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CITY BEACH P9108 – STATE REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES CONSIDERATIONS

HERITAGE COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA LETTER

Working with Western Australians to recognise, conserve, adapt and celebrate our State's unique cultural heritage

19 January 2018 YOUR REF OUR REF P25920 [P9108]

ENQUIRIES Moss Wilson/6551 8002

Mr Jason Buckley _...~.~ , ...... " 1\1A 'JA'-",'1 ,,,..., Chief Executive Officer D,:;,CUMrN Town of Cambridge 2 3 JAN LJ J PO Box 15 FLOREAT WA 6014 DOC SET ID

Dear Mr Buckley

Heritage Nomination P25920 South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosks and Toodyay Stone Sea Wall P9108 City Beach

The Department of Planning, Lands, and Heritage recently received a nomination for P25920 South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosks and Toodyay Stone Sea Wall to be considered for possible inclusion in the State Register, under the provisions of the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990. The Register celebrates and recognises places of cultural heritage significance that are important in telling the story of Western Australia's people, history and development.

A preliminary review of South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosks and Toodyay Stone Sea Wall was considered by the Heritage Council's Register Committee at their meeting on 8 December 2017. After careful consideration the Committee determined that while the place may have some cultural heritage value, it is unlikely that it would meet the threshold for entry on the State Register of Heritage Places, and therefore does not warrant a full assessment. If further information becomes available in the future, the Register Committee may reconsider this decision. A copy of the preliminary review is enclosed for your information.

However, whilst considering the above nomination, the Committee determined that P91 08 City Beach is likely to have cultural heritage significance at a state level and as such, it has been added to the Heritage Council's assessment program. A copy of the preliminary review for City Beach is also enclosed for your information.

We will notify you when an assessment of the cultural heritage significance of P9108 City Beach will be undertaken. Please note that it may take some time for the assessment to be scheduled.

stateheritage.wa.gov.au [email protected] We note that P91 08 City Beach is included in your Local Government Heritage Inventory but that that there is as yet no clear mapped boundary for the place. The boundary considered by the Register Committee is shown in the attached map. This remains provisional until an assessment is undertaken.

In the meantime, we would appreciate any other information you may have about P91 08 City Beach, as well as your views regarding its cultural heritage significance and possible registration. We would also appreciate receiving advice as to whether there are any current development approvals or pending applications over the place, and of any applications that you receive in the future.

If you would like further advice or would like to provide information to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (Heritage Services), please contact Senior Heritage Officer Moss Wilson on (08)6551 8002.

Yours sincerely __1_-- =-~

Prof John Stephens AlChair Register Committee Ene. ~.

Nomination of New Place for Assessment

HCWA# P25920 I Place Name South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall Other name(s) Location City Beach

Owner State Government of Western Australia

Local Government Town of Cambridge

MI Listing Part of P9108 City Beach; included on Town of

Cambridge MI as Category 5 (lowest level - interpret site) Heritage List

OTHER LISTINGS/REFERENCES

I Nil.

VALUES I

. the place has been a significant recreation venue for West Australians and representative of post-war 'beach culture'

. the place includes a rare example of commercial structures showing Late Twentieth Century Brutalist and Late Twentieth Century architectural styles

. the place is a demonstration of the 'Garden City' planning concepts as applied to a natural recreational setting

. the place is associated with Perth City Planner Paul Ritter and Western Australian architect Tony Brand

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

Dates of Construction 1968-1970

Architectural Style Late 20th Century BrutalistlLate 20th Century Organic Original Use Seawall, Refreshment Kiosk

Current Use Seawall, vacant

Description

South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall is part of a shoreline landscape along Challenger Parade that was part of a redevelopment of two popular swimming beaches (City Beach and Floreat Beach) in 1968-1970, impacted by later developments.

The extant features from this redevelopment includes two concrete kiosks, one at South City Beach the other at Floreat Beach. The kiosks themselves are small structures with multiple service windows and a flat roof with a dramatically inverted inner slope. The walls of the place feature a corrugated pattern, created from the corrugated iron form work used during construction. Overall, the structure has a gentlv curved shape desiqned to be Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: 'I.

responsive to the undulating curves of the sand dunes and waves, and takes its inspiration from an inverted sea shell.1 The style of the structures resembled the Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style of architecture in the use of off-form reinforced concrete emphasising strong lines and dramatically moulded shapes. However, the curved composition of the building as a response to the natural curves of the shoreline and sea shells shows an influence from the Late Twentieth Century Organic style. The northern kiosk at Floreat Beach has had later additions in the form of shade panels, and has been partially incorporated into the surrounding developments. The southern kiosk at City Beach has undergone minimal redevelopment.

The other remaining feature from this period is a series of seawalls composed of Toodyay stone, ranging from 1 m to 2 m high slightly battered and capped with concrete. The walls again have an undulating shape, originally extending the length of City Beach but now existing as three separate sections.

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE I

City Beach and Floreat Beach were both popular beach destinations since the 1920s, and had undergone various developments and redevelopments during this period. By the 1960s, the City Beach area in particular was transforming into a residential suburb, and while plans to redevelop the beach along 'Garden City' designs had existed since 1938, the impact of the World War II deferred such plans.2 However in 1970 a new redevelopment of City Beach and Floreat Beach occurred through the work of planner and councillor Paul Ritter.

