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Waverley Council, in partnership with Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club (Bondi Surf Club), is embarking on a historic heritage conservation and upgrade of the world’s oldest surf lifesaving club.
We would like you to provide feedback on the draft concept design for the planned clubhouse conservation and upgrade project.
Background
This draft concept design has been guided by a detailed Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the site and building, in close collaboration with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, which has formally supported the design.
There are limitations with the current building making it increasingly difficult to fulfil the Club’s growing water safety and rescue obligations. Bondi is Australia’s busiest beach, and the club conducts hundreds of rescues and first aids each year.
The project will address the many functional deficiencies of the current building and aims to:
provide equality of facilities for females, who now comprise 40% of new membership
increase space for training and educational programs
storage for the increasing amount of essential modern-day lifesaving equipment
provide improved and safer facilities for Nippers
address workplace health & safety and building code non-compliance issues, poor disabled access, adherence to fire standards, flood damage and general disrepair.
Education Room
First Aid Room
Inflatable rescue boat storage
Surfcraft storage
Female — Equality of facilities
Male — Equality of facilities
Nippers marshalling
Poor access
The Surf Club Building
Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Clubhouse, 1934
The clubhouse was built in 1934 and is recognised for its exceptional cultural and heritage significance.
It is an exquisitely beautiful building, designed by architects Ross + Rowe, renowned for another heritage treasure — the celebrated Commonwealth Bank building in Martin Place.
Removing mock-heritage items
In keeping with the requirements of the CMP, the proposed concept plans include the removal of the various mock-heritage additions that have been identified as being ‘intrusive’ and detracting from the building’s historic value.
The proposal preserves and restores the original clubhouse, with lightweight modern additions that highlight the building’s heritage.
Proposed concept design
The design provides a wonderful opportunity for a new green public space between the pavilion and clubhouse, improving views and public access to and from the beach.
A publicly accessible open courtyard is created by removing the works yard currently located at the rear of the club.
Publicly accessible courtyard
View to the back of Surf Club
The design respects the unique identity of Bondi, adding to a tradition of buildings like Bondi Pavilion and Bondi Beach Public School, both of which have courtyards, creating a space protected from southerly winds and providing shelter.
While upgrading the original clubhouse, its main hall is envisaged to become a publicly accessible surf museum honouring the birthplace of the world’s surf lifesaving tradition.
Existing
Proposed
Existing Main Hall
Proposed publicly accessible surf museum
The design, with its surrounding public space, courtyard, open terraces and kiosk, will provide for greater public interaction with the club and allow it to expand its community programs.
Footprint
Existing footprint
Proposed footprint
The footprint of the overall clubhouse remains the same. The proposal will increase useable public parkland, is of reduced bulk and scale, and retains all existing views.
Overall, the proposal aims to balance the imperative needs of the surf club with the building’s heritage, and offers significant public benefits.
How to have your say
There will be two opportunities to provide feedback.
Consultation period: 20 August — 17 September 2020 (complete)
Exhibition period: Once we have incorporated the initial feedback there will be a second opportunity to provide comment when the design is on exhibition during the Development Application (DA) period.
Waverley Council, in partnership with Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club (Bondi Surf Club), is embarking on a historic heritage conservation and upgrade of the world’s oldest surf lifesaving club.
We would like you to provide feedback on the draft concept design for the planned clubhouse conservation and upgrade project.
Background
This draft concept design has been guided by a detailed Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the site and building, in close collaboration with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, which has formally supported the design.
There are limitations with the current building making it increasingly difficult to fulfil the Club’s growing water safety and rescue obligations. Bondi is Australia’s busiest beach, and the club conducts hundreds of rescues and first aids each year.
The project will address the many functional deficiencies of the current building and aims to:
provide equality of facilities for females, who now comprise 40% of new membership
increase space for training and educational programs
storage for the increasing amount of essential modern-day lifesaving equipment
provide improved and safer facilities for Nippers
address workplace health & safety and building code non-compliance issues, poor disabled access, adherence to fire standards, flood damage and general disrepair.
Education Room
First Aid Room
Inflatable rescue boat storage
Surfcraft storage
Female — Equality of facilities
Male — Equality of facilities
Nippers marshalling
Poor access
The Surf Club Building
Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Clubhouse, 1934
The clubhouse was built in 1934 and is recognised for its exceptional cultural and heritage significance.
It is an exquisitely beautiful building, designed by architects Ross + Rowe, renowned for another heritage treasure — the celebrated Commonwealth Bank building in Martin Place.
Removing mock-heritage items
In keeping with the requirements of the CMP, the proposed concept plans include the removal of the various mock-heritage additions that have been identified as being ‘intrusive’ and detracting from the building’s historic value.
The proposal preserves and restores the original clubhouse, with lightweight modern additions that highlight the building’s heritage.
Proposed concept design
The design provides a wonderful opportunity for a new green public space between the pavilion and clubhouse, improving views and public access to and from the beach.
A publicly accessible open courtyard is created by removing the works yard currently located at the rear of the club.
Publicly accessible courtyard
View to the back of Surf Club
The design respects the unique identity of Bondi, adding to a tradition of buildings like Bondi Pavilion and Bondi Beach Public School, both of which have courtyards, creating a space protected from southerly winds and providing shelter.
While upgrading the original clubhouse, its main hall is envisaged to become a publicly accessible surf museum honouring the birthplace of the world’s surf lifesaving tradition.
Existing
Proposed
Existing Main Hall
Proposed publicly accessible surf museum
The design, with its surrounding public space, courtyard, open terraces and kiosk, will provide for greater public interaction with the club and allow it to expand its community programs.
Footprint
Existing footprint
Proposed footprint
The footprint of the overall clubhouse remains the same. The proposal will increase useable public parkland, is of reduced bulk and scale, and retains all existing views.
Overall, the proposal aims to balance the imperative needs of the surf club with the building’s heritage, and offers significant public benefits.
How to have your say
There will be two opportunities to provide feedback.
Consultation period: 20 August — 17 September 2020 (complete)
Exhibition period: Once we have incorporated the initial feedback there will be a second opportunity to provide comment when the design is on exhibition during the Development Application (DA) period.
Bondi Surf Club Conservation and Upgrade has finished this stage
The Club had been planning an upgrade of the building for many years to address the buildings constraints. The Club and Council collaborated on designs for DA including shared facilities. Design process was paused to focus on the development of a CMP* for the Bondi Park and surf club building to guide the development.
2019
Bondi Surf Club Conservation and Upgrade has finished this stage
CMP was developed and The Club and Council sign a Public-Private Partnership to work on the new concept design.
Registrations open
Bondi Surf Club Conservation and Upgrade has finished this stage
Monday 10 August — Wednesday 19 August
Registrations open to receive updates and be involved with the project. You can still be part of the project without registering.
Consultation open
Bondi Surf Club Conservation and Upgrade has finished this stage
20 August — 17 September 2020
Council and the Club ask and welcome feedback on design.
Concept finalised by architect
Bondi Surf Club Conservation and Upgrade is currently at this stage
The architect will make changes reflective of the community consultation results. Not a consultation phase, instead it is informed by community feedback received in the previous phase.
Development Approvals
this is an upcoming stage for Bondi Surf Club Conservation and Upgrade
Council will submit a Development Approval and the community can submit feedback throughout the exhibition period.
2022
this is an upcoming stage for Bondi Surf Club Conservation and Upgrade
Building contract will be awarded, construction on the project will start at the completion of the Bondi Pavilion restoration project.