Rossi Architects collaborated with Clouston and Louw Group to develop a renewal strategy for the Nightcliff Village Shopping Centre.
The Nightcliff Village is located within a commercial and residential area of the beautiful Nightcliff suburb of Darwin city. The Village has been the location of the eclectic Sunday Nightcliff Markets since 1996 and also services a range of hospitality, retail, commercial and professional businesses throughout the week. Nightcliff Village provides a lush tropical shopping and market experience as the village has a wide central axis way that businesses and market stalls spill out onto. The Nightcliff Village is an essential part of Darwin’s commercial and civic fabric and is celebrated by locals and visitors.
Nightcliff Village’s existing eclectic nature is evident with a sort of haphazard collection of building styles expressed with various materials, signs, colours, awnings and services. These different styles articulate the history of the village and represent its present community of businesses. Vibrant art murals and lush tropical trees provide a strong sense of place.
Nightcliff Village is an important place that is part of the fabric of Darwin’s diverse multi-cultural community. The village welcomes both visitors and locals, especially on market days where the place becomes alive with food, fresh produce, plants, flowers, music, crafts and art.
Our project vision is to increase human comfort, provide universal access, activate the lane-ways including modifying vehicle access, increased shade trees / low vegetation, introduce shade structures while adding colour and vibrant lighting opportunities to activate the spaces day and night. The outcomes aimed at increasing commercial sustainability for the Monday to Friday businesses but also increase after hour activities and opportunities. In addition it was imperative that the Sunday market experience was elevated and expressed the eclectic nature of the precincts context.