2022 National Commendation for Small Project Architecture

Jury citation

Long Beach Amenities by Preston Lane is a compelling example of how a fundamental piece of infrastructure can enrich a site and diversify its public amenity. It is uncommon to see so much care afforded to such a prosaic building type executed so minimally. The high-quality offering bespeaks a deeper civic intention by both the practice and the client.

The amenities are cleverly buried to manage the topography and oriented to existing playground facilities, with a rooftop terrace doubling as an informal gathering space or public stage. The subterranean nature of the facilities is playfully accented by skylights and screens – which help to mediate light, privacy and the connection to the adjacent landscape and trees.

Project credits

Architect Preston Lane; Project team Daniel Lane, Benn Turner, Rachel Licht, Sara Chugg, Nathan Moate; Builder Macquarie Builders; Structural engineer, hydraulic consultant Aldanmark; Electrical consultant Engineering Solutions Tasmania; Building surveyor Holdfast Consulting

Long Beach Amenities is located in Sandy Bay, Tasmania on the land of the muwinina people of nipaluna.