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Orientation and glazing
permits optimum daylight
with low solar loads.
Michael Savage spoke with Vision’s Peter Hyatt about
the project:
What qualities did you want imbued in this project?
That it should reflect the college’s ethos, work very
successfully in all respects for the school and inspire.
It’s a major project for the school and serves a wide
student age range and large community. The building
needed to be intimate enough to scale down to and
not over-awe primary school students. Yet it needed
to be of a high standard that would equip high school
students for life after school, accommodate full
orchestras and attract visiting professional performers.
Quality, scale and integration into the existing campus
were critical factors.
THE QUALITY OF THE CAMPUS IS PERCEIVED AS
A REFLECTION OF THE EDUCATION IT PROVIDES.
Michael Savage
Design Director
How successful has it been?
Feedback from the school has been outstanding.
There has also been a high demand from professional
orchestras, dance groups and other community
groups to use the facility. The exposure to professional
performers will assist in raising the standard of the
school’s performing arts program as students and
teachers rub shoulders with acclaimed professionals.
How important is it for education to have bill
board projects?
The quality of the campus buildings, their spaces
and landscaping speaks volumes to the visitor and
occupants. Ultimately it speaks of a vision, aspirations
and values of this institution. The quality of the
campus is perceived as a reflection of the quality
of the education it provides.
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