Design propostion:
Outdoor space especially the beach is always the dominant part of the Coogee community. The beach culture, being too apparent and dominant, diminishes the presence of other significant buildings around. The initial idea is to balance the openness and enclosed spaces.
The Coogee Community Centre is designed based on the idea of getting people into a building and have a different experience of space other than the outdoor open space at the beach. The Coogee Community Centre is a robust building which provides enclosure, which is an experience totally opposite from openness of the beach. It counterpoints the idea of beach culture but yet still corresponds to the surrounding context by exhibiting the beach and surf elements in it such as the shape of the building and the materials used.There is a harmony between the nature and the artificial structures on the site. The nature and artificial elements have their own role in the whole context but yet the artificial ones correspond well with its surrounding [the round shaped steps correspond to the shape of the beach, the colour of tiles correspond to the horizon].
