The new Altona Pier is a collaboration between JCB, Site Office Landscape Architects and AW Maritime. 

Altona Pier is a much-loved community landmark that has played a vital role in the growth of the suburb since the 1800s. With an industrial and shipping past, today the pier is enjoyed for promenading, swimming, fishing, boating and socialising.

In 2020, Parks Victoria with government stakeholders highlighted the need for a new pier. Community engagement informed a project vision underpinned by multiple objectives.

A key design move realigns the new pier with Pier St to achieve dynamic sight lines and strengthen the relationship with the Altona commercial precinct. The new geometry is crafted to provide an experiential quality and fulfill the functional brief.

The design tackles the competing requirements of a high impact public realm in a marine environment to mitigate wave overtopping, resolve robust detailing and prefabricated components to reduce environmental impact, and achieve a pier of civic generosity and accessibility that supports multiple community activities to elevate Altona Pier as an iconic destination.

Awards
Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA): Civic Landscape Award of Excellence
2024

• Country

  Bunurong/ Boonwurrung

• Address

  Altona, Victoria

• Year

  December 2023

• Status

  Completed

• Gross Floor Area

  1790 sqm

• Client

  Parks Victoria

• Partners

  Site Office and AW Maritime

• Consultants

  North Projects, EnviroME, Ecology + Heritage Partners, Bryce Raworth, CEE, WSP, Electrolight, Traffix Group, du Chateau Chun, FJP Safety Advisors, Geotesta, Gertzel, Peter Bennetts

• Builder

  Simpson Construction Co.

• Photography

  Peter Clarke

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