Ritter was a controversial figure in Perth's recent history. Born in Prague in 1926, he emigrated to Perth in 1964 as one of the City's first planners in the newly-created Perth Department of Planning. An advocate of the separation of traffic and pedestrian spaces, his passion and innovative ideas were not universally accepted and he was sacked in 1967. However, Ritter returned in 1968 as a Perth City Councillor and member of the Town Planning Committee.3

In 1967 Ritter developed a new plan for both Floreat Beach and City Beach, which involved the creation of new car parking and service areas, as well as a new City of Perth Surf Life Saving Club building, and finally an undulating Toodyay stone seawall that created a separation between beach and grassed foreshore. The seawall had originally been envisioned as a straight concrete wall, however under Ritter's influence the design as modified to a naturally undulating wall composed of a local stone that was sympathetic to the local colours and textures. Construction of the new walls and buildings began in 1968 and the redevelopment was completed by 1970.4

In addition to the new Surf Club building, four kiosks/changerooms were envisioned to provide services to patrons of both Floreat Beach and City Beach. These structures were not designed by Ritter but by architect Tony Brand, working for the firm Forbes & Fitzhardinqe.5 The design of the new Surf Club building and the kiosks was in the Late

Information provided by the nominator; G London, A Shan History of Penh Architecture, Pesaro Publishing, 2002, p. 99; 'South City Beach Kiosk', DesigninWA, accessed 9 October 2017, https://designinwa.com/architecture/city-beach-kiosk 2 The West Australian, 28 July 1938, p. 18; The West Australian, 5 July 1939, p. 17 see also illustrations in each article; The West Australian, 21 January 1941, p. 11 3 'Paul Ritter', Wikipedia, accessed 9 October 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul Ritter 4 Information provided by the nominator 5 Information provided by the nominator; G London, A Shon History of Penh Architecture, Pesaro Publishing, 2002, p. 99 Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: ,JI'

Twentieth Century Brutalist and Late Twentieth Century Organic styles, consisting of strong lines punctuated by bold slopes or curves and composed in plain concrete.6

The redevelopment included three kiosk structures at City Beach, one of which was incorporated into the Surf Club building, with a fourth kiosk at Floreat Beach to the north.7 Historic aerial imagery of the area between 1974 and shows 1995 shows little change after these new structures were established, with development of City Beach remaining stable during this period. At Floreat Beach to the north, earlier inter-war structures were demolished by 1974 and in 1981 new service buildings were created immediately north of the 1970 kiosk.8

However, redevelopment of City Beach occurred again at a point between 1995 and 2001, when one of the four kiosks and a section of Toodyay stone seawall was removed to create a new two-storey restaurant. In 2015, the c.1970 Surf Club building, attached kiosk and a further section of Toodyay stone wall were removed to make way for a new complex of buildings including a new Surf Lifesaving Club structure and another restaurant.

At Floreat Beach, the area underwent further redevelopment in 2010, with the northernmost kiosk augmented with sunshades and linked into surrounding structures.9

SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS Architect: Paul Ritter, Tony Brand

Builder: N/A

Owners: City of Perth, Town of Cambridge

COMPARATIVE INFORMATION

Landscape and Function The primary function of South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall is as part of a beach-side recreation place. A search of the State Heritage database for parks and reserves returns 611 places, of which 37 places are listed on the State Register of Heritage Places (RHP). These places include war memorials, recreational parks, nature reserves and naturally occurring features such as lakes. The following places that can be considered comparable to South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall as recreational venues where the emphasis is on physical interaction with the landscape:

. P3277 Araluen Botanic Park (RHP)

. P4151 Yanchep National Park (RHP)

. P4241 Harold Boas Gardens (RHP)

. P4572 Queen's Gardens (RHP)

. P4634 Hyde Park (RHP)

. P4686 Wirra Willa Gardens (RHP)

. P8561 John Forrest National Park (RHP)

6 http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa b3988295 1; http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa b3048433 1; 'South City Beach Kiosk', OesigninWA, accessed 9 October 2017, https://designinwa.com/architecture/city- beach-kiosk 7 http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/images/pd160/160025PD.jpg 8 Landgate Historic aerial imagery, accessed 9 October 2017, years 1974, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1995, https://maps.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-Iandgate/registered/ Landgate Historic aerial imagery, accessed 9 October 2017, years 2001, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2017, https://maps.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-Iandgate/registered/ Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: ...

. P8568 Lake Leschenau/tia (RHP)

. P16120 South Beach Horse Exercise Area (RHP)

. P16637 Cottes/oe Beach Precinct (RHP)

. P18483 Lake Richmond (RHP)

Further to this, a number of beaches are listed in the State Heritage database, including:

. P16120 South Beach Horse Exercise Area (RHP)

. P16637 Cottes/oe Beach Precinct (RHP)

P17520 Middleton Beach - on the Assessment Program

. P4797 Como Beach and Jetty

. P4861 Town Beach Site

. P8920 Horrocks Beach

P9593 Kununurra Swimming Beach & Tree

.P1 0164 Coogee Beach and Jetty

.P11399 Sandy Beach

. P13618 White Beach

. P18629 Eighty Mile Beach

P21394 South Beach Foreshore & Wilson Park

The most comparable place is P16637 Cottes/oe Beach Precinct (RHP), established c.1900, and considered significant for both its popular recreational use and portrayal as an iconic beach, as well as for its strong landscaped features and physical development demonstrating remnants of different changes. Late Twentieth Century Brutalist and Late Twentieth Century Organic Architecture

The kiosks have been described as Brutalist and also Organic, which highlights the overlap between these two modernist styles of architecture. Features that are more of the Organic style include:

. their more domestic scale (when compared to Brutalist buildings)

. their free, asymmetrical massing,

curves that echo shapes found in nature and horizontal roof places

the way that they take advantage of the topography, and exist in a comparatively undisturbed 'natural' setting

Because of this, comparative examples of both styles are provided below.

A search of places in the Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style returns 35 places, of which three are listed on the RHP. These places include government buildings, educational buildings, private residences, religious buildings and infrastructure buildings. The places most comparable to the Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style kiosks at South City Beach and F/oreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall as examples of the style applied to a commercial building include:

P13655 David Fou/kes- Tay/or Showroom (fmr) (RHP): a double-volume rendered cubic form commercial building, this place was established at Nedlands in 1964, and is considered to contain elements of Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style and modernist architectural influences.

Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: . P25660 Port Hedland Shipping Control Tower: established in 1970, this structure is scheduled for demolition.

However, in keeping with the Brutalist style, these are much larger, more imposing buildings than the kiosks at South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall.

