Queensland Open House Sunshine Coast 2019

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Unlock the doors to some of the Sunshine Coast’s most important and intriguing buildings over a full weekend when they open to the public on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 2019.

Sunshine Coast Open House is a free community event which offers rare behind-the-scenes access to the Sunshine Coast’s best buildings ranging from private homes, corporate buildings, heritage treasures and sustainable spaces.

Enjoy meeting the people who design, build and preserve these buildings and celebrate the region’s unique history, architecture and built form.

Sunshine Coast Open House is part of the Open House Worldwide network, founded by Open House London more than 25 years ago and now in 40+ cities around the world.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Sunshine Coast Open House acknowledges the traditional Country of the Kabi Kabi and the Jinibara Peoples of the coastal plains and hinterlands of the Sunshine Coast, and recognises that these have always been places of cultural, spiritual, social and economic significance. We wish to pay respect to their Elders – past, present and emerging, and acknowledge the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to play within the Sunshine Coast community.

01 Hinterland 15 ABC Sunshine Coast SAT Level 1, 15 Carnaby Street, Maroochydore 1 Bankfoot House SAT & SUN 1998 Old Gympie Road, Glass House Mountains 16 Mike Ahern Building SAT 12 First Avenue, Maroochydore 2 Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Discovery Centre 148 Mountain View Road, Maleny SAT & SUN Mudjimba / Coolum 3 Fairview (Pattemore House) SAT 15 Porters Lane, Maleny BOOKING REQUIRED 17 Mudjimba House SUN Caloundra Mudjimba 4 Caloundra Regional Gallery SAT & SUN (address confirmed when booking secured) 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra 18 Richard Henry House SUN 5 The Events Centre Caloundra SAT Coolum (address confirmed when booking secured) 20 Minchinton Street, Caloundra 19 Luwow Lodge SUN Coolum (address confirmed when booking secured) 6 Caloundra Lighthouses SAT 3 Canberra Terrace, Kings Beach Nambour BOOKING REQUIRED 20 The Old Ambulance Station SAT & SUN 7 Wilson Beach House SAT 80 Howard Street, Nambour Dicky Beach (address confirmed when booking secured) Peregian / Noosa / Cooroy 21 St Andrew's Anglican College Learning Centre Sippy Downs 40 Peregian Springs Dr, Peregian Springs SUN 8 USC Stadium SAT & SUN Via Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs BOOKING REQUIRED 22 Lake Weyba House SUN BOOKING REQUIRED Weyba Downs (address confirmed when booking secured) 9 Youi HQ SUN 2 Smart Drive, Sippy Downs 23 Bark Studio SUN 413 Sunrise Road, Tinbeerwah Alexandra Headland / Maroochydore / Buderim BOOKING REQUIRED 24 Noosa Hinterland House SUN BOOKING REQUIRED 413 Sunrise Road, Tinbeerwah 10 MIC (Montessori International College) SAT 25 Quadropod House SUN 880–932 Maroochydore Road, Forest Glen Doonan (address confirmed when booking secured) 11 Two Tree House SAT 26 Little Cove House SAT Buderim (address confirmed when booking secured) Noosa (address confirmed when booking secured)

12 Buderim Old Post Office SAT 27 Butter Factory Arts Centre SAT & SUN 4 Burnett Street, Buderim 11A Maple Street, Cooroy

13 Pioneer Cottage Buderim SAT & SUN 28 The Majestic Theatre SUN 5 Ballinger Crescent, Buderim 3 Factory Street, Pomona

29 Pomona Fire And Rescue Station SUN BOOKING REQUIRED 9 Reserve Street, Pomona 14 Alexandra Headlands House SAT Alexandra Headlands 30 Pomona Railway Station Gallery SAT & SUN (address confirmed when booking secured) 10 Station Street, Pomona

BUILDINGS OPEN: SATURDAY ONLY SUNDAY ONLY SATURDAY & SUNDAY MALENY COORAN 28 Baroon Pocket Dam 29 30 GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAINS 27 3 POMONA 2 MAPLETON COOROY PEACHESTER BEERBURRUM MONTVILLE WOOMBYE 1 20 YANDINA EUMUNDI TINBEERWAH BEERWAH PALMWOODS MOOLOOLAH NAMBOUR DOONAN Ewen Maddock Dam LANDSBOROUGH 24 25 TEWANTIN Bruce Highway 23 TO BRISBANE 10 BLI 12 22 11 13 Pumicestone PALMVIEW Passage Weyba BUDERIM Lake 8 21 15 19 17 9 18 SIPPY DOWNS 14 16 26 PELICAN WATERS COOLUM BEACH SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT PEREGIAN BEACH MAROOCHYDORE MARCOOLA MUDJIMBA 4 ISLAND BRIBIE SUNRISE BEACH 5 MOOLOOLABA NOOSA HEADS 7 6 BUDDINA CALOUNDRA

BUILDING LISTING MESSAGE FROM THE SUNSHINE COAST MAYOR

The Sunshine Coast Open House event is going from strength to strength. For the first time since our Open House began in 2017, this free event will run for a full weekend. Our 2019 program is full of discovery and enjoyment. From high-end architectural design to heritage listed properties, there is something for every member of the community. The event starts on Friday night with a dynamic panel discussion that explores multi-generational living. Buildings are selected to include sustainable design, architectural merit and innovation. The richness of the region’s heritage is captured with a selection of prime heritage properties offering free tours. Here on the Sunshine Coast, we are at an exciting stage of development with growth expected to double in the next 20 years. At council, we are embracing our future through new infrastructure and renovation of places we value. From the proposed new Sunshine Coast City Hall in the new Maroochydore city centre, to the redeveloped Caloundra Events Centre, we are ensuring our built environment continues to be of a high standard. I encourage everyone to embrace the Sunshine Coast Open House weekend program that not only offers a diverse range of buildings to visit, but also social events, photo competition, discussion panel and a chance to speak with architects. This is a weekend of discovery which will bring people from far afield to see our magnificent Sunshine Coast. Sunshine Coast Council is a proud sponsor of Sunshine Coast Open House and we thank other sponsors, volunteers, host organisations and the committee in supporting this amazing event. I hope you will be part of this excitement.

Best wishes, Mayor Mark Jamieson Sunshine Coast Council

04 MESSAGE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (QLD) PRESIDENT

Once again, the volunteers who make Open House so successful on the Sunshine Coast have planned another extraordinary program. Open House is a wonderful way to communicate to the public the value of architecture and design in creating memorable and enjoyable places. This program provides the public with a rare chance to visit unusual buildings and places and to hear first-hand how they operate and serve their communities. The Sunshine Coast has no shortage of wonderful architecture and hidden gems that are just awaiting discovery through this program and we hope the public enjoy getting out and about and exploring the region and its many fine buildings. As president I would like to thank all the volunteers who have given up their weekends and time preparing for this program and acknowledge the dedication of the participating architects and the passion they show for the region and their differing design approaches. The Sunshine Coast is blessed with wonderful beaches, delicate Wallum Heathlands, estuaries and rainforests…much of the architecture has responded to this fragile environment and celebrates the wonderful outdoor lifestyle the Sunshine Coast has to offer. I hope you all enjoy another successful Sunshine Coast Open House.

Paul Trotter President, Australian Institute of Architects (Qld)

05 PARTNERS & SPONSORS

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FORUM PARTNER PHOTOGRAPHY PARTNER MEDIA PARTNERS

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susanschmidtart

06 PLAN YOUR DAY

The majority of Sunshine Coast Open 12 buildings offer pre-booked tours. House buildings do not require bookings. You simply turn up during the Online bookings open on Wednesday 9 October at 9am. Please visit advertised opening hours on Saturday 19 sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au and/or Sunday 20 October. to book.

STEP 1 Browse the building listings at sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au or in this guide book, pick your favourites and plan your itinerary for the weekend. To assist you, we have added icons to identify historical buildings and environmentally sustainable buildings. Please check the day and times that the buildings are open. They vary from site to site.

