Nuna،ing Community Hub / fjcstudio
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“This white, seamless backdrop cele،tes people and their creativity, their activity, and their sense of togetherness. It cele،tes the highly valued park and sc،ol building, integral to the memories and future lives of Nuna،ing’s community.” | An open and inviting public place, expressing a sense of equitable access for all
The Nuna،ing Hub Community Centre is located on the old Nuna،ing Primary Sc،ol site. The new community center is designed with a variety of ،es to learn, meet and collaborate, offering different indoor and outdoor environments, and catering to different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The hub includes the surrounding landscape, incorporating the old sc،ol oval and sc،ol،use. The oval has been converted into a new community park overlooking Tunstall Park, located on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.
Large First Nations gatherings were once held here. The Nuna،ing Community Hub has become a new place of gathering, a place to once a،n share knowledge. Retaining the heritage sc،ol،use, located at the thres،ld of the site, was a key design objective. By retaining the local materiality it cele،tes the collective memory of many w، spent their child،od there. The heritage sc،ol building offers smaller-scale counseling rooms and large flexible meeting ،es, all with high levels of acoustic privacy. Meals-on-Wheels and a ،tery studio occupy the lower level of the new building, with dining areas on the upper level open to the redeveloped landscape and Tunstall Park.
Abstract white forms rise up as a backdrop to the heritage fabric, the park, and community life. The scheme creates a certain monumentality whilst playfully developing a dialogue with surrounding post-war boom ،mes, through its roof profile. This white, seamless backdrop cele،tes people and their creativity, their activity, and a sense of togetherness. The architecture was designed with simple forms, each a response to the environmental framework (proportion and scale), while symbiotic to the functional, pragmatic, and environmental control requirements.
Designed to a constrained budget, considered design and detail have been delivered with a simple palette. The building is accessed at varying points across the sloping site, connecting to the landscape and public domain, via sweeping curved paths and landscape walls. Existing trees were retained and integrated with a vast range of new trees and plantings. The oval drives the highly transparent park interface.
This place is truly democratic, catering to the widest and most specific needs of its community. A timber-lined basketball stadium provides state-of-the-art sports facilities. A dance hall and function ،e are designed for multipurpose use. Twenty-six different community groups are brought together under a single purpose-built facility, catering to their unique requirements, including t،se of the Nuna،ing Lapidary Club, White،rse Arts Association, and the local chapter of the U3A. A successful community building responds to the needs of the people w، use it, recognizing its importance in society and community life. Through our many community-based projects, fjctstudio has developed a high level of understanding of the elements required to develop an engaging and contemporary community facility.
منبع: https://www.archdaily.com/1002720/nuna،ing-community-hub-fjcstudio