Yuggera
Queensland
Brisbane
Located within the heritage-listed Oakleigh State School campus, the new multipurpose hall is designed to support multi-sports while also accommodating school assemblies and performances with a centralised stage. High-level louvres and Danpalon sheeting allow natural light to flood the space, enhancing the bright and welcoming environment.
Strategically positioned, the hall creates a new entry statement to the school and draws material and colour inspiration from the heritage administration building, ensuring harmony with its surroundings. Its layout opens to both the central school spine and the oval, promoting cross-ventilation and visual connection to open green spaces. This flexibility allows large gatherings to seamlessly extend beyond the covered area.
Externally robust materials reference the school’s history, while internal timber linings and feature wall colours soften the interior, provide wayfinding cues, and celebrate the Ashgrove environment, creating a functional and visually connected community hub.
The new multipurpose hall is cleverly positioned on the street edge, acting as an entry spine connecting the neighbourhood with the heritage-listed campus. Simple in form, the hall enables connectivity and multipurpose use through its strategic location, a centrally positioned stage, and openable adjacent walls/ doors. Natural light fills the interior via clever use of louvres and transparent sheeting, while robust materials and bold colour pay homage to the existing heritage buildings. The striking building form gives the school a confident identity and presence within the neighbourhood.Â
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
The Architects have forged a new gatehouse building for the heritage listed Oakleigh State School. The building is composed of a laid terrace of brickwork with a voluminous open vault soaring over the multi-purpose space. Externally, the form and elevations have been struck almost entirely in Aires metallic COLORBOND ® utilizing a range of Stramit steel profiles, the application of which has engendered a simple identifiable presence to the building. The bold colour and material choice pays homage to the inaugural 1930’s Georgian Revival school buildings as well as referencing the surrounding suburban context of Ashgrove and Newmarket which contains a sea of terracotta roofs. The project adds a genuine visual identity to the school as well providing as a defined wayfinding strategy the outlying edge of the Campus.
Commendation for Educational Architecture
The new multipurpose hall is cleverly positioned on the street edge, acting as an entry spine connecting the neighbourhood with the heritage-listed campus. Simple in form, the hall enables connectivity and multipurpose use through its strategic location, a centrally positioned stage, and openable adjacent walls/ doors. Natural light fills the interior via clever use of louvres and transparent sheeting, while robust materials and bold colour pay homage to the existing heritage buildings. The striking building form gives the school a confident identity and presence within the neighbourhood.Â
COLORBOND Shortlist, EmAGN Project Award shortlist
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
The Architects have forged a new gatehouse building for the heritage listed Oakleigh State School. The building is composed of a laid terrace of brickwork with a voluminous open vault soaring over the multi-purpose space. Externally, the form and elevations have been struck almost entirely in Aires metallic COLORBOND ® utilizing a range of Stramit steel profiles, the application of which has engendered a simple identifiable presence to the building. The bold colour and material choice pays homage to the inaugural 1930’s Georgian Revival school buildings as well as referencing the surrounding suburban context of Ashgrove and Newmarket which contains a sea of terracotta roofs. The project adds a genuine visual identity to the school as well providing as a defined wayfinding strategy the outlying edge of the Campus.
Karen Ognibene, Design Architect
Vicky Vu, Architect
Belinda Carberry, Project Architect
John Kim, Project Architect
Capworks Management, Project Manager
Jeremy Ferrier Landscape Architect, Landscape Consultant
Palmer Acoustic, Acoustic Consultant
VTCE, Structural Engineer
VTCE, Civil Consultant
Ashburner Francis, Mechanical Consultant
Ashburner Francis, Electrical Consultant
H Design, Hydraulic Consultant
Bartley Burns, Building Certifier
JFP Urban Consultants, Arborist
Ruth Woods, Heritage Consultant
Anderson Energy, ESD Consultant