CAPE PERON WWII MUSEUM

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CAPE PERON WWII MUSEUM

Firm

MIKE EDWARDS ARCHITECTURE

Type

Cultural › Museum

STATUS

Concept

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$1M - 5M

Photos

Michael Edwards (1)

The concept design includes two buildings with a covered link, a small cafe to the eastern side with a generous deck and views to Garden Island, a museum space of approx. 250 sqm to the western side also with expansive views to Garden Island.

The concept design has a bold and fluid curvilinear form inspired by the round and curved shapes found in many of the coastal defence structures, the arcs and curves of coastal geography found in bays, coves, rocks and erosion.

Inspiration has also been drawn from the softness and shapes of waves, surf, coastal dunes, hills and vegetation.

The proposed site for the off-form concrete, timber and steel museum building is where the old Army Camp was located. The derelict camp was demolished around 1980 with any remains disappearing over decades into the coastal flora regrowth.

The museum space will be used to educate people about the fight to protect Australia from invasion in World war II and will become home to a vast collection of memorabillia currently displayed at the WA Museum.