The St John Ambulance Broome Sub Centre provides three distinct operational functions including the regional office, first aid training facility and paramedic emergency response. With the required partitioning of these operations from each other, the building was split into two main volumes helping to separate functions whilst improving natural light and ventilation throughout the facility. […]
Freshwater Cove is an incredibly remote and logistically difficult project. This boutique fishing resort has no road or airstrip access, is in a coastal and cyclonic environment, on culturally sensitive Dambimangari land… and there’s the croc that lives in the bay. With a small budget and a compressed timeframe, the project delivered a positive outcome […]
Rudeforth Dental Clinic was designed to interact with the existing tropical gardens of the site as well as the historical vernacular of the immediate surroundings. Not only does the facility provide a light filled, state of the art clinical space, it allows clients the visual benefits of being connected to the tropical gardens during their procedure.
Broome’s multi cultural history is celebrated every year with the Shinju Matsuri festival, where Sammy the Dragon is woken up annually to bring good luck to the town. The shade structure for the new Broome North Primary School, was fashioned on a dragon to bring luck to the school and to affirm the schools connection […]
Sacred Heart Church is an historically significant church listed on the State and the National Register. In more recent history the church featured in the movie, Bran Nue Dae. We have been involved with the church since assisting with the belltower that fell down after Cyclone Rosita in 2000. The church is a great example of […]
Christ the King Church is an historically significant church listed on the State and the National Register. The church is an amazing example of low embodied energy and a striking example of the ingenuity of the first white missionaries through this part of the country. The original facility was built almost entirely from material available […]
Mimbi is a remote community between Fitzroy Crossing and Halls Creek that is home to a significant network of caves through the ancient geological Devonian Reef system. The site is managed by the Mimbi Aboriginal Corporation, who engaged Engawa Architects to design and deliver an off-grid campground including a camp kitchen, ablutions block and landscaping. […]
Johnny Chi Lane is an iconic outdoor mall in the centre of Broome’s historical centre and shopping district, Chinatown. The central canopy over Johnny Chi Lane provides shade and sanctuary to tourists and local shoppers, but the tensile canopy was aged and degrading. Engawa Architects was engaged to breathe new life into this Broome icon […]