A search of the State Heritage database for Late Twentieth Century Organic style buildings returns 7 places, of which two are listed on the RHP. All but one of the seven examples are related to religious institutions (most are churches or chapels), with the remainder a public community building:

. P2396 Administration Building and Chapel, Aquinas College (RHP): established in 1966, the Chapel is considered an excellent example of the style.

. P13020 Holy Spirit Catholic Church, City Beach (RHP): established in 1973, this church is considered a very fine example of the style that demonstrates a high level of technical proficiency. Also part of the larger place P9106 Holy Spirit School & War Memorial Church.

. P4803 Church of Jesus Christ and latter Day Saints: the church was established in at Como in 1956, with the church building developed in 1971.

. P5058 Sister Kate's Children's Home (fmr): established in 1972-1973, the residential buildings 'Myola' and Elouera' demonstrate influences of the style. The overall place was established in 1936.

. P9849 Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church: established at Stirling in 1970.

. P24583 Evelyn H Parker Public Library: established at Subiaco in 1971.

None of these places are considered comparable to the kiosks at South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall in terms of scale. Paul Ritter and Tony Brand

A search of the State Heritage database for places associated with City of Perth Planner Paul Ritter returns three places:

. P3243 Rockingham Park Kindergarten: established in Rockingham in 1969, the place was designed by Paul Ritter.

. P17518 Crestwood Estate: established at Gosnells during the 1960s and 1970s, the architect-planner for this housing development was Paul Ritter

. P20065 Crestwood Community Centre: as above, established at Gosnells in the 1970s, the architect-planner for this building was Paul Ritter A search of the State Heritage database for places associated with modernist architect Tony Brand returns two places:

. P9823 Hampton Senior High School (Assessment Program): established at Bayswater in 1966, the architect was Tony Brand.

. P8769 East Perth Railway Station: established at East Perth in 1976, the architect was Tony Brand.

It should be noted that a search of the State Heritage database for places associated with Tony Brand's firm Forbes and Fitzhardinge returns 17 Places, of which 3 Places are listed on the RHP. More research would determine which of these projects were handled by Tony Brand.

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Conclusions

The comparative analysis demonstrates that while the place is not rare as an example of Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style architecture, there exists a gap in the RHP in this style. The place is however considered a very rare example of an example of the Late Twentieth Century Organic style. Overall, the place is considered a rare as an example of either style applied to a commercial building. The comparative analysis demonstrates that South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall is rare as a place associated with Paul Ritter, and his lasting impact on the development of the state is considered to be a gap in the representativeness of the RHP. The place appears to be rare as including buildings designed by Tony Brand, however more research may be needed to confirm this.

I SOURCES I I OTHER COMMENTS

PENDING DEVELOPMENT I As of September 2017, the Town of Cambridge is considering future options for the southernmost kiosk, including demolition.

Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: Nomination of New Place for Assessment

HCWA# P9108 I Place Name City Beach Other name(s) Location City Beach

Owner State Government of Western Australia

Local Government Town of Cambridge

MI Listing Included on Town of Cambridge MI as Category 5 (lowest

level - interpret site) Heritage List

OTHER LISTINGS/REFERENCES

I Nil.

VALUES I

. the place has been a significant recreation venue for West Australians since the 1920s, and is characteristic of the development of the state's 'beach culture'

.the place is a designed landscape under continuous change that contains a mixture of natural, built and engineered elements, and includes remnants from multiple phases of development

.the place includes a Kiosk that is a rare example of a commercial structure showing elements of Late Twentieth Century Brutalist and Late Twentieth Century architectural styles

.the hard and soft landscaping at the place is a demonstration of the 'Garden City' planning concepts as applied to a recreational setting

.the place is associated with Perth City Planner Paul Ritter and Western Australian architect Tony Brand

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

Dates of Construction 1926, 1970,2001

Architectural Style Various; includes Late 20th Century Brutalist

Original Use Recreational beach venue

Current Use Recreational beach venue

Description

City Beach is a shoreline landscape along Challenger Parade that has been a popular swimming beach and recreational reserve since the 1920s. The original existing features of this place are the sea and sand, however the place has been heavily modified over

Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: almost a century and retains several features from earlier stages of development.

Inter-war features

Remaining features from this period include the southern rock groyne extending from the beach (1936), which includes the footprint of the original watchtower. Technically this also includes the diagonal orientation of the shoreline created by the groyne.

Post-WWII features

Remaining features from this period includes a concrete Kiosk, a small structure with multiple service windows and a flat roof with a dramatically inverted inner slope. The walls of the place feature a corrugated pattern, created from the corrugated iron formwork used during construction. Overall, the structure has a gently curved shape designed to be responsive to the undulating curves of the sand dunes and waves, and takes its inspiration from an inverted sea shel1.1 The style of the structures resembled the Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style of architecture in the use of off-form reinforced concrete emphasising strong lines and dramatically moulded shapes. However, the curved composition of the building as a response to the natural curves of the shoreline and sea shells shows an influence from the Late Twentieth Century Organic style. The Kiosk was one of three constructed at this time, with one other remaining further north at Floreat Beach.

Another extant feature from this period is a series of seawalls composed of Toodyay stone, ranging from 1 m to 2 m high slightly battered and capped with concrete. The walls again have an undulating shape, and originally extended the length of City Beach but now exist as three separate sections. The northern groyne of the beach was also constructed during the 1950s.

The overall organisation of the landscape is a feature from this period and is characterised by a wide beach and a grassed recreational area and service buildings further back separated by a seawall. This design is however acknowledged as arising from the earlier inter-war planning designs and 'Garden City' planning concepts.

Recent Modern features

Features built after 2000 include a new restaurant (2001), a new Surf Lifesaving Club building & associated service/commercial buildings (2015), a new watchtower on the southern groyne and service structures such as rubbish bins, new car parks and light poles.