STEP 2 @SunshineCoastOpenHouse Visit sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au for @SunshineCoastOpenHouse more site information. And for live updates, follow Sunshine Coast Open House on: @SunshineCoastOH

STEP 3 KEY Be prepared: some sites have limited space and Environmentally sustainable buildings may have waiting lines. Historical buildings

Open Saturday only

Open Sunday only STEP 4 Open Saturday & Sunday Explore the Sunshine Coast and enjoy your weekend. Upload photos during your Open House experience and hashtag #SCOH19 and #SunshineCoastOpenHouse.

07 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

If you have a passion for the built environment and urban landscape enter the 2019 Sunshine OPEN CATEGORY Coast Open House Focus on Architecture Photography Competition. Open to all amateur and professional photographers. Entries can be Visit participating Sunshine Coast Open House submitted in four categories: buildings allowing photography on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October and snap your • Exterior • Detail winning photo. • Interior • People

All entries are judged on three criteria: $1,000 prize courtesy of • Creativity Queensland Timber Flooring • Quality of photography • Significance to architecture

Entries are judged by a committee comprising local architects, a representative from Queensland STUDENT CATEGORY Timber Flooring, USC Lecturer in Photography Open to all school students. Dr Debra Livingston, and Jon May from Property Shoot. Entries will be judged on the same criteria as above.

$250 prize courtesy of Queensland Timber Flooring

All entries must be submitted (uploaded) ABOVE: 2018 winning image by Katie Saxby to www.sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au before 5pm on Wednesday 23 Oct 2019. * Please note some buildings have photography restrictions.

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY QUEENSLAND TIMBER FLOORING OPEN ARTIST & STUDIO

Renowned Sunshine Coast artist Susan Schmidt has created a stunning artwork for Sunshine Coast Open House 2019 inspired by her love of the Coast’s unique architecture and beach houses. Susan’s artwork is printed on the Sunshine Coast Open House 2019 tote bag. You can secure one of these limited-edition tote bags by signing up as a volunteer for this year’s event.

To volunteer visit: sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au

Susan is a fine arts painter and graphic designer, whose works are contemporary and representational, punctuated with subtle abstract elements and surprises, reflecting her concern for the environment, sustainable living and the value of a simpler way of life.

Susan’s architectural works feature bright hues and shimmering glaze and are textured, layered and rubbed back to create a sense of history and nostalgia.

Since 1998 Susan has successfully exhibited her works nationally and internationally in solo and selected exhibitions, including the ‘Chelsea International Fine Art Collective’ 2012 in New York, Contemporary Istanbul 2014, and in 2018 she was one of 25 finalists selected for the ‘Rise Art Prize’ in London.

IMAGE (LEFT): Open House by Susan Schmidt IMAGE (RIGHT): Susan Schmidt Open Studio Susan invites you to her private studio on Sunshine Coast Open House weekend to see her at work and experience the creative process first-hand.

Sat 19 & Sun 20 October // 9am to 4pm each day 24 Coral Tree Avenue, Noosa Heads Tour tip: No wheelchair access

www.susanschmidtart.com susanschmidtart 09 OPEN FORUM

Designing for Multi-Generational Living

Friday 18 October 2019 Multi-generational living is a growing trend locally 5.30pm arrival for 6pm start and globally. With life expectancy increasing, Concludes at 7.30pm young people staying longer in their childhood homes, Baby Boomers aging, and housing University of the Sunshine Coast affordability decreasing, three generations under Innovation Centre the same roof may soon become the norm. 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs As the need for dynamic, flexible homes BOOKINGS VIA: that favour both privacy and unity for multi- sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au generational families grows, architects and urban planners must drive innovative and exciting

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY solutions for inclusive living. Join us for the 3rd annual Sunshine Coast Open House Forum presented by the University of the Sunshine Coast and hear from an esteemed panel of guest speakers as they discuss the future of multi-generational living in our local region.

• How is today’s population boom impacting architectural trends?

• What will our homes look like in 10, 20, and 50 years?

• At what point does sharing become invasive and how can design ease that tension while still maintaining communal space and connection?

Moderated by ABC Sunshine Coast presenter Annie Gaffney, this is a unique opportunity to learn more about designing versatile spaces and adaptable homes and to be involved ABOVE: Annie Gaffney in this significant community conversation. PHOTO: Kylie Bartholomew

10 1 OPEN FORUM

PANEL GUESTS WILL INCLUDE:

• Professor Claudia Baldwin, USC Associate Professor, Urban Design and Town Planning 21 • John Railton, award-winning architect (retired)

• John Mainwaring, multi award-winning architect and Director, Hollindale Mainwaring Architecture

• Lily Parsons, Sunshine Coast Open House 2019 Young Ambassador and UQ Architecture 3 student

• Kim McDonald, owner of Gabriel Poole designed home and recently engaged Gabriel to design a small house for her mother on the same property at Lake Weyba

• Porscha McCann, former homeless youth and recent Youth Foyer tenant, who was a 4 community consultation stakeholder member and has since built a Tiny Home in her mother’s backyard

IMAGE 1: Claudia Baldwin – Sunshine Coast Charrette for “Infill Development for Older Australians in South East Queensland” 2012 IMAGE 2: John Railton – Dicky Beach House 1969 Photo: Richard Stringer IMAGE 3: John Mainwaring – Vida Terraces & Shop Houses Photo: John Mainwaring 2019

6 IMAGE 4: Lily Parsons – Bioscleave House – Arakawa + Gins 2004 Photo: Hiroko Nakatani IMAGE 5: Kim McDonald – Gabriel Poole Container House Photo: Kim Guthrie 2017 IMAGE 6: Porscha McCann – Community Consultation for the Logan Youth Foyer by Bark Architects 2017-19 OPEN FORUM CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Lindy Atkin

11 WALKING TOURS

Sunshine Coast Tours

Discover special places and learn more about the Sunshine Coast’s heritage during these small group walking tours.

All tours are FREE. Book your spot via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au

Remember to wear suitable shoes, a hat, WALK CALOUNDRA HERITAGE TOUR and take a bottle of water. Saturday 19 October // 10am – 11am (booking required)

