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.
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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.
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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
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