This Project is a strategy to create awareness of the different toxins within the everyday site.

There are a number of toxins within the everyday,which go un-noticed, unreported and unseen, yet have great implications to our daily lives. Through this project we developed a strategy in which we could create awareness of these toxins in common everyday sites. 

Due to the toxic nature of the site visitors are only able to gain access through guided tours or via virtual tours, this was an opportunity to make the public aware of the unknown toxins they come in contact on a daily basis.

Starting with our primary site White Bay Power station, we developed a garden which allowed visitors to access via guided tours and digital interface as the site's toxins were being remediated through phytoremediation. The garden reflects on the different cultural and historical layers, from the

Aboriginal heritage to the heavy industrial culture which once inhabited the site. The use of local shrubs and species are to make aware of the locally sourced species which are commonly found and how these common names are more than just aesthetic visuals, but rather a mechanism to help reduce toxic and chemical run off from the common items.

As part of our strategy to raise awareness, we developed a series of pods which house multiple functions in educating people about the phytoremediation process, these would be scattered within the site as an indicator of the various toxins within the site, also acting as a reference to the toxin build up through-out the development of the site. Once the site is remediated, these pods will be relocated to similar toxic sites around Sydney such as Circular Quay, Darling Harbour and The Rocks, acting as a performative piece to raise awareness and educate the public of the remediation process.