Visit sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au to find out more More than a hundred years ago, the first allotments of about our region’s public art, urban design and land were made available for sale at the Bulcock Estate, heritage. Or drop into your nearest Sunshine known today as the Caloundra CBD and Happy Valley. Coast Visitor Information Centre for walking Discover the interesting history of Caloundra while you stroll along the town’s footpaths, shops and beaches. tour brochures. Experience the history of Bulcock Street in days gone by. Learn about the 1896 lighthouse, the oldest surviving building in Caloundra and take home the heritage brochure as a keep sake. Meet at Caloundra MOFFAT BEACH TOUR WITH HERITAGE Regional Gallery. ARCHITECT ROGER TODD Saturday 19 October // 9.30am (booking required) ADAPTIVE REUSE HERITAGE TOUR @ BANKFOOT HOUSE The period following WW2 represents a social Saturday 19 October // 10am – 11am phenomenon. The hardships and rationing following Sunday 20 October // 10am - 11am the war were over, there was full employment, people (booking required) could afford holidays, they had cars and roads were improving. There was great optimism and a building Buildings are built for purpose. As years go by, buildings boom, the biggest since the gold rushes. One outlet for adapt to changing environments and society. Bankfoot this energy was the continuing story of Australia’s love House is a prime example of adaptive reuse with the affair with the beach. Caloundra, due to its proximity to property evolving from a Cobb & Co lunch stop, to Brisbane, Ipswich & Toowoomba, was a key destination a working farm, rural retirement property and now, for holiday makers. These were the formative years for an historic house museum. Bankfoot House Heritage Moffat Beach, with the suburb predominately bushland Precinct captures the lives and lifestyles of the three in 1940, but overflowing with holiday houses 20 years generations of the same family who lived here for later. Often simple beach shacks, but sometimes more 134 years. Hear from the team who worked sensitively elaborate, the common language was informality. within strict heritage guidelines to reinterpret the All the ideas of prestige and creation of personal precinct for future generations. Delve into the way territory could be left at home. It was the next step history is interpreted to create authentic visitor up from camping. People could tune into modern experience through interactive displays large-scale architectural ideas, but there was a basic simplicity images and film. and charm about these places. THIS PAGE: OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP: Moffat Beach Tour TOP LEFT: Caloundra Lighthouse TOP RIGHT: Bankfoot House BOTTOM LEFT: Coolum Boardwalk 12 BOTTOM RIGHT: Noosa Boardwalk NAMBOUR HERITAGE SOUNDTRAIL surrounding sensitive landscape. The walking tour will Self-guided tour available anytime also take in recently upgraded public shelters which have been carefully designed to fit within a family of From the Nambour Library, you will begin your tour timber structures that have evolved with the upgrade of of the streets of Nambour that will take in some of the the Coolum Foreshore including the Coolum Boardwalk, most fascinating buildings in the district. As you stroll, Point Perry shelters, Tickle Park amenity building and you will hear stories from renowned locals including the original Coolum Board Riders Club House. First Nations Peoples and historians. Hear about the amazing changes to C-Square, the colourful life of the NOOSA BOARDWALK TOUR WITH Vogue Cinema and fun times at Collin’s Café. Simply ARCHITECT GRANT CALDER download the app and begin. Remember to bring your Sunday 20 October // 4.30pm – 5.30pm headphones, hat and sunscreen and to watch for traffic. (booking required) COOLUM BOARDWALK TOUR WITH Join architect Grant Calder on a walking tour of ARCHITECT DRAGI MAJSTOROVIC Noosa’s iconic Park Road Boardwalk and enjoy learning Sunday 20 October // 8.30am – 9.30am about its inventive design and construction features. (booking required) The award-winning boardwalk is one of the most heavily utilised pieces of public infrastructure in Noosa Shire, Perched along the top of the Coolum cliffs, Coolum catering for millions of residents and visitors each year. Coastal Boardwalk is a 370-metre suspended timber Completed in December 2018, the upgraded boardwalk pedestrian walkway above the Point Perry Foreshore leads from Little Cove Beach to Noosa National Park Reserve. The boardwalk connects the Coolum village to and includes expanded viewing platforms, resting stops Wilkinson Park at Point Perry and is part of the greater at key viewing sites, and improvements to existing Coastal Pathway. Join architect Dragi Majstorovic on stairway accesses. During construction, environmental a walking tour of the award-winning Coolum Boardwalk sensitivity was paramount and many trees, including and discover how this significant structure was designed koala food trees, and vegetation were preserved and constructed to minimise its impact on the or incorporated into the design. 13

BOOKINGS REQUIRED

1. BANKFOOT HOUSE

Nestled in the renowned Glass House Mountains, state ADDRESS. 1998 Old Gympie Road, heritage listed Bankfoot House was built in 1868 in time Glass House Mountains to welcome the first Cobb & Co coach on its journey from Brisbane to the Gympie goldfields. At this time, OPEN. SAT 19 & SUN 20 OCT. 10am–3pm (no booking required) the property served as a lunch stop, staging post, post office and accommodation. It remains the oldest surviving TOURS. Guided tours every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour. Visitors will tour Bankfoot House, residence in the district. Dairy, Laundry, Farm Shed, Wagon, Bankfoot House has seen many changes over the years. Mary Grigor Centre and grounds. In 1878 a new building was constructed at the rear of the TOUR TIP. Limited wheelchair access original house using local pit-sawn timber, beech and ARCHITECT. Bankfoot House – architect unknown cedar. Other earlier buildings included a butcher shop, Mary Grigor Centre – Tim Ditchfield Architect dairy, laundry, stables and feed shed. After surviving many BUILT. 1868 with additions and refurbishments years, the 1868 house was dismantled in 1930, with some in 1878, 1930 and 1960s. Heritage Listed. timber used to extend the 1878 house. Changes included WEBSITE. heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au a lower roofline and new kitchen. In the 1960s the northern and eastern verandahs were enclosed.

The property remained in the same family for 134 years until 2004 when Council purchased the building and its contents. In 2015 the architecturally designed Mary Grigor Centre was built as an interpretive, research and archival space, and in 2018 the old shed was restored. The heritage precinct now offers a full heritage and museum experience.

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2. MARY CAIRNCROSS SCENIC RESERVE DISCOVERY CENTRE

The Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Rainforest Discovery ADDRESS. 148 Mountain View Road, Maleny Centre nestles on the edge of the Reserve’s subtropical rainforest and overlooks exceptional Glasshouse OPEN. SAT 19 & SUN 20. Self-guided access from 9am - 4.30pm each day (no booking required) Mountain views. In the Rainforest Discovery Centre visitors can learn about the Reserve’s remnant rainforest TOURS. Guided tours with the architects at 2.30pm in its living museum of diverse flora and fauna, and even and 3.30pm each day various endangered species, reinforcing its role as a TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access regionally significant centre for conservation, education ARCHITECT. Guymer Bailey with Norman Richards and partnerships. Building Design + Interiors BUILT. 2016–2017 The architecture is designed to accentuate the site. It provides opportunities for visitors to experience the WEBSITE. mary-cairncross.com.au guymerbailey.com.au contrast of the wider views of the mountains to the south, and the more intimate connection to the rainforest to the north and west. It achieves this by framing views and blurring the edge between internal and external spaces.

Sustainability guided all aspects of the design, with the majority of the building naturally ventilated and naturally lit, capturing all its own water, treating waste water on site, and only plant species endemic to the area were used for additional landscaping. Locally sourced basalt and natural materials which will weather with time clad the building. The building strives to connect visitors to their natural environment, to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of it, and encourage us all to live more sustainably.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

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3. FAIRVIEW (PATTEMORE HOUSE)

Fairview is an elegant farmhouse and a state heritage ADDRESS. 15 Porters Lane, Maleny listed property located in North Maleny. It sits on about 2.5 hectares of land surrounded by gardens, paddock and OPEN. SAT 19 OCT only. 10am - 3pm (no booking required) fruit trees. Also known as Pattemore House, it was built in 1907 by the four Pattemore brothers for their parents TOURS. Self-guided tours with volunteer guides – John and Emily Pattemore – from white beech timber, in attendance grown, pit-sawn and dressed by hand on the property. TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access Fairview is one of the oldest examples of early twentieth Devonshire tea and refreshments available to purchase century farmhouses still in its original location. ARCHITECT. Built by the Pattemore Family The Pattemores and subsequent families who lived BUILT. 1907 there were all known for their love of gardening, and the Friends of Pattemore House and Sunshine Coast Council are restoring the heritage gardens to their former eras, working to an approved Landscaping Master plan, in partnership with other community groups.

Working in partnership with Sunshine Coast Council and heritage professionals, the Friends of Pattemore House research stories, photographs, documents and artefacts related to the property. They promote the property’s interesting history to visitors to ensure the public can access and appreciate this unique heritage venue. The Friends do this via regular open days, historical displays, short films, exhibitions and private group tours.

SATURDAY ONLY

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4. CALOUNDRA REGIONAL GALLERY

In 1998, Bark Architects won a competition to design the ADDRESS. 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra Caloundra Regional Art Gallery and it stands today as one of the firm’s very first projects. This project realised OPEN. SAT 19 OCT 10am-4pm SUN 20 OCT 10am - 2pm (no booking required) the Council’s proposal to upgrade and convert the old Caloundra Library into an Art Gallery to act as a hub TOURS. Self guided access for Caloundra’s growing civic and cultural precinct. Wheelchair access. TOUR TIP. The transformed space integrates a series of flexible Enjoy the following activities on Sat 19 Oct only: spaces with pivoting and sliding wall panels. Although • Kids Art Attack in the Artroom from 11am - 1pm, remodelled, the existing building is visible through a suitable for children aged 5 - 8+. new, fully-glazed retail space on the northeast corner of • Artist Talks featuring exhibiting local artists from the plan. Alvar Aalto’s 1937 undulating flower vase was a the 'Kyoto Hanga International Print Exhibition: strong reference for the fluid plan of the space created. Japan and Australia' at 11am and 1pm. As such, the gallery building is conceived as a sculpture in ARCHITECT. Bark Architects its own right – a sinuous volume with soft, fluid contours. BUILT. 2000 with shop refurbishment in 2015 and The articulated membrane of glass transforms from a foyer/store, new collection store and Artroom kaleidoscope that enhances the changing light throughout program space refurbishment in 2018 the day into a lantern amongst the trees at night. WEBSITE. gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au In 2016 a mural by Western Australian artists’ Kyle Hughes-Odgers and Andrew Frazer was commissioned Caloundra Regional Gallery opened in August 2000 by Sunshine Coast Council’s Public Art unit for the and is the flagship visual art space of the Sunshine south external wall of the gallery building, as part Coast Local Government Area. The Gallery presents of the inaugural Horizon Festival of Arts and Culture. a changing program of curated and touring exhibitions featuring leading local and national artists. The curators and education staff develop and deliver a range of exhibitions and public programs exploring the unique culture and character of the Sunshine Coast, as well broader developments in Australian contemporary visual art and scholarship.

