What do you do when you run out of space in a heritage building confined to an existing footprint and you need a bigger building?

The key to unlocking this puzzle was to take the existing Ceremonial Hall that had been buried inside the original building away from light, ventilation and life, and elevate it (literally) by one level where these things could be reinstated.

All of the function spaces and associated amenities could then be consolidated onto the first floor of the building, liberating the ground floor for the necessary beachside emergency equipment, water craft and change rooms.

A new park side entry was created on the logical park side approach to the building for formal and administrative entry to the building.

From there, parts were carefully added to replace the dilapidated; others edited to to consolidate and unify years of accretions to the fine original heritage listed Art Deco building.

The Clubhouse was completely reorganised internally to address contemporary access requirements with the ultimate ambitions being to meet the needs of the Club’s membership for a modern life saving club in an elegant, functional and sympathetic way.