Blue Gum Community Centre Official Opening
Blue Gum Community Centre Official Opening
The Blue Gum Community Centre has officially reopened following a comprehensive refurbishment program of more than 12 months.
Originally built in 1984, the centre has long served as an important local destination. With growing demand for school, recreation, and extracurricular programs, the project focused on creating a more flexible, accessible, and future-ready facility that can continue to support the evolving needs of the community. MODE was engaged to provide Architectural and Lead Consultancy services across design and construction, including architecture, interior design, and contract superintendency.
Working within the existing footprint, the redevelopment carefully reconfigured internal spaces, upgraded amenities to current compliance standards, and introduced refreshed finishes, wayfinding, and signage to create a clear and contemporary user experience. A new centralised reception lobby improves circulation and provides intuitive access to a range of adaptable activity spaces, allowing the centre to better accommodate diverse community programs.
Delivered in close collaboration with the City of Melville and stakeholders, and led by Carl Ko, this project is a strong example of our CONNECTED By Design philosophy in action, bringing together disciplines, partnerships, and shared thinking to create places that deliver lasting value.
Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing this important community asset back to life.
Read more here: https://www.modedesigncorp.com/portfolio/bluegum-community-facilities-refurbishment
Client: City of Melville
Contractor: Renascent
Structure: BPA Engineering
Services: Decobu
Quantity Surveyor: Wilde and Woollard
Building Surveyor: CODE Group - Building Surveyors