Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Peddlethorp
2013 - ongoing

Pacific Games Development
The Taurama Aquatic Centre and Sir John Guise Stadium projects in Papua New Guinea are being redeveloped to provide sporting facilities, to international competition standards, in time to serve the 2015 Pacific Games. Bespoke have worked in close collaboration with Peddle Thorp Architects and the rest of the project team on the concept design, developed design and construction documentation for the external areas of both sites.  This including all arrival and car park areas, plaza and break out spaces and leisure areas of both facilities. The aquatic facility is set into a family oriented landscape, which will have a ‘splash and play’ area for and playground for children as well as shaded ‘haus win’ structures and grassed play areas for family activities.  The stadium is a 15,000 person capacity stadium, including large scale arrival promenades and stadium entrances, social spaces and seating zones.  Both designs take strong design cues from the local culture and landscape, and fold these into bold contemporary responses in the built form.  While the immediate impetus for the redevelopment has been to serve the 2015 Pacific Games, both facilities are particular mindful of the legacy operations that will be required to best serve the local community for generations to come.