EVALUATION CRITERIA

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EVALUATION CRITERIA

OCULUS THE TEAM VISION landscape architecture DESIGN OCULUS is a design based urban design and landscape architecture studio line n Be focused on creating great public spaces. The studio has a commitment ro Bo ish Ly ooth ld Ba Va rk a s m o B r na te n e C a n n o o s e Complimentary H a y D l to projects that: bolster social interaction; are based on achieving public e d B D amenity; are inclusive; are delightfully individual; and respond sensitively and & Connected cleverly to their particular environmental setting. The experience of collaborating on the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, Tasmania will be crucial in developing a spatial logic out of the UNStudio existing accreted development on the site and working towards the ambitions architecture – urban design – infrastructure – lighting for the exciting Artscape UNStudio, as a world-class iconic place-making design firm is a Hobart Waterfront // Victoria Harbour // MONA practice fully focused on understanding local contexts to develop inspired - and inspiring - integrated designs. UNStudio, founded in 1988 by and , works all over the NH Architecture Material Thinking world with a range of partners, understanding that current practice LAB architecture studio cultural heritage + production – public planning requires a collaborative approach of peer firms that is responsive Material Thinking is a lab for analogical thinking, specialising in place to the needs of each set of conditions. k Jacq l Cart r ue u er applications. Their expertise is to see the connections, the poetic affiliations a s Pa UNStudio has a strong presence in the Asia Pacific region with M that bind places and people together. Material Thinking emphasise telling. a fully operational office in and several projects in Cultural heritage flows into cultural production when received stories are retold tellingly; and both materialize as patterns, arrangements and friendly the region,including the new Te Pappa Museum in Wellington, Positive Solutions Material Thinking Material New Zealand. Caroline Bos, principal urban planner, holds an places when they are brought into the common place of public planning. Honorary Professorship at the University of , Faculty of ‘Nearamnew’ // ‘Named in the Margin’ Hyde Park

Architecture, Building and Planning for the next 5 years. Caroline CULTURE Bos’ regular presence in Australia and her involvement in the Barracks // ‘Golden Grove’ Darlington Public Domain local architectural and urban debate has strengthened UNStudio’s Ma id fish ire rt av e