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5. THE EVENTS CENTRE CALOUNDRA

The Events Centre is the largest Sunshine Coast Council ADDRESS. 20 Minchinton Street, Caloundra owned public facility with two functional performing arts theatres, and three flexible function rooms with a capacity OPEN. SAT 19 OCT only. 10am–3pm (no booking required) to host 1,500 patrons. TOURS. Guided tours on the hour from 10am to 3pm In the past year The Events Centre enjoyed a multi-million TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access dollar redevelopment to include a new covered entry and ARCHITECT. Original architect: Hall Phillips and major upgrades to the kitchen, bars, box office, foyer, main Wilson Architects theatre and sound system.

BUILT. 1980 The Centre hosts an extensive annual program of diverse WEBSITE. theeventscentre.com.au community and business events, conferences, dance performances, plays, children’s theatre, through to national and international acts.

During 2017–2018 The Centre hosted 580 event bookings and serviced more than 105,000 people. The Events Centre’s entertainment programming is designed to appeal to all ages and interests and the venue hosts numerous community fundraising and celebratory events each year.

The Open House guided tour will provide an insight into the operations of the venue as well the diverse functionality of spaces and events held each year.

SATURDAY ONLY

6. CALOUNDRA LIGHTHOUSES

The Caloundra Lighthouses mark the entry to the North ADDRESS. 3 Canberra Terrace, Kings Beach West Channel, the main shipping route into Brisbane. OPEN. SAT 19 OCT only. 10am–4pm The 1896 lighthouse was constructed with a timber frame (no booking required) and corrugated iron cladding, a construction type unique TOURS. Rolling guided tours to Queensland lighthouses. In 1968 it was replaced by the TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access Signal Station, Light and Radar Installation, a reinforced Please wear enclosed shoes concrete structure. The two sat side by side until 1970 ARCHITECTS. 1896 Lighthouse - Cullen (Engineer); when the 1896 lighthouse was relocated to Golden Beach. 1968 Signal Station - Queensland Department of It remained there for 29 years. After the Signal Station Harbours and Marine was decommissioned due to changing technology, BUILT. 1896/1968. Heritage Listed. the 1896 lighthouse was restored to its original position. It is Caloundra’s oldest building. WEBSITE. sunshinecoastplaces.com.au/caloundra/ kings-beach/canberra-tce/3-canberra-tce--- There are spectacular views to the shipping channel, lighthouses Moreton Island and the Glass House Mountains. Caloundra’s European history is closely linked to the story of the lighthouses, and the two buildings provide evidence of the history of lighthouses from both ends of the time scale.

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7. WILSON BEACH HOUSE (DICKY BEACH HOUSE)

"Metaphorically, the beach house also acts like a ADDRESS. Dicky Beach treasure chest: opening up to its owners during summer (address confirmed when booking secured) while remaining an elusively sealed object for curious architecture students out to pay homage during winter." OPEN. SAT 19 OCT only. Monument Magazine, Residential Special 2005 TOURS. Pre-booked guided tours with John Railton at 12pm, 12.45pm, 1.30pm, 2.15pm. Built as a holiday house and located on a dune on the Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au Pacific Ocean front, this small timber house at Dicky TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access Beach was built as a "robust box" that contained "all the ARCHITECT. John Railton requirements including the car in a large open interior BUILT. 1969 space". Designed by John Railton, a pivotal figure in Queensland architecture, and built in 1969, the Wilson WEBSITE. www.sunshinecoastplaces.com.au/ caloundra/dicky-beach/ngungun-st/15-ngungun Beach House is one of the few Railton houses in its original state.

A small treasure and an example of regional Modernism, Railton's house combines the Modern gesture of double-height volume nearest the beach, with a wall of six large double hung windows with solid panel and glass compartments tall enough to walk under. Hopper windows and louvre panels provide ventilation on the other walls. Finishes were almost "packing case" in nature with sawn Oregon weatherboard cladding Hessian lining straw board ceiling and concrete floor.

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8. USC STADIUM

The national standard facility includes: ADDRESS. Via Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs • 3 netball, basketball, volleyball and futsal courts SAT 19 & SUN 20 OCT. 10am to 2pm OPEN. • 4 badminton courts (no booking required) • 1 international-sized futsal court TOURS. Guided tours on the hour and half hour from • 1 indoor hockey court 10am. Last tour at 1.30pm. • Timber sports thrust floor TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access. • Tiered spectator seating USC Stadium is hosting the U18 Mens Queensland • A total floor size of 3,705 square metres Indoor Hockey State Championships over the • Retractable and fixed seating units with a combined SCOH weekend. SCOH visitors are welcome capacity of 3000 seats to watch the competition. • Broadcast-quality lighting Ken Down Architects (original building); ARCHITECT. • 1 sport-specific, portable, drop-in floor OGE Group (2017 refurbishment); dwp Group • Function room (2019 refurbishment) BUILT. Evans Harch in 2007; refurbishments The buildings' most notable feature is its roof, with in 2017 and 2019 expansive overhangs that fold to become walls, and WEBSITE. www.usc.edu.au/sport/sport-and-fitness/ fold again to become an awning layer on the lower usc-stadium level. The strong forms of the Stadium and the Health and Sport Centre are both robust and playful, sitting monumentally within the sparse landscape of the Sports Precinct. The need for a low maintenance and long-lasting USC’s indoor Sports Stadium, located at the Sippy Downs building meant that metal sheeting was utilised as the campus, is used for University, school, community dominant cladding material which both facilitated and sporting events and is home to the Sunshine Coast informed the folding building envelope. The exterior Lightning for training and home games. The Stadium draws reference to the Australian shed as an archetype has recently been redeveloped to deliver an enhanced in its' simple robust form and use of materials while experience for high performance athletes, students, projecting a sophisticated image in keeping with the and the community. advanced technology associated with the precinct.

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9. YOUI HQ

Perfectly positioned in Sippy Downs, Youi Headquarters ADDRESS. 2 Smart Drive, Sippy Downs is a stand-out, uniquely designed corporate space on the Sunshine Coast. Completed in November 2017, the design TOURS. SUN 20 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours at 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm. offers over 14,000 square meters of open office space. Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au Youi HQ can house up to 1,860 staff making Youi one of the Sunshine Coast's largest employers. TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access No photography allowed The vision was to create a world class building using ARCHITECT. Cottee Parker the latest in sustainable technology which will allow BUILT. 2017 the company to grow.

WEBSITE. youi.com The architecture is designed to inspire a healthy cotteeparker.com.au/project/youi-hq and active working space for employees offering high quality amenities including bathrooms, showers and kitchens, several balconies and a large top-floor breakout area and Wholefoods café for staff to relax with views towards Buderim. There is also a large multi-purpose room for staff to engage in Youi’s award-winning health and wellbeing programs as well as an indoor cycle space which encourages staff to ride v to work.

The building’s modern interior host’s murals from local artists throughout the stair wells. Located next to USC, Youi works closely with the university, providing graduate and internship opportunities as the challenger insurer © Angus Martin continues to grow.

