Jury citation
This Franciscan secondary school has a productive garden as its central focus, with classrooms, a canteen, a chapel and principals’ offices all looking onto this delightful space celebrating the healing power of nature. Repurposed rooms open up to the garden, taking advantage of cross-ventilation, while the new four-storey classroom wing is naturally ventilated and lit and protected by fabric shades. Water harvesting and a solar array are integral parts of the infrastructure. All spaces within this school are alive with pleasurable, sociable qualities and the spirit of healthy ongoing use – the very essence of social sustainability.
Read the article by Sheona Thomson from Architecture Australia Jul/Aug 2016.
Credits
- Project
- Mt Alvernia College Anthony and La Verna Buildings
- Architect
- m3architecture
Qld, Australia
- Consultants
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Builder
DG Wilson
Certifier Building Certifiers Australia
Civil consultant Mark Traucnieks Consulting
Electrical, mechanical, hydraulics engineers Aurecon
Geotechnical consultants Soil Surveys
Kitchen consultant FSDA
Landscape consultant Lat27
Quantity surveyor Steele Wrobel
Structural engineer Bligh Tanner
Surveyor Lawson Surveys
Town planner John Gaskell Planning Consultants
- Site Details
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Location
Brisbane,
Qld,
Australia
Site type Urban
- Project Details
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Status
Built
Type Schools
Source
Award
Published online: 2 Nov 2017
Words:
2017 National Architecture Awards Jury
Images:
Christopher Frederick Jones
Issue
Architecture Australia, November 2017
