Case study: Dawson Mall Arbours, Mount Druitt

Blacktown is the fastest-growing LGA in NSW. To provide expanded public spaces and much-needed community facilities, Blacktown City Council approved the $27 million transformation of the Mount Druitt Town Centre in late 2019. 

FORGE was formally contracted to deliver one of the most visible pillars of the Masterplan – a kaleidoscopic curved custom arbour snaking its way through leafy Dawson Mall. As complex to detail as it was colourful to look at, the creative concept was originally conceived by CHROFI Architects. It featured an interconnected series of giant curved steel tubes, finished with more than 20km of hand-wound steel-cored rope and LED strip lighting and spotlights. 

Following an extensive process of pre-construction and pre-assembly, final installation took place in May through to August 2023 with the spectacular arbour officially opening to the public after the soft landscaping was completed. The project was part-funded through the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Fund.