Port of Sale by FJMT

Built on the land of the Brayakaulung people of the Gunaikurnai nation

Sale, Victoria

Jury citation Port of Sale is an important project that supports both community life and tourism in the small Victorian regional city of Sale. The architecture breathes life and lightness into an existing brutalist building, combining a regional art gallery, a library, council chambers, community meeting spaces, an information centre and a cafe within a single facility. The transformation of two existing courtyards into significant public rooms as the basis of the project’s organization is effective and resourceful. The integration of new services throughout is deft, and interventions to balance light with view, open the interiors to the broader context and realize strategic civic connections to the Sale waterfront are skilfully executed.

Architect FJMT; Project team Richard Francis-Jones (design architect), Geoff Croker (principal), Louise Goodman (associate), Anne-Marie Cooke, Sophie Coquet, Fleur Downey, Tom Goodchild, Bradley Kerr, Julien Ahching (designers); Landscape architect TCL; Builder Melbcon; Civil, structural, vertical transport and traffic engineer TTW; Mechanical, hydraulic, fire and ESD engineer Meinhardt; Acoustic consultant Resonate Acoustics; Geotechnical consultant Douglas Partners; Principal certifying authority Wellington Shire Council; Accessibility consultant Before Compliance; Land surveyor Beveridge Williams; Building surveyor Certis; Wayfinding consultants Design By Pidgeon, The View from Here; Kitchen consultant Mariljohn