Eungai Creek Campus | AJC Architects

Eungai Creek Campus is a purpose-built home for Newington College’s social service immersion program. At Eungai Creek, Year 9 students participate in community service activities alongside rural learning during 8-week camps designed to foster independence and stewardship.

Located on 200 hectares of Dunghutti Country, buildings include eight cabins accommodating eight students each, alongside a health centre / reception and a communal dining hall, for a total of 1600sqm. Several existing buildings were repurposed for supporting uses.

The minimisation of high-carbon materials like concrete, aluminium and ceramic tiles, and focus on biogenic materials like timber, compressed straw, biochar, linoleum and cork gives architectural expression to the industry’s urgent need for radical decarbonisation. 

The simple, approachable buildings respond to the client’s brief for “contemporary, humble, rural” design. Buildings sit comfortably in the landscape, with simple forms and uncluttered detailing that frames views to Mount Yarrahapinni, a landmark of significance to the Dunghutti people.