OUR HISTORY
Read up on the History of the Community House
PEREGIAN BEACH COMMUNITY HOUSE (2022 ONWARDS)
Rufous Street, Peregian Beach
The new Peregian Beach Community House officially opened in October 2022, becoming the centrepiece of the Rufous Street precinct development which includes 4000sqm of greenspace with sculptured gardens, a play area, winding footpaths and carparking. The precinct is home to the Community House, The Veggie Village, The Peregian Beach Tennis Club and The Peregian Beach Kindergarten.
The site that the Community House is built on was formerly home to the Peregian Beach bowling club. The bowling club opened in 1970 and operated on this site for nearly 40 years, closing down in March 2010. A display of memorabilia from the bowling club can be found at the Community House in recognition of the history of this site.
THE ORIGINAL COMMUNITY HOUSE (2008 - 2022)
David Low Way, Peregian Beach
Designed and built by Peregian Beach based Dan Sparks Architects and Altum Constructions, the original Peregian Beach Community House used natural ventilation and lighting, a 2.8kw solar panel system, on-site water collection and 20 tonnes of recycled timber. Ninety-five per cent of the building’s concealed timber softwood and expressed hardwood was recycled.
The House was awarded the Sunshine Coast’s 2010 Building of the Year at the Australian Institute of Architect’s 2010 Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards.The house also won the 2010 State (RAIA) Award for Sustainable Architecture, Gabriel Poole Award for Building of the Year, with a commendation for the Public Architecture Award.
The project was awarded for “its delightful and fully considered example of sustainable architecture”. Since the construction of the new Community House on Rufous Street, the old Community House site has been refurbished to become part of the Peregian Beach Digital Hub.