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10. MIC (MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE)

MIC's vision is to be a green school, responding to the ADDRESS. unique assets and ecological constraints of the site, 880–932 Maroochydore Road, Forest Glen whereby the place becomes a learning resource for (via Stark Lane) children and the community. Due to MIC’s ecologically TOURS. SAT 19 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours sustainable development goals, the new school was with the architect at 9.30am, 10.45am, 12.15pm. designated as a Queensland Government Green Door Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au project, where a memorandum of understanding TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access. between the State, Sunshine Coast Council and applicant The cafe will be open was signed to collaboratively assess the planning ARCHITECT. Dr Phillip Daffara application. BUILT. Stages built in 2010, 2014, 2018 MIC relocated its school campus from Sippy Downs WEBSITE. www.mic.qld.edu.au/our-college/ to Forest Glen to enable its ecologically sustainable ourbuiltenvironment growth over land it owned rather than commercially AWARDS. Buildings C and D – 2011 Queensland rented. This shift allows a deep and holistic engagement Architecture Awards, Sunshine Coast Regional within the locale’s community and natural environment. Commendation; 2011 Queensland Architecture Reflecting Dr Maria Montessori’s respect and wonder for Awards, Sustainable Architecture State the cosmos through careful design; the mission is to create Commendation; 2012 Sunshine Coast Regional an eco-efficient built environment that exhibits order, Council Living Smart Glossies – Resource Saver beauty and innovation within its places of learning. Award. Building A – 2015 Sunshine Coast QMBA – Education Facility over $5 Million awarded to Frugal architecture sought to leverage multi-faceted Hutchinson Builders; 2015 Sunshine Coast QMBA outcomes (triple-bottom-line) with each tactical decision – Excellence in Sustainable Building awarded to to ensure the spatial programme was met within a low Hutchinson Builders. cost budget.

During the early planning phase a series of co-design workshops and an Art+Place charrette engaged the MIC community (children, parents and teachers) to define the place vision and eco-design strategies to be used by the design team.

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11. TWO TREE HOUSE

Cantilevering high above the steep northern escarpment ADDRESS. Buderim of Buderim Mountain, this young family’s ‘Tree House’ (address confirmed when booking secured) nods to the majestic Eucalypts, which frame the broad views of the Sunshine Coast from its large breezy decks TOURS. SAT 19 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours at 1pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm & 3.15pm. in the subtropics. Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au From the light filtering breezeway, past the inviting plunge TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access pool, this is a home for a trusting client with a modest ARCHITECT. Bark Architects budget, which was designed to be a modern, timeless, BUILT. 2016 sustainable and climatic response for outdoor living and welcoming spaces within a smart modular structure.

Modular living and sleeping pavilions are gathered together on a suspended timber platform connected by an open ‘breezeway’ and verandah spaces which provide external circulation between indoor and outdoor living whilst optimising the climate and connecting the occupants to nature and the immediate and broader landscape.

The swimming pool court anchors the single level house to the tenuous rocky slope and enables its lightweight platform to hover high above its terrain providing prospect over the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

‘Two Tree House’ preserves and celebrates the magnificence of two ancient ‘Flooded Gum’, Australian Eucalypts within the spirit of its place.

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12. BUDERIM OLD POST OFFICE

The Old Buderim Post Office, the oldest building in the ADDRESS. 4 Burnett Street, Buderim Buderim business district and affectionately known as the OPO, is a vibrant community Information Centre staffed OPEN. Sat 19 OCT only. 9am – 4pm (no bookings required) by over 60 volunteers. The OPO provides a Justice of the Peace service, offers local products for purchase, TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access and provides information on the many points of interest Built by the Neil Family ARCHITECT. and happenings in the Buderim district. BUILT. 1937 The OPO was built in 1937 on land offered by the WEBSITE. www.buderim.qld.au Buderim Mountain Tramway manager Jack Neil. In 1950 the Neil family sold the building to the Commonwealth and it became Buderim’s official post office. In 1995 when the Post Office business was moved to Buderim Central shopping precinct, the Buderim War Memorial Community Association (BWMCA) took on the arduous task of raising funds to purchase the land and building. They preserved and revitalised the historical site as an office for the Association that could also provide a hub for local community groups to utilise on a day to day basis.

The BWMCA currently oversees the operation of Buderim Historical Society, the Buderim Old Post Office, and the Buderim War Memorial Hall. New volunteers are always welcome.

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28 13. PIONEER COTTAGE BUDERIM

Pioneer Cottage Buderim is an example of early ADDRESS. 5 Ballinger Crescent, Buderim settlement of Buderim as an agricultural area, based originally on the cultivation and processing of sugar OPEN. SAT 19 & SUN 20 OCT. 9am–4pm each day (no booking required) cane. It is one of the oldest surviving residences in Buderim, remains substantially intact, and demonstrates TOURS. Self-guided access the characteristics of an early 1880’s farmhouse built Wheelchair access TOUR TIP. of local timbers no longer generally available. The BUILDER. Harry Board cottage was gifted to the Buderim community BUILT. 1882. Heritage Listed. in 1965 and there has been substantial community effort WEBSITE. www.buderimhistoricalsociety.com in restoring and maintaining the cottage in good condition. The cottage was erected for Buderim settlers John Kerle Burnett, his wife Ann North and their family by Harry Board, on 20 acres selected in 1878 for £15. Constructed of pit sawn timber it functions as a house museum and headquarters of the Buderim Historical Society. Local timbers were used to construct the house – tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) for floor bearers, white beech (Gmelina leichhardtii) for floors, walls and ceilings, and red cedar (Toona ciliata) for doors and joinery. The timber was felled from the property or nearby and pit sawn. The core of the building initially comprised a central hallway and four rooms – front parlour, front bedroom, rear dining room and rear bedroom. The stairs and upstairs bedrooms were added as the family grew. The original shingle roof was replaced between 1907 and 1909 with corrugated iron, and the © Barry Alsop rear verandah was enclosed in the 1920s. The original kitchen and oven were behind the main building.

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14. ALEXANDRA HEADLANDS HOUSE

The Alexandra Headlands house is located on a suburban ADDRESS. Alexandra Headlands street near the beach with extensive ocean views. The (address confirmed when booking secured) house was designed for an extended family who have lived in the area for many years, who wanted to enjoy a beach TOURS. SAT 19 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours at 1pm, 1.45pm & 2.30pm. 30 minutes per guided lifestyle with easy access to the outdoors. The site was a tour. Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au rare vacant block in this established area, which afforded TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access the opportunity to design a modern house taking best advantage of all the site has to offer. They wanted to live ARCHITECT. Chris Klar Architects without air-conditioning, utilising the marvellous prevailing 2017 BUILT. breezes and abundant sunshine year-round. AWARDS: Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland State and National QMBA House awards 2018 The house takes advantage of the North-East orientation and high location to provide effective orientation while maintaining privacy in this suburban context. The site axis is necessarily North-South, however by locating all living and sleeping spaces on the top floor of the house and by orienting the main spaces North-East, all living spaces gain North-East orientation and views, while sleeping spaces gain the prevailing South-East breezes in the warmer weather. This effective zoning of the design maximises comfort and views both from and within the site throughout the year.

The floor plan is long and attenuated to maximise cross- ventilation. The living spaces, located at the North-East corner of the house effectively provide a one-room wide layout, thus maximising cross-ventilation and solar access. © Top Snap Property Photography The house has higher than code levels of insulation to roof and walls, which combined with effective shading, stepped wall outline and deep eaves provides year-round comfort in the benign subtropical climate. SATURDAY ONLY

30 15. ABC SUNSHINE COAST

ABC Sunshine Coast provides a voice for our diverse ADDRESS. Level 1, 15 Carnaby Street Maroochydore and dynamic region at a time when the presence of commercial media is shrinking. OPEN. SAT 19 OCT only. 8.30am–1pm (no booking required) Our local team bring you live and local programming TOURS. Rolling guided tours daily, linking the stories, people and conversations of TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access. Visitors to ABC our coastal community through broadcast, online and Sunshine Coast will enjoy guided tours through mobile services. the content making areas, the news booth and the studios, as well as meet with ABC presenters. Come along to our Open House and see how our news and programs are put together. Visitors will have the WEBSITE. abc.net.au/sunshine opportunity to meet staff and ask questions, as well as tour two state of the art studios, one news booth and content gathering area. They might also find themselves on air…!

