Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club is a beloved public asset, having served the community for over 70 years. With the existing clubhouse no longer fit-for-purpose, a new two-storey building was urgently needed.

The new clubhouse aims to foster community relationships, provide a hub of year-round activity and enhance the Club’s reputation as one of the state’s most-effective surf lifesaving bodies. It also aims to provide an exemplar of coastal environmental and socially sustainable development through high-quality design and amenity.

External timber finishes are expressed throughout, creating a domestic ambience that exudes warmth and draws on the surrounding coastal beach house context.

A large public lawn with terraced decking provides a welcoming interface that supports community events, food trucks and training programs.

The clubhouse is designed with civic generosity and a casualness that flows through the building and landscape, providing contemporary club facilities as well as engaging community spaces across both levels.

Awards
AIA Victorian Architecture Awards: Public Architecture
2022

• Country

  Wautharong

• Status

  Completed

• Gross Floor Area

  1096 sqm

• Photography

  Tom Hunt-Smith

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