By Katz Architecture
Embracing Landscape
Achievements
Recipient of High Commendation in Public/Commercial Category at the 14th Annual Bayside Built Environment Awards, 2019.
Acclaimed community project strongly embraced by users and the Council
The new building responds to several key factors of the site; positioned with two ovals on either side and a playground to the north.
Natural features including established significant trees and the considerable fall of the land required a responsive and clever environmental solution that is sensitive to the landscape.
All faces of this building are significant, with finishes and materials of Corten and composite timber used to respond to the natural elements on site.
Collaborative briefing and engagement with a variety of user groups has resulted in a building that makes a statement, extruded and cut out to embrace adjacent facilities and dynamically reach out to greet its users.
Michael Heffernan
Mayor of Bayside"This building is a fantastic recognition of the quality of Council buildings – its innovative, environmentally sustainable and reflects the local character of the area"
The facility comprises:
The Social space opens towards the North to welcome northern light and address the adjacent playground.
Each side embraces the landscape.
Location Cheltenham, Victoria
Client Bayside City Council
Area 498 sqm
Status Completed March 2019
Project cost $ 2.4m
Photographer: Chris Matterson, Roger Thompson
Katz Architecture is a people focused practice, motivated by the needs of our client and seeing these resolved in a functional and poetic response to each specific site. Our simple desire is:
Enriching Spaces – Enriching lives
Founded on strong community experience, we desire to give back to communities through design and delivery. Under this mandate, Katz Architecture has grown to complete projects in a broad range of sectors including:
Katz Architecture embraces cutting edge technology and is running state of the art BIM (Building Information Modelling) systems on all projects. Such systems help us to design, illustrate, coordinate and deliver the highest level of professional service.
Our Approach
We start by looking forward.
We listen, collaborate, question and explore.
We examine detail, investigate opportunities and firm up solutions.
Our goal is to design spaces with value and purpose.
Create
Balancing budget with brief, we leverage our knowledge and understanding of our client’s objectives to design enriched buildings that deliver real value.
Experience
We’re there for our clients throughout the project journey, ensuring details are followed through from inception to delivery.