Its no suprise that Lawson Flats - a new wave members club in the heart of Perth CBD was recently shortlisted for the nation wide Design Institute of Australia Awards. A collaboration between design lead Jen Lowe from OHLO Studio together with collaborative input from the Client FINI Group allowed us to provide another adaptive re-use project and for those interested in understanding the ethos behind the club, read the following well considered text from the DIA webstie;

The premise behind Lawson Flats was an ‘unbuttoned’ civic space where people with divergent views could come together based on interests, not industries, in a spirit of equity. The client hoped to build the city’s creative capital by attracting a diverse membership base in a social club with irreverence at its heart and community as its focus. More integral than any visual design typology was the curation of a community and its ethos. The design team have protected and elevated the heritage 1937 commercial palazzo-style building and used flexible, ethically procured insertions and ‘stacked’ uses throughout the venue to provide diverse opportunities for members and the wider community.

More information and photos from TRAIANOS PAKIOUFAKIS here: https://www.awards.design.org.au/place/ohlo-studio-and-finespun-architecture-for-lawson-flats