South Australia
Grounded in a deep connection to the Adelaide Hills landscape, the Heathfield High School Redevelopment aligns with the school’s values of collaborative and entrepreneurial learning. GGA’s comprehensive approach included an educational masterplan, addressing disparate pedagogies across the site by arranging faculties with a logical academic progression across the site. Now divided into three main precincts – consisting of a central hub, home economics and responsible living – the design delivers the school’s vision of collaborative and specialist learning. These varied formal and informal learning areas are spread over multiple levels linking previously disconnected floors. New building orientation and curated façade openings immerse learners in their landscape with treetop views, natural light and ventilation. The new building was situated to ensure the retention of existing mature trees, while the raised pedestrian bridge addresses the challenging topography with an equitable and welcoming street presence.
The building’s future uses will benefit from the design’s seamless campus approach, which maintained the school’s connection to its past while also showcasing innovation. Because of this design, we are at the forefront of educational innovation, offering learning environments that encompass the entire range of evidence-based teaching strategies. Due to the building’s design, which will eventually enable students to become stronger owners of their education, staff and students are brought closer together to participate as partners in learning.
BuildSurv, Building Surveyor
Chris Sale Consulting, Cost Consultant
Design Notion, Wayfinding & Graphics
Dquared Consulting, ESD Consultant
GTA Consultants, Traffic Engineer
Meinhardt Consulting, Civil Consultant
Meinhardt Consulting, Services Consultant
Meinhardt Consulting, Structural Engineer
Outerpsace, Landscape Consultant
Resonate, Acoustic Consultant
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