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31 16. MIKE AHERN BUILDING

The Mike Ahern Centre, located in First Avenue, Maroochydore, reached practical completion on 18 April ADDRESS. 12 First Avenue, Maroochydore 2011. The building provides approximately 8600 square OPEN. SAT 19 OCT only. 10am - 3pm metres for government office accommodation. (no booking required) The Queensland Government identified the need for a TOURS. Wheelchair access. Guided tours with the architect at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm new building in Maroochydore after an extensive review of the current and future accommodation needs of ARCHITECT. Chris Klar (Design architect and agencies located in the region. A need for a single point sustainability consultant) and Michelle Wright of contact for the community for government services (Project management), Queensland Department was recognised, which called for the consolidation of the of Public Works many government services in the area to come together BUILT. 2011 under one roof.

The Mike Ahern Centre reflected the government’s vision and commitment toward a greener future for government office accommodation with a requirement for a building that incorporated innovative solutions with the best ecologically sustainable practices.

The then Department of Public Works designed and delivered the building to meet very high Environmentally Sustainable Development benchmarks with particular emphasis on energy and water efficiency, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a healthy indoor environment.

The Green Building Council of Australia has formally recognised the project for ‘world leadership’ in ecologically sustainable office building design, confirming that it has formally received 6 Star Green Star ratings in the Office Design v2 and Office As-Built v2, and 5 Star Green Star rating in the Interiors v1.1 categories.

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17. MUDJIMBA HOUSE

The Mudjimba house is located between Mudjimba beach ADDRESS. Mudjimba and the Twin Waters Resort. The house was designed for (address confirmed when booking secured) a couple relocating from Brisbane who wanted to enjoy a lifestyle not unlike camping, with a relaxed beach- TOURS. SUN 20 OCT only. shack feel and sustainable living. They wanted to live Pre-booked guided tours at 1pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm. Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au without air-conditioning. As the site has no town water or sewerage, the design incorporates rainwater harvesting Wheelchair access TOUR TIP. for all water use and secondary treatment of sewage and ARCHITECT. Chris Klar Architects sullage waste. BUILT. 2015 The house takes advantage of the long East-West site axis AWARDS. Sunshine Coast Region and Queensland by orienting the house due North. The floor plan is long State QMBA House Award 2016 and attenuated to essentially provide a one-room wide layout, thus maximising cross-ventilation and solar access. It was a local authority requirement that the house have a floor level approximately 600mm above site levels. This allowed the house to sit lightly on the site, connected seamlessly with easy access to and from the single long floor level by wide stairs and ramps.

The house is a simple skillion roofed, timber-framed building. To allow open space internally now and in the future, the roof is framed with a sandwich-panel roof system, spanning the full width of the house, creating a feeling of spaciousness in what is a small house.

Extending the simple and relaxed living pattern, design features incorporate openings at each end of the house to decks and the outdoors, a courtyard off the bathroom and the laundry is located on the verandah, behind large sliding timber doors. This is all part of the relaxed and indoor-outdoor planning of the house.

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18. RICHARD HENRY HOUSE

Richard Henry is a 'new-century modernist tree house' ADDRESS. Coolum (address confirmed when on a secluded site surrounded by dense coastal forest. booking secured) Dark metal cladding and white render present a collection of bold contrasting forms, with an angular floor TOURS. SUN 20 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours at 9am, 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm. plan strongly referencing the iconic Mount Coolum and Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au soaring floor levels to provide exquisite views over the TOUR TIP. Limited wheelchair access treetops to the coastline. Please remove shoes in house Notable design features include bold steel V-shaped ARCHITECT. K Architecture Studio legs and cantilevered forms, frameless clearstory glass, BUILT. 2016 hidden pocket sliding glass doors, a built in day bed WEBSITE. karchitecture.com.au with spectacular views, rich joinery of dark timber tones, smoky glass and Australian granite, and custom AWARDS. 2017 AIA National Architecture Awards Regional Commendation engineered garage doors which are integrated seamlessly in the exterior facade.

A unique swimming pool perched above ground and free from conventional pool fencing is hidden behind the house and provides a luxurious focal point from which to take in the natural beauty of the site.

There is a passenger lift providing wheelchair access between the lower and upper floors where the main living areas and views can be experienced.

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19. LUWOW LODGE

Archicology Architects grappled with the 30 year old ADDRESS. Coolum timber building, a difficult site and skewed orientation, (address confirmed when booking secured) but ultimately this residence is unique, it is playful and it works. TOURS. SUN 20 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours at 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 12.15pm. The building itself was completely refurbished and Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au reconfigured to ensure its orientation works. One side TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access has fabulous views of the ocean and jungle below, but is ARCHITECT. Archicology Architects entirely exposed, while the other side takes advantage of RENOVATED. 2019 the Northern sun and acts as a retreat and fun park.

WEBSITE. www.theluwow/vacations The clients have travelled extensively throughout the Pacific Islands and the home enjoys a South Sea Islander aesthetic. The fit out is entirely unconventional, from the bamboo wall linings, to the lava stone sinks, to the red stone and red kitchen sink and the canoe feature lighting. There are astute features and wooden carvings throughout with many incorporating the actual structure of the building.

The pool area nestles between the house and the steep slope and is a world unto itself. There are walking pods over a shallow pool which cleverly conceal a hidden balance tank underneath. It is all fabulously lit at night. This residence is a testament to meeting the specific desires of a client’s fantasy holiday destination and the constraints of a difficult site. Every day certainly is a holiday escape in this little wonderland.

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20. THE OLD AMBULANCE STATION

The history of the current site goes back to November ADDRESS. 80 Howard Street, Nambour 1922 when the Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigades (Q.A.T.B.) purchased the then building for the OPEN. SAT 19 & SUN 20 Oct. 10am–3pm each day (no booking required) accommodation of Nambour station’s first Superintendent, a Mr T.E Beech on the corner of Howard and William TOURS. Rolling guided tours Streets. Additional land in William Street, behind the Wheelchair access TOUR TIP. ambulance centre was purchased in the 1950’s for the ARCHITECT. Unknown relocation of the Superintendent’s house. BUILT. 1958 (existing brick building) On 23 August 1958, the then premier of Queensland, theoldambulancestation.com WEBSITE. Sir Francis Nicklin, opened the existing brick building, constructed at a cost of 13,500 pounds. This new station had eight staff and six ambulance cars.

Subsequent updates were made in 1976 for a new training area, workshop and storeroom and in 1990 for a top floor communications centre, a rear workshop with its own roller door access, a new light on the front of the building and a new main office (the former superintendent’s house). In 2001, the Nambour Ambulance Station moved © Sunshine Coast Libraries to a new location in Rigby Street, Nambour.

More recent improvements to the interior of the building Throughout its past and present history, the building have included the creation of the two exhibition galleries on the corner of Howard and William Street Nambour and the Black Box Theatre. A recent and welcome change has served the local community. was made in November 2017 with the addition of sliding Known as the Old Ambulance Station, or affectionately just glass panel doors to the front of the building to replace the Old Ambo, it is now an iconic centre on the Sunshine the previous shutter doors. Coast that houses and showcases creative industries and social enterprise. It comprises, two exhibition galleries, a fully equipped 80 seat theatre and business incubator spaces for creative and social innovators. SATURDAY & SUNDAY

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21. ST ANDREW'S ANGLICAN COLLEGE LEARNING CENTRE

The Learning Hub has provided St Andrew’s Anglican ADDRESS. 40 Peregian Springs Dr, Peregian Springs College with a highly valued heart; an outdoor civic space for student gatherings, casual school assemblies and OPEN. SUN 20 OCT only. 9am to 1pm outdoor music events, and a link between the primary (no booking required) and secondary campuses. TOURS. Guided tours on the hour and half hour from 9am. Last tour at 1pm. Internally, libraries, flexible learning spaces, staff offices and student lounges are arranged to maintain strong TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access visual links to the outdoor space. Smart acoustic solutions ARCHITECT. Wilson Architects to achieve diverse activities are incorporated as part of BUILT. 2016 an overall design response. WEBSITE. wilsonarchitects.com.au/ The building is a welcoming space that provides life to standrewsacademiccentre the wider Campus community. Wilson Architects had 2019 AIA Sunshine Coast Awards, Gabriel AWARDS. a clear vision of a library design that was premised on Poole Award for Building of the Year establishing a multi-skilled IT and library team that uses 2019 AIA Sunshine Coast Awards, Regional a triage process to manage student interaction. Commendation (Educational Architecture) Flexible learning areas are the corner stone of the 2019 AIA Queensland Awards, Commendation Learning Hub and their use in practice perfectly for Educational Architecture reflects their design intention. The four areas are used as individual teaching spaces, as double spaces or, for collaborative learning, as a single space.

