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.Eileen J8 months agoBike paths
Dedicated path baths along the esplanade makes it safer for pedestrians and those on marks, clearly marked.
0 comment0Pastri8 months agoA signature large sculpture to mark Surfers P as an icon of the GC. The bean, Chicago, the Statue of Liberty NY examples. Needs punch.
I think the new SP renewal project is just a repeat of many, many previous renewals of Caville and SP beachfront. Get an inspirational architect to design something NEW.
1 comment11Angie19888 months agoPlayground
Broadbeach wins over free entertainment. Surfers has no free activity for kids. A simple playground will help
0 comment1Elle P8 months agoUpdated Surfers Paradise Sign
Would love to see the sign updated to something brighter and bolder. Broadbeach have an amazing light up sign but surfers paradise is silver and gets lost at night.
0 comment2Natty678 months agoHousing
Absolute waste of money; build housing for your community! Unless you're going to let them pitch tents on the beaches?? It's not rocket science, people!
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Place Strategy 2: Supercharge the experience
7 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Anon8 months agoAboriginal artwork or design?
Not one mention of traditional owners in concept information. Could add a unique sense of place through the incorporation of art and design features from local indigenous artists etc?
2 comments9Alan Spears8 months agoIncrease police visibility
A ‘Police Beat’ kiosk manned 24 hours in the middle of the mall. Uniformed police mingling with the crowd gives a great sense of security.
0 comment3JerryL8 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 comment5Anon8 months agoAccessible path to the water for people living with mobility or visual impairments. Greater lighting at night.
0 comment2Julie Manning8 months agoInclude an arbor down the centre of Mall. The single vehicle lane between roundabouts will create more traffic issues.
Focus on Iconic Australian Beach Culture
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Place Strategy 3: Grow the Green
7 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Jesse978 months agoOne way traffic
Cannot have a one way road through surfers along the esplanade. I think the recent air show which had it closed is a good enough example of what happened of an afternoon with people heading south from north of surfers. A lot of local commuting traffic goes along the esplanade to get home. It took 1hr from main beach to Miami
0 comment2Chrismark8 months agoShops need to be revitalised or removed. Replaced with decent, contemporary, interesting businesses, or more green street scaping/plants
1 comment4moi8 months agoThe shops located on the Highway are often too tacky and off-putting. How can this be improved to make the glitter strip more classy?
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 comment4RobLuxford8 months agoRetain the poincianas as part of a multi level natural canopy opening up to higher palms either end. Fill with flood and display lighting.
Creating design continuity through light and shape.
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Place Strategy 4: Amplify brand Surfers
7 months agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.SunshineState8 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.
0 comment0SunshineState8 months agoAdd seasonal art-and-design inspired installations into the mix
Seasonal or less permanent structures in smaller spaces or marking specific places would keep the place 'fresh' and colourful. - For example in Portugal, Agueda’s Umbrella Street Project began in 2011 as part of the city’s annual Art Festival. Each summer, canopies of colourful umbrellas shade narrow streets and alleys. - At Surfers this could take inspiration from HOTA Gallery’s exterior geometry and feature multi-coloured Voronoi pattern to engage the public in shared experience of light colour and form and maybe linked to HOTA's program. - Or floral and foliage could be the theme of quirky installations in intimate gathering spaces, inspired by combinations of plants and structure, like the dome-like vine-covered huts and towers designed by Jean Nouvel for Parc del Centre del Poblenou 2008.
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 comment0Chelcy Carrabino8 months agoOrchid Avenue Nightclub Strip Upgrade
Coming from a young woman who has grown up on the Gold Coast and experienced the Surfers Paradise nightlife I would love to see Orchid Avenue be upgraded. Unfortunately overtime this place has become a dangerous and scary place for young people due to the increasing youth crime, so it would be so nice to see this area transformed into a luxury oasis (still including the clubs & bars) where young people feel SAFE to go out to at night. It would be amazing to see Orchid Avenue included in these new plans for Surfers.
0 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.
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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
this is an upcoming stage for Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept DesignDelivery date is pending outcomes of this consultation.
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Stage 2: Delivery
this is an upcoming stage for Surfers Paradise Revitalisation Concept DesignDelivery date is pending outcomes of this consultation.
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