Primary School in Victoria
typology
p. 176 - 177
Architect
Patkau Architects
| Specialist Planner
Lanarc Consultants
|
Moura Quayle
| Structural Engineer
CY Loh Associates
|
This new building, which complements an existing school, is organized in a linear form, with south-facing classrooms oriented to an adjoining park landscape. Since nature plays an important role in the teaching programme, gardens were laid out in front of the classrooms. All cladding is reduced to a minimum, leaving the structure – in timber, steel and concrete – largely exposed. As a means of light deflection, the walls of some spaces have plasterboard linings. The financial constraints governing Canadian school construction meant that mechanical services had to bekept as simple as possible. The ventilation, for example, is left exposed beneath the soffit of the circulation zone.
Details
Ground floor plan 1:750
Horizontal section through roof 1:750
Section 1:750
Site plan 1:4000
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