This milestone scheme in the field of pre-school education will deliver a
multicultural educational facility for over 2,000 pupils and 400
support staff. Bogle Architects have developed an architectural and
educational vision that will provide a rich learning environment for
pupils, parents, and staff.
The design responds to the challenge of making a very large building, of
over 50,000 sqm, feel intimate and personalised. This is achieved by
the arrangement of ‘clusters’, each of which are formed on a similar
scale to a standard ‘nursery at the end of the street’, with 4
classrooms in every cluster.
These clusters sit atop a podium level which handles the extensive
transportation web of bus, car, taxi and pedestrian arrivals and
departures. The clusters are then stacked vertically over 5 or 6 floors
as interlocking and overlapping blocks – echoing the playful nature of a
child’s toy.
The podium also provides external play space, a swimming pool, a
multifunctional hall and specialist classrooms for art, music and dance.
External ETFE canopies provide protection from the elements but also
break the scale of the school on the street frontage.
Green walls and external play balconies are provided for every classroom
offering an external learning environment which is essential for the
development of young children.
The scheme has been designed in collaboration with Professor Gary Moore
from Sydney University and Early Years educationalist Rosie Long. The
project has commenced on site and is due for completion in 2017. Source
by Belford communications.
Post A Comment: