Glen Park Men’s Shed
June 3, 2007
PROGRESS: Glen Park Men’s Shelter
Job opportunity for Graduate at Hayball Leonard Stent (Melbourne) to work on pro bono project Hayball Leonard Stent have been selected to undertake the pro bono project for the Men’s Shelter at Glen Park, as advertised on the Architects for Peace pro bono website in June 2007.
As described in our call for expressions of interest, a community centre within the Maroondah City Council have formed a working party and are looking to expand on the Men’s Shed project that that they already run.
The working group recently put a proposal into Council for some land at GlenPark to build a new Men’s Shed. Council have agreed to this in principal,but require that the group get a proposal drawn up. The client is a not for profit organisation, as are all Architects for Peace pro bono client.
Hayball Leonard Stent are offering the opportunity to mentor a graduate architect, by employing them full or part-time, to assist in this project. This graduate will receive support from other staff.
If you are interested in this exciting role please send your contact details and CV to Kalli kalli@architectsforpeace.org) by 28/ 09/ 2007. We will look through your details and pass them onto HLS who
may be in contact with you. Please do not contact HLS directly in regards to this position.
Please note that all our pro bono service providers must be Architects for Peace members. Membership costs $35 a year.
We are calling for expressions of interest among our members:
A community centre within the Maroondah City Council have formed a working party that comprises Connections Family Services, Victoria Police, Eastern Access Community Health and The Local Learning and Employment Network. They are looking too expand on the Men’s Shed project that that they already run. This project is run off site and has been at capacity for a long time.
The working group recently put a proposal into Council for some land at Glen Park to build a new Men’s Shed. Council have agreed to this in principal, but require the group to get some plans drawn up. As this group does not have funding to do this, they require the services of an architect who can draw up plans on a pro bono basis to enable this project to get off the ground. All Arch-Peace pro bono clients are not for profit.
If you are an Architects for Peace member and you believe that you can assist, please email the probono team at probono@architectsforpeace.org
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Dawn Casasola | August 9, 2007 at 5:13 am
I am not a member of this organization AFP, however, I recently thought to check the web for such an entry and found this website. I am not certain I have the requisite knowledge base to fulfill the needs of the Men’s Shed.
A few questions are in order: Where in Australia is the site located?
What are the boundaries of the sited new land? What are the programmatic constraints for this project: i.e. the clent needs?
Room types and with square footage.
Some questions you’ll probably require exploring
1. Are the costs involved in a particular type of construction? wood frame, rigid moment frame? cmu block?
2. Is a second level integral with the adjacent neighborhoods?
3. Are the design guidelines of the community restrictive in terms of the height limits.
4. Is this an urban area?
5. Is this a large, rural area?
6.Do you have photos of this proposed location?
7. Who is on title for the site?
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Kieran McKernan | August 9, 2007 at 11:10 am
Dear Dawn
Thanks for your inquiry regarding the Glen Park mens shed project.
To answer your queries:
The site is located in the eastern Suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, in the council of Maroondah.
This is an opportunity that will be best fulfilled by a local architect, or who can attend meetings with the client (the various stakeholders that make up the working group - outlined in blurb), as we do not yet know the full scope of the project in terms of cost, best method of construction, or the size required. These items would need to be nutted out with the stakeholders through discussion with them.
Upon visiting the site, I found what was essentially a flat paddock, located adjacent an existing community centre, football field and hall. The site is serviced by a gravel carpark.
The community centre is outer suburban, off a main road, and is characterised by small detached mainly single story buildings. I would not envisage height to be an issue with this type of facility (Subject to council approval). I will try to post a photo of the site on the pro bono website (keep watching for details). Title information can be found out by liasing with the client, and or by doing a title search.
To come under the umbrella of Arch-peace pro bono, the project must be undertaken by a registered architect. We ask that the construction professional involved is a member of Architects for Peace, as the organisation needs the support of members to operate (this is $35).
Once again, thankyou for your interest and I look forward to hearing from you again.
Kind Regards
Kieran McKernan
Architects for Peace Pro Bono Comittee