Highvale Primary School

By Katz Architecture

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A Flexible Learning Community

Achievements
The project provides a successful transformation of LTC units to create vibrant modern learning communities geared to the schools STEAM program

The existing make-up of the school included two 1970’s LTC units that have been retained but carefully modified to provide new modern learning spaces that are a part of a new proposed school Masterplan.

Learning community areas were created in 4 distinct areas for each of the year levels:  Prep, 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6.

Each precinct is grouped around a shared technology space that the learning areas open onto.

Separate spaces for intervention studies (small groups) as well as dedicated staff team resource areas complete the communities.

The masterplan reviewed all other key areas including temporary portables to cater for the expansion to 450 students.

Key design initiatives include:

  • Masterplan existing LTC Structures for flexible learning areas.
  • Masterplan and envisage future growth whilst identifying affordable options to implement immediately.
  • Collaborative briefing and engagement with school and community.
  • Cost effective and exciting school focused design response.

“Separate spaces for intervention studies (small group) as well as dedicated staff team resource areas complete the communities”

Steve Richardsn
Principal - Highvale Primary School“It’s been great. It has allowed us to deliver the curriculum in the way in which we want to deliver it ….its just been terrific”

Location Glen Waverley, Victoria

Client Department of Education

Area 585 sqm

Status Current

Project cost $ 601K

Photographer: John Best

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Katz Architecture is a people focused practice, motivated by the needs of our client and seeing these resolved in a functional and poetic response to each specific site.  Our simple desire is:

Enriching Spaces – Enriching lives

Founded on strong community experience, we desire to give back to communities through design and delivery. Under this mandate, Katz Architecture has grown to complete projects in a broad range of sectors including:

  • Civic and public
  • Education
  • Commercial
  • Interiors
  • Heritage and Repurposing
  • Residential
  • Industrial
  • Masterplanning

Katz Architecture embraces cutting edge technology and is running state of the art BIM (Building Information Modelling) systems on all projects. Such systems help us to design, illustrate, coordinate and deliver the highest level of professional service.

Our Approach

We start by looking forward.
We listen, collaborate, question and explore.
We examine detail, investigate opportunities and firm up solutions.
Our goal is to design spaces with value and purpose.

Create

Balancing budget with brief, we leverage our knