Proserpine Administration and Local Disaster Coordination Centre
Proserpine Administration and Local Disaster Coordination Centre
Client:
Whitsunday Regional Council
Location:
Proserpine, Queensland
Status:
Completed, 2020
Traditional Custodians of the Land:
The Giya people
Contact Person:
Greg Sexton
The Proserpine Administration and Local Disaster Coordination Centre combines the Regional Council Administration, the Local Disaster Co-ordination Centre and the Climate Change Innovation Hub into a consolidated site located centrally in Proserpine, on the central Queensland Coast.
The building balances a desire for openness and transparency, with the need to secure it in the event of a cyclone, enabling its ongoing operation.
An active and engaging street frontage is achieved through the design of a screened glass façade beyond a welcoming civic verandah, which leads into a generous civic lounge room and information centre.
2022 AIA Regional Awards North Queensland Walter and Oliver Tunbridge Building of the Year North Queensland Citation
“The new Proserpine Administration and Local Disaster Coordination Centre reflects Prossie’s local aesthetic through intuitive design that also addresses the cyclonic impacts that destroyed the previous facility.
The informed local knowledge and understanding of the community, industry and region is evident, and shines in the civic-minded solutions demonstrated in this building.
The open-air gallery extending across the front of the building reflects traditional Queensland verandahs and transitions movement from the street, opening to a full-height foyer and administrative spaces.
The building is an interface between Council services and the public while also providing visitor information, outdoor seating, and indoor meeting space available to the public.
They have used durable materials in ways that maintain transparency and connection to the public.
The building houses the Whitsunday Regional Council offices and the Local Disaster Coordination Centre while the middle provides building services and back-of-house areas.
Additional workspaces and Council Chambers are placed either side of outside edges, providing natural light and pedestrian connection.
Design has ensured local building skills utilisation and employment.
The Centre has provided the community with a landmark building along with a place for administration and coordination, which will serve the community into the future.”
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Client:
Whitsunday Regional Council
Location:
Proserpine, Queensland
Status:
Completed, 2020
Traditional Custodians of the Land:
The Giya people
Contact Person:
Greg Sexton
Awards
2022 AIA Regional Awards North Queensland, Walter and Oliver Tunbridge Building of the Year North Queensland
2022 AIA Regional Awards North Queensland, Commendation
