Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept Design
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How do you imagine the future of Surfers Paradise?
The Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept Design for our tourist heart aims to rekindle the love for Surfers Paradise as a safe and attractive destination for locals and visitors. It has been created based on community feedback on the concepts and ideas in the Surfers Paradise Place Making Plan in 2019. The community told us the most important improvements to be made are:
- Family friendly
- Pedestrian mobility
- Public safety
- Shade/street trees
The Concept Design proposes how Cavill Avenue, Cavill Mall and The Esplanade can be reimagined both by day and night. As the city moves into a new era, this revitalisation will create fresh, memorable experiences for locals and visitors alike in recognition of Surfers Paradise as a place of global relevance and a world-class destination.
Watch this video to see the vision for Surfers Paradise Revitalisation explained.
We are seeking your feedback on the Concept Design for Surfers Paradise.
How you can have your say:
- Complete our online survey and go into the draw to win one of five $500 Gift Vouchers (terms and conditions apply), or
- Share your ideas on the Concept Designs
Community consultation is open from 29 August to 26 September 2023.
How do you imagine the future of Surfers Paradise?
The Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept Design for our tourist heart aims to rekindle the love for Surfers Paradise as a safe and attractive destination for locals and visitors. It has been created based on community feedback on the concepts and ideas in the Surfers Paradise Place Making Plan in 2019. The community told us the most important improvements to be made are:
- Family friendly
- Pedestrian mobility
- Public safety
- Shade/street trees
The Concept Design proposes how Cavill Avenue, Cavill Mall and The Esplanade can be reimagined both by day and night. As the city moves into a new era, this revitalisation will create fresh, memorable experiences for locals and visitors alike in recognition of Surfers Paradise as a place of global relevance and a world-class destination.
Watch this video to see the vision for Surfers Paradise Revitalisation explained.
We are seeking your feedback on the Concept Design for Surfers Paradise.
How you can have your say:
- Complete our online survey and go into the draw to win one of five $500 Gift Vouchers (terms and conditions apply), or
- Share your ideas on the Concept Designs
Community consultation is open from 29 August to 26 September 2023.
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Place Strategy 1: Open to all
7 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.SurfersResident8 months agoClose off the road between Hanlan and Elkhorn
Make the esplande a truly pedestrian space by closing off the road between Hanlan St and Elkhorn Ave. When the road is closed for special events, the whole Cavill precinct comes alive with pedestrians, scooters, bikes, etc. Make the beachfront about the people, not a race track for cars.
4 comments9slatts8 months agoMore trees along cavill ave and esplanade, more green foreshore gardens, water features and trees along esplanade , not a concrete jungle
Natural green upgrade to surfers
1 comment8Amanda J8 months agoSense of place - I am the visitor you are trying to attract.
As a NZer exploring Surfers Paradise for the last nearly 40 years, I am so pleased to see a connection to the river being championed. But why was that historically important, what connection is there to first nations people, where is the story and how are you going to tell it? Us visitors don't just want bright lights and cheap shopping anymore. We are discerning and educated and want to celebrate with you the things that make your place special, your history, your sustainable efforts and your vision for a future that has embraced the special character and amenity values from all of the historical connections you allude to. Show us what they are.
1 comment2CASS8 months agoPromote origin of our name. Originally Elston, Surfers Paradise was named after Surfers Paradise Surf Club est 1925 & name changed in 1933.
History of our Name
0 comment3Foodie Find8 months agoConsider the Quality of Restaurants and Attractions
Please consider the quality of restaurants and attractions that lease within Cavil... While enhancing the visual appeal and infrastructure of the space is crucial, the success of the area hinges on the calibre of its attractions and dining establishments. Presently, a significant portion of the dining options comprises high-capacity fast food chains, a logical choice given the tourist influx and should remain in place. However, to not only entice local residents but also ensure the continued return of tourists, the inclusion of smaller, exceptional dining venues that offer delectable cuisine, inviting ambience, and an unparalleled dining experience. Take inspiration from the offerings in Burleigh Heads, where places like The Tropic, Burleigh Pavilion, Rick Shores, Justin Lane, Jimmy Wahs, Light Years, Commune, and Tarte Bakery have created a vibrant culinary scene. The goal should be to encourage prospective businesses to view Surfers Paradise as an attractive location. By introducing outstanding attractions and restaurants, charming breakfast spots, bakeries with a touch of artistry, and more sophisticated bars, we can elevate the overall essence of the area. This will not only enrich the experiences of visitors but also contribute to the lasting allure of Surfers Paradise.