LACE l relationship with Australia. It underpins UNStudio’s commitment la in D Positive Solutions P C to the extraordinary opportunity to be part of the visioning and OCULUS arts + cultural consultant development of such an important and forward thinking cultural precinct that is the Gold Coast Cultural and Civic Precinct, Positive Solutions is a highly specialised and client focused company serving something rarely available in our global cities. non-profit, government and commercial clients within the cultural and arts environment. They have successfully completed projects for hundreds of Mercedes Benz Museum // Theatre Agora // Dance Palace clients, in the UK, Australia and Asia. Positive Solutions overview of existing policy and previous research NH Architecture documentation; articulation of program/ cultural philosophy for GCCP; architecture – design + delivery Marshall Day overview of international precinct developments and advice on models for future governance NH Architecture is a leading Australian design studio and has ARUP expertise in the disciplines of urban design, master planning Walsh Bay Precinct NSW // West Kowloon Cultural District // Cairns Cultural architecture, interior and graphic design. NH Architecture has Precinct Feasibility Study // 111–117 Sturt Street Masterplan, Victoria developed a national reputation for the design and delivery of er De J ear Bow Br la Ber t on r F ns er t ew ad o cz u g e i t el r l m i complex, mixed-use and public infrastructure developments o t d e l d e I e e e P n y having completed a number of award winning and exemplar W P A ARUP projects. civil + structure – building services –transport – wind – lighting’ sustainability – planning NH Architecture has established itself as a significant voice in the renewal of urban infrastructure and is an industry leader in new Helping to design ambitious buildings is what Arup is best known for. In forms of public-private architecture capable of engaging with the addition to world-class strengths in building engineering, Arup offers a great contemporary Australian city. NH has completed a wide portfolio diversity of design skills and services that address all aspects of form and of work including the 6-star Green-Star Melbourne Convention function in the built environment. Arup does not specialise in a particular TECHNICAL Centre, the flagship Myer Department Store and most recently the style or building type and takes on projects from modest to massive scale. All design for the new Margaret Court Tennis Arena as a key venue its building design teams, skills and services are focused on enabling clients for the Australian Open. UN Studio to achieve sustainable outcomes for best value. QV // Margaret Court Arena // Saltwater Lifestyle Centre // Myer Increasingly the firm’s designers are focused on the lifecycle performance Melbourne A Network Team of the built environment. Analysing operational data will in time be used to improve all phases of a building’s performance − from concept Gold Coast Cultural Precinct is a project of international significance. The to construction, through operation, adaptation and retrofitting to final LAB architecture studio decommissioning and recycling. These skills and services link together to architecture – civic realm opportunity to design such a unique site and important facility within provide excellent, more sustainable building design. LAB architecture studio is internationally recognized for the Melbourne Recital Hall // Hamer Hall // National Gallery of Victoria originality of its vision in constructing a new sensibility towards the context of central Gold Coast demands an exceptional team. Redevelopment // RMIT SAB Building innovative buildings and sustainable urban environments. Projects extend across various scales from master planning and mixed use to civic and cultural projects with vibrant public spaces. In response we have brought together leading international designers Marshall Day acoustics – theatre planning Federation Square and its civic domain has been recognized and thinkers with specialist knowledge, experience and local expertise. internationally as one of the most successful civic and cultural Marshall Day Acoustics is a leading acoustic and theater planning consulting precincts of the last 15 years or more, and LAB has expanded company whose projects represent a proud history as an innovative, creative on that experience in other public realm and civic space projects. UNStudio will lead the design team and provide the pivot around and specialist acoustic consultancy at an international and local level. These projects have each developed an understanding of how Project experience encompasses performing arts design, building acoustics, contemporary urban space can be activated; how new forms of which the multiple skills of the wider support team can operate planning & resource consents, environmental noise, industrial & marine social engagement and interactions impact on the communal noise control, sound system design and structural dynamics & vibration nature of space; and how attention to the material quality and analysis. sensibility of a space helps to create a sense of place and civic and engage with the dynamics of this unique project. State Theatre, Perth // Queensland Performing Arts Centre // Melbourne participation. Convention Centre // Guangzhou Opera House // The Edge at Fed Square M Shed History Museum // ACMI // NGV Australia // Federation Square East UNStudio | NH Architecture | LAB architecture studio | OCULUS | ARUP 1 890325 045 1 of 6 Federation Square Melbourne The Edge Melbourne 3.4 ha precinct // 10 million visitors a year and 93 million 450 seats // Sound quality for chamber orchestra Dance Palace visits since 2002 // 2144 events in 2011/12 – 89% free // // Views to // Venue for Q & A Live EXPERIENCE St Petersburg Large format digital screen for live broadcasts and screen Broadcast - India Film Festival Gala Night - So You open and inviting theatre with art // Venue for: Melbourne International Arts Festival - Think You Can Dance - Melbourne Writers Festival provision for 1300 guests // Homeless World Cup - The Commonwealth Games Live Proven Record Dance and music // 21,000 Site 2006

CULTURAL PUBLIC MONA Hobart reactivation of waterfront site // Most popular attraction in Tasmania // Global cultural destination // Outdoor event- scape

Convention Centre Melbourne Mercedes Benz Museum 6 star Green star // Reactivation of waterfront site 16,500m2 of exhibition space on a footprint of just 4,800m2 from previous industrial use // Full flexible 5600 // Car museum, shop, restaurant, offices, auditorium seat auditorium

DELIVERY TECHNICAL Burnham Pavilion Chicago Theatre Agora Lelystad urban activator // relates to diverse city-contexts, integration of theatre arts and new media // Theatre with programmes and scales two halls and a multifunctional space, restaurant and bar

