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THE WATERLINESHARING COMMON GROUND AT POINT GREY

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WHERE BUSH MEETS THE SEA

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VIEWS LINES

CHIMNEYLOOKOUT

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HORIZON

KING TIDE +6PUB TO PIERCARPARK

HIGH TIDE +5WEEKEND EVENTSLAAC ROOFTOP & FIRE

RISING TIDE +4WEEKENDSFORECOURT, PLAZA & SECONDARY PATH

RISING TIDE +3WEEKDAY LUNCHGRASS & TREES & EATING

LOW TIDE +1WEEKDAY WALKSBOARDWALK

RISING TIDE +2SUNSET STOPSSEATS & SAND

Edwards Moore

UNDULATING TRAFFICABLE

GROUND PLANEDATUMROOF FORM

Viewlines

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Horizon

Lookout

Car

The beacon / Public Plaza

Landscape:‘Where the Bush Meets the Sea’In a process of restoration and reinvention, the landscape re-establishes the connection of the local bushland to the coastal dunes and shoreline, while creating a new, enriched public realm within the local community. A predominantly indigenous plant palette seeks to restore the unique (pre-existing) local coastal landscape and sensitive dune ecology while increasing local biodiversity. Plant species have been selected according to the local EVC (Ecological Vegetation Class) and for ongoing cultural significance and uses.

‘Occupation and Use’In a blurring of public and private realm, both are expanded and enriched by the other. Across the seasons, there are publicly accessible spaces of shelter, gathering and enclosure areas hosting both passive and active recreation, points for vistas, exploration and congregation.In playful reference to the historical logging tram line, elements of seating can be shifted and connected to adapt to various social situations or events.

‘Tidal Flux’The overall site’s structure is guided by a series of incremental tidal drifts, which establish zones of occupation and flows through changes in surface materiality that relate to fluctuations in seasonal occupation and use. Through establishing a series of different spaces, defined by vegetation and materiality, the site preserves an ongoing intimacy of scale throughout the year, while retaining capacity for (the King Tide of ) large public events

MaterialityThe materials selected are both modest and robust, appropriate to the site’s context and rugged coastal condition.A minimal palette, it seeks to reinterpret basic materials into sublime outcomes.

The Ground PlaneFour key materials that reflect the tidal flux of the site and it’s occupation:Stone - A solid sandstone paved surface, locally sourced and irregularly cut creates a multi directional surface that flows into and around the buildings. The sandstone is used as an indicator of the public realm, internally and externally denominating public space.Timber - The timber decking of the boardwalk traces the perimeter of the shoreline, as the key area of occupation for visitors throughout the seasons - the deck extends around the point and bleeds into the restaurant, blurring the distinction between what is private and what is public. encouraging people to find their place to sit and take in the surroundings.Granitic Sand - The granitic sand surface creates informal, trafficable areas to be occupied during higher tides of visitation, predominantly during the warmer months - the material evokes the pre-existing dunes of the site.Shell - Shell grit, referencing the cultural heritage of the midden, is dispersed throughout the pockets of landscape across the site, which contain the broader perimeter of the site and create an intimacy of scale across the plaza. The wayfinding strategy is,established throughout the site’s surfaces - it’s materiality serving to guide visitors and define the various spaces.

The BuildingsThe folding, unifying roof structure, is a translucent fiberglass corrugated roof sheet both internally and externally, becoming luminescent at night. The skeletal substructure is formed by a series of large gluelam beams and timber purlins. The internal ceiling battens are installed at varying densities. The shadows expressed by these beams are an ephemeral reminder of the existing building. The spacing of battens conforming to a standardized set out across all buildings to ensure a cohesive and unifying language. All timber cladding is coastal blackbutt. The ‘hit and miss’ cladding system allowing for areas of permeability to the internal walls.Below the Waterline, all timber is painted or stained ultramarine blue.

The Waterline is a place of listening: to stories, to spirits of place, in the wind and the timeless oceans waves.

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Topography

Occupational Flux

Neap TideWeekday WalksBoardwalk

Low tideSunset StopsSeats and sand

Slack WaterWeekday LunchGrass, trees and eating

Rising tideWeekendsForecourt, plaza + secondary path

Spring tideWeekend eventsAmphitheatre steps + woodfire

King tidePier to PubCarpark

Undulating Amphitheatre

Waterline

Waterline

View from the Midden