Community feedback favours change at Indiana

The Indiana redesign competition jury has announced publicfavourites Kerry Hill Architects with Aspect Studios and Dangar Barin Smith (KHA)and Durbach Block Jaggers Architects with OHLO Studio and ASPECT Studios (DBJ)as its preferred options for the Indiana site.

KHA and DBJ’s proposals were the most popular of the new designswith the public and were judged by the jury as the best interpretations of thecompetition’s selection criteria. Keeping the existing building remains anoption.

KHA and DBJ have been asked to provide new architecturalrenders and additional supporting documentation which expand on their proposalsfor the site. The architects will be making improvements to their submissionsbased on the judges’ feedback and the public’s suggestions.

The jury, made up of Australian architects Geoffrey London, ShelleyPenn and Peter Mould and Minderoo Group directors Andrew and Nicola Forrest, hasdetermined this new information is necessary before a winner can be chosen.

MinderooGroup is in the process of acquiring the Indiana and ran a community-consultationprocess to collect public feedback on the future of the Cottesloe site.

Four finalists (including KHA and DBJ) provided totally newdesigns for the Indiana site. Each proposal included a beachside pool, publicareas and facilities and improved hospitality offerings.  Keeping the existing façade of the buildingwas also an option, however, the additional amenity offered by a refit would belimited.

The public responded enthusiastically, with over 1300 peopleproviding feedback. Over 75 per cent called for one of the four new designconcepts, with around 25 per cent voting to keep the existing building. Of thefour new design options for the site, KHA and DBJ ranked first and second.

This public consultation period has now closed.

Minderoo Group’s chief investment officer John Hartman saidhe was pleased with the number of responses.

“Minderoo Group is thrilled that over 75 per cent ofcommunity respondents favour a new building at the Indiana site,” Mr Hartmansaid.

“When considering the future of the beautiful Cottesloesite, the overwhelming majority of people indicated a redesign was theirpreference, with two designs standing out.”

“The jury is putting the architects through their paces,calling on the two shortlisted candidates to refine their concepts evenfurther. This will trigger another round of public feedback, following whichthe shortlisted designs will be considered alongside the existing building.Minderoo Group is pleased so many people have provided feedback and we lookforward to receiving more input from the community as we finalise this designprocess and enter formal planning.”

In late August, once the additional architectural renders havebeen received, Minderoo Group will again be seeking public feedback.

Minderoo will combine both the new renders and the previousimages and information from KHA and DBJ and display them for the community.

This next round of feedback will then be collected and considered. Minderoo Group and the jury hope to announce the competition winner in October. Once a winner is decided, Minderoo Group will then begin work on the planning process with the Town of Cottesloe. This will involve further community consultation.