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Community
The Mitchell Aquatic facility located in the township of Mitchell in rural Queensland, known as the gateway to the Outback.
The overall facility Master Plan and stage 1 redevelopment was to maximise and to create an identity of each individual business activity in which the town hall, Information Centre, Cafe, Great Artisan Spa and memorial swimming pools centre delivers to the local community and to the travelling tourist trade.
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Community
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Aquatic Centre, Hospitality, Local Government, Recreational
The Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre (TRAC) is situated in the Northern NSW township of Murwillumbah, on the QLD and NSW border. The Tweed regional aquatic centre was a Design and Construct contract which was required to run under a fast tracked delivery system. The time frame for both design and construction was achieved in under 15 months.
The community character of Murwillumbah is very unique and the architecture of TRAC was to be a reflection of and to be identified as a part of the Murwillumbah region. The architecture of TRAC was designed to complement and blend in with the existing local streetscape, through the architectural building lines, space formation, master planning and the material selection and finishes.
The concept design phase did pull inspiration from the stunning formations of Mt Warning and the clean lines of the township’s early architecture. The internal architectural intent was to create a clean crisp, aquatic environment, with playful tones, balancing an atmosphere for both the families and the sporting elite that would use the new facilities.
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Community
The Outdoor 50m pool Grandstand has a seating capacity of 438 people including 4 disabled viewing areas.
The design was to highlight the spectators viewing experience of the 50m pool, whilst maintaining good solar protection, cross flow ventilation and acoustic control.
The architectural lines of the sail structure visually connect the grandstand to the TRAC facility building and compliment the neighbouring building’s character.
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Community
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Aquatic Centre, Local Government, Multi Storey Car Park
The Multi Storey Car Park is located adjacent to the Tweed Reqional Aquatic Centre in Murwillumbah, northern NSW.
The three storey, open deck car park has a vehicle parking capacity of 276 cars. Each level of the car park was designed to service three different access needs to the Murwillumbah community. Ground floor car parking services directly to Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre, the first floor car park services for visitors to the townships main street, and the third floor provides long term parking for the local commercial business.
The design takes advantage of the existing sloping terrain to achieve connection to the road networks and pedestrian flow access, eliminating internal ramp requirements and maximising vehicle parking spaces. The perimeter balustrade and incorporated vehicle impact barrier adds clean lines and visual interest to the form, the barrier design incorporates shadow casting balustrade post to break up the visual massing and adding movement to the long runs of the perimeter structure during the day.
