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Port Melbourne Football Club Sporting and Community Facility
Sports Grounds and Building in Victoria, Australia ? design by k20 Architecture
13 Mar 2017
Football Club Sporting and Community Facility
Design: k20 Architecture
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Port Melbourne Football Club Sporting and Community Facility

Port Melbourne Football Club (PMFC) has a proud history spanning 140 years, which makes it one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia.

Completed in 2015, the new facility stands at the edge of the playing pitch, taking advantage of the elevated aspect of the site. This elevation and siting is natural, and allows a corporate, ?private style? approach to be incorporated into the design and function of the building that ensures a direct line of sight of the game on the field. The project focus was to deliver a new typology in sporting and community facility design that would enable the cultural and financial success of the club.
The club required a new 900 square-metre facility to provide a new administration hub, conference and catering facilities however expectations were tempered by the limited available budget, a symptom of Government funding grants. PMFC anticipated the club house would provide little more than a response to their accommodation needs, whereas their hopes were to see the new premises provide them with a facility that could engage wit...