My community centre is made up of various cultural institutions including: multiu-purpose rooms for Randwick’s high percentage elderly population, a social café, Large Multi-purpose Gym hall, Small Gym and Offices. Each of these institutions are presented as a series of disconnected spaces which are connected by circulation paths... Thus, allowing the community to be the “connectors” of the spaces. The fluent program creates a variety of spatial experiences. The extensive glazing is strategically positioned to form various vistas allowing spectators to experience multiple spaces as well as the ocean and Coogee oval simultaneously. The glazed facades of the Café and the Large Gym Hall, animated by people dining, socialising and playing sports, become emblematic of the social role of this public building in Coogee.. Thus, emphasizing the importance of public interaction and communal bonding in my design.
Another design aspect, of which I felt to be crucial in community design, was the allocation of public space. The ‘strict’ accentuated entry opens up to a large open area in front of the grand stand which provides space for people to just sit, talk, run around and interact with one another. The Large multipurpose hall has its own designated garden courtyard, fitted with bi-fold doors to the northern elevation and landscaped with deciduous trees creating an ideal environment for morning aerobics or exercise activities. The multi-purpose rooms opens up into a sunken garden courtyard adjacent to the Large Gym hall courtyard which creates a beautiful spatial experience between the two spaces. The café area also has its own outdoor balcony, which looks straight onto Coogee oval, allowing for a space for people to interact while discussing the football or cricket game at hand. With the provision of multiple open spaces I have encapsulated all elements of 21st Century communal bonding and social interaction.
Another design aspect, of which I felt to be crucial in community design, was the allocation of public space. The ‘strict’ accentuated entry opens up to a large open area in front of the grand stand which provides space for people to just sit, talk, run around and interact with one another. The Large multipurpose hall has its own designated garden courtyard, fitted with bi-fold doors to the northern elevation and landscaped with deciduous trees creating an ideal environment for morning aerobics or exercise activities. The multi-purpose rooms opens up into a sunken garden courtyard adjacent to the Large Gym hall courtyard which creates a beautiful spatial experience between the two spaces. The café area also has its own outdoor balcony, which looks straight onto Coogee oval, allowing for a space for people to interact while discussing the football or cricket game at hand. With the provision of multiple open spaces I have encapsulated all elements of 21st Century communal bonding and social interaction.
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