Submission Deadline: Bondi Pavilion Upgrade and Conservation Project

When:  Apr 7, 2015
Associated with  International Committee

Bondi Pavilion Upgrade and Conservation Project

As part of the next stage of implementation of the Bondi Park, Beach and Pavilion Plan of Management (Bondi PoM), which was adopted in 2014, Council is starting work on a project to conserve the iconic Bondi Pavilion - a landmark, much loved, heritage building providing a vibrant mix of cultural, community and commercial uses at Bondi Beach.

About the project

The Bondi Pavilion is a beautiful heritage building, much loved by the Waverley community. Over the next ten years, Council has set aside A$10 million in the long term financial plan to refurbish the Bondi Pavilion. Throughout all the rounds of community consultation on the Bondi PoM, there was one common theme: although the Pavilion is much loved, it needs to be more carefully looked after.

Council resolved at its meeting in February 2015 to approve the preparation of a detailed consultant brief to prepare concept designs and detailed design documentation which:

  • meets the purpose and directions set out in the Bondi Park, Beach and Pavilion Plan of Management 2014–2024
  • addresses the Conservation Management Plan currently in preparation
  • reinforces Bondi Pavilion's status as a landmark building, contributing to the unique heritage of Bondi
  • ensures Bondi Pavilion, as the centre of community life, has a vibrant mix of cultural, community and commercial uses
  • provides a grand entrance from the street to Bondi Beach.

Key project goals

  • Reinforce Bondi Pavilion's status as a landmark building and contribute to the unique heritage of Bondi through:
  • investigation of opportunities for celebrating and interpreting the heritage of Bondi Pavilion and Bondi Beach eg. through exhibitions
  • conservation of heritage significant fabric and character, including investigating the restoration of the Pavilion’s beach frontage symmetry
  • inclusion of environmentally sustainable design features to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, decrease mains water demand, maximise the proportion of waste recycled and improve waste management facilities.
  • Ensuring Bondi Pavilion, as a centre of community life, has a vibrant mix of cultural, community and commercial uses through:
  • transforming the internal courtyards, including investigating opportunities for an all weather events space (preferably with retractable or removable roof/shade covering) and a native garden and/or interactive art installation, and investigating the restoration of the rear full length covered verandah in the northern courtyard
  • inclusion of an art gallery, exhibition space or other cultural attractor/s on the ground floor
  • potential increase in arts and community space on the ground floor, including the potential conversion of one or both music studios to flexible rehearsal, performance and community use
  • improved theatre and back-of-house theatre facilities, with a minimum seating capacity of 110 persons
  • inclusion of a staffed tourism information point
  • increasing the number of toilets available, with public access to ground floor toilets preferably from the sides of the Pavilion
  • increased number of commercial tenancies eg. through relocation and/or reduction in size of staff offices
  • increased commercial usage in appropriate places, with the increased commercial revenue to fund appropriate maintenance, upkeep and activities within the Pavilion
  • investigating creative and innovative approaches to improving views from the first floor where possible (subject to heritage approvals)
  • improved meeting room and conference facilities, supported by a kitchen and bar.
  • Providing a grand entrance from the street to Bondi Beach through:
  • restoring the entrance facing Campbell Parade as a pedestrian throughway, with enhanced view lines and connection through the building
  • improving the connectivity and permeability of the building, opening up view lines where possible through the building.

Next steps

We're currently inviting expressions of interest for a Principal Design Consultant to lead design in conserving the iconic Bondi Pavilion. Submissions close at 2pm on Tuesday 7 April 2015, and prospective providers must respond to the EOI documents available on Tenders OnlineThis external link will open in a new window. A select tender process will follow, and Council is expected to appoint a provider in June 2015.

A proposed design will then be prepared and considered by Council in late 2015 before being put out to the community for feedback in early 2016.

More information

  • For more information about the EOI process, please contact Justin Heels, Council's Procurement and Fleet Officer, on 9369 8024 or procurement@waverley.nsw.gov.au.
  • For more information about the project, please contact Andrew Best, Council's Community Facilities Manager, on  8306 3660 or email andrew.best@waverley.nsw.gov.au.

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