01 Sutherland Entertainment Centre Major Refurbishment 5 20 10 0 1:500 Sutherland Entertainment Centre Major Refurbishment Urban Planning Context Site Plan FLORA STREET STAPLETON AVENUE FLORA STREET OLD PRINCES HWY ETON STREET ETON STREET MERTON STREET Materiality Sutherland Entertainment Centre Transport Connections SEC is well served by transport connections with Sutherland train station and bus stops only 200m to the west. Despite this, given the patron demographic a large proportion of travel to the site is by car and will likely be the case for the foreseeable future. Any proposed redevelopment of the carpark site would continue to provide carparking for the SEC in this location. Critically the centre must address and capture patrons arriving from the east, west and north of the site Responsive to Adjacent Development Under current development controls, the site of the Council administration building has potential for a 30m or 9 storey limits, while the Flora St and potential amalgamated Eton St sites could have building height up to 40m or 12 twelve storeys. In each case residential apartments would be the predominant land use with minor retail or commercial uses at street level together with opportunity for community uses or place of worship. The site is also part of a ribbon of community uses running north south. The proposed massing of the building and the movement through and around the building consider both the existing and proposed conditions. Improved Pedestrian Connections Key pedestrian links occur along Flora St and through peace park to the train station. Eton St is also a pedestrian prioritised zone. The proposal should enhance the amenity of both pedestrian routes. Landscaping adjacent Eton St and within peace park should consider grading to ensure accessibility throughout Peace Park and Eton St The pedestrian upgrades will ensure the success of the new café and encourage further rejuvenation of Eton St and Merton St Respecting Heritage Several heritage items surround the site and have been considered in developing the proposal The key heritage references in our design include: Responding the existing geometry related to the cenotaph Ensuring appropriate scale and setback to the adjacent church Although the existing SEC is not on the heritage register it does have architectural Merit requiring consideration. We have developing a materials pallet that responds sympathetically to the existing palette. Rejuvenated Green Space The site currently turns its back on Peace Park which is the Sutherland commercial cores primary open space. The existing retaining walls and path chop the park into a number of discreet spaces of varying quality and usability. Events such as Music in the Park face the memorial with seating on the steps radiated away from the stage The resculpting of Peace Park will create a contiguous space for gatherings of various scales. Activating the Public Domain The existing Sutherland Entertainment Centre turns its back on Peace Park due to the adjacent development on lot 8 at the time of construction. This has created a poor relationship to the current Peace Park. The existing forecourt as it addresses Eton St is tired and the entry is tucked away and not highly visible. The proposal aims to maximise the extent of activation to both Eton St and Peace Park whilst creating a clearly identifiable entry to the building. The new entry, café, roof terraces and stage door all now address the Peace Park. A new forecourt and building foyer address and create a civic quality to Eton St. Merton St is upgrade with a modest new facade and carefully controlled openings of a domestic scale to relate to the future adjacent development.