Devonport Surf Club Redevelopment
Project date: March 2010 - Category: Commercial , TourismThe new Surf Life Saving Club will be the first project to be delivered by Devonport City Council from the Urban Design Framework for the Mersey Bluff, a prominent natural feature forming part of the foreshore reserve.
The design of the new building provides an abstract vehicle for experiencing the unique qualities of the dynamic coastal environment, establishing a strong connection with its setting whilst creating a bold image to assist with marketing and promotional activities.
Seen from all angles, the building is treated as a sculptural element carefully placed in the manicured coastal environment, the dynamic plan form drawing on the cusp of the beach and protective Bluff headland.
To facilitate separate identities, the development is composed of two distinct pavilions sharing a common foyer space; one to house the surf club, the other incorporating high quality restaurant and cafe facilities to serve the local beach users.
An aluminium skin wraps over each pavilion, the roof forms rising and falling to modulate the internal spaces and evoke notions of waves in motion.
The new building delivers a level of sophistication to meet evolving public expectations and provide security for the future of the surf club, a valued community asset.
The design of the new building provides an abstract vehicle for experiencing the unique qualities of the dynamic coastal environment, establishing a strong connection with its setting whilst creating a bold image to assist with marketing and promotional activities.
Seen from all angles, the building is treated as a sculptural element carefully placed in the manicured coastal environment, the dynamic plan form drawing on the cusp of the beach and protective Bluff headland.
To facilitate separate identities, the development is composed of two distinct pavilions sharing a common foyer space; one to house the surf club, the other incorporating high quality restaurant and cafe facilities to serve the local beach users.
An aluminium skin wraps over each pavilion, the roof forms rising and falling to modulate the internal spaces and evoke notions of waves in motion.
The new building delivers a level of sophistication to meet evolving public expectations and provide security for the future of the surf club, a valued community asset.
STATUS:
Under Construction 2010
Mt Field National Park Visitor Centre
Project date: March 2009 - Category: TourismCareful consideration has been given to site the new building unobtrusively into the landscape, open spaces to the sun, shelter from the weather and to create areas that engage with the natural surroundings. The building subtly refers to forms, colours and materials found within the park and reinterprets them in a contemporary manner.
STATUS:
Completion December 2000
Tahune Airwalk and Visitor Centre
Project date: January 2009 - Category: TourismThe Tahune 'Airwalk' takes the visitor on a thrilling ride through the giant eucalypts of the cool temperate rainforests of southern Tasmania. A new experience, accessible to all - from the very young to the very old.
STATUS:
Completion September 2001
Dismal Swamp
Project date: January 2009 - Category: TourismDismal Swamp is a polje or sinkhole like a giant colosseum, a cauldron starting with an unusual geological formation and mixing in a brew of the mythical and the majestic.
The architecture too, is a curious blend of buildings, sculpture and structures which accentuate and describe this wondrous place.
The Visitor Centre is perched high on the rim of the polje and floats amongst the tree tops overlooking the swamp below.
Curved Blackwood beams and crown-cut veneers sourced from the nearby forest echo an era when Coopers fashioned barrels from the Blackwood. This warm timber cocoon embraces the guest shielding them from the savage westerlies.
The natural spring of the endemic Celery Top Pine beams bounces and sways the springboard amongst the giant eucalypts. The slide slips sensuously through the forest canopy propelling the visitor at an alarming pace to commence an amazing journey of discovery in the ancient forest.
The floor of the sinkhole is a featureless, flat plane, forested with an endless stand of Blackwood. To be lost in this environment creates an overwhelming experience of disorientation and alienation.
The key concept behind the Dismal Maze is the notion of developing this disorientation further and pushing the boundaries of emotional response to this alien environment, creating in the visitor's mind, a disorienting experience.
A maze winds around the sink hole floor leading the visitor on a journey of experience. The maze and the elements that are located within it actively support and reinforce the range of information that makes up the Blackwood interpretation story.
The elements to be discovered within this maze are a series of extraordinary structures evidencing different methods of construction and materials and involve a range of interpretation methods appropriate to telling the Blackwood story in an innovative and exciting manner.
The architecture too, is a curious blend of buildings, sculpture and structures which accentuate and describe this wondrous place.
The Visitor Centre is perched high on the rim of the polje and floats amongst the tree tops overlooking the swamp below.
Curved Blackwood beams and crown-cut veneers sourced from the nearby forest echo an era when Coopers fashioned barrels from the Blackwood. This warm timber cocoon embraces the guest shielding them from the savage westerlies.