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE I Inter-war Period

In 1925 City Beach, also known as 'Nameless Beach,' or as 'Wembley Beach' was accessed via a 'switchback' plank track laid through the bush from the City of Perth. At this time, the beach was a popular summer recreation spot, and was littered with

temporary shelters - including bush timber shelter sheds, canvas tents and corrugated iron structures. A cleared area had been laid with wood block paving as a car park, and sand dunes had already been cut for ease of access, with grass planted to try and stabilise dune movement. A number of more permanent informal structures had already been built at the site, including dressing rooms, a windmill tank for water, and a

Information provided by the nominator; G London, A Short History of Perth Architecture, Pesaro Publishing, 2002, p. 99; 'South City Beach Kiosk', OesigninWA, accessed 9 October 2017, https://designinwa.com/architecture/city-beach-kiosk Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: tea room which also rented out canvas tents to fit on the bush timber frames set up along the beach.2

The name 'City Beach' was given through the City Endowment Plans in September 1925. These plans came about through a design competition held by the Perth City Council for the future of the 1,290 acre Lime Kiln Estate purchased by the City in 1917 (home to P9102 Quarry Amphitheatre). These plans identified City Beach as a significant recreation node for development. The successful plan was based on the 'City Beautiful' and 'Garden City' concepts introduced by City of Perth Planner William Bold.3

In February 1926, a building for the City of Perth Surf Lifesaving Club was opened at the beach, consisting of a small timber building, however the planned recreation area of City Beach was not officially created by the City of Perth until December the same year.4 A photo of the area from 1926 shows a chaotic assortment of tin and wooden shacks, hessian tents over bush timber poles, timber shelters and what appears to be a venue advertised as a garage but was likely the tea room.5

By 1928, significant remodelling of the landscape was occurring, including the creation of improved macadmised bitumen road from Perth, as well as the remodelling of dunes 6 to create better access to the beach. Another landscape development was the blasting or drilling of shoreline reefs and dangerous rocks that that were injuring bathers.7

City Beach was not the only beach in the area undergoing development. In 1929, Floreat Beach to the north was redeveloped, including the establishment of car parking, substantial timber shelter sheds, change rooms, showers and an octagonal tiled structure that was named the Centenary Tea Rooms.8

A final landscape change at City Beach during this period was the creation of the southern stone groyne in 1936. Designed to calm rough oceans for swimmers and combat beach erosion, the southern groyne was reputed to be the first trial of this structure in the state.9 Additions to this groyne included a watch tower to look for sharks or drowning swimmers, as well as a speaker and broadcast system for issuing alerts.1o

In 1935 the timber Surf Lifesaving Club building at City Beach was no longer considered adequate, and building began on a larger, more substantial brick structure that included a square watchtower and a boatshed. Despite a partial collapse due to boys climbing on the structure to get a better view of the Surf Lifesaving Championships, the building was completed in 1936.11

2 Western Mail, 1 January 1925, p. 30 3 The West Australian, 29 September 1925, p. 8; information provided by the nominator 4 Western Mail, 25 February 1926, p. 25; Sunday Times, 12 December 1926, p. 1 5 http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa b2160222 1; 28 Jan 1926, p. 5 6 The West Australian, 17 Nov 1928 p. 7; The Daily News, 24 Feb 1928 p. 7; The West Australian, 21 April 1928, p. 7; The West Australian, 24 July 1928, p. 16 7 The West Australian, 11 Feb 1930, p. 18; Western Mail, 6 Feb 1930, p. 22; The West Australian, 12 Feb 1930, p. 20 8 http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/images/pd031/031.921PD.jpg; Western Mail, 5 December 1929, p. 5; Mirror 2 March 1929, p. 4 9 The Daily News, 10 June 1936, p. 2; The West Australian, 6 March 1936, p. 23; Sunday Times, 3 May 1936, p.4 10 The Daily News, 9 November 1939, p. 15 11 The West Australian, 24 Feb 1936, p. 16; Western Mail, 26 Nov 1936, p. 5; Western Mail, 28 Dec 1939, p. 94 Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: At this time, timber shelter sheds were present further up the beach, and the rough hessian tents rented out for use on bush timber poles had been upgraded to canvas tents on metal frames, arranged in a neat line along the rear of the beach.12

In 1938, the City of Perth Councillor H Howling, who was also Chairman of the Endowment Lands Committee, proposed that a seawall be built back from the shoreline to create a grassed area next to the road 'where visitors could rest in comfort free from the annoyance of flying sand on windy days.' At the time, more work on the sand dunes was underway to provide ocean views from the roadside, the dunes sculpted with a view towards channelling the winds to blow sand into low-lying areas rather than the road.13 The following year, Perth City Engineer H G Atwell developed a comprehensive redevelopment scheme for City Beach, involving a new pavilion, cabaret, and expanded changing rooms. This ambitious plan also called for a subway from the car parking area and central service buildings to the beach front, with a sea wall created that linked to a promenade leading down to the beach.14 This plan was deferred as requiring more planning, perhaps due to the cost and the more urgent requirements from the outbreak of the World War 11.15

Post-war Period

The immediate post-war period saw renewed development of City Beach as a residential suburb, which included further work on the sand dunes and roads of the area, as well as the creation of a sports ground reserve. This reserve was later named Jubilee Reserve in honour of the 25th anniversary of the opening of City Beach.16 City Beach itself had a camping area established, as well as a second shark tower, a replacement boat house for the Surf Life Saving Club, repairs to the groyne and construction of a second groyne at the northern end of the beach Y Another development was the replacement of the remainder of the plank 'switchback road' in 1948.18 Meanwhile, the beach itself was a very popular recreational site for beachgoers throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s. Another significant development during this time was the hosting of the British Empire Games by Perth in 1962, which led to the establishment of P9107 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Village Precinct (fmr)in the City Beach area.

In contrast, while the northern Floreat Beach was also a popular beach destination, there appears to have had very little development. Photos of the site from the 1930s and historical aerial imagery show almost no change up to 1969.19 Late Twentieth Century Period

In 1970 a new redevelopment of City Beach occurred, this time through the work of planner and councillor Paul Ritter.

