Maclean Community Precinct
Maclean Community Precinct //
in association with Louisa Gee Architect
2021, Maclean, NSW
This project completely revised and revitalised the council’s vision for a Hall renovation. Interrogation of the brief revealed the need for a new Performance Hall, for the country town of Maclean, with associated facilities benefiting many community groups.
A state of the art Performance Hall seating 300 persons is fringed with multi purpose meeting rooms adjoining a new park. The grand space is the “River Room” which is both entry foyer and function space.The “verandah room” is fully catered for the variety of community needs, and embracing the substantial view of the reach of the mighty Clarence River. Additionally the project was built over a new car park of 40 vehicles neatly concealed in the sloped topography. An outdoor stage for performance in the park and indigenous ceremony extended the brief and community embedment. The architecture subtly evokes the former Hall on the site in a referential fascia that unites the building façades.