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Place Strategy 2: Supercharge the experience
7 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.mgribble8 months agoAlternate emergency access and egress.
There is much talk about resilient communities but we continue to design in the very hazards that make us more vulnerable and less resilient. As we have see numerous times in Orchid Ave, the creation of a narrow one lane one way street has caused significant delays in emergency vehicle access, especially when the first responding vehicle enters and 30 -40 cars queue up behind and the other emergency service agencies are unable to access the incident area.
0 comment0Michelle M8 months agoMore kids activities. Loads of seating. Outdoor gym equipment.
Make the water park feature interactive, loads of things for the kids to explore and play, maybe a playground close by. More shaded seating. Outdoor gym equipment along the walking/running path. Random facts about the GC placed along the path (signs or on the concrete). Loads of water stations. An acknowledgment of Country along with some educational signs around the area with random facts and some artwork.
0 comment1RobLuxford8 months agoA palm tree canopy of light
Imagine Cavil Boulevard lined with tall abundant palms, both sides. Three quarters the way up the trunk it is circled by a hoop of lights – like Saturn’s rings. The hoops shine down to flood light the paving and up painting the fronds with colour. The palm tops become their own fountain of light. A canopy of neon hoops lining the boulevard, timed with fireworks, exploding with colour, in waves rippling back across the water to Hota. Surfers Paradise once again shows the world how to be smart, playful and joyous with our natural abundance. The lighting program is a natural canopy connecting the beach, boulevard, river and HOTA. Inside the hoop lights are the security cameras. No need for ugly poles, more room for people to enjoy.
0 comment4JerryL8 months agoBring soul into the district by allowing buskers, street music etc. A permanent outdoor dance floor to encourage crowds & participation.
Permanent outdoor dance floor.
0 comment5Shantelle Musgrove8 months agoadd a ferris wheel like the one in southbank
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Place Strategy 3: Grow the Green
7 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.RobLuxford8 months agoCan’t go wrong with more palms. Fabulous, exuberant, fountains of fun. Nothing says the tropics like palms, pandanas and frangiapani.
Too many of the plants look like they belong in the suburbs.
0 comment4RobLuxford8 months agoThe design does not match the words in the report. I read lush and lofty. I see concrete and bland.
Harsh furniture, lights from the 80’s, mean shelters, clumsy pavilions and beige paving. Needs a unifying design. Its a bunch of fixes. It does not gel. In Cavill It does not bring joy. This visual already looks messy and lacking in unifying themes, and yet might still need to add flood lighting and security poles.
0 comment4Chrismark8 months agoShops need to be revitalised or removed. Replaced with decent, contemporary, interesting businesses, or more green street scaping/plants
1 comment4RobLuxford8 months agoCutting down the Flame Trees?
And replace them with 50’s European sci fi concrete "parisols"? So if I am reading the plans right the poincianas that form the natural green Cavill Avenue “welcome arbour” appear to be being replaced by concrete “parisols” to make room for moving the road a few metres north. Is the idea to remove the dozen established “quintessential” Surfers Paradise trees which provide shade and luscious green with vibrant red flowers – and replace them with 50’s European sci fi concrete follies so we can move the road up a bit? Instead I would suggest the poincianas be retained and be thought of as part of a multi level natural canopy. This being the lower level opening up to higher palms either end. Flood and display lighting in the palms continue through the poincianas creating design continuity through light and shape. Design the road around the trees.
0 comment2Bryan Gould8 months agoMaximise plantings - incorporate sufficient belowground soil volumes in designs to ensure trees can grow/develop fully aboveground.
Start any design from below ground - allowing enough space for plant roots to spread and harvest water/nutrients - so the larger-growing trees will develop to maturity and survive properly, providing the green canopy that's desired.
