Victoria
The project for Through Road Early Learning Centre involved the rationalisation and internal refurbishment of the existing building to improve the worn facilities and a 46sqm extension to accommodate additional enrolments for the kindergarten program.
The new addition curves around the southwest corner of the site, the form angling up towards the street and canopy of a nearby established tree. The curved form addresses the public frontage and occupies the only available space which remained on the site to extend the building. A banding of concrete, white brick, and U-channel glazing sit in contrast to the red brick of the existing building. The high-level glazing allows privacy internally, and offers diffuse light, and a play of shadow within. The infill form looks to provide a cohesive, playful, and enduring addition to the existing street context.
Aimee Goodwin, Design Architect
Christina Sea, Project Architect
Nyoah Rosmarin, Graduate of Architecture
Architecture and Access, Access Consultant
BRT Consulting Engineers, Services Consultant
OPS Engineers, Structural Engineer
Urban Digestor, ESD 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.
