Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre

Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre

Fulton Trotter Architects

Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre

BUDGET
$0 - 10K

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
10, James Street, Beenleigh, Australia

TYPE
Cultural › Government + Health › Community Center

Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre

The rejuvenated Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre (BNC) by Fulton Trotter Architects delivers a refurbishment of a tired 1960s brick building and a modest addition to the street frontage.

The design reconciles a number of problems on the site and provides a large covered entry, outdoor seating leading to the reception foyer and a number of simple meeting and interview rooms — all of which are folded behind a finely articulated timber screen.

Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre
Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre

This timber veil gives the Centre a strong identifiable signature and street presence but allows them to quietly and discreetly go about providing services to the community.

BNC is the hub for a number of programs to disadvantaged members of the community, with a range of needs including substance abuse, employment, counseling and short term housing.

Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre
Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre

In response, it was important that the building should be robust without becoming a fortress, welcoming, private, not intimidating and clearly non-institutional.All of those needs were met by utilising the warmth of natural timber.


Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre