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Project Overview

The newly built Garangula Gallery is located in rural NSW on a 5,000 hectare estate and houses a privately owned collection of Indigenous artworks.

Project Commissioner

Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects

Project Creator

THERE

Team

Simon Hancock
Paul Taboure
Jon Zu

Project Brief

Renowned architecture practice, Fender Katsalidis Mirams (FKM), approached THERE to create a unique external building facade design that would aid placemaking and help amplify the architectural vision.

The facade was to be constructed using timber sourced from the recently demolished Hornibrook Bridge, which once crossed the Pine River that runs through the estate.

The design would need to draw inspiration from the site, the gallery function and materiality to be used, delivering a solution that would capture these aspects in a visually impactful manner.

Project Innovation/Need

Drawing inspiration from the recycled timber's provenance, our interpretive design captures the winding bends of the Pine River at dramatic scale across a series of bladed timber panels.

By playing with extruded sections that punctuate the facade, we were able create a cinematic experience of passing shadows that portray a flowing effect driven by the movement of the sun over time.

Design Challenge

THERE collaborated closely with FKM to work through the engineering and installation challenges that such a large scale execution required. A detailed numbering system for the individual panels was utilised to ensure the correct placement of each of the fabricated sections.

Effectiveness

Just as storytelling is at the core of Aboriginal art, story telling is the basis of the facade design – paying homage to this tradition and heritage of materials, in an innovative and contemporary manner.

A visually stunning execution that responds to site, architecture and materiality.

Graphic Design - Environmental

This award celebrates creativity and innovation in the intersection of communication design and the built environment, and is concerned with the visual aspects of wayfinding, communication identity and brands, information design and shaping the idea of place. Consideration given to clarity of communication and the matching of information style to audience.
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