Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (PEGS)
Secondary School Campus
Year - 2015
Client - PEGS
Scope - Sketch design through to contract admin
Location -Essendon, Victoria
Budget - $19m
Team - CAStudios / SAALA with MCR Architects
The project comprises the design of a robust, resilient and engaging environment for the redevelopment of the PEGS Middle Girls School which comprises two buildings framing two large courtyard spaces with an entry plaza connecting to the existing outdoor spaces.
Working closely with the architects McBride Charles Ryan, the landscape draws on Mandelbrot set and boolean geometry which has generated the architectural form, as well as the philosophical index of the mediaeval philosopher and scientific pioneer Robert Grosseteste.
With close attention to: entrance treatments, the primary courtyards and other breakout spaces; overall program flexibility; circulation including new path and road network; navigation of slopes; universal access; care of existing significant trees; as well as consideration of rain water harvesting and storage; the new landscape provides the school with an adaptive ground plane which invites a variety of spatial experiences and range of opportunities for gatherings, from the intimate to the massed school festive event.
+ Australian Interior Design Awards 2016 Shortlisted
+ WAN Education Awards 2016 Long-list
+ Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Victorian Chapter Awards 2015
+ Henry Bastow Award for Educational Architecture - Winner
+ World Architecture Festival 2015 Shortlisted
Media
+ The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 May 2015
+ Archello, 29 September 2015
Links
http://www.mcbridecharlesryan.com.au/
