Bathurst Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC) | Welsh and Major

BARC (Bathurst Animal Rehoming Facility) is a flexible, multipurpose public facility run by Bathurst Regional Council where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals are housed and re-homed. Located in Kelso, east of Bathurst, this innovative facility replaces an outdated pound with a new design comprised of four distinct ’farmbuildings’, including a public-friendly ‘homestead’, practical shed spaces, and a circular adoption pavilion set amidst an open cloistered garden for prospective owners to bond with pets.
Designed with environmental sensitivity, the new facility integrates efficient heating, cooling, and water management systems, including a substantial solar array and rainwater harvesting.
BARC is an example of well considered, practical and flexible architecture, one that quietly goes about its multi-faceted job quietly and pragmatically – providing a socially aware response to the issue of animal welfare in regional NSW.

Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore Community Building | King and Campbell

The Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore Community Building (CJFCB) is located on a key node within the Coffs Foreshore Precinct and alongside the iconic Coffs Jetty. Conceived through a rigorous community engagement and analysis process, the design of the building and ‘spill-out’ zones around it are both flexible and adaptable to accommodate a range of sporting, community, and food and beverage uses. A key feature of the project is the recreated sand dune, which pays homage to natural systems whilst reducing built form bulk and providing compliant and inviting access to the second level. The effect of this design initiative, along with the use of reclaimed hardwood timber and simple finished concrete that reflects the character of this important coastal precinct, is that the building appears to be set into and a part of the natural landscape. The CJFCB has been welcomed with immediate and clear community acceptance.