Prins Claus Bridge Utrecht single-pylon bridge // Pylon height: 91.4 m // Crossing -Rijn canal

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With the design of Gold Coast Cultural and Civic Precinct we have a chance to move beyond the singular reading of an art or music venue. Offering something different is not a design issue in and of itself, but it is a rethinking of what our communities are primarily seeking. Our contemporary culture can no longer be simply reified to moments of aesthetic contemplation, and so our approach to the design of a cultural precinct needs to also move beyond this definition. We understand that our communities are keen to have a sophisticated and multi-faceted story to tell, one that heralds the success of the Australian way of life, where ‘can do’ and ‘know how’ converge to create smart, beautiful places, services and lifestyle. Moreover, the precinct design is on the whole a synthesis of diverse issues. There is a negotiation between existing buildings that will be refurbished, and the degree and manner in which the addition for new programming will establish a cohesive design grammar across the whole site. Similarly, issues ranging from the impact of the flood plain of the Nerang River and the vulnerability of inundation call for a rethinking of the natural and artificial environment that is established. To meet this expectation, our team that can offer unique trans-disciplinary creativity. In tandem to our considerations for the design of an engaging art- scape, we value the opportunity to work with the environment, particularly the interaction of water with an invigorated and renewed landscape. We conceive of the site as a complex capillary system, linking diverse and contemporary landscapes, reconfiguring and incorporating the semi-isolated water body, and transforming an existing road system that currently separates, rather than connects. Our team is proposing that the precinct could become an enriched communications project where artists, designers, and scientists could work alongside engineers to interpret, communicate and integrate environmental Event space & viewing deck science into the program of new public space. This alternative approach Interactive light art Viewing platform incorporated into carpark building Digital event entrance plaza to artscape , museum & theater to open space urban design and public art programming is to suggest that Staircase to platform the art-scape will evolve beyond the bucolic ‘art in the park’ setting that is characteristic of reproduced formulas used elsewhere.

Arts Walk Connection Bridging Site Interaction and Engagement Multi-Use Scenarios 1 In the organizing principles of our approach for the precinct, The design of the buildings and public we look to achieve a cohesive design grammar that creates realm considers the need for multi- a family of buildings that can frame and connect to a varying use scenarios. This approach led to set of spaces. The three building program components the solution of providing a versatile I outline a shared entrance scenario and public realm that interpretation of the car parking building, frames the center of the development. where event viewing is combined with the roof platform for a twist on the ‘drive- II Further articulations for the landscape, public realm, building Artscape in’ theatre, or anticipated double-use 16 4 additions and the bridge are considered as an opportunity III A 2 scenarios such as design markets held 2 3 to develop a scaffold for viewing and experiencing art in 4 8 in the open-air structure overlooking the 7 6 Bundall Road 5 different ways across the site. By connecting and opening 17 site. Reminiscent of the underbelly of 10 18 the site, we set up surprising stages of interaction and the Sydney Opera House, a concourse performance. The varying perspectives for viewing art are 2 IV transitions between the Living Arts and F 3 balanced with opportunities for staging performances in the 1 5 B Art Museum buildings, which allows 1 art-scape, including curative stages for visitors, and use of 2 E 1 2 clearance for service vehicles and makes 3 4 light and media to generate active environments. Ultimately, C room for spaces that could be sites for

4 the Gold Coast Cultural and Civic Precinct is a social

3 various events such as performance art landscape and not just a destination for art and culture. The that require less formal settings. The design will accommodate regular visitors who will make use concourse and public realm extend to of the outdoor spaces and public realm for their own social frame the important connection to the art- entertainment. This will be a place to establish and highlight 3 scape, which as a fourth element holds its the unique culture within the Gold Coast, a hybrid of vibrant, Crombie Ave own against the architectural forms. expressive, open and diverse demographics that will feel welcome and comfortable to spend the day here.

