Marsden Park Amenities Block Commendation at 2020 National Architecture Awards for Small Project Architecture
ArchitectureAU
5 Nov 2020
Jury citation
Chrofi’s Marsden Park Amenities continues a renewed interest in providing civic facilities within emerging suburbs. The value of this work is the seriousness with which Chrofi has applied its skills to provide a design quality seldom seen in new subdivisions. A forest of galvanized steel trees holds up a light and diaphanous roof of metallic mesh. Within, a series of change rooms, toilets and showers is housed in sinuous, fluted concrete. The project raises the bar in terms of how the profession can give dignity to these utilitarian interventions while advocating for the value and importance of well designed public buildings wherever they are needed.
For more coverage, read the project review by Maryam Gusheh from Architecture Australia Jul/Aug 2020.
Project credits
Architect Chrofi; Project team John Choi, Alberto Quizon, Eoin Healy; Builder Glascott; Steel fabricator Apollo; Client-appointed project manager Loganwater Projects; Landscape architect JMD Design; Structural engineer SDA Structures; Lighting consultant Lighting, Art and Science; Hydraulic consultant ITM; BCA Advance Building Approvals; Access consultant Accessible Building Solutions; Quantity surveyor Hollis Partners; Architectural mesh Kaynemaile; Canopy cladding Fleetwood Urban
