Roselea Shopping Centre

Designing a Neighbourhood Centre that consist of Woolworths main anchor and 6000sqm retail and medical tenancies.

30 months of engagement with the City of Stirling to acquire approval for a local neighbourhood centre on the site. Challenging site with peet not suitable for building.

Concept – Clean cut lines to form and canopy, Corner statement - Lantern, Material palette that mimics the barn in traditional farmland.

360 Environmental Pty Ltd was commissioned to produce an Acid Sulfate Soil and Dewatering Management Plan (ASSDMP) for the construction of the proposed East Roselea Neighbourhood Centre as requested by the City of Stirling.
The site is in an area classified as having a high to moderate risk of Actual Acid Sulfate Soils (AASS) and Potential Acid Sulfate Soils (PASS) occurring generally at depths of less than 3 m. It is noted however that the development will consist of commercial buildings
and carparks whose construction has been specifically designed to avoid the need to excavate and thus manage significant quantities of AASS and PASS. Piled foundations are proposed for the structures and accordingly this will involve minimal earthworks. No excavation of AASS and PASS will occur for the construction of paved areas, roads, car parks and other non-structural elements. This is because a stiffened soil raft of geotextile and crushed limestone will then be placed over these areas and clean sand fill will then
be placed on the raft upon which the roads, car parks and other non-structural elements will be constructed.

Minor but unquantified amounts of AASS and PASS may be excavated because of the piling and installation of services. Minor dewatering may be required for some of these works. In recognition of this potential the following ASSDMP has been completed in
accordance with the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER, formerly Department of Environment Regulation [DER]) (2015) Acid Sulfate Soil Guideline Series, to provide appropriate management strategies to be adopted during earth works to mitigate the risk of acidification of soils and the mobilisation of heavy metals. The ASSDMP provides a framework for the management of possible acidic soils and dewatering effluent created and during the proposed earthworks.

The architectural design of this centre is designed to be an appropriate response to the building fabric in the Roselea area, and to provide a well planned, efficient retail amenity to the local community. Special consideration for materiality and scale has been a prime driver in the design of the façades to ensure its appropriate to its residential neighbours.

It is intended the forms also pay homage to the market gardening history of the site from which the project will draw inspiration through its continued development in landscape and art.

Street fronting retail on all four sides is broken up in a variety of zones to give the centre a fresh feel. The retail strip on the north offers well protected tenancies, ideal for a café or similar with space for shaded alfresco dining facing the reserve and playing fields that will be across the east west road to be built between the sites. The internal façade offers the entrance to the lobby of the major supermarket along with more strip retail addressing the carpark. To the south is a separate retail building that wraps from the internal car park façade to glazed frontage on Grindleford Drive. The building mass has been broken up and articulated in manner that gives the perception of a more human scale. Use of gable roof ends, continuous canopies, shading, landscaping and materiality have all been considered to give a human scale to the development. These design elements contribute to the pedestrian experience by providing weather protection and active frontages, which enable passive surveillance of both the street and parking areas promoting safety and security for visitors and employees alike.

This style of design avoids creating the ‘big box’ feel typical of traditional large scale supermarket developments. The elevations and perspective views demonstrate that the building responds to the language of its residential neighbours, reflecting colour materials
and proportions to make it sit in the site appropriately from all vantage points. The building will be comprised of a 21st century steel and concrete building at its core with a variety of carefully selected finishes to create a contemporary village feel. Sourced materials are 100% Australian made and have been the basis of modern Australian buildings for years due to their durability and ability to compliments the surrounding landscape.

Texture painted concrete walls with a neutral colour selection have been provided to match the immediate residential surroundings on Grindleford Drive, and timber finishes have been cleverly placed on veranda awnings and feature walls to provide a rustic
charm referencing site’s market garden heritage. Polycarbonate cladding applied to lightbox at the Karrinyup road junction will give a warm and diffuse light to accentuate the centre’s signage.

In regards to the planning of operations, building services and waste collection have been carefully and securely concealed from view from the street in dedicated dock surrounded by retail, creating a clear separation from the public areas of the site.