A COASTAL HUB

Four finalist teams have been shortlisted to design a new cultural hub along Perth’s Cottesloe Beach in Australia. Developed by the Minderoo Group, 11 Australian architecture firms were invited to submit ideas to reimagine the Cottesloe foreshore and the Indiana Tea House site. The designs aim to open and activate the waterfront and provide a destination for locals and visitors that brings people together.

Image courtesy of Kerry Hill Architects

Minderoo first sought submissions from the community for the redesign of the site in April, and the project included the possible renovation and refit of the existing 1982 designed by architect Laurie Scanlon. All finalists proposed replacing the existing building.

The four shortlisted teams include Neeson Murcutt and Neille with Simon Pendal Architect and Sue Barnsley Design; Durbach Block Jaggers Architects with Ohlo Studio and ASPECT Studios; Kerry Hill Architects, Spaceagency and Place Laboratory. The new Beach Pavilion would include a cultural hub, amphitheatre, boardwalk, cafe and beachside pool.

Image courtesy of Durbach Block Jaggers Architects with Ohlo Studio and Aspect Studios

Geoffrey London, jury chair and professor of architecture at the University of Western Australia, said, "The main goal the architects were set was to reimagine the space for optimum community benefit, ensuring the site is well utilised and activated. As part of this, it appears that each firm has determined the current Indiana building does not offer the best use of space or easily facilitate the brief, which includes the community’s ideas.”

Image courtesy of Spaceagency and Place Laboratory

Via ArchDaily