Ritter was a controversial fi ure in Perth's recent history. Born in Pra ue in 1926, he

12 http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/images/pd016/016. 1 02PO.jpg; Western Mail, 24 November 1938, p. 32; The West Australian, 13 April 1954, p. 9 13 The West Australian, 25 March 1938, p. 13; The West Australian, 11 April 1938, p. 20 14 The West Australian, 28 July 1938, p. 18; The West Australian, 5 July 1939, p. 17 see also illustrations in each article. 15 The West Australian, 21 January 1941, p. 11 16 The West Australian, 15 July 1947, p. 11; The West Australian, 12 February 1947, p. 13; The West Australian, 16 February 1951, p. 2; The West Australian, 3 March 1951, p.2 17 The West Australian, 26 April 1945, p. 2; The West Australian, 16 July 1947, p. 14; The West Australian, 14 October 1952, p. 9; The West Australian, 11 September 1951, p. 8; The West Australian, 21 July 1954, p. 14; Landgate Historic aerial imagery, accessed 9 October 2017, years 1953, 1965, https://maps.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-Iandgate/registered/ 18 The Daily News, 29 April 1948, p. 15 19 http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/images/pd031/031 ,921 PO.jpg; Landgate Historic aerial imagery, accessed 9 October 2017, years 1953, 1965, https:l/maps.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-Iandgate/registered/ Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: emigrated to Perth in 1964 as one of the City's first planners in the newly-created Perth Department of Planning. An advocate of the separation of traffic and pedestrian spaces, his passion and innovative ideas were not universally accepted and he was sacked in 1967. However, Ritter returned in 1968 as a Perth City Councillor and member of the Town Planning Committee.2o

In 1967 Ritter developed a new plan for both Floreat Beach and City Beach, which involved the creation of new carparking and service areas, as well as a new Surf Life Saving Club building, and finally an undulating Toodyay stone seawall that created a separation between beach and grassed foreshore. The seawall had originally been envisioned as a straight concrete wall, however under Ritter's influence the design was modified to a naturally undulating wall composed of a local stone that was sympathetic to the local colours and textures. Construction of the new walls and buildings began in 1968 and the redevelopment was completed by 1970.21

In addition to the new Surf Club building, four kiosks/change rooms were envisioned to provide services to patrons of both Floreat Beach and City Beach. These structures were not designed by Ritter but by architect Tony Brand, working for the firm Forbes & Fitzhardinge.22

The design of the new Surf Club building and the kiosks was in the Late Twentieth Century Brutalist and Late Twentieth Century Organic styles, consisting of strong lines punctuated by bold slopes or curves and composed in plain concrete.23 The redevelopment included three kiosk structures at City Beach, one of which was incorporated into the Surf Club building, with a fourth kiosk at Floreat Beach to the north.24 Historic aerial imagery of the area between 1974 and shows 1995 shows little change after these new structures were established, with development of City Beach remaining stable at this point. At Floreat Beach to the north, the inter-war structures were finally demolished by 1974 and in 1981 new service buildings were created immediately north of the 1970 kiosk.25

Change at City Beach began again at a point between 1995 and 2001, when a kiosk and section of Toodyay stone seawall was removed to create a new two-storey restaurant. At some time between 2001 and 2006 a boardwalk link was created over the sand dunes to link Floreat Beach to City Beach.26

In 2015, the c.1970 Surf Club building, attached kiosk and a section of Toodyay stone wall were removed to make way for a new complex of buildings including a new Surf Lifesaving Club structure and another restaurant.

SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS Architect: Paul Ritter, Tony Brand

Builder: N/A

Owners: City of Perth, Town of Cambridge

20 'Paul Ritter', Wikipedia, accessed 9 October 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul Ritter 21 Information provided by the nominator 22 Information provided by the nominator; G London, A Short History of Perth Architecture, Pesaro Publishing, 2002, p.99 23 http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa b3988295 1; http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa b3048433 1; 'South City Beach Kiosk', OesigninWA, accessed 9 October 2017, https://designinwa.com/architecture/city- beach-kiosk 24 http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/images/pd 160/160025PD.ipg 25 Landgate Historic aerial imagery, accessed 9 October 2017, years 1974,1977,1981,1985,1995, https://maps.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-Iandgate/registered/ 26 The southernmost end of the boardwalk lies within the curtilage of City Beach, however the majority of the structure lies outside of the curtilage. Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: COMPARATIVE INFORMATION

Landscape and Function The primary function of South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall is as part of a beach-side recreation place. A search of the Historic Heritage Database (inHerit)for parks and reserves returns 611 places, of which 37 places are listed on the State Register of Heritage Places (RHP). These places include war memorials, recreational parks, nature reserves and naturally occurring features such as lakes. The following places that can be considered comparable to South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall as recreational venues where the emphasis is on physical interaction with the landscape:

. P3277 Araluen Botanic Park (RHP)

. P4151 Yanchep National Park (RHP) P4241 Harold Boas Gardens (RHP) P4572 Queen's Gardens (RHP)

. P4634 Hyde Park (RHP)

. P4686 Wirra Willa Gardens (RHP) P8561 John Forrest National Park (RHP) P8568 Lake Leschenaultia (RHP)

. P16120 South Beach Horse Exercise Area (RHP) P16637 Cottesloe Beach Precinct (RHP)

. P18483 Lake Richmond (RHP)

Further to this, a number of beaches are listed in the State Heritage database, including: P16120 South Beach Horse Exercise Area (RHP) P16637 Cottesloe Beach Precinct (RHP)

P17520 Middleton Beach - on the Heritage Council's Assessment Program P4797 Como Beach and Jetty

P4861 Town Beach Site

. P8920 Horrocks Beach

. P9593 Kununurra Swimming Beach & Tree

. P10164 Coogee Beach and Jetty P11399 Sandy Beach

. P13618 White Beach

. P18629 Eighty Mile Beach

P21394 South Beach Foreshore & Wilson Park

The most comparable place is P16637 Cottesloe Beach Precinct (RHP), established c.1900, and considered significant for both its popular recreational use and portrayal as an iconic beach, as well as for its strong landscaped features and physical development demonstrating remnants of different changes. Late Twentieth Century Brutalist and Late Twentieth Century Organic Architecture A search of the State Heritage database for Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style buildin s returns 35 places, of which three are listed on the RHP. These places include

Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: government buildings, educational buildings, private residences, religious buildings and infrastructure buildings. The places most comparable to the Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style kiosks at South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall as examples of the style applied to a commercial building include:

. P13655 David Foulkes-Taylor Showroom (fmr) (RHP): a double-volume rendered cubic form commercial building, this place was established at Nedlands in 1964, and is considered to contain elements of Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style and modernist architectural influences.

