Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation
Victoria
The Dendy Beach Pavilion & Brighton Life Saving Club is a beloved community asset serving the City of Bayside since 1921. The existing 1950’s clubhouse was no longer fit-for-purpose, calling for a new building.
The design provides an exemplar of coastal environmental and socially sustainable development through high-quality design and amenity. The conceptual framework amplifies the unique qualities of the site, fulfills the functional brief and provides an engaging and accessible gateway to Dendy Beach. A new foreshore edge with civic generosity and accessibility supports community activities to augment Dendy Beach Pavilion & Brighton LSC as a landmark destination.
The pavilions exude warmth via blackbutt cladding and open battened screens to envelope shaded decks with bay and city views, unified by a deck which creates a welcome precinct gathering space. Improved landscape works include a raingarden built using repurposed bricks from the original clubhouse.
The design of the new multifaceted Brighton LSC has successfully encompassed the needs analysis completed during the planning process. The design has addressed the requirements for equipment storage, patrol, members’ social areas, nipper preparation, first aid access, training and community access whilst being aesthetically compatible with the surrounding environment. The clubhouse has proved to be a very suitable place for a vast range of lifesaving activities; a community meeting hub, a venue for local schools and a popular iconic building which complements the heritage bathing boxes and will allow the club to facilitate growth of its membership in the future.
Graham Burrows, Design Architect
Veryan Curnow, Project Director
Saba Komarzynski, Project Architect
Simon Beeton, Project Architect
Joe Shepherd, Project Architect
Thom McCarthy, Interior designer
Stephanie Burton, Project Architect
Site Office, Landscape Consultant
Stantec, Engineer
Storm, WSUD
Waterman AHW, Engineer
Slattery, Cost Consultant
McKenzie Group, Building Surveyor
Before Compliance, Universal Access
Traffix Group, Traffic Engineering
Lovell Chen, Heritage Consultant
BG&E, Facade
Gincat, Fire Safety
Homewood Consulting, Arborist
Ecology & Heritage Partners, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
Cardno, Geomorphology
FJP Safety Advisors, Safety in Design
Hardrock Geotechnical, Geotechnical
Landserv Environment, Soil Contamination