Barrenjoey Headland Amenities
Barrenjoey Headland Amenities
A partially-buried amenities block in a semi-remote site of significant natural and heritage value.
Location
Garigal Country Palm Beach, NSW
Client
National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW
Completion
2025
Collaborators
Bangawarra
Barrenjoey Head is a prominent landmark adjacent to Palm Beach and a popular destination for both local and international visitors, with approximately 1000 people visiting the headland per day during peak periods.
The new public facility sits partly hidden and contextually weathered, with an endemic lansdscaped rooftop, terraced planting, and timber batten screens that have been alternately painted and left to grey, referencing its habitat of coastal scrub and rocky terrain.
Our design is conscious of both the adjoining Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage and the engulfing National Park surrounds, prioritising subservience to both heritage and landscape through a thoughtfully spare and seasonally functional living building.
Barrenjoey Lighthouse, circa 1900-1910
Source: State Library NSW.
Timber screen during construction painted in alternating
tones referencing to the coastal bushland.
Colours of sandstone of the lighthouse.
View over the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage with the addition of a discrete
amenities building that looks overgrown by its natural environment.
Team
Credits
Visualisations
Choi Render