Yuggera / Turrbal Country
Queensland
Brisbane
The heritage listed New Farm State School has taken a leap towards the future of education while respecting the distinctive character of its neighbourhood.
New Farm residents are understandably proud of their suburb as a characteristic place. While devising a new master plan for the campus, we demonstrated an inclusive process of community engagement, running multiple workshops with the school and public.
The expanded campus visually integrates with the neighbourhood, brings more green space to the area, improves wayfinding and traffic flow and incorporates a welcoming place for community engagement and participation.
A new learning street has been cut through the middle of the school, linking the original facilities with two new multistorey contemporary learning hubs, connected by outdoor rooms.
The learning street flows between indoor and outdoor learning and play spaces, creating a series of vibrant and colourful contemporary learning environments with a neighbourhood street feel.
Zsolt Kiss, Team Member
Bornhorst & Ward, Civil and Structural
COBiE Group, Contractor Architect
Converge, Heritage Consultant
Honeywill, Project Manager
Honeywill, Quantity Surveyor
JFP, Landscape Architect
Lambert & Rehbein, Traffic and Transport
Phillip Chun, BCA and DDA
Stantec, Acoustic Consultant
Stantec, All Services
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.
