Maitland Regional Athletics Complex
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Maitland Regional Athletics Complex | Maitland City Council with Studio Dot
Traditional Land Owners: Wonnarua People
Maitland Regional Athletics Complex (MRAC) is stage 2 of the implementation of the Maitland Sportsground recreational precinct masterplan.
MRAC also falls within the broader Central Maitland Structure Plan which sets out an ambitious vision, supported by key strategies to guide growth and development of one of the fastest growing municipalities in the state over the next 20 years. The athletics complex forms part of the East Central / Horseshoe Bend Precincts where the objectives are to focus and cultivate the educational, recreational, artistic, cultural and community role to service the whole of the Maitland LGA.
The close concentration of public and cultural buildings within this area offers the opportunity to form a key hub for the town and incorporate the Sportsground Precinct as a major piece of public space.
Client perspective:
How does the design benefit the way you live/work/play/operate/educate/other?
“Maitland Council now employs three full time architects, some for over 10 years. As part of this project a local architect, Studio Dot was also involved. This has enabled the organisation to drive quality design outcomes with the growing number of new community, cultural and recreational buildings in the LGA. The architects have ownership of the projects from the initial consultation process with user groups, maintenance staff and all management groups within the organisation through to handover to user groups. Feedback on the projects is used to assist in the design and documentation of future projects.”
Practice team:
Murray Wood, Architect
Steele Olney, Architect
Construction team:
Clouston Associates, Landscape Consultant
Lindsay Dynan, Structural Engineer
Lindsay Dynan, Civil Consultant
Marline Building Services Engineers, Services Consultant
Rider Levett Bucknall, Quantity Surveyor
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