. P16722 Art Gallery of Western Australia Complex (RHP): located in the Perth Culture Centre, this place includes a five storey Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style concrete building established in 1979, highly valued as a cultural institution and considered a fine example of the style.

. P25660 Port Hedland Shipping Control Tower: established in 1970, this structure is scheduled for demolition.

A search of the State Heritage database for Late Twentieth Century Organic style buildings returns 7 places, of which two are listed on the RHP. These places are almost entirely religious buildings, with the remaining place a public community building. None of these places are considered comparable to the kiosks at South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosk & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall but are listed for completeness:

. P2396 Administration Building and Chapel, Aquinas College (RHP): established in 1966, the Chapel is considered an excellent example of the style.

. P4803 Church of Jesus Christ and latter Day Saints: the church was established in at Como in 1956, with the church building developed in 1971.

. P5068 Sister Kate's Children's Home (fmr): established in 1972-1973, the residential buildings 'Myola' and Elouera' demonstrate influences of the style. The overall place was established in 1936. 'Myo!a' and E!ouera' were demolished in 2012.

. P9849 Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church: established at Stirling in 1970.

. P24583 Evelyn H Parker Public Library: established at Subiaco in 1971. Paul Ritter and Tony Brand A search of the State Heritage database for places associated with City of Perth Planner Paul Ritter returns three places:

. P3243 Rockingham Park Kindergarten: established in Rockingham in 1969, the place was designed by Paul Ritter.

. P17518 Crestwood Estate: established at Gosnells during the 1960s and 1970s, the architect-planner for this housing development was Paul Ritter

. P9823 Hampton Senior High School (Heritage Council Assessment Program): established at Bayswater in 1966, the architect was Tony Brand. Report Created: October 2017 Report Amended: Reg Com Decision: , .

. P8769 East Perth Railway Station: established at East Perth in 1976, the architect was Tony Brand.

Conclusions

The comparative analysis demonstrates that City Beach is not rare as an example of a recreational park or reserve, but there are very few beaches on the RHP. As a designed continuously developed creational setting, the place is comparable to a small number of other places on the RHP. The most comparable place is P16637 Cottesloe Beach Precinct (RHP),which has a similar history and cultural values.

The comparative analysis demonstrates that while the Kiosk is not rare as an example of Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style architecture, there are few examples on the RHP. The Kiosk is rare for exhibiting the Late Twentieth Century Organic style. Overall, the Kiosk is considered a rare as an example of either style applied to a commercial building.

The comparative analysis demonstrates that City Beach is rare as a place associated with H Atwell and Paul Ritter. The place appears to be rare for including buildings designed by Tony Brand, however more research may be needed to confirm this.

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PENDING DEVELOPMENT

As of September 2017, the Town of Cambridge is considering future options for the southernmost kiosk, including demolition.

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CITY BEACH P9108 – STATE REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES CONSIDERATIONS

P9108 CITY BEACH HERITAGE PLACE RECORD

City Beach, Groyne and Lookout Tower

AUTHOR Town of Cambridge PLACE NUMBER 09108

LOCATION End of Oceanic Dve City Beach

LOCATION DETAILS

OTHER NAME(S) City Beach

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Cambridge REGION Metropolitan CONSTRUCTION DATE Constructed from 1935, Constructed from 2016, Constructed from 1969, Constructed from 1970

DEMOLITION YEAR N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

TYPE STATUS DATE DOCUMENTS Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

TYPE STATUS DATE DOCUMENTS RHP - To be assessed Current 08 Dec 2017

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

GRADING/MANAGEMENT TYPE STATUS DATE CATEGORY Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 3

Child Places 26251 South City Beach Kiosk 25920 South City Beach and Floreat Beach Kiosks & Toodyay Stone Sea Wall 26238 Floreat Beach and Groyne Statement of Significance City Beach has aesthetic value as a large stretch of beach and foreshore that is well maintained and in good condition. The place has historic value for its association with the establishment and development of the suburb of City Beach from a holiday destination in the 1920s to being part of the wider Perth metropolitan area. The place has historic value for its demonstration of the evolution in the development of public facilities with the remaining kiosk the earliest structures on the site through to contemporary structures completed in 2016. The place has historic value for its association with prominent architects in Western Australia during the 1960s and 1970s; Paul Ritter and Tony Brand; The groyne has potential research value as they demonstrate methods of construction in the mid 20th century which may prove instructive to future projects; The place has social value for many members of the community from the Town of Cambridge and the wider Perth metropolitan area who have visited the beach for formal and informal recreation.

Physical Description Extensive area of beach with dunes, native vegetation and landscaping. Boardwalks and coastal paths are located in the sand dunes connecting City Beach with the beaches to the north and south. The two groynes roughly define the boundaries of City Beach. The dunes and natural vegetation aesthetic is interspersed with formal landscaping of lawned areas and plantings softening the hard landscaping of the carparks. Facilities include the Restaurants, Kiosk, City Beach Surf Lifesaving Club and volley ball courts, picnic and BBQ areas and children’s play areas. Located on the City Beach Groyne, the Look Out Tower is a simple form comprising a slender steel column with ladder leading to an octagonal lookout shelter that provides 360° visual access.

