Spowers » Planning http://www.spowers.com.au Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:35:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Gold Coast Turf Club, Queensland http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/gold-coast-turf-club/ http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/gold-coast-turf-club/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:24:09 +0000 admin http://www.spowers.com.au/?p=492 A proposal for Queensland Racing for the relocation of the existing Gold Coast Turf Club to new premises in Bundall.

It is more than a racecourse; it is an urban centre incorporating residential, retail and commercial facilities in addition to racing infrastructure.

Designed to enhance the Gold Coast’s reputation as an international racing and bloodstock sales centre, the Master Plan is designed to accommodate up to 50,000 spectators on Magic Millions Raceday.

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]]> http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/gold-coast-turf-club/feed/ 0 Sakhir Racecourse, Bahrain http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/sakhir-racecourse-bahrain/ http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/sakhir-racecourse-bahrain/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:11:52 +0000 admin http://www.spowers.com.au/?p=485 In conjunction with Racing Victoria, Spowers provided a twenty year development plan to revitalise horse racing in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The existing and splendid dual grass track racecourse is enhanced and extended to accommodate increased race meetings, together with a new grandstand, training facilities and infrastructure which reflect traditional Bahraini architecture in a modernist setting.

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]]> http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/sakhir-racecourse-bahrain/feed/ 0 Christmas Island Casino, Christmas Island http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/christmas-island-casino/ http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/christmas-island-casino/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:49:32 +0000 admin http://www.spowers.com.au/?p=478 An interim proposal currently before the Australian Government for a new Casino, comprising 100 room luxury resort, restaurants and an 18 hole golf course on an excavated ‘island’. The proposal includes two protected beaches and a small marina berth.

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]]> http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/christmas-island-casino/feed/ 0 Marthas Cove, Mornington Penninsula, Victoria http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/martha-cove/ http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/martha-cove/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:46:17 +0000 admin http://web.spowers.com.au/?p=24 Major redevelopment of rural site into safe harbour and marina facilities incorporating berths for 280 vessels, 220 waterfront villas, 107 island residential lots, 200 waterfront allotments and 180 subdivision allotments, as well as 250 retirement villas.

Hotel, restaurant, ships chandlery and boat facilities complete this – the largest waterfront development in Victoria. Environmental issues, particularly in relation to water treatment, underpin the design response.

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]]> http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/martha-cove/feed/ 0 Reef Island Resort, Manama, Bahrain http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/reef-island-resort/ http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/reef-island-resort/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:59:59 +0000 admin http://web.spowers.com.au/?p=43 Reef Island Resort is a major development in Manama, capital of Bahrain.

Designed by Spowers and Pentago, the development comprises:

  • a five-star resort hotel
  • waterfront apartments
  • yacht club
  • boutique retail
  • Arabian Gulf villas
  • a spa hotel
  • lagoon apartments
  • a 50 storey apartment tower
  • marine retail
  • theatre/exhibition halls
  • boat marina

All buildings are developed in a landscaped garden setting unique to Bahrain.  Access for yachts up to 110 metres in length is provided and a number of beaches enhance the relaxed lifestyle inherent in these new islands.


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]]> http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/living/reef-island-resort/feed/ 0 Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Victoria http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/learning/williamstown-high-school/ http://www.spowers.com.au/projects/learning/williamstown-high-school/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:52:22 +0000 admin http://web.spowers.com.au/?p=28 The primary design objectives of the Williamstown High School, Bayview Campus (WHS) development is to provide new and positive identity to the school by improving the amenity of the student facility.

Stage one is now complete, which incorporates two southern buildings dedicated to classroom-type learning activities. Stage two comprises a northern building complex which accommodates the gymnasium, canteen and further amenities relating to the outdoor sporting facilities. The new Williamstown High School development creates a model school for environmental education.

It was awarded the Award for Environmentally Sustainable Design in the 2008 Interior Design Awards as well as Best Overall School Design Award and the Best Secondary School – New or Redeveloped Award at the 2007 School Design Awards.

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