Design Encourages Creativity
Traditional Custodians
Wurundjeri People
Location
Footscray, Victoria
Client
Victoria University
Area
657 sqm
Status
Complete 2015 and 2016
Sustainability
Environmental design responds to Greenstar criteria
Project cost
$1.3 m
Achievements
Modernisation of existing building to create strong precinct focus for the visual arts department
Awards
Dulux Colour Awards 2016 Submission
The project provides a strong identity for the Visual Arts, with tailor-made learning areas and workspaces centred around a presentation focus space.
Specialised teaching spaces incorporated a general studio, print, photography and drawing studios, individual student studio spaces and various storeroom and student locker areas.
Specific requirements for the visual arts have been designed into flexible learning areas that service both this and a range of other pedagogues.
The existing building shell is retained and the interior completely reworked to provide the educational needs of the user groups.
Delivered over two stages, KATZ provided full service including management of the building contract as superintendent.
“They’ve got to communicate … so we look for good communication and we find that very good from KATZ.”
Bruno SbagliaProject Manager, Victoria University