History The popularity of different beaches in the Perth metropolitan area was dependent on transport in the first decades of the 20th century. Those beaches close to the train line were most well patronised until the Inter War years when road access was improved. In February 1918, a timber plank road was completed in built between the city and the beach along the alignment of the present day Oceanic Drive. The beach where the road terminated became known as 'City Beach' and was formally designated as that in c1925. Life Saving Clubs had been established at Cottesloe and North Cottesloe, and in December 1924 members of the City of Perth Amateur Swimming Club formed Western Australia’s third Surf Life Saving Club at City Beach. The City of Perth undertook an extensive programme of research into the establishment of appropriate facilities for a Lifesaving Clubroom at City Beach. The Lord Mayor of Perth opened the timber clubrooms in February 1926 and the beach was officially opened by the Governor Sir William Campion in December of that year. In addition to the clubrooms basic timber facilities were provided by the City of Beach for the numbers of visitors on weekends and holiday periods. In 1927, a new road to the beach was cleared along the route of what is now, The Boulevard. This road provided access to the northern parts of City Beach, now Floreat Beach. In 1935, the southern groyne was built at City Beach to control sand drift and help to 'square' the surf line to the beach. The construction was overseen by the City Engineer with a budget of £3000 and was initially approximately 60m long. The huge diorite boulders, weighing up to 8 tons, were brought from the Municipal Quarry in the Darling Ranges. A shark lookout tower with an alarm was positioned on the end of the groyne. In 1938, more substantial accommodation for the City Beach Life Saving Club were built and these and basic public facilities were available at the beach until the 1960s when the region underwent significant development following the 1962 Empire Games in Perth which saw adjacent landholdings being released for residential subdivision. The 1960s also saw the popularity and growth of surfing and the associated ‘surf culture’. Although not new to Western Australia, surfing and beach going became more popular and were closely associated with younger generations. In 1963, City Beach Surf Riders, WA's oldest surf-board riding club was established. The northern groyne at City Beach was built sometime between 1958/59 and provided protection for swimmers at City Beach as well as resolved some of the issues of erosion which had been experienced at City Beach. Maintenance and management of the beaches and groynes have been an ongoing task for the Town of Cambridge and prior to 1994, the City of Perth. The late 1960s can also be seen as a period of experimentation and rejection of past practices and attitudes. It was in the context of a newly established suburb providing for a young population keen to embrace new styles and technologies that the City of Perth provided new facilities at City Beach. During the 1960s, an influential figure in the offices of the City of Perth was architect and planner Paul Ritter. Ritter was a controversial and colourful figure in Western Australia in this period. He was trained in England and was brought to the City of Perth to advance local knowledge and philosophies of planning and design. Appointed as the City of Perth's first City Planner in 1965 he was dismissed in 1967 but engendered significant public support which led to his election as a City of Perth councillor from 1968 to 1986. Following his dismissal, Ritter established his own practice and was well known for exploring new techniques and philosophies, particularly in relation to art and design in the public realm. In 1969, his design of a wavy retaining wall in local Toodyay stone was built at City Beach. The design was influenced by the adjacent waves and sand dunes and was part of a larger Master Plan for City Beach prepared during his tenure at the City of Perth. In 1971, City Beach was the host of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships which saw the City of Perth undertake major works at the beach. In 1970, architects Forbes and Fitzhardinge were engaged to design three kiosks on the beach. Architect Tony Brand oversaw the design and he prepared an organic design in concrete which responded to the wavy wall designed by Paul Ritter and the seaside setting. Only two of these kiosks remain insitu at Floreat Beach and South City Beach. New Clubrooms were also built for the City Beach Life Saving Club for the championships. The provision of extensive car parking at City Beach was also undertaken during this period. During 1970/1971 the City of Perth spent $375,829 on works at City Beach including the new kiosks and change rooms, and the City of Perth Surf Club House. The decision to hold the Australian National Surf Life Saving Competitions at City Beach in 1971 would have been a significant impetus to complete the works. In the City of Perth Annual Report for that year it was noted that; 'During the year the facilities and conditions at City Beach were highly praised by both competitors and spectators at the Australian National Surf Championships More than 1,400 lifesavers from all Australian States and a team from South Africa competed during the April Carnival. Blending man-made features and amenities into the natural beach scene will continue to enhance City Beach's wide popularity.' The clubrooms were replaced in 2016 as part of a major program of works which included the new clubrooms, three restaurants, amphitheatre, beachside promenade, shaded spaces for families and public art installations. Architects Christou Design Group prepared the designs for the new works and the project was successful in receiving a public architecture award in 2016.

Associations

NAME TYPE YEAR FROM YEAR TO Paul Ritter Architect - - Christou Design Group Architect - - Tony Brand Architect - -

References

REF ID NO REF NAME REF SOURCE REF DATE The Daily News, p. 13 Newspaper 17 January 1942. Aerial photographs, Landgate. Online Reference 1953-2016 Local History Collection, Item T74; T126; T216 Online Reference Documents 'City Beach Precinct Opens' Town of Cambridge Latest news Online Documents June 2016

Creation Date 17 Jul 1997 Last Update 17 Jul Publish place record online (inHerit): Approved 2019 Disclaimer This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

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CITY BEACH P9108 – STATE REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES CONSIDERATIONS

P26521 SOUTH CITY BEACH KIOSK PLACE RECORD

South City Beach Kiosk

AUTHOR Town of Cambridge PLACE NUMBER 26251

LOCATION Challenger Pde City Beach

LOCATION DETAILS

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Cambridge REGION Metropolitan CONSTRUCTION DATE Constructed from 1970

DEMOLITION YEAR N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

TYPE STATUS DATE DOCUMENTS Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

TYPE STATUS DATE DOCUMENTS (no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

GRADING/MANAGEMENT TYPE STATUS DATE CATEGORY Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 2

Parent Place or Precinct 09108 City Beach, Groyne and Lookout Tower

Statement of Significance The place has aesthetic value as a rare intact example of a concrete building exhibiting Late 20th century Brutalist influences in an organic style; Together with the remaining Floreat Kiosk, the pair has aesthetic value as landmarks on the beach front which exhibit unusual form and construction; The place has historic value for its association with a period of innovation and experimentation in building design in the 1960s; The place has historic value for its association with prominent architects in Western Australia during the 1960s and 1970s; Paul Ritter and Tony Brand; The place has social value for many members of the community from the Town of Cambridge and the wider Perth metropolitan area for its association with visits to the beach since 1970.