UNStudio | NH Architecture | LAB architecture studio | OCULUS | ARUP 1 890325 045 3 of 6 Flood Line Retained Building PATTERNS OF URBAN ENGAGEMENTFlood Line Flood Line A RetainedLiving Arts Building Centre FloodRetained Line Building 1. Foyer 10. Commercial Living Arts Centre LivingRetained Arts Building Centre Chapel and Gardens A 2. Main Theatre 11. Gallery Attainable Cohesion A 1 1. Foyer 10. Commercial 1. Foyer 3. Stage 12. Cinema 3 2. Main Theatre 11. Gallery A Living 2. Main Arts Theatre Centre 1 FloatingChapel and Deck Gardens & Events Stage 4. Dressing Room 13. Cinema 4 2 3. Stage Flood Line 12. Cinema 3 3.1. StageFoyer 5. Bar 14. Blackbox Theatre 4. Dressing Room 13. Cinema 4 4.2. DressingMain Theatre Room 2 Floating Deck & Events Stage 6. Cinema 1 Retained 15. Building Drama Theatre Flood Line 3 Artscape Pavilion Promenade 5. Bar 14. Blackbox Theatre 5.3. BarStage 7. Retail 16. Loading / Unloading 6. Cinema 1 Living Arts 15. CentreDrama Theatre 6.4. CinemaDressing 1 RoomRetained Building3 Artscape Pavilion Promenade 8. Green RoomA 17. Cafe Phase 01 4 Amphitheatre 7. Retail 1. Foyer 16. Loading / Unloading 10. Commercial Lower bridge platform to create 7.5. RetailBar 9. Cinema 2 8. Green Room 2. Main 17. Theatre Cafe 11. Gallery connection & Artscape. 8.6. GreenCinema Room 1A Living Arts Centre4 Amphitheatre 1 Chapel and Gardens 5 Sunken Trail B Grand 9. Cinema Hall 2 3. Stage 12. Cinema 3 9.7. CinemaRetail 2 1. Foyer 4. Dressing Room 13. Cinema 4 I 10.8. Green Commercial Room 2. Main Theatre5 Sunken Trail 2 Floating Deck & Events StageGrand Hall 6 Pedestrian Bridge B New Arts Museum 5. Bar 14. Blackbox Theatre II 9. Cinema 2 3. Stage C 16 11. Gallery

2 III 3 1 1. Museum Hall 6. Cinema 1 15. Drama Theatre 4 8 7 12.10. CinemaCommercial 3 4. Dressing RoomPedestrian Bridge3 Artscape Pavilion Promenade Flood Line 6 C New 2. Permanent Arts Museum Collection 7. Retail 16. Loading / Unloading 2 IV 3 11. Gallery 5. Bar F 5 1 13. Cinema 4 1. Museum Hall E 1 2 3. Utilities Retained Building 3 8. Green Room 17. Cafe 4 12. Cinema 3 6. Cinema 1 Flood Line Amphitheatre 4 14. Blackbox Theatre 4 2. Permanent Collection 13. Cinema 4 7. Retail 4. Office 9. Cinema 2 15. Drama Theatre Retained Building 5.3. OfficeUtilities A Living Arts Centre 16.14. LoadingBlackbox / TheatreUnloading 8. Green Room 5 Sunken Trail 4. Office B Grand Hall 1. Foyer 10. Commercial Flood Line 15. Drama Theatre 9. Cinema 2 Riverside Building 17. Cafe Living Arts Centre DChapel 5. Office and Gardens 2. Main Theatre 11. Gallery 16. Loading / Unloading 10. Commercial A 1 Phase 02 6 Pedestrian Bridge New Arts Museum 3. Stage 12. Cinema 3 Retained Building B Grand Hall 1. Foyer D Riverside BuildingC Flood Line Conversion & Extension of the 17. Cafe 11. Gallery E GCCC Administration Centre 4. Dressing Room 13. Cinema 4 existing Arts Center Gold Coast 2. Main Theatre 2 Floating Deck & Events 1. Stage Museum Hall A Living Arts Centre 12. Cinema 3 1. Public Atrium Retained Building and of the Gold Coast City Council B Grand Hall 3. Stage E GCCC Administration 2. Centre Permanent Collection 5. Bar 14. Blackbox Theatre Civic Center. 1. Foyer 10.C CommercialNew Arts Museum 13. Cinema 4 2. Office 4. Dressing Room Artscape 1. Public Pavilion Atrium Promenade 3. Utilities 6. Cinema 1 15. Drama Theatre 2. Main Theatre 11. Gallery 1. Museum Hall 14. Blackbox Theatre 3 3. Office A Living Arts Centre 1 Chapel and Gardens New Arts Museum 5. Bar 4. Office 7. Retail 16. Loading / Unloading C 2. Permanent Collection 15. Drama Theatre 4.2. Office I 3. Stage 12. Cinema 3 1. Foyer 1. Museum Hall 6. Cinema 1 5. Office 8. Green Room 17. Cafe 3. Utilities 16. Loading / Unloading 4 Amphitheatre 3. Office II 4. Dressing Room 13. Cinema 4 2. Main Theatre 2 Floating Deck &16 Events Stage 2. Permanent Collection 7. Retail F GCCC Administration Centre 9. Cinema 2 III 2 4. Office 4. Office Riverside Building 3 D

