Wadawurrung and Dja Dja People
Victoria
The project responds to steadily growing enrolment pressures and local planning requirements by transforming an under-utilised area of the campus into a highly resolved learning precinct. Located between two rows of existing buildings and accessed via an established street connection, the site presented an opportunity to extend senior and science teaching facilities while consolidating car parking through careful campus masterplanning.
Via a two storey configuration for new science teaching and laboratory spaces in combination with elevated classroom extensions, the project achieves both spatial generosity and functional efficiency, allowing a constrained site to work harder for the school. The new facilities integrate seamlessly with existing circulation, delivering flexible classrooms, group teaching spaces, and student study areas that prioritise comfort, clarity, and wellbeing.
Underpinned by a long-standing collaboration between client and architect, the project demonstrates how thoughtful, sustainable design can exceed functional requirements while creating environments that actively support learning and community.
These innovations have enhanced how Clarendon’s students and staff learn and work together, providing modern, inspiring spaces where students can pursue their passions in a supportive environment. The facilities create greater opportunities for collaborative planning, high-quality teaching and practical learning in purposefully designed classrooms. They are spaces where students and staff feel safe, valued and inspired, strengthening their sense of belonging to their school, workplace and the Clarendon community.
Aaron Hughes, Project Lead, Science DD & Documentation and Project lead combined project Construction Phase
James Park, Project Architect
Peter Williams AM, Design Architect
Erin Donovan, Project Architect
Sejal Karadia, Graduate of Architecture
Maryanne McRedmond, Graduate of Architecture
Peter Wolf, Graduate of Architecture
OPS Engineers – Rajani Sathi, Structural Engineer
CPG – Vance Connor, Services Consultant
OPS – Samiksha Shah, Civil Consultant
KPC – Mike Kaufmann, Town Planner
Turner Townsend – Anish Shah, Quantity Surveyor
SUHO – Aminul Islam, ESD Consultant
MDG – Courtney Mitten, Landscape Consultant
Traffic Engineer – Traffix Group – Henry Turnbull, Engineer
SWA – Sampson Wong, Building Surveyor
SLR Consulting – Jim Antonopoulos, Acoustic Consultant
Hypervisuals – Andrew Bole, AV Consultant
Geotechnical – A.S.James – Daniel Gunn, Engineer
Environmental Assessment – Tetra Tech Coffey – Roger Gibbs, Engineer
Stantec – Mick Dwyer (Mains Sewer Diversion), Civil Consultant