The Learning Hub features a large open space on the ground floor - the Student Hub. This space is not timetabled for classes, but serves as a place of student, staff and parent collaboration and interaction, in both formal and social settings.

Like the Student Hub, the Loft provides a quiet space for senior students to use during free periods or at other times to do private study or revision.

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22. LAKE WEYBA HOUSE

Located on the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, ADDRESS. Weyba Downs set in wallum woodland near Lake Weyba, the house is (address confirmed when booking secured) three single story blocks with steep skillion roofs opening northwards. A pavilion for living, one a wash house and TOURS. SUN 20 Oct only. Pre-booked guided tours at 1pm, 3pm, 5pm. the third for sleeping. The pavilions are lighter towards Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au the top and folded steel cladding wraps around the base.

TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access A wonderful house of extraordinary design, Gabriel and ARCHITECTS. Gabriel and Elizabeth Poole Elizabeth Poole collaborated to create a place which is BUILT. 1996-1997 empathetic of both the inhabitants and the environment WEBSITE. gabrielpoole.com.au in which the house sits. With considered sustainable design and high functionality, this home speaks of a specific architectural style, of light, and of openness to the unique surrounding landscape.

‘I am involved in the romance of design — practical and functional but with the potential for an emotional connection. A good building system can help you into a lovely environment and create a space where the soul can play,’ Gabriel Poole.

23. BARK STUDIO

Architects Stephen Guthrie and Lindy Atkin’s brief for ADDRESS. 413 Sunrise Road, Tinbeerwah themselves was to showcase their design approach and philosophies, whilst making an inspiring place to OPEN. SUN 20 OCT only. 10am–3pm (no booking required) work for the Bark team and their clients. TOURS. Guided tours at 10.30am, 11.30am, Elevated as a modernist pavilion in the Noosa Hinterland, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm the Bark Studio is a steel, glass and plywood studio TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access and is the inspiring work environment for their small ARCHITECT. Bark Architects architectural practice. BUILT. 2001 Perched on only four columns in order to slot between WEBSITE. barkdesign.com.au two mature Australian Eucalypts, the modular 20 metre AWARDS. AIA QLD Beatrice Hutton Award for long structure of steel portal frames is encased with Commercial Architecture 2005; AIA QLD Sunshine opening and fixed glazing on three sides, layered Coast Building of the Year 2005; with operable blinds for climatic control. ASI Architectural Steel Design Award 2003. The fourth facade is presented as the ‘billboard’, a plywood clad wooden box facing the road, providing privacy, protection from the western sun, a desired ambiguity of perceived use and a big ‘drive-in movie’ projection screen. The solid nature of this form is punctured with the ‘shop front’ display window, horizontal glass slots and is contrasted with the northern timber entry platforms and horizontal roof planes, which provide framing of the landscape and broad views of the Pacific coastline beyond.

Eye catching and memorable, the Bark Studio continually surprises and delights users and visitors.

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24. NOOSA HINTERLAND HOUSE

Home to one of Australia’s notable painters, the Noosa ADDRESS. Tinbeerwah Hinterland House contains two interconnected, steel (address confirmed when booking secured) framed volumes for living / sleeping and an artist’s studio / guest pavilion. It is perched high on the site to take TOURS. SUN 20 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm. in broad views of the Pacific coastline and the bushy Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au hinterland in the foreground.

TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access The elevated main spaces step down with the natural ARCHITECT. Bark Architects topography. Double height living and northern pool deck BUILT. 2006 spaces lead to a separate ‘silver shed’ originally designed WEBSITE. barkdesign.com.au as a dedicated painting studio, high in the trees. Taking some cues in architectural language from the adjacent Bark Studio, the house expresses a legibility of construction, with simple contemporary spaces contained by a series of steel portal frames and glazing, in contrast with economic modules of fibre cement sheet and hardwood chamferboard cladding.

Noosa Hinterland House embraces its ‘spirit of place’ with elements of lightness and natural breezes, in breathtaking simplicity to enable and enhance a contemporary coastal lifestyle.

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25. QUADROPOD HOUSE

Gabriel Poole is one of Australia's outstanding ADDRESS. Doonan architectural talents. The mainstay of his practice (address confirmed when booking secured) has been the design of original houses that touch the land very lightly. Poole’s projects are distinguished by TOURS. SUN 20 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours at 9am, 9.45am, 10.30am, 11.15am, 12pm. a sensitive response to climate and place and by an Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au exploratory attitude to structure, construction and TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access materials. ARCHITECT. Gabriel Poole Quadropod House was originally designed for a family BUILT. 1983 who wished to enjoy uncomplicated but comfortable WEBSITE. www.gabrielpoole.com.au living. The two-level, three-bedroom house enjoys commanding views and is elegant in its lines and modular spaces.

' My objective is to provide for the here and now. I would hope that my buildings give visual pleasure to those who see them and spiritual pleasure to those who dwell in them.' Gabriel Poole.

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26. LITTLE COVE HOUSE

This house sits on a wonderful site in Little Cove that ADDRESS. Noosa (address confirmed when backs onto the Noosa National Park and a short walk booking secured) from the surf beaches. The principal design concept was to open the house to the surrounding subtropical TOURS. SAT 19 OCT only. Pre-booked guided tours at 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am. landscape to provide an intimate relationship between Book via sunshinecoastopenhouse.com.au the internal spaces and the external environment. The TOUR TIP. No wheelchair access challenge was to allow natural light, ventilation and winter sun into the building without compromising the privacy ARCHITECT. Teeland Architects of the owners. The size and location of openings was 2011; additions in 2019 BUILT. carefully considered to allow views and light penetration WEBSITE. teeland.com.au on one hand and screening views to the neighbouring AWARDS. 2013 Australian Institute of Architects houses on the other. Sunshine Coast Regional Commendation Concrete was selected as the primary building material as it requires little upkeep and has wonderful thermal and acoustic properties. Concrete keeps the house cool in summer and the interiors warm in winter. The exterior natural grey concrete compliments the surrounding subtropical rainforest and allows the house to blend in with the landscape.

Internally, timber and plaster has been used to soften the spaces and give them a feeling of warmth. The scale and proportions of the building were also critical to the design philosophy. Attention was paid to achieving a balanced composition and a harmonious spatial arrangement both internally and externally. This was reinforced by the limited palette of materials, employed to heighten the spatial experience of the house and allow an uninhibited contemplation of the natural surroundings.

45 27. BUTTER FACTORY ARTS CENTRE

On 7 April 1915 the Cooroy Butter Factory was officially ADDRESS. 11A Maple Street, Cooroy opened by the Premier. Mr. D F. Denham. MLA. This was a timber factory built at a cost of £4500. OPEN. SAT 19 & SUN 20 OCT. 10am–3pm each day (no booking required) The current brick building was built in 1930. Mr C Heaven TOURS. Self-guided access to three gallery spaces from Norman Park, Brisbane, obtained the contract (the Foyer, Creamery and Butter Box), the Shop@ for demolishing the old and constructing the new brick BFAC and the Mezzanine level, and the Pottery building and Mr H Hammar was Engineer. The new Studio. building was approximately 60 feet by 70 feet, which TOUR TIP. Limited wheelchair access comprised the butter roller, churn room, cold storage ARCHITECT. Mr H. Hammar (Engineer) room, testing room and a pasteurising room which was not BUILT. 1930 included in the old building. Present churns were utilised as well as installation of a Flash pasteurising system, WEBSITE. butterfactoryartscentre.com.au vats and cream cooler. The estimated cost for the brick building was £10,000. The Cooroy Butter Factory rapidly became one of Queensland’s model factories.

