Bird Hide at Westgate Park

Last year we linked the architecture firm, MAKE Architecture, with the non-profit community group, Friends of Westgate Park (FOWP), to create a Birdhide in the inner-metropolitan park under the Westgate Bridge, Melbourne.

The park is popular with bird observers and FOWP felt there was a need to build facilities to provide close viewing opportunities for park visitors, bird observers, school groups and others. When complete the proposal will benefit the environment, local birdlife as well as local communities who use the area.

MAKE originally set up this project as a summer school design studio at RMIT which was presented in February 2008.

More updates on the design work which MAKE Architecture have undertaken on the Birdhide please click here.

Neighbourhood house project in Timor Leste

The cities of Yarra and Darebin in Victoria developed a Friendship Agreement with the province and township of Baucau following Timor Leste’s independence. At next month’s words night, members of Friends of Baucau and Yarra and Darebin councils will speak about a recent building project in Timor Leste. With the help of agencies including Australian Volunteers International and the Rotary Clubs’ Roofing Project, a building damaged during the independence violence was restored and established as a neighbourhood house.

Friends of Baucau are planning to restore a building adjacent to the Buka Hatene neighbourhood house and on the night will be presenting details of the new project and happy to speak to anyone interested in getting involved. Speakers will include Clare Murrell, Project Officer at Friends of Baucau and Roderick McIvor, Manager of Social Policy at Darebin City Council. More details coming soon!

Bush Camp, Bunyip State Park

Architects for Peace Pro Bono Referral Service seeks expressions of interest from graduates or registered architects to provide architectural services for a bush camp adjacent to the Bunyip State Park. The prospective service provider (SP) can either do the project alone or be partnered with another SP (one architect is familiar with the project and is able to work on it if a partner can be found).

The project is for Pathways Foundation, a harm minimisation programme for youth. They have been lent land on which they are currently building ecotoilets. They have requested assistance with Design research, conceptual design, construction documentation, consultant liaison for a bush kitchen, large covered gathering space, and storage shed. Materials would mainly be timber and adobe bricks. There are no services on site.

The budget is low (under $50,000) and most labour will be volunteer. The programme is not yet confirmed. All prospective Service Providers should be Architects for Peace members.

If you are an arch-peace meber, you can email your Expression of Interest to probono stating your name(s), availability, relevant experience, and whether you would like to partner with another practice.

This promises to be a rewarding project for a respected organisation.

related link: www.pathwaysfoundation.com.au

Past Projects

Bush Camp, Bunyip State Park

The project is for Pathways Foundation, a harm minimisation programme for youth. They have been lent land on which they are currently building ecotoilets. They have requested assistance with Design research, conceptual design, construction documentation, consultant liaison for a bush kitchen, large covered gathering space, and storage shed. Materials would mainly be timber and adobe bricks. There are no services on site.

The budget is low (under $50,000) and most labour will be volunteer. The programme is not yet confirmed. All prospective Service Providers should be Architects for Peace members.

Note: this project is not the work of arch-peace, but reflects the early stage of our team and we will always treasure the experience we earned.



Glen Park Men’s Shelter

This community centre locates within the Maroondah City Council and have formed a working party. They were looking to expand on the Men’s Shed project that that they already run.
The working group recently put a proposal into Council for some land at GlenPark to build a new Men’s Shed. Council have agreed to this in principal,but require that the group get a proposal drawn up.

Hayball Leonard Stent are offering the opportunity to mentor a graduate architect, by employing them full or part-time, to assist in this project. This graduate will receive support from other staff.

Note: this project is not the work of arch-peace, but reflects the early stage of our team and we will always treasure the experience we earned.


Youth and Community Services Complex in Warrnambool

Note: this project is not the work of arch-peace, but reflects the experience of Su Mellersh-Lucas (Architects for Peace member), in pro-bono work. This is an example of the type of work that Architects for Peace will facilitate.
Client: Brophy Youth and Community Services, Warrnambool.








The development of a new Youth and Community Services Complex in Warrnambool to house a range of pro-active future-proofing services targeted specifically at youth within a youth-friendly environment.


Art Unlimited Outdoor Removable Pergola Structure
Note: this project is not the work of arch-peace, but reflects the experience of Ellen-Mary Terril (Architects for Peace member), in pro-bono work. This is an example of the type of work that Architects for Peace will facilitate



Art Unlimited Outdoor Removable Pergola StructureThis is a verbal project summary - Art Unlimited Outdoor Removable Pergola Structure. I will follow with some images of the site.
The proposed pergola occupies a small area within the south-eastern courtyard of the Old Geelong Jail, in an area occupied by the tenants ‘Art Unlimited’, an organisation affiliated with St. Laurence who provides recreational art workshops to adults with disabilities. The purpose of this space is to provide a recreational outdoor space to the clients and staff of Art Unlimited who occupy an area facing onto this courtyard, and to utilise the ambience of the garden space.

The Collingwood Housing Estate

The Collingwood Housing Estate has a 3000 square metre sunken carpark which has been out of use since the 1980s. Over the past five years there have been occasional arts and community events in the unique space.

Peter Johns and Karen Tanfield, members of Architects for Peace, are assisting the Estate in making this a permanent facility.

Status: feasibility, funding submission.

Latest Update: the funding submission developed by Peter and Karen with the Collingwood Housing Estate Arts Committe is being reviewed by state government funding bodies.

Architects:

• Peter Johns, Antarctica Group Pty Ltd


• Karen Tanfield, Architectural Research Group

See in YouTube here

forms

Application form and other documents

• If you are a non-for-profit organisation and would like to apply for arch-peace probono services, please fill this form: Client: Project Application Form.
  This form asks for details about the scope of your project and your organisational profile.
  
  
• If you are an arch-peace member interested in assisting on any of the listed projects, please contact us (see below) and we will send you an “arch-peace Expression of Interest Form“

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the team

Project coordinators:
Eleanor Chapman
Edith Wong
Pauline Ng
Katherine Sampson
Soledad Maldonado
Ruth Natalia

Advisory team:
Peter Johns
Matthew Bond
Beatriz Maturana

Our service couldn’t exist without the support from:
PILCH: The Public Interest Law Clearing House - Victoria
Clayton Utz for their legal pro bono assistance
The 1% Solution - John Cary from Public Architecture for the inspiration

Join us and become part of this service. We are looking for members who can assist the pro-bono panel.

Our team speak the following languages: English, Spanish, Indonesian, Italian and Mandarin.