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Place Strategy 4: Amplify brand Surfers
7 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.SunshineState8 months agoA big unifying idea
Look at other big ideas that have become synonymous with place, and use innovative materials or structural design to shade and cool, like: - The Metropol Parasol, Seville designed by Jurgen Mayer, 2011; - The Mercat del Encants, District 22 Barcelona - metallic mirror cladding of the overhead structure reflects and street life below as well as greenery and light. The materials take corrosion prevention into account. - Dubai Expo 2020 - Giant tensile structures forming funnel-like columns and connected canopies structures inspired by the geometry of a scaled up date palm shaded the streets. Hopkins Architects - South Beach Green Spine and Shade Canopy, Singapore, Foster and partners and Arup 2016 - The Climate Ribbon by Swire Properties Inc at The Brickell Centre, Miami Florida. Designed by Hugh Dutton Associes and Arquitectonica.
1 comment1RobLuxford8 months agoSurfers Paradise, playful, fun, light, unpretentious.
The project needs a vision brief. Surfers Paradise is a place where people come to drop their cares, dig their toes in the sand, eat, smile and relax. A place Australia associates with bright sun and good times. A place where people live their dream. We bring the world’s best here and make it our own. Exciting, fresh, exuberant ideas. Bold playful, progressive unapologetic. The thumping, pumping heart of the Gold Coast. Surfers Paradise is about joy. Joy is about round things, pops of bright colour, symmetrical shapes, a sense of abundance and multiplicity, a feeling of lightness or elevation. The Surfers-paradise-place-making-plan told us what the issues are. We need to fold that information back into a brief that sets a vision for where we want to take Surfers Paradise. Something fabulous, flamboyant, stylish and fun. Something that treats Cavill not as a mall but as one of the world’s great boulevards that includes the Esplanade and river connection as part of whole, not just adjacent locales. We need unifying design elements to run right through the boulevard from river to shore. Ideas that give us hero vistas, exquisite glimpses, unique experiences and sense of connection. We need stories to walk with us as we soak in the natural wonders. New stories and ancient ones that make our connection more memorable and more meaningful. We can do fun and food for the soul at the same time.
1 comment2SunshineState8 months agoMore imaginative shade structure design
A combination of foliage and built structures is commendable, but designs depicted are predictable. And static. The Esplanade pavilion design is way too heavy-handed, and Mall shade structure design way too underdone, kind of lifeless. 4 ideas: (1) think differently about materials, form, light and shade - eg Take inspiration from the elegant curved line of The Sands balconies, or recall the breeze blocks of 1960s houses on Chevron Island and use as roofs and let a filigree of light through. (2) be inspired by the big gesture - eg The Metropol Parasol, Seville, or South Beach Shade Canopy, Singapore. (3) Bring less permanent, seasonal installations into the mix - eg The Umbrella Street Project Agueda, Portugal coincides with summer and an annual arts festival. (4) make these structures self-sustaining as collectors of energy for lighting and water for plants.
0 comment1Teeraze8 months agoLight Projection tied in with water play area
As per you concept of tying in all the spaces, imagine if the light projections on the parasols tied in with the water play area at night... with recorded music, lights and water.
0 comment0SunshineState8 months agoEnliven the shade and shelter with light and form
Shade canopies can take different forms and use different materials. For example, contrast between transparency and solidity, while providing shade and shelter. The designs for the Serpentine Pavilion by Toyo Ito and Cecil Belmand in 2002, and by Frank Gehry in 2008 both did this in different ways.
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Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept Design
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Surfers Paradise Place Making Plan (2019)
Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept Design has finished this stageEngagement concluded, feedback used to shape the current Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept Design.
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Community consultation (2023)
Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept Design is currently at this stageThis consultation is open from 29 August to 26 September 2023.
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Under Review
this is an upcoming stage for Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept DesignContributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
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Final report
this is an upcoming stage for Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept DesignThe final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.
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Stage 1A (Cavill Mall) : Delivery
this is an upcoming stage for Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept DesignExpected to commence mid 2025.
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Stage 1B: Delivery
this is an upcoming stage for Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept DesignDelivery date is pending outcomes of this consultation.
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Stage 1C: Delivery
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Stage 2: Delivery
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