Navarre Recreation Reserve Facility Upgrade (Stage 2: Social Pavilion Upgrade)

Navarre is a small town with a population of 99, located 37 kms Northeast of Stawell. Navarre Recreation Reserve is home the thriving Navarre Grasshoppers Football and Netball Club, who compete in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League.

The facilities have been long neglected and the Northern Grampians Shire Council engaged Davidson Architecture in 2022 to prepare designs for much needed upgrades. The existing change room buildings consist of a heritage timber grandstand along with a dilapidated netball change building. The existing Social Room building was largely functional, albeit with run down and outdated amenities.

Our designs were developed with the assistance of a project control group comprising Sport and Recreation Victoria, AFL, Netball Victoria, Cricket Victoria, Navarre Sports Association and Northern Grampians Shire Council.

The budget for these works was extremely tight, and NGSC emphasized to us the need to deliver robust buildings without exceeding the budgetary requirements.

After reviewing options, it was decided to carry out the upgrades in two stages: The Change Room Pavilion (stage 1), and The Social Pavilion (stage 2).

The social pavilion required upgraded amenities along with an AS1428.1 (2021) Compliant Access Ramp. We also took the opportunity to provide a stronger presence for the entry in order to freshen up the visitor experience to the existing building. The upgrades provided a far more modern frontage, again for a very low budget. These works were delivered by Build Forth.