Spiralling production costs and a decline in dairying forced the closure in 1975. Since then it has been a restaurant and craft centre. Noosa Council bought the complex in 1991. In 2005 the Butter Factory became an Arts Centre for local and touring exhibitions operated by Council. In 2016 Noosa Council handed the management of the Arts Centre over to the community volunteer organisation, Cooroy Future Group. The Butter Factory reincarnated as a community art space, and today houses four gallery spaces, a ceramics studio and an artisan store.

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28. THE MAJESTIC THEATRE

and fibrous cement sheeted building is still a rare, and functional, example of a pre-World War II country hall ADDRESS. 3 Factory Street, Pomona that was converted into a picture theatre. OPEN. SUN 20 OCT only. 10am–4pm (no booking required) The hall was designed to serve several functions: to show silent movies, for vaudeville productions, and to act as Self-guided access to Main Hall, Stage, foyer TOURS. a social centre for the town. Over time it served as a and dining room, rear garden and viewing platform venue for dances, balls, concerts, and wedding functions, for rare theatre organ. Volunteers on hand to roller skating, boxing, and church services. Constructed provide information. of unseasoned milled hardwood, the hall was about TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access. 12 metres wide by 18 metres long, with seating for 198 Silent film screening at 12pm with live organ people. It included a sprung dance floor of inch crow’s accompaniment. ash timber, still extant today, and was raised on stumps ARCHITECT. Unknown to avoid flooding. In the mid 1920s a supper room was added to the long southeast elevation of the hall, and this BUILT. Originally built in 1921. Refurbished in section was later extended to the northeast. 2006–07. Heritage Listed. The enduring appeal of the theatre building lies in its WEBSITE. themajestictheatre.com.au unique and traditional furnishings and fixtures. Stage drapes, furnishings and equipment were salvaged from the Regent, Wintergarden, Her Majesty’s theatres in Brisbane, and the Wintergarden in Ipswich. The Majestic Theatre is home to a 1937 Compton Organ which has recently enjoyed a six-year restoration. © Cape Tiene Photography The organ, one of only four of this type in the world, features over 750 bellowing pipes and is already attracting worldwide attention from those who The Majestic theatre is one of the few pre-World War II appreciate its magical sound. picture theatres remaining in Queensland that have not been demolished or adapted to other uses. It is Silent films are now screened every second and fourth also Australia’s longest continuously operating picture Saturday at 12 noon, with live piano accompaniment. theatre and the world’s longest continuously operating Groups can also book for an outing or special occasion silent film theatre. on a date to suit their needs. The Majestic Theatre was originally built as a social hall with attached shops in 1921. Despite the building being SUNDAY ONLY extensively restored and refurbished in 2006, the timber 48 © Joa Darmansjah

29. POMONA FIRE AND RESCUE STATION

Here’s your chance to gain an insight into the life of a ADDRESS. 9 Reserve Street, Pomona firefighter and the workings of an operational fire station. Tour Pomona Fire and Rescue Station’s engine bay, OPEN. SUN 20 OCT only. 10am–2pm (no booking required) apparatus room and training room. TOURS. Rolling guided tours Replacing the original fire station commissioned in 1956, TOUR TIP. Wheelchair access the state-of-the-art Pomona Fire and Rescue Station ARCHITECT. Queensland Fire and was opened in mid-2015. Emergency Services Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, BUILT. 2015 it accommodates a Captain, two Lieutenants and seven firefighters.

The building was designed for functionality and to embrace the heritage character of the town and adjacent local heritage building. It features a double appliance bay which houses Pomona’s fully-equipped Type 2 Urban Pumper Tanker and a service fire truck capable of a wide range of field duties. It also accommodates a training room and office, out-door training platform and RCR training pad (Road Crash Rescue).

This auxiliary station services many local and rural communities and responds to a variety of incidents including road crashes, grass and wild fires as well as structure fires.

SUNDAY ONLY

30. POMONA RAILWAY STATION GALLERY

Pomona Railway Station opened in 1891 with completion ADDRESS. 10 Station Street, Pomona of the line from Cooran to Cooroy. The station closed 100 years later in 1991. Its disused buildings fell into OPEN. SAT 19 & SUN 20 OCT. 10am–2pm (no booking required) dilapidation and their future seemed uncertain. In 1997 the Pomona Chamber of Commerce asked Queensland TOURS. Self-guided access Rail to donate the buildings to the community. Limited wheelchair access TOUR TIP. Queensland Rail agreed on the proviso the buildings were No photography inside gallery moved. Following negotiation with Council and the efforts ARCHITECT. Queensland Rail of many volunteers, the buildings were moved to Council BUILT. Originally built in 1891 with several additions land in April 2000. and refurbishments since then. The Federation funded Pomona Railway Station Gallery WEBSITE. pomonartgallery.com opened in March 2001, and the Pomona Visitors Information Centre opened at the gallery in late 2003.

Since opening, the gallery has grown to offer several unique spaces for artists and craftspeople, as well as facilitate creative workshops and events.

The gallery consists of several buildings of historical value including an Information Room, Signal Room, Station Master Room, Banana Shed, Carriage Exhibition Room and Blacksmith Shed for resident artists.

The gallery is a community run space, staffed entirely by volunteers.

50 Queensland Heritage Council PROUD TO BE A PARTNER OF SUNSHINE COAST OPEN HOUSE

IMAGE: The Majestic Theatre Pomona / Propertyshoot Photography.

The Queensland Heritage Council recognises, protects and celebrates Queensland’s heritage. THANK YOU

AMBASSADORS OPEN HOUSE WORLDWIDE John Mainwaring Open House has become an annual event which raises awareness of the value of good design Lily Parsons – Young Ambassador in cities internationally. Sunshine Coast Open SUNSHINE COAST OPEN HOUSE COMMITTEE House is pleased to be part of the Open House Worldwide family, and proud to support the Adrian Charles Just, Director Archicology following Australian Open House events: Architects and Australian Institute of Architects QLD Chapter Councillor (Chair) • Open House Hobart • Open House Melbourne Paul William-Smith, Community Representative • Open House Perth (Sponsorship)

Evelyn Murphy, Urban Designer, OPEN HOUSE QUEENSLAND Sunshine Coast Council (Secretary) Bundaberg Open House 24 August 2019 Tony Holzberger, Principal Architect, www.facebook.com/OpenHouseBundaberg Sunshine Coast Council (Building Manager) Maryborough Open House Lindy Atkin, Director, Bark Design Architects 21–22 September 2019 www.maryboroughopenhouse.com.au Councillor Ingrid Jackson, Noosa Council Brisbane Open House Elspeth McEachern, Cultural Heritage 12 and 13 October 2019 Services, Sunshine Coast Council www.brisbaneopenhouse.com.au

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Sharon Stott, Sustainability Engagement SPECIAL THANKS Sunshine Coast Council The Sunshine Coast Open House team sincerely Roger Todd, Roger Todd Architect thanks all participating building owners, managers and representatives. Your support, energy and enthusiasm is greatly appreciated!

Also, heartfelt thanks to our many generous volunteers who shared their love of the coast and helped make Sunshine Coast Open House possible.

52 COVER IMAGE: Caloundra Lighthouses. Credit Tracey Axelsen, Traceydee Photography Unlock the doors to some of the Sunshine Coast’s most important and intriguing buildings on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 2019.

Sunshine Coast Open House is a free community event, which provides visitors with the rare opportunity to tour architecturally diverse, historic and sustainable buildings across the region.

Enjoy meeting the people who design, build and preserve these buildings and celebrate the region’s unique history, architecture and built form.

Sunshine Coast Open House is part of the Open House Worldwide network, founded by Open House London more than 25 years ago and now in 40+ cities around the world.

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