Turrabul people
Queensland
Brisbane
The McCormack Building at Mary MacKillop College is a contemporary learning facility that marks a key milestone in the long-term transformation of the Nundah campus. Developed as the first major project arising from the College’s Master Plan by Deicke Richards, the building translates educational vision and Josephite values, establishing a confident and enduring presence within its neighbourhood context.
Addressing Buckland Street, the three-storey building strengthens connections between the school and its surrounding community while presenting learning as an outward-looking endeavour. Flexible learning environments, specialist teaching spaces and a centrally positioned library and learning hub support contemporary pedagogies focused on collaboration, adaptability and student agency.
Generous circulation spaces, an activated undercroft, and strong visual connections foster interaction and belonging, while robust materials respond sensitively to the campus context. The McCormack Building demonstrates how architecture can actively support evolving educational practice while contributing enduring value to its community.Â
Deicke Richards have designed a remarkable building that has transformed our campus and empowered our girls to be confident learners for the future. Both functional and breathtakingly beautiful, the building reflects our identity through arched forms and red brick that connect us to the local community. Each day it comes alive as students read, study, collaborate, create and reflect- whether celebrating Book Week, working quietly, or gazing across the Nundah skyline. The McCormack Building and renewed Maryvale classrooms embody flexibility, innovation and purpose, standing as a symbol of hope, growth and our enduring commitment to girls’ education.