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Monbulk Primary School
Monbulk, Australia
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Monbulk Primary School
Monbulk, Australia
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
Monbulk is a town established in the 1890s in the Dandenong Ranges, east of Melbourne. The Monbulk Primary School was also established in the 1890s and its significant history is characterised by long-standing community connections that are multi-generational and reflective of its unique context.
Kosloff Architecture developed and delivered a long-term masterplan for the school. The funded project comprised two new buildings, refurbishing existing buildings and connecting them to the new buildings, and extensive landscape works, including two competition grade netball courts.
The integration of the existing built form with purpose-built 21st century learning spaces represents the historical evolution of the school with a thoughtful transition through these spaces to support both the historical and learning narratives of the school.
At the project outset a consultation plan was developed, with students, staff, parents, and the broader community engaged at all phases of design. This engagement enabled diverse stakeholder requirements to be distilled into the key design drivers for the project.
A key outcome from the desire to strengthen connections between the school and the surrounding community was also a requirement for the new Senior Learning and Teaching building to act as a Shelter-in-Place for staff, students, and visitors, such that it had to designed strictly in accordance with all conditions for a ‘last resort’ temporary emergency sheltering point.
Replacing an outdated amenities block with a new administration building and entry closer to the existing adjacent carpark provides a more clearly identifiable front door to the school.
The existing 100-year-old plus building and new amenities are connected to the existing Junior Teaching and Learning building, which has been refurbished as a library and teaching spaces that can also be used for community events.
A new Senior Teaching and Learning building, built adjacent to the old building, references the same historical language but in a contemporary manner; it also provides a new state of the art kitchen facility that will support the school’s kitchen garden program.
New elements have been designed with a level of articulation and detailing that references the original building and its prominent chimneys in a contemporary manner. This has created a cohesive language across the site that seamlessly blends old and new, whilst ensuring all areas are fully compliant with current standards for accessibility and the functionality required by the school.
Kosloff Architecture developed and delivered a long-term masterplan for the school. The funded project comprised two new buildings, refurbishing existing buildings and connecting them to the new buildings, and extensive landscape works, including two competition grade netball courts.
The integration of the existing built form with purpose-built 21st century learning spaces represents the historical evolution of the school with a thoughtful transition through these spaces to support both the historical and learning narratives of the school.
At the project outset a consultation plan was developed, with students, staff, parents, and the broader community engaged at all phases of design. This engagement enabled diverse stakeholder requirements to be distilled into the key design drivers for the project.
A key outcome from the desire to strengthen connections between the school and the surrounding community was also a requirement for the new Senior Learning and Teaching building to act as a Shelter-in-Place for staff, students, and visitors, such that it had to designed strictly in accordance with all conditions for a ‘last resort’ temporary emergency sheltering point.
Replacing an outdated amenities block with a new administration building and entry closer to the existing adjacent carpark provides a more clearly identifiable front door to the school.
The existing 100-year-old plus building and new amenities are connected to the existing Junior Teaching and Learning building, which has been refurbished as a library and teaching spaces that can also be used for community events.
A new Senior Teaching and Learning building, built adjacent to the old building, references the same historical language but in a contemporary manner; it also provides a new state of the art kitchen facility that will support the school’s kitchen garden program.
New elements have been designed with a level of articulation and detailing that references the original building and its prominent chimneys in a contemporary manner. This has created a cohesive language across the site that seamlessly blends old and new, whilst ensuring all areas are fully compliant with current standards for accessibility and the functionality required by the school.
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