By K 2 L D
2019 Wheelers Hill, Victoria, Australia
Education
Caulfield Grammar School Early Learning Centre afforded us the opportunity to turn under-utilised office and science areas into a fresh, vibrant new space for the school’s youngest little minds.
Through workshops with the school and community, we developed the concept of ‘building blocks’ – creating a solid, yet uniquely fun foundation for the school and its kids. We wanted to break down barriers and expand expectations.
Each newly created space showcases specially developed ‘building block’ joinery, a unique focal piece for each classroom. This draws the young students into the depth of the space, challenging them to look at things with new perspective.
A key focus on both material palette and overall layout of the space allowed for inter-classroom collaboration, yet still provided smaller adaptable nooks for group work or withdrawal. An additional element within the design outcome sees ‘peek-a-boo’ windows come to life, interconnecting each classroom and blurring the gap between interior and exterior.
We are an international architecture and interior design practice with a vision to Nurture the Future. With offices in Melbourne, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, K2LD is now over 20 years old. We’re a proud, passionate and diverse group of individuals who combine to create great outcomes for our clients and the urban environment.
It’s in our differences that we find our distinctiveness, and that shows in our work – from all scales of single or multi-residential and commercial developments, through to public and private education and infrastructure projects throughout the region.