Regional Development Victoria will soon be seeking public feedback on a concept design for the proposed Twelve Apostles Visitor Experience Centre – part of a $108.15 million project to redevelop the a section of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, home to the popular tourism destination.
The visitor centre is intended to be a gateway to the Shipwreck Coast – a 130 kilometre stretch of coast running from Cape Otway to Port Fairy.
In March 2022, Grimshaw and Aspect Studios were appointed to design the coastal works phase of the project, in collaboration with the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. The project includes upgrades to visitor lookouts at Twelve Apostles and Gibson Steps, an amphitheater, new bike and walking trails, and a new transit pod at Loch Ard Gorge.
Concept design for Twelve Apostles Visitor Experience Centre by Grimshaw and Aspect Studios. The design is subject to change following feedback. An architect has not been appointed for the project.
The visitors centre is part of the main works phase of the project. Grimshaw and Aspect Studios have prepared the concept design, which is subject to change following community feedback; however, an architect is yet to be formally appointed for this phase.
The centre will include a park and ride facility, temporary event space, landscaping, gardens, walking trails, new access roads, visitor shuttle shelter, and better parking at Secret Apostles Lookout.
The Twelve Apostles precinct projects are part of the wider Shipwreck Coast masterplan by McGregor Coxall and Denton Corker Marshall. The masterplan covers a 28-kilometre stretch of Great Ocean Road between Princetown and the Bay of Islands with a total of 72 projects.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
