Education

– The City of Kingston engaged 1:1 Architects to carry out full architectural services for the refurbishment and fit out of Washington Drive Kindergarten in Oakleigh South as part of the 2017-18 Children’s Facilities Capital Program.

– The proposal included an expanded learning space, a new undercover porch, a new accessible toilet and office, renovation to the children’s bathroom and kitchen, and a general refurbishment of the existing
building.

– The plan is economical and efficient, while the design features a unified palette of materials and colours, offset with playful features such as hut-shaped seating alcoves internally that create rhythm and interest in the façade.

– The new porch is dignified in its design and creates a generous undercover area to the front entry accessed by new steps and ramp.

– As part of the Capital Works Program, Laharaum Primary School, a small rural school in northern Victoria, received $472,000 in funding. This project sets out to address various areas of overallocation by reducing excess area to a practical level while revitalizing the remaining areas of
the school.

– Nearly all of the existing infrastructure consists of relocatable buildings, so the project’s focus is on improving the connectivity and functionality of these buildings while reducing unnecessary areas.

– Internal changes include repurposing an art room and wet room into general education and support spaces and installing smarter storage areas.

– External works include linking the buildings together with a covered way to improve supervision of students and overall connectivity, the addition of ramps, and creating a north-facing deck to promote more outdoor learning and interior-exterior flexibility and easier access to amenities for
students and staff alike.

– The walkway features several alcoves with built-in seating, encouraging more opportunities for social interaction.

– This project created a research facility for innovative resources and waste technologies. These facilities are used as a training centre for the transformation of biosolid resources to contribute to a sustainable engineered transformation of renewable resources and waste.

– 208m2 of Building 211 warehouse-type open area was refurbished to include a Common Area, Office Area, Desk Area, Laboratory Area, Equipment Area, Cool Room, Sorting Area and an external Shelter.

– Bold colours were used to highlight the structural elements, window and door frames against a backdrop of black, greys and whites. We wanted to create an interesting space for the researchers that felt open and unique.

– Auburn Primary School’s Main Wing is a two-storey brick building and the very first and oldest building, dating back to 1925. Funding has been allocated towards specifically upgrading and modernising this building, which currently accommodates the reception and staff administration areas, server room, computers, amenities and learning base.

– The scope of work involves a major refurbishment of the Ground Floor to consolidate the Administration area, including the foyer, offices, first aid room and staff amenities, and to create three GPCs with an open-plan collaborative learning space.

– On the first floor, a major refurbishment will create three flexible GPCs, a centrally located Resource Intensive Learning area, Staff lounge, wcs, and Music teaching space.

– A DDA-compliant passenger lift, and minor refurbishment of the Loft and Mezzanine levels complete the internal works.

– Externally, a new outdoor learning area will be created, and the external staircase to the main courtyard will receive a modern refresh through the introduction of vertical timber slats.

– This DET Capital Works project at Hawkesdale P-12 College seeks to improve flexibility in classrooms, provide shared and accessible resources, enhance the STEM curriculum, and generally create a better connection to the local community.

– The scope of works includes a new entry façade with new steps and an accessible ramp, providing a contemporary and refreshing lift to the main entrance and offering a new presence for the school. This entry leads into a new administration area with a welcoming and modern reception desk.

– A new STEM hub consisting of two new science rooms will be created, both equipped with chemical storage and purpose built preparation rooms

– General maintenance and refurbishment works include a new roof extension of the existing corridor, repairs to the existing roof, and acoustic treatment works throughout.