In 2020 Council undertook a Needs Analysis to help inform Council planning for the Griffith Park Precinct for the next 20 years. Through this process, the community had an opportunity to put forward their ideas for improvements to the park, streets, and community spaces. An analysis of the information received during this time revealed the following priorities for the Precinct:

• Increased and enhanced green open space and recreational opportunities for diverse users;
• New and improved facilities for a community and cultural precinct;
• Attractive, safe, and comfortable public domain for people to stay and enjoy;
• Improved access and mobility to, within, and through the Precinct, and
• Day and night activation

The development of the Griffith Park Precinct Plan and the new multipurpose community facility will deliver on these aspirations.

The Competition process was composed of the following stages:

In June 2023 Council endorsed a two-stage design competition process for the Griffith Park Precinct. Stage One was an Expression of Interest (EOI) and Stage Two was a Design Response with the winner to be commissioned to deliver the detailed designs and construction drawings.

Here is further detail on the process:

• Stage 1A – Expression of Interest (EOI) Stage. Urban design and architectural specialists were invited to submit an open EOI.

• Stage 1B – Over 121 completed entries for the competition were received. Twenty-one (21) compliant submissions were received and reviewed by the Jury against the Stage One Evaluation Criteria that resulted in the following four Competition Teams being shortlisted by the Jury to progress to Stage Two (listed in numerical order):
  • Team 14 – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, TCL, WSP Indigenous Specialist Services
  • Team 46 – ARM Architecture, JMD Design, WSP Indigenous Specialist Services
  • Team 62 – Sibling Architecture, ASPECT Studios
  • Team 99 – Collins and Turner, Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture, WSP Indigenous Specialist Services.

• Stage 2A – Design Response Stage. The four shortlisted Competition Teams prepared and submitted a Precinct Plan, including a concept design for a new multipurpose facility and associated public domain.

• Stage 2B – The jury reviewed and deliberated on the submissions and nominated Collins and Turner, Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture, WSP Indigenous Specialist Services as the winner for the design of the following:

• Community Centre and Park Upgrade (designing now)
• Griffith Park Precinct Plan (future opportunities)