New South Wales
Solaris is a large mixed-use development that was initiated to facilitate moving the Council’s community facilities from a suburban site to this central beachside location. This first stage of the development comprises a residential apartment tower with 56 units, a restaurant and commercial space, and the Forster Civic Centre comprising a Library, Community Lounge, Visitor Information Centre and Customer Service Point for MidCoast Council.
The philosophy behind the master planned community precinct was to provide the community with a wide variety of amenities in an architectural context which facilitates adaptability and future flexibility for an evolving population. The diverse mix of uses futureproofs Solaris to better cater for the changing needs of an evolving population. The amenity enriches the public experience, creating a new social precinct to engage with the local community through its built form and presence near the lake and beachside commercial precincts.
The Solaris Forster Civic Precinct brings a sense of pride to the community by creating much needed community space in an innovative masterplan. Residential comfort is married with a state of the art public library, retail, dining and office spaces. The thoughtful layout and shared spaces encourage social interaction to the entire community, creating a vibrant living environment which revolutionises the way residents live, work, learn and interact with the community. The design has transformed the way that MidCoast Council is able to serve the community through the centralisation of the Forster Library, Customer Service Point, and the Visitor Centre.
Acrocert – Stephen Murray, Private Certifier
ADG Engineering – Civil Engineer – Tim Fairlie, Civil Consultant
Cardno – Andrew Johnston and Alice Shi, Traffic Engineer
Coastplan Consulting – Hany Ibrahim, Stormwater Infrastructure
Coastplan Consulting – Town Planner: Gavin Maberly-Smith., Town Planner
Environmental Engineer – East Coast Environmental – Brett Campbell, Engineer
Enyoc Pty Ltd – Coyne Graham, Developer
Global Construction Corporation – Josh Webb, Project Manager
Global Construction Corporation – Mal Kukas, Senior Construction Manager
Global Construction Corporation – Tyler Graham & Stefan Engles, Project Manager
Innova Services – Trent De Maria, Fire Engineer
Marline – Electrical engineer: Held Hoyer. Project coordinator: Brendan Maher., Engineer
Marline – Mechanical engineer: Brendan Hanson, Services Consultant
Marline – Peter Sorensen, Hydraulic Consultant
Matrix Thornton – Philip Thornton, Acoustic Consultant
Midcoast City Council – Marc Curyer, Project Manager
Philip Chun – Lindsay Perry, Philip Chun – Lindsay Perry
POMT – Greg Phimister, AV Consultant
SJB Quantity Surveyors – Steve Blank, Quantity Surveyor
STOWE – Electrical Eng. & D&C – Dave Stockham, Matthew Wood, Electrical Consultant
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
