklea Roads, on the site of the present Macquarie Presbyterian Church.
Since 1885, there had been great expectations that a tramway would be built from the city, probably
via the new Gladesville Bridge, to the Field of Mars. But the tramway was not built in the 1880s or
1890s, and those buyers who had bought on the basis of this promise found they were, at best,
weekend visitors to their properties. When the tramway was extended, it went no further than
Hattons Flat, Ryde (now the site of the Ryde Civic Centre).One such family was the Christie family.
Robert Gordon Christie emigrated from Paisley, Scotland in 1886 with his wife Mary and three
children, Bob, Nettie and Jack. He had worked as a carpet designer in Kilmarnock and after arriving
in Sydney found work as a lino designer for Anthony Hordern and Sons. The family lived first
at Balmain and Rozelle. In 1892 Robert Christie bought 22 acres (9 hectares) of land at Marsfield.
On the weekends the family worked on clearing the land and building a little wooden house. The
weekly journey from Rozelle was made on foot since the tramline was never built. After clearing the
ground, they planted an orchard of peaches, nectarines, persimmons, figs, quinces and guavas.
3.1.2. Site History
Prior to the construction of the Macquarie Shopping Centre the subject site was, for the most part, sparsely
occupied. The site appeared to be largely unoccupied for the majority of the 1800s. 2 By the turn of the
Federation period the site was divided into approximately seven even allotments consisting of allotments
549-552 and 555-557. The earliest owners of this site (c1890-1900) were George Alfred Wilson (lots 557 and
551), Rebecca Yardley (lot 550), John Henry Scott (lot 555), Susan Elizabeth Birch (lot 556), Horatio
Thomas Read (lot 549) and H. R. Watson (552). 3
The occupants of this area thereafter appeared to largely be involved in farming industries such as poultry
farmers, orchardists, fruit growers. 4 Nearing the end of the First World War in, the NSW Government
initiated a programme aimed at returned soldiers and soldiers’ widows to initiate their own small farms at the
outer suburbs of Sydney, including Marsfield. 5 These farms offering small livestock and fruit, supported the
growing population of the city. 6
The continuation of the Shrimptons Creek riverbed separated the allotments to the west of the site. Aside
from a few modest scaled, detached dwellings the site had dense vegetation, primarily around Shrimpstons
2 NSW Land Registry Services Vol Fol 1365 231.
3 NSW Land Registry Services Vol Fol 1365 231, Vol Fol 1378 166, Vol Fol 1650 142, Vol Fol 1727 31, Vol Fol 3654
113.
4 Ibid.
5 Phippen, Angela, Marsfield, Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/marsfield, viewed 23 Jun
2020.
6 Ibid.
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