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Parkhill Primary School

Apart from Parkhill Primary School’s Administration Building and Hall, the campus was previously a teacher-training facility, comprising mostly relocatable buildings concealed behind bricked-up walls.

These buildings spanned the site from east to west, partially framing a formal central courtyard and bisecting the campus from front to rear. There was no connectedness between the oval, playground and views to the south and the prime gathering space in the entry courtyard. Student toilets were in a separate building across campus.

Client
Parkhill Primary School
Location
Ashwood, Victoria
Photography
Peter Clarke
Traditional Country
Wurundjeri
Once the existing buildings were removed, two new learning communities were constructed. Each consists of 5 to 6 classrooms branching off a central collaborative spine. The classrooms have the flexibility to vary the degree of openness and engagement with the collaborative space depending on the programs being run.
All internal learning spaces have access to outdoor space. These areas afford views to the south, connectivity to sporting facilities and extend the community gathering spaces into the landscape.
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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands where our studios are located, the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung people of Yálla-birr-ang, Collingwood and the Wadawurrung people of Djiling, Geelong.

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