Local Government
Wanneroo
Region
Metropolitan
59 Lisford Av Two Rocks
Bini Shell
Yanchep/Two Rocks Library and Community Centr
Wanneroo
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1977
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| Heritage List | Adopted | 07 Nov 2016 |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 26 Apr 2006 | Category 2 | |
The Phil Renkin Recreation Centre has social significance to the local community as a venue for recreational pursuits. It has some historic and aesthetic significance as an unusual structure designed by architect Dr Dante Bini in the 1970s and as a local landmark in Two Rocks.
The Phil Renkin Recreation Centre (Bini Shell) is located on Lot 200, 59 Lisford Avenue Two Rocks and comprises of a twelve (12) sided two storey concrete structure with flat fibrous cement sheet cladding to the first floor. The building is set into the side of a hill to the north and surrounded by a grassed, landscaped and paved site with a parking area to the south. Entrance is via the ground floor on the south and an overhead walkway to the first floor on the west side from street level. The building has a metal deck clad roof with a lantern section to the top and is surrounded by a verandah which is supported on columns.
The suburb of Two Rocks is named after two prominent rocks located offshore from Wreck Point. In 1977 at an estimated cost of $200,000 the Shire of Wanneroo announced plans for the Bini Shell dome to be built as a community centre on land purchased by the City of Wanneroo in 1978.The Shire of Wanneroo was the first local council in WA to adopt Bini's method of construction. They also built Bini Shells at Greenwood (prior to Two Rocks), Whitfords and Yanchep (relocated to Forest Reserve in Padbury). Designed by architect Dr Dante Bini, the concrete dome was constructed using a layer of spring reinforced set concrete over layers of plastic skin and erected by a 'blow up' method with air pumped underneath. In 1983 the Bini Shell became the new Yanchep Library. Due to structural problems partial demolition and reconstruction took place in 1988 by Desway Constructions. In 2000 the Bini Shell was renamed in honour of its founding secretary and local residen Phil Renkin
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Dante Bini | Architect | 1977 | - |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Library |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other | CONCRETE | Other Concrete |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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