Wardandi Noongar
Western Australia
Hands Memorial Oval Stadium was designed to encourage and support community connectivity and inclusion. The new building supports football from a local to a national level, enhancing the experience for all participants and enabling greater participation in sport with modern adaptable, accessible and gender-neutral facilities.
The natural and neutral material palate, together with retention of existing trees and significant landscaping on the public realm, the design is specifically tailored to its site and locality, providing an elegant and coherent development and contributes to a sense of place.
The design of the stadium has enabled Hands Memorial Oval to support both local and national levels of AFL competition, whilst improving gender equity and inclusion. The design has also enabled Bunbury to secure an AFL premiership match for the next 3 years and an AFL preseason match in 2025. This is the first time AFL premiership matches have been played outside of Perth and represents a huge economic and tourism opportunity for the Bunbury Geographe region. The new stadium will increase participation in sport, especially by females and people with a disability by providing a contemporary and accessible facility.
Dominic Snellgrove, Design Director
Jackson Liew, Project Architect
Rachel Tallon, 2IC / Architect
Rafael Naim, Documentation Lead / Architect
Mikayla Callanan, Graduate of Architecture
Louise Ignatescu, Interior Designer
Godlief Wesley, Documentation Support
Jan Usinger, BIM Lead
Peter Keleman, Project Director / Stakeholder Engagement
Taylor Burrell Barnett, Town Planner
Stantec, Structural Engineer
Stantec, Civil Consultant
Stantec, Acoustic Consultant
Stantec, Traffic Consultant
3em Engineering Consultants, Electrical Consultant
LCI Consultants, Hydraulic Consultant
LCI Consultants, Services Consultant
Lighting Specialist Australia, Sports Lighting Specialist
Tecon Australia, Building Surveyor
Full Circle Design Services, ESD Consultant
Strategic Fire, Fire Engineer
Kooyar Wongi, Archaeologist & Aboriginal Heritage Consultant
Encycle Consulting, Waste Consultant