Project Description

A number of independent groups within the City of Swan formed an alliance to build new community workshops. The purpose of this project was to confirm potential development opportunities and priority for future investment for, having regard to the fact the user groups and broader Alliance was not identified as a high priority for the City.

The project scope included:

  • Establishing the needs, social benefits and impacts to the community.
  • Investigation of a site suitability to ensure that the best use of the site is made.
  • Consultation with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • Review and assessment of the existing facilities in order to determine how the current user groups were currently operating and providing their respective services and programs.
  • Provision of a facility specification in accordance with a template provided by the Principal detailing the size of each room, their functions and relationships with each other and incorporating the Principal’s requirements.

The analysis identified a series of options at Swan Park adjacent to and as an extension of  the Midland Sports Complex. Each facility component was individually justified and prioritized in accordance with their relative merits and ability to service the needs of City of Swan residents.

The project had been in development for a number of years and involved a number of organisations with a service catchment which was much broader than the City of Swan’s jurisdiction. It was therefore important to assess each component part based on its relevance to the City’s population and prioritise accordingly.

It became clear that the extensive nature of the development could not be funded solely through local government. Environmental, residential amenity and site servicing concerns needed to be adequately addressed and catered for within the master plan to ensure the plan provided a workable and viable solution. Management structures were assessed and aligned to the master plan, and an agreed design approach was developed in accordance with City guidelines.

The outcomes were endorsed by Council and the next phase of development is being considered.

Client

City of Swan

Consultant

Dave Lanfear