Catalina Waters, Point Cook
7.10.2007| The Catalina Waters Retirement Village is located off Point Cook Road. The entry point provides a beautiful water lined promenade leading to the centrally located Community Centre.Public open spaces are a feature of the design, activated through centrally located walkways which lead to focal points such as the Community Centre, Cheetham Creek and the retail precinct to the north-east of the site.
There is a focus on communal spaces and accessibility, with public parks and gathering points throughout the site, creating a safe and open feel, with a defined streetscape and neat landscaping. There are five styles of villa, all of which are set back from the street frontage to create semi private entry spaces. The design represents a contemporary cottage architectural character. The community centre is centrally located; its concept to provide a place that supports the community by allowing opportunities for the different interest groups within the facility to mingle. Environmentally sustainable design principles include large north facing facade, thermal mass wall and rain water collection. The building form then embraces the lawn bowls green that looks out to the water feature beyond. The community centre offers a number of facilities including lawn bowls green, tennis courts, pool and gym facilities as well as a number of meeting rooms, entertainment and dining facilities. |
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Brighton on the Bay, Brighton
30.06.2006| Located on the main street of Brighton, the challenge was to be respectful to the neighbouring Victorian retail face whilst making an innovative architectural contribution.
The design solution physically annexes the two existing buildings, allowing them to be integrated and celebrated through rhythm and detailing complexity. In this urban context, residential community is forged through the idea of a garden facade, allowing for privacy and identity in a uniform way. The development features 77 independent living units with communal areas, basement car park, and retail space. |
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Port Albert Gardens, Port Melbourne
30.03.2006| Located on the old Gasworks site, the challenge was to connect four contrasting street frontages.
Danks Street has a small scale workers cottage fabric. Foote Street has a brutal early modernist façade. Graham Street has the Gasworks Park with its heritage red brick wall. And Pickles Street is filled with 7-level apartment buildings. The building responds to all of those frontages by clever use of materials and by respecting the scale of the streets. |
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Retirement Village, Launceston
9.01.2006| Located in Prospect, Launceston, the concept masterplan features approximately 150 retirement villas and community centre. The site for this proposed design has a long history and connection to the timber industry of Tasmania.
The timber stacks still existing on the site have become a reference point for the design and there has been a general theme of linear timber elements woven into the proposed community centre and villa facades. Community facilities include tennis court, swimming pool and bowling green, together with café, conference and function rooms, lounge and library for residents. |
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Toorak Square, South Yarra
30.10.2005| The proposed Toorak Square development providing a high quality communal lifestyle for its residents, featuring 53 independent living for the aged apartments.
Major considerations of architectural quality, liveability and responsibility to context have driven the design. Predominant exterior finishes include sandstone, split face masonry, applied finish, timber and copper cladding. A key planning strategy is the introduction of generous vegetated courtyards with natural landscape features. Apartments are oriented toward these courtyards and away from adjoining properties. The building steps as it follows the fall of the site, becoming a series of smaller structures, each with their own identity and personality. |
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