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Mandurah Cultural Centre
Mandurah, Western Australia 
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Client: |
City of Mandurah |
Services: |
Urban Design |
Awards: |
1998 - Royal Australian Institute of Architects WA Civic Design Award 1998 1998 - BHP Metal Building Awards Certificate of Merit 1998 1997 - Civic Design Association of WA (RAIA, RAPI, AILA & IEA) Civic Design Award 1997 |
The appeal of the environment is epitomised by a range of built forms to create interest and vibrancy. The Mandurah Cultural Centre comprises of an 800-seat auditorium in a waterfront setting with associated facilities including a 150-seat studio theatre, a dance/rehearsal studio, two music rooms, an art gallery and restaurant. The buildings relate directly to the unique waterfront setting and integrate to the bay with a curved colonnade of columns rising out of the water, framing the panoramic view. The visually transparent building façade allows pedestrians and patrons to look through and beyond the building to gain a greater sense of the centre as a whole, whilst placing the people in a visually stimulating environment.