Bokarina Beach is a remarkable project on one of the last remaining coastal land parcels on the east coast of Australia. Owned by Stockland, the site is identified by Sunshine Coast Council as an urban beachside destination for the region, complementing Mooloolaba and Kings Beach. With a mix of boutique shops, conference facilities, community facilities, tourist accommodation and permanent homes, Bokarina Beach will also be the coastal neighbourhood for the emerging Kawana Town Centre.
As lead design consultants, the Deicke Richards team is working collaboratively with RPS, Cardno, Vee Design, Ellivo and Moretons to create a unique community behind the primary dune.
A master plan application was lodged with Council in March 2011. It proposes a central urban place with medium density, mixed-use buildings focused around an urban village park. Proposed community facilities include a public access mall, surf life saving club and accessible beach entry, connecting the emerging Palmview, Sippy Downs and Kawana communities with the coastline.
The Bokarina Beach project explores the optimum arrangement of apartments, row houses and small lot detached houses to balance the government, market and community expectations for this important site. The master plan proposes approximately 1000 new dwellings.