4 8 17. Cafe 7 5. Bar 14. Blackbox Theatre 6 5 3. Stage 17 10 18 5.3. OfficeUtilities 8. Green Room 5 Sunken 1. Public Trail Atrium B Grand Hall 2 6. Cinema 1 15. Drama Theatre IV 3 2 GCCC Administration Centre F F 4. Dressing Room 1 3 Artscape Pavilion5 Promenade 4. Office B Grand Hall 9. Cinema 2 2. Civic ChambersGCCC Administration Centre 1 2 E 1

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3 5. Bar 4 7. Retail 16.D LoadingRiverside / Unloading Building 1. Public Atrium 4 5. Office 10. Commercial 3. Office 3 Pedestrian Bridge 1. Public Atrium 8. Green Room 17. Cafe 6 2. Civic Chambers C New Arts Museum 6. Cinema 1 4 Amphitheatre C New Arts Museum 11. Gallery 4. Office 2. Office 9. Cinema 2 ED GCCCRiverside Administration Building Centre 1. Museum Hall 7. Retail 1. Museum Hall 12. Cinema 3 5.3. Office 1. Public Atrium 3. Office 2. Permanent Collection 8. Green Room 5 Sunken Trail 2. Permanent Collection 13. Cinema 4 4. Office B Grand Hall E GCCC 2. Office Administration Centre G Multi-Storey Parking 4. Office 3. Utilities 9. Cinema 2 3. Utilities 14. Blackbox Theatre 5. Office Phase 03 3.1. OfficePublic Atrium 1. Event Space & Seating Terraces Above 4. Office 10. Commercial 4. Office F GCCC Administration Centre 6 PedestrianNew built parking Bridge component. C New Arts Museum 2. Office 15. Drama Theatre G Multi-Storey Parking 5. Office 11. Gallery 4. Office 1. Public Atrium 1. Museum Hall 3. Office 5. Office 16. Loading / Unloading 1. Event Space & Seating Terraces Above 12. Cinema 3 17. Cafe 2. Civic ChambersD Riverside Building I 2. Permanent Collection F GCCC 4. Office Administration D Riverside Centre Building 13. Cinema 4 3 1 Chapel and Gardens 3. Office II 3. Utilities 1. Public Atrium 16 B Grand Hall III 14. Blackbox Theatre 2 GCCC Administration Centre 4. Office E GCCC Administration Centre 3 F 4 8 7 2. Civic Chambers 6 4. Office 5 E GCCC Administration Centre 17

