2012 AILA National Landscape Architecture Award: Design

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Jack Evans Boat Harbour, Tweed Heads by Aspect Studios

Jack Evans Boat Harbour, Tweed Heads by Aspect Studios Image: Simon Wood

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Panorama and concrete finishes.

Panorama and concrete finishes. Image: Simon Wood

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The Headland – concrete finishes.

The Headland – concrete finishes. Image: Simon Wood

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Park Deck.

Park Deck. Image: Simon Wood

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Beach Terraces.

Beach Terraces. Image: Simon Wood

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Beach Deck and New Beach.

Beach Deck and New Beach. Image: Simon Wood

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Beach Deck.

Beach Deck. Image: Simon Wood

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Headland and Rockpool.

Headland and Rockpool. Image: Simon Wood

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Headland and Rockpool.

Headland and Rockpool. Image: Simon Wood

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Promenade and Story Wall.

Promenade and Story Wall. Image: Simon Wood

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Promenade and Story Wall.

Promenade and Story Wall. Image: Simon Wood

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Story Wall.

Story Wall. Image: Simon Wood

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Headland and Rockpool

Headland and Rockpool Image: Tweed Shire Council

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Headland and Rockpool.

Headland and Rockpool. Image: Simon Wood

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Beach Deck.

Beach Deck. Image: Tweed Shire Council

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Beach Deck.

Beach Deck. Image: Tweed Shire Council

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The Headland.

The Headland. Image: Tweed Shire Council

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The Headland.

The Headland. Image: Tweed Shire Council

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Beach Terraces.

Beach Terraces. Image: Tweed Shire Council

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Beach Terraces.

Beach Terraces. Image: Tweed Shire Council

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Park Deck.

Park Deck. Image: Tweed Shire Council

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Park Deck.

Park Deck. Image: Tweed Shire Council

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Park Deck.

Park Deck. Image: Simon Wood

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Seating along the Promenade

Seating along the Promenade Image: Tweed Shire Council

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Promenade.

Promenade. Image: Simon Wood

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Stage 1 Design.

Stage 1 Design. Image: Aspect Studios

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Jack Evans Boat Harbour, Tweed Heads by Aspect Studios

Client: Tweed Shire Council
Project Partners: Tweed Shire Council, McGregor Westlake Architecture, Cardno Grogan Richards, Webb Australia, Wilde and Wollard

Jury comment

This project responds sensitively to the challenges faced by many coastal areas -beach erosion, tidal surges and flood events. After extensive consultation with the local community, the final design preserves existing beach areas, introduces new and durable interpretations of beach-like experiences and creates a broad, high-quality, harbour-side public domain.

The use of timber boardwalks reflects the jetties of the area, while stacked, concrete fingers are a visually-pleasing adaptation of traditional sea-wall stabilisation techniques. 

See our review of this project in Landscape Architecture Australia 133.


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