Physical Description The organic form of the two remaining kiosks forms a distinctive element of the beach and coastline in City Beach and Floreat. The South City Beach Kiosk sits below the road level and on the edge of the beach making it invisible in certain views from the car parking areas and dunes along Jubilee Crescent/Challenger Parade. As a beach kiosk, it has a prominent position within the beach setting. The kiosk is of concrete formwork construction enabling the organic form to be clearly defined. The curve and irregularity of the shape together with the contrast of smooth concrete and the corrugated finish are the key elements of the design. The functional spaces of the kiosk and change rooms are completed by the flat roof that resembles the turned up brim of a sunhat. The external form of the kiosk remains largely intact with only the colour scheme and small details changing. The concrete is beginning to show signs of damage in places with corrosion of the reinforcements becoming visible.

History The suburb of City Beach had sporadic and modest development until the 1960s. The 1962 Empire Games in Perth which saw the development of lands in Perry Lakes for Games Village Houses led to adjacent landholdings being released for residential subdivision. The subdivisions alongside the coast in City Beach were largely created in the late 1960s. In the 1930s, basic timber buildings had been erected at popular beaches as tea rooms and change rooms. These facilities were no longer adequate in the late 1960s with more residents in the area and car ownership enabling those more distant from the beach to visit more frequently. The 1960s also saw the popularity and growth of surfing and the associated ‘surf culture’. Although not new to Western Australia, surfing and beach going became more popular and were closely associated with younger generations. The late 1960s can also be seen as a period of experimentation and rejection of past practices and attitudes. It was in the context of a newly established suburb providing for a young population keen to embrace new styles and technologies that the City Beach kiosks were built. It is therefore not surprising that an innovative approach was taken in the design of the new kiosks. Until 1994, the City of Perth was the local government authority responsible for the suburb of City Beach. During the 1960s, an influential figure in the offices of the City of Perth was architect and planner Paul Ritter. Ritter was a controversial and colourful figure in Western Australia in this period. He was trained in England and was brought to the City of Perth to advance local knowledge and philosophies of planning and design. Appointed as the City of Perth's first City Planner in 1965 he was dismissed in 1967 but engendered significant public support which led to his election as a City of Perth councillor from 1968 to 1986. Following his dismissal, Ritter established his own practice and was well known for exploring new techniques and philosophies, particularly in relation to art and design in the public realm. In 1969, his design of a wavy retaining wall in local Toodyay stone was built at City Beach. The design was influenced by the adjacent waves and sand dunes and was part of a larger Master Plan for City Beach prepared during his tenure at the City of Perth. The City of Perth subsequently engaged architecture firm Forbes and Fitzhardinge to design three new kiosks to serve City Beach. Architect Tony Brand was responsible for the organic design of the concrete kiosks which used corrugated iron as formwork for the walls and reinforced concrete for the roof structure. The use of concrete was a practical solution for this harsh environment but is also associated with brutalist design popular in this period. The name, Brutalism, does not refer to a harsh appearance, but derives from French for raw concrete (beton - brut) and was a style that focussed on affordable and functional public buildings. Tony Brand was an enthusiastic exponent of the style and many of his public buildings in Western Australia during the 1960s and 1970s demonstrate the style. However the organic curved style of the kiosks differs from the classic block Brutalist form. Tony Brand is understood to have designed the kiosks in response to Paul Ritter’s curved wall and the landscape. It is proposed by Geoffrey London that the roofs of the kiosks are representation of an inverted beach shell. Ritter was also an enthusiastic exponent of the use of formed concrete in the public realm and undertook several public projects in this material and wrote extensively on its application and the philosophy underpinning its use. During 1970/1971 the City of Perth spent $375,829 on works at City Beach including the new kiosks and change rooms, and the City of Perth Surf Club House. The decision to hold the Australian National Surf Life Saving Competitions at City Beach in 1971 would have been a significant impetus to complete the works. In the City of Perth Annual Report for that year it was noted that; During the year the facilities and conditions at City Beach were highly praised by both competitors and spectators at the Australian National Surf Championships. More than 1,400 lifesavers from all Australian states and a team from South Africa competed during the April carnival. Blending man-made feature and amenities into the natural beach scene will continue to enhance City Beach’s wide popularity. At the time of construction the concrete of the buildings were left unfinished as seen in the 1971 photographs. This finish was likely to have been the origin of the reference to the blending of man-made features into the natural beach scene. The kiosk north of the groyne located at the main City Beach was demolished in 2000 and the current restaurant and change rooms were built throughout 2001. Floreat Kiosk remains largely in its original form. The South City Beach Kiosk has been largely unchanged since construction. Painting of the external surfaces appears to have been undertaken on several occasions. Aerial photographs indicate the roof was treated with a black bituminised product in the early 2000s which has subsequently been replaced or overlaid. The South City Beach kiosk has been closed since 2014 and in late 2015 the public toilets were closed following the completion of new amenities nearby. Since that time there has been significant media coverage and community interest in the future of the building. Consequently, the Town of Cambridge have undertaken community engagement to determine the level of community interest in the future of the building. In April 2017, Peritas Engineers undertook a structural assessment of the building for the Town of Cambridge. Their conclusions were as follows: Overall the structure is in average condition. The load bearing walls and columns are in good condition and are showing no signs of structural damage. The top of the roof is in good condition, only requiring minor maintenance work. The area with significant structural damage is the slab soffit which is exposed to the environment. The delamination survey highlighted that concrete degradation due to corrosion of the reinforcement has taken place to over sixty percent of this area. In September 2017 the place is closed but continues to be maintained by the Town of Cambridge.

Integrity/Authenticity Integrity: High Authenticity: High

Condition Fair

Associations

NAME TYPE YEAR FROM YEAR TO Tony Brand Architect - - Paul Ritter Architect - -

Creation Date 20 Aug 2019 Last Update 20 Aug Publish place record online (inHerit): Approved 2019 Disclaimer This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.