Colac Retail Development
A retail development with Coles and speciality stores in Colac borders Barongarook creek trail. Resulting architectural and landscaping solutions have been developed on this sensitive site to ensure the amenity is not compromised.
LOCATION
Gulidjan Country | Colac, VIC
CLIENT
Lascorp
YEAR
2012-14
SECTOR
retail
STATUS
Complete
BUILDER
Maben Group
PHOTOGRAPHY
Blake Brockdorff, ArchiShot
Tucked away beside the railway line in the eastern most portion of inner-Colac
It was a sensitive site due to its bordering Barongarook Creek which, along with its associated vegetation, began at Lake Colac and meandered its way through the township with sufficient charm. Its wandering nature had been singled out – in the Colac Otway Shire Development Study, 2013 – as an opportunity to develop a public trail which would connect the residential areas of Colac with Murray Street and the lake beyond.
A sculptural timber screen with associated planting formed a beautiful entry sequence from the proposed trail, blending with a colour feature wall to transition from the natural environment of the creek to the built form
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