Rebuilding

SIte Master Plan
Site Master Plan

Lots of changes to the way the site is utilized. The main building (Leadership Centre) which as a massive 44M long and an eye shape is North facing with multiple doors thgat open up to a huge deck with a grapevine canopy. A double sided combustion fireplace site just inside the dining room but also provides radiant heat to the deck. 40 beds of accomodation are inside the Leadership Centre but the majority of the beds are in the eight buildings which fan around to its North. A Tipi village, with two massive 8M Tipis and one 6M now sits at the East side of the clearing just on the tree line above the King Parrot Creek. These include floors, heating and solar lighting. The area where our long time 18ft Tipi was previously is now being developed as a very large permaculture garden which will provide top quality foods to the camp kitchen and form a platform for our new food miles program called "Miles and Miles and Miles and Expectations". EVERY guest that stays at KRWC will be delivered this program.

A model of the site redevelopment and showing Prince William and Christine Nixon the plans onsite.

Activity facilities have likewise been repositioned to better utilize the site. The high ropes has been moved into the quarry on the road adjacent to the King Parrot Creek at the entry to the camp. This location is ideal as we have been able to rebuild on poles instead of trees and yet still have a backdrop of trees and ferns on all sides of thye course. Additionally, instruction and spectating can occur at near eye level from the top of the quarry walls. The leap of faith, which now incorporates the traditional pole as well as an "in-line" platform is also on new poles and sits high above the final meters of the driveway as you enter the camp.

Other initiative activities now have more 'elbow room' and isolation and are deliberately placed in areas of the bush to reduce intrusion from other activities. These include a new sky chair ring, a new whale watch, a new prouties landing and the water course remains in its original location. The low ropes and flying fox are not being replaced as the new courses and the included activities are considered by us to offer far greater outcomes potential. The activities on the high ropes are all at up to 10M off the ground (30ft !!!) and include a cargo net, four route climbing wall, caterpillar climb, rope ladder, a postmans walk, catwalk and multi-vine. The preferred exit from the course is a 10M abseil.

We also maintain our 1/3 court basketball, volleyball court (now with sand!) and our original swimming pool.

Main Building Plans . . . Note that colours are not final.
Leadership Centre Plan
Leadership Centre Elevation

As mentioned above, the Leadership Centre is a massive 44M long, 50% being accomodation, teachers retreat and toilets/showers and the other 50% being a high ceiling totally open area. The dining area is used for dining, activities and relaxing. There is leading edge AV equipment including four projection screens (N, S, E & W), rollable/stackable tables, 30 stackable bean bags, coffee table/lounging area and ceiling hooks for 15 sky chairs to setup for those special reflective sessions. Below each of the three windows at the West end is a day bed with backrest for a book reading moment. The new 12M x 6M kitchen is independant of the Leadership Centre floorspace and is adjoined by a servery abutting the dining room.

At the other end of the building is accomodation rooms including two ensuited rooms intended for teacher/leader use. Outside these rooms is a small kitchenette and a teachers retreat with its own slow combustion heater. From this room teachers can see through glass the doors of every room inside the Leadership Centre as well as the external accomodation cabins. A secondary use of this area is as an additional breakout area.

Heating and cooling is provided in every room onsite by reverse cycle air conditioning however the slow combustion fireplaces are the first option for heating.

Office, Training Classroom and Management Accomodation Building Plans . . .
Office/Training Centre Plan
Office/Training Centre Elevation

This building, adjoined to the Leadership Centre by boardwalks, holds the main office, a meeting room, a large classroom and two management accomodation units. The meeting room and classroom offer additional space for camp programs.

Some pictures!

Hole Digger