The natural spring of the endemic Celery Top Pine beams bounces and sways the springboard amongst the giant eucalypts. The slide slips sensuously through the forest canopy propelling the visitor at an alarming pace to commence an amazing journey of discovery in the ancient forest.
The floor of the sinkhole is a featureless, flat plane, forested with an endless stand of Blackwood. To be lost in this environment creates an overwhelming experience of disorientation and alienation.
The key concept behind the Dismal Maze is the notion of developing this disorientation further and pushing the boundaries of emotional response to this alien environment, creating in the visitor's mind, a disorienting experience.
A maze winds around the sink hole floor leading the visitor on a journey of experience. The maze and the elements that are located within it actively support and reinforce the range of information that makes up the Blackwood interpretation story.
The elements to be discovered within this maze are a series of extraordinary structures evidencing different methods of construction and materials and involve a range of interpretation methods appropriate to telling the Blackwood story in an innovative and exciting manner.
STATUS:
Completion December 2004PHOTOGRAPHY:
Richard Bennett, Nick Osborne
Otway Fly
Project date: January 2009 - Category: TourismAn iconic ecotourism destination in the Otway Ranges of southwest Victoria which combines the thrill and excitement of an elevated walkway through the tree-tops of Victoria’s finest stands of Myrtle, Beech and pristine forest.
The visitor centre is a low elegant Japanese style pavilion with robust rough sawn eucalypt columns on a rhythmical grid.
A crisp palate of greys and greens was drawn from the stunning surrounding forest to create a relaxed, yet contemporary and inviting space whilst providing a neutral backdrop where the foliage outside becomes the main focus for the visitor.
The visitor centre is a low elegant Japanese style pavilion with robust rough sawn eucalypt columns on a rhythmical grid.
A crisp palate of greys and greens was drawn from the stunning surrounding forest to create a relaxed, yet contemporary and inviting space whilst providing a neutral backdrop where the foliage outside becomes the main focus for the visitor.
STATUS:
Completion November 2004
Moorilla Estate Reception Centre
Project date: January 2003 - Category: Commercial , Interior Design , Public , TourismMoorilla Estate, established in 1958, is Tasmania's oldest commercial winery and vineyard. Located 12km north of Hobart on a peninsula in the Derwent River, the estate has a significant physical and cultural context into which the new Moorilla Wine and Food Centre has been inserted.
The building occupies the apex of the site in both topographical and hierarchical terms to capitalise on sun and views of the river and the wider landscape and to provide a strong public face to the estate. It is also sited immediately adjacent to the outdoor wine making facility so that patrons have a direct interface with the winery at work.
The two storey building consists of an entry, reception, lobby and function rooms on the lower level and restaurant and wine tasting bar on the upper level. The 't' shaped plan was generated by acknowledging two perpendicular axis. One runs the length of the peninsula [entry axis] the other relates to the head of the peninsula where the dominant contour addresses the river [view axis].
The dominant element of the architectural expression is the roof plane which unites the parts, provides a gesture to entry and works as a contemporary verandah - providing shade to the extensive glazing and defining the outdoor dining decks.
The palette is concrete, steel, aluminium, timber and glass – all expressed honestly inside and out.
The Concert Stage at the Northern end of the green and the Micro Brewery at the southern end of the restaurant, complete the composition by using the ‘view axis’ as an ordering device.
The building occupies the apex of the site in both topographical and hierarchical terms to capitalise on sun and views of the river and the wider landscape and to provide a strong public face to the estate. It is also sited immediately adjacent to the outdoor wine making facility so that patrons have a direct interface with the winery at work.
The two storey building consists of an entry, reception, lobby and function rooms on the lower level and restaurant and wine tasting bar on the upper level. The 't' shaped plan was generated by acknowledging two perpendicular axis. One runs the length of the peninsula [entry axis] the other relates to the head of the peninsula where the dominant contour addresses the river [view axis].
The dominant element of the architectural expression is the roof plane which unites the parts, provides a gesture to entry and works as a contemporary verandah - providing shade to the extensive glazing and defining the outdoor dining decks.
The palette is concrete, steel, aluminium, timber and glass – all expressed honestly inside and out.
The Concert Stage at the Northern end of the green and the Micro Brewery at the southern end of the restaurant, complete the composition by using the ‘view axis’ as an ordering device.
ARCHITECTS IN ASSOCIATION:
Craig Rosevear Architects + Jacob Allom WadeSTATUS:
Completion November 2005PHOTOGRAPHY:
Brett Boardman
