Welcoming you to Bradfield City
Central Park will be the main green open space and welcoming point for visitors to Bradfield City as they emerge from the Metro Station. Located in the heart of Bradfield City, it will be a place for people to gather, play and relax. It will also provide a stunning backdrop for arts and cultural events.
The design
Central Park was designed by ASPECT Studios. It will offer a beautiful and functional space for visitors, workers, and residents. It is sensitive and supported by innovative technology to best care for the park and its users, adapting to a changing climate and a new, growing city.
What happens next?
In early 2026, BDA announced the appointment of FDC Construction & Fitout as the Head Contractor for Central Park.
FDC will lead the delivery of Central Park’s key infrastructure, including:
- The Sky Ring, Woven Play and Interwoven Heart play areas and Gathering Green
- Construction of amenities, decks, pathways, lighting, and boulevards
- Planting of over 550 mature trees
- Planting of over 55,000 native shrubs, grasses and groundcovers, and over 84 different shrub species
- Public art co-designed by Dharug artists.
Construction of Central Park is due to begin in the second half of 2026.
Central Park will welcome visitors, families and workers to Bradfield City, providing a vibrant first impression upon exiting the Metro Station. Artist's impression.
The Sky Ring, celebrating Sky Country, will be an emblem of the park, surrounded by woodlands, grasslands and an ephemeral wetland. Artist's impression.
The 2-hectare Central Park will be anchored by the iconic Sky Ring installation, and a Gathering Green with capacity for 5000 people. Artist's impression.
The Central Park design competition
A 2-stage design competition took place in early 2023. An expert panel selected ASPECT Studios' concept from a shortlist of five leading architecture firms.
The panel agreed the winning design met all parts of the competition brief. It delivers an elegant, simple, and world-class park that suits the future urban setting of the site.
The Central Park Design Competition
The Central Park Design Competition
James Corner
So, there's a lot to like about ASPECT's scheme.
It's relatively simple and elegant.
Dr Libby Gallagher
There's a real sense of joy and discovery.
Abbie Galvin
I think the ASPECT scheme had an incredible sort of softness and simplicity to it.
Clarence Slockee
In some ways the simplicity -- it was very clear and very concise around the elements that were represented in the design.
Kate Luckraft
It also has so many ways in which you could experience spaces within this park.
James Corner
It will only get better and better and better with time because the planting program, the tree planting program in particular, is designed with time in mind.
Clarence Slockee
I think they've been really able to bring a design to the table that shows what you can do in a small space.
Abbie Galvin
I think it balanced sort of the need to be an urban park and the understanding of its surroundings and its context, with the connection to Country and the sort of response to the Cumberland Plain.
Dr Libby Gallagher
There was a lot to like about the scheme. I think one of the things that really struck me was the depth of understanding of that place.
Frequently asked questions
Central Park will sit in the heart of Bradfield City. It’s a short Metro ride from Western Sydney International Airport and nearby suburbs like Luddenham and St Marys.
A 2-stage design competition took place in early 2023. Fifteen entries were received, and five firms were shortlisted for the second stage. An independent jury chose ASPECT Studios for its design, which met the brief to create a world-class park that suits the site’s future urban setting.
Central Park will include:
- wetlands, woodlands, and native grasslands
- woven play areas
- integrated art
- a gathering space and stage for events
- smart lighting
- the Sky Ring, which frames Big Sky Country during the day and the stars at night.
Central Park will showcase native trees, plants, and grasses to create a strong landscape structure and support local biodiversity.
The State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for Central Park was approved in March 2025. Construction of Central Park will begin in the second half of 2026, with the park set to open alongside the Bradfield Metro station.
FDC Construction & Fitout will lead the construction of Central Park as the Head Contractor. FDC will appoint a Landscape Contractor and key fabricators as part of the delivery team. FDC was appointed by BDA following a competitive tender process.
