Mt Isa Neighbourhood Centre
The Mount Isa Neighbourhood Centre is a modern facility designed to accommodate the needs and activities of the growing Mt Isa community. Tasked with creating a versatile, flexible and sustainable neighbourhood centre, Guymer Bailey Architects worked closely with Building and Asset Services, The Department of Communities and local user groups to deliver a functional centre with a strong sense of community, in only nine months.
Designed to cater for groups of varying sizes who use it for multiple purposes, the centre has operable walls and covered verandahs allowing spaces to shrink or expand when required. A large corridor that runs through the middle of the building also acts as a discreet meeting or breakout area, giving small groups the flexibility of meeting without the need to book formal rooms or spaces.
The landscape design celebrates the many uses of the building featuring several covered areas that groups can use to meet informally and enjoy the outdoor amenities including a yarning circle, children’s play area and vegetable garden.
Stage A works included the refurbishment and extension of an existing two-storey classroom block as well as the construction of a new covered walkway through the centre of the school.
PROCESS
Designed to cater for groups of varying sizes who use it for multiple purposes, the centre has operable walls and covered verandahs allowing spaces to shrink or expand when required. A large corridor that runs through the middle of the building also acts as a discreet meeting or breakout area, giving small groups the flexibility of meeting without the need to book formal rooms or spaces.
METHODOLOGY
The landscape design celebrates the many uses of the building featuring several covered areas that groups can use to meet informally and enjoy the outdoor amenities including a yarning circle, children’s play area and vegetable garden.
TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND
The Kalkadoon People
COMPLETION
2015
LOCATION
Mount Isa, Queensland
CLIENT
Department of Community - Child Safety and Disability Services
PROJECT CONTACT
PHOTOGRAPHY
Scott Burrows Photography
VALUE OUTCOMES
“GB-A were an absolute pleasure to work with. The team on site and in the office never cut corners and were committed to delivering a very high quality project.”
Jim Spainard, Golburn Enterprise
Designing for a sustainable future is a core part of our organisational philosophy. Drawing on the knowledge from our Greenstar accredited team members and specialist consultants in environmentally sustainable design, we ensure our project teams integrate creativity with scientific rigour, to create designs that are conscientious of the natural environment and local ecology. Designing for a sustainable future is a core part of our organisational philosophy.
PRINCIPLES OF PASSION
During the design process, our project team not only considers the physical context of the designs but also examines the social and cultural context. Through every design, we look for ways to inspire positive attitudes, behaviours and emotional responses in people to encourage the responsible use of resources, increase cooperation among occupants, and communicate the values of society and cultural diversity.
Designing for a sustainable future is a core part of our organisational philosophy. Drawing on the knowledge from our Greenstar accredited team members and specialist consultants in environmentally sustainable design, we ensure our project teams integrate creativity with scientific rigour, to create designs that are conscientious of the natural environment and local ecology.
We design built environments from a holistic, sustainable perspective: each project reconciles ecological and social impacts within the current economic climate. We holistically evaluate environmental, cultural and financial sustainability in every task we undertake.