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Cairns Aquatic Building - 20 - The built environment |
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ADAPTIVE RE-USE:
Saving a building often
depends on ”adaptive re-use“
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coming up with a way to make it pay. .
Here
are some examples of how to make the AQUATIC pay.
- The first
step is to bring the building up to the architects sketch.
- The
building should be raised two metres.
- A Museum
designed to attract local and overseas visitors should be installed under,
in a Ben Cropp type Sea theme. Such can enshrine some of the Endeavour
Artifacts and WW2 items he has stashed away.
- A decent
Salt Water Aquarium could be installed and feature several varieties of
Clown Fish and other spectacular coloured salt water fishes, like Harlequin
Tusk Fish etc.
- DVD Films
of Captain Cook.
- DVD Tourism Encouragement Films
of the greater Cairns Area, Mt.
Mulligan, Chillago,
Malanda. Millaa, Mareeba, Forsyth, Agate Creek, Cooktown, etc.
- The Chinese
Connection - History of our Chinese Ancestry
- Beachfront
Coffee Boutique on the boardwalk
- Upstairs
Bar and Dance Area let out for Dinners and Public Meetings
- The
Bistro
- A Lift
has to be installed.
Peoples of the world are realizing that the Built
Environment (Heritage Buildings) are valuable.
Architects everywhere are saying that buildings with Heritage and Cultural ties
with the past should be preserved.
But just 'saving" a building is not enough.
We must find ways to make it pay by adaptive re-use.
The Cairns Yacht Club (Aquatic) Building has the potential to be re-adapted for
use .
These are just a few ideas for the Heritage
Building.
Rob Williams
Coordinator PADYC 15th July 2008
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 November 2010 )
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