10 15. Drama Theatre 18 1. Public Atrium 21 FloatingChapel and Deck Gardens & Events 5. Office Stage 1. Public Atrium 2 3. Office IV 3 5. Office 1. Public Atrium F 5 1 New Arts Museum 2. Office 1 C 2 1 2. Civic Chambers 16. Loading / Unloading E 2

3 4 4. Office 2. Office G Multi-Storey Parking 4 1. Museum Hall Floating Deck & Events Stage 3 D Riverside Building 3. Office 2 3. Office 17. Cafe 5. Office 3. Office 3 Artscape Pavilion Promenade 1. Event Space & Seating Terraces Above 4. Office 2. Permanent Collection 4. Office Grand Hall 4. Office B E GCCC Administration CentreG Multi-Storey 5. Office Parking 3. Utilities 3 Artscape Pavilion Promenade 4 Amphitheatre F GCCC Administration Centre 1. Public Atrium 1. Event SpaceF & GCCCSeating Administration Terraces Above Centre 4. Office New Arts Museum G Multi-Storey Parking 1. Public Atrium C Phase 04 2. Office 1. Public Atrium 5. Office 4 SunkenAmphitheatre Trail 1 Chapel and Gardens 1. Museum Hall Demolition & Relocation of the 1. Event Space & Seating Terraces Above 5 2. Civic Chambers 3. Office 2. Civic Chambers 2. Permanent Collection GCCC Administration Centre. D Riverside Building 3. Office Retention & Renovation of the 4. Office 3. Office 5 Sunken Trail 2 Floating Deck & Events Stage 3. Utilities Riverside Building. 6 Pedestrian Bridge 4. Office 4. Office E GCCC Administration Centre 4. Office F GCCC Administration Centre 5. Office 5. Office 1. Public Atrium 6 Pedestrian Bridge3 Artscape Pavilion Promenade 5. Office 1. Public Atrium I Multi-Storey Parking 2. Civic Chambers Multi-Storey Parking 2. Office G II G D Riverside Building 16 3. Office 4 Amphitheatre 1. Event Space & Seating Terraces Above III 2 3. Office 3 1. Event Space & Seating Terraces Above 4 8 7 6 5

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6 Pedestrian Bridge OUTSIDE CITY - ARTSCAPE A Constellation of Cultural & Waterfront Experiences Social Collaboration Culture of the Everyday Taking Digital Outside Education & Engagement

Lacework Aquasystem Art & Civic Interaction Atmospheric Interactivity Didactic Environment Productive Ecologies Amphitheatre

The new cultural horizon for this part of the Gold Coast is one that transforms the 1970s theory and practice of leisure and recreation into one that is sustain- able for 2014-2050. The need for this transformation is at the center of what constitutes our cultural awareness today, however it does not come about by commissioning new art alone. Our approach suggests that in addition to ‘culture’ and ‘art’, we can bring about this transformation by building a comprehensive, designed infrastructure that works with natural systems to educate, engage and invigorate the Gold Coast Cultural and Civic Precinct. We propose a design for buildings that are lightly and subtly reticulated to leave room for a ‘fluid city’. The performance scenarios of the art-scape will complement the installation of artwork within a lacework aquasystem, where biochemistry and the physics of processes such as purification, filtration, evaporation and condensation create a new interactivity with our built and natural world. UNStudio | NH Architecture | LAB architecture studio | OCULUS | ARUP 1 890325 045 5 of 6 Logical Accessibility ADAPTIVE CITY - Museum & Living Arts Center Pedestrian and automobile pathways create a fluid approach into and throughout the site. The tightefficiency of car accessibility makes room for an enrinched pedestrian experience throughout the precinct.

GREEN Co-Locating Innovation, Performance & Play BRIDGE Pedestrian

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Bundall Road

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Crombie Ave Centers and Tangents A centralized art-scape framed by the Museum and Living Arts Center is the launching point for tangential art and immersive landscape experiences open for the public around the clock.

Enriched Communications Project Working artistically with the technology and engineering of infrastructure in search for the creation of interactive, environment responsive infrastructure.

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