Nyoongar/Bibbulmun people
Western Australia
The East Freo Community Park is a regenerative project, turning private sporting clubs into a vibrant community asset. The precinct delivers the same sporting content, refreshes the facilities and unlocks 30,000m2 of community parkland.
The design, subtle as first glance, is revealed in layers, intensifying to activate the heart of the precinct.
The efficient building was realised through considered design of flexible, adaptable spaces. One of the planning successes is the multi-purpose Function Centre which ties seamlessly into the Lawn Bowls club and the Football Oval. The project focussed on equitable outcomes for the men’s and women’s teams and employs flexible changerooms, designed to work for WAFL and community needs.
Balancing requirements of player and patron amenity through consultation, the design cleverly provides versatile formats that see this sporting hub accommodate the multi-purpose needs of the community today, while being highly adaptable long-term.
“East Fremantle Community Park’s contemporary design offers a vibrant, multi-use community, sport and leisure precinct for all, supporting the needs of the East Fremantle community, several local sporting and community groups and visitors to the Town.
Delivering a key objective in the Town’s Strategic Community Plan to promote and enhance the health, wellbeing and quality of life of our community, the precinct encourages active lifestyles and provides exciting, bespoke indoor and outdoor spaces for social connection.
Impressive sporting and fitness amenities sit alongside office spaces, a conference room, state-of-the-art hospitality and function offerings and a nature playground.”
Pete Spence, Design Architect
David Karotkin, Project Director
Christina Geldenhuys, Documentation Architect
Siobhan Page, Architect
Colby Bayliss, Team Member
Mairi Galbraith, Team Member
Herve Kelly, Documenter
Tim Colyer, Documenter
Plan E, Landscape Consultant
Norman Disney Young, Mechanical Consultant
Norman Disney Young, Hydraulic Consultant
Norman Disney Young, Electrical Consultant
Forth, Structural Engineer
Forth, Civil Consultant
SportEng, Field of Play