Bayview Park
On the Lauderdale foreshore, the City of Clarence has replaced a worn-out brick toilet block with a custom Modus amenity building engineered for life beside the sea. Sitting just metres from the water at Bayview Park, the new facility brings together a family-friendly accessible toilet, two ambulant toilets and a full coastal-grade build, along with outdoor beach amenities for swimmers and a design that settles naturally into its beachside setting.
Replacing an Ageing Beachfront Facility
The original brick amenities at Bayview Park had reached the end of their working life, worn down by years of coastal exposure and drawing steady community complaints. The brief was to deliver a replacement that could withstand a harsh foreshore environment just metres from the water, meet modern accessibility expectations, and look at home on one of Lauderdale's busiest stretches of beach.
Engineered for the Foreshore
The City of Clarence engaged Modus through our Design Consultations, where our team developed a custom Yarra 3 building configured for both the community and the coast. Internally, the building features a Universal Access Toilet doubling as a family room, fitted with an adult accessible pan, a child-height junior pan and a horizontal baby change table, alongside two ambulant toilets and a dedicated service room.
Because the building sits directly on the foreshore, every component was specified to our coastal standard: a fully welded hot-dip galvanised steel frame finished in two-pack epoxy, marine grade stainless steel hardware, Class 3 coastal-rated fasteners, and compressed fibre cement panels lining both the interior and exterior so nothing rots, swells or corrodes. Aluminium slat ventilation louvres keeps air moving through the building, while an insulated Solarspan roof with skylight strips keeps the interior bright and naturally lit.
A Windspray and Surfmist colour palette ties the building to its beachside surroundings, giving the council a facility that is perfectly fit for the location.
Beach Amenities for the Whole Community
With the sand only steps away, the building does more than house toilets. An external handwash basin and hand dryer sit on the exterior wall, a drink fountain with bottle filler keeps visitors hydrated, and a stainless steel shower with separate head and foot wash makes it easy to rinse off after a swim. Accessible AS1428.1 design solutions throughout means the facility works for every visitor to the park.