VISION Issue 24 | Page 23

23 A performing arts centre has quite a head start over most building types. It should be beautiful and inspired and quite unlike a dressed up warehouse, or apartment block. The grand gesture too, often heralds disappointment with interiors that fail to match first impressions. Raised expectations and actual delivery is a rare achievement, yet this is precisely what occurs in the traditional, Geelong Grammar School’s Corio campus, an hour south of Melbourne. PROJECT School for Performing Arts and Creative Education, Geelong Grammar School ARCHITECTS Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design PRINCIPAL GLAZING RESOURCE Viridian Profilit™ Viridian VFloat™ Viridian SolTech™ Viridian Seraphic™ Standard TEXT & IMAGES Peter & Jenny Hyatt