Asylum Seekers Resource Centre - CALLS FOR EOIs

Asylum Seekers Resource Centre (ASRC) is Australia’s largest provider of crucial services to asylum seekers. It is a not-for-profit organisation, which offers innovative and vital services broadly defined under four themes: aid, empowerment, justice and community. Health services, food-bank, educational programs and legal representation are a few of the 20 programs currently underway.

ASRC generates 94% of their funding via donation and philanthropy, and they have $20 000 available to pay for an urgently needed refurbishment; the need to build 4 additional rooms for their health, employment and casework services within the existing multifunctional three level headquarters.

The available space is currently used as a waiting area - an internalised zone of the ground floor. The aim is to efficiently use the existing area, provide acoustic privacy and maintain the light, cheery and non-threatening atmosphere that currently defines the space. Subject to cost, there is also the opportunity to redefine the Community Engagement Program workspace, and reconfigure the existing Entry, Reception, Social Enterprise Store and Storage area to further improve the overall use of the space.

ASRC is looking for an enthusiastic designer to provide services, including; design proposal, documentation and advice during construction. The budget is $20 000. Their pre-determined builder has provided preliminary costings. Timeline: ASAP! The 4 additional rooms are required urgently. The aim is for construction to commence within the next 3 months.

Please email expressions of interest and CV detailing relevant project experience to Lisa at probono@architectsforpeace.org

The Architects For Peace pro pono policy, with important information for service providers regarding the way the pro bono service works and the selection process involved, is available for download here.

List of Probono Projects

	Project	Contact	Service Provider	Status	Year
	Fiztroy Learning Network	Pauline	Nick Bamford	Construction completed	2010
	Bulleen Preschool	Pauline / Eleanor	EOI coming soon	Project concluded	2010
	Asylum Seeker Resource Centre	Lisa	Kendall Strong Architects	Schematic Design completed	2010
	East Timor Neighborhood House	Eleanor	to be selected	Project on hold	2009
	East Timor Weaving Centres	Edith	Webb+ Architects and Greg Burgess Architects	Schematic Design Completed	2009-10
	Laverton Community Centre and Neighborhood House	Probono team	Brad Hooper Architect	Construction Completed	2009
	South Sudan Education Aid	Kali	James Stewart and Anissa Webb	Schematic design completed	2008
	Bird Hide at Westgate Park	Kali & Eleanor	MAKE Architects	Construction documentation underway	2008

To find out about more about our services and to view our Probono Policy document, click here or email us.

Timor-Leste's weaving centres - EoI CLOSED

Since calling for expressions of interest from registered practices and/or practitioners to the proposed two weaving centres in two villages in Timor Leste, we have received overwhelming response! We take this opportunity to say thank you for your support.



The Design Brief can still be viewd by clicking on the image above.

Culture House, Timor Leste
photo courtesy: Alternative Technology Association

Our client, East Timor Women Australia (ETWA) is a Melbourne based, not for profit organisation and run by volunteers. Please come back for more updates on the project.
To see our previous post regarding information on this project, click here.