{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Geelong Times","provider_url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes","title":"Full points for new clubhouse design - Geelong Times","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wMrbOfBDRW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/real-estate\/full-points-for-new-clubhouse-design\/\">Full points for new clubhouse design<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/real-estate\/full-points-for-new-clubhouse-design\/embed\/#?secret=wMrbOfBDRW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Full points for new clubhouse design&#8221; &#8212; Geelong Times\" data-secret=\"wMrbOfBDRW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-25.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630,"description":"BY JAMES TAYLORA long and detailed collaboration between an architectural firm and a surf life saving club on the Bellarine has seen the result lauded in this year's Victorian Architecture Awards.The Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club building, designed by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, was one of the winners in the Public Architecture category at the awards, staged by the Victorian branch of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), the nation's peak body for the industry.Built by Lyons Construction and officially opening in December 2021, the $5.8-million clubhouse has 1,096sqm of gross floor area and replaces the original facility, which was more than 70 years old.In their citation for the award, the AIA judges said the two-storey clubhouse displayed Jackson Clements Burrows' \"architectural skill, social and environmental concern, and aptitude at distilling the client's brief into a resolved public building\".\"The building clearly displays both the client and project team's ambition to \u202fcreate a shared meeting place and asset for the club and the broader community of Point Lonsdale.\"In addition to its expressive form, consistent palette and thorough attention to detail, the building remains respectful of the scale, character and amenity of its surroundings.\"The building is \"at once practical, warm, social, and generous\", the judges said, typified by its corner kiosk, long bench at the entry and batten fences.External timber finishes are expressed throughout the building, creating a domestic ambience that exudes warmth and references the coastal beach houses nearby. The large public lawn with terraced decking provides a welcoming space that supports community events, food trucks and training programs.A design philosophy of civic generosity and casualness flows through the building and landscape, providing contemporary club facilities as well as engaging community spaces across both levels.Jackson Clements Burrows Architects founding partner and director Graham Burrows said his team was thrilled to receive the award.\"We're so proud and passionate about how this building has really fitted in to the community and how it's really forming itself as a sort of a vibrant community hub, and really seeming to meet the aspirations we and the club had wanted it to be, which is a building that sort of becomes a bit of a heart for the community - it's a building that can be used in multiple ways - so for all of these sorts of reasons, we're very happy it's recognised for what it's doing.\"He said his firm had been working with Point Lonsdale SLSC from very early in the redevelopment process.\"The club had done some early feasibility work to help it understand what their brief and what their requirements for the building were, and they then engaged us just after developing a concept design and schematic design.\"We looked at a number different options and scenarios and settled on the final design when we realised it allowed the building to really engage with the courtyard space, which is a really important part of how they function and how they operate within the community. A lot of what they do is about what's in the building, but it's also about the activities and functions that are outside and around the building - the triangular gardens, and so forth.\"Jackson Clements Burrows Architects have previous experience with surf life saving clubs, and Graham said some of the experience from designing the South Melbourne Life Saving Club (which was commended in the 2020 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards) and the in-progress Dendy Street Beach Pavilion and Life Saving Club had bled into the Point Lonsdale design.\"We learn from all of these projects, so we bring learnings from other projects to this one. Every club's a little bit different in terms of the way they operate, and every site is different.\"I think this site is distinctly different from the other two, which were right on the beach, whereas this one is behind the dunes so it r [...]Read More..."}