Melbourne Girls Grammar

DETAILS

CLIENT: Melbourne Girls Grammar

LOCATION: Melbourne Girls Grammar, Anderson Street, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

COMPLETION: July 2010 - June 2017

VALUE: $20,000,000.00

SERVICES: Full Architectural Services

SIZE: 4,500m² GFA

DESCRIPTION

Artemis Centre encapsulates Melbourne Girls Grammar’s commitment to prioritising girls’ wellbeing – by integrating academic, social and physical domains.

The 4,500m² building is an integrated building and interiors project. The centre incorporates Learning Commons, a 25m indoor pool, multi-use indoor sports courts, mind and body studio, high energy studio, gymnasium, fitness studio, change facilities, a café and an administration hub.

The project is sited within a complex urban environment including the existing school campus buildings, residential neighbours, Royal Botanic Gardens and a heritage listed chapel adjacent to the site. Working collaboratively with the school and project consultants has facilitated an exceptional design that meets the school’s aspirations and expectations. Underpinning the design is a comprehensive understanding of the Melbourne Girls Grammar School educational strategy and the important role that this building will serve as part of the school’s 21st century learning environments.

The building provides visual and physical connections across all four levels and provides outdoor amenity in the form of three outdoor terraces, the largest being capable of housing the senior school in a tiered seating arrangement with clear views to the indoor pool during school competitions.

AWARDS

2013

WAF Future Projects – Education Shortlist

BRIEF ELEMENTS

25m Indoor Pool

Multi-use Indoor Sports Courts

Mind and Body Studios - Yoga and Pilates

High Energy Studio

Café

Fitness Centre

Jump Start Gymnasium

Change Facilities

Administration Hub

Outdoor Terraces to East and West

Classrooms

Consultation Rooms

SUMMARY

The Main Heart of the Senior School Campus

Promotes Visual and Physical Connections across all Four Levels of the Facility

Facilitates the School’s Pedagogical Aims

Design Integrates within a Complex Urban Environment Comprising School Buildings, Residential Neighbours, Royal Botanic Gardens and a Heritage Chapel (A-Grade Listed)

Large Outdoor Terraces for Informal Learning, Gatherings, Functions, Social Space for the Girls

This article originally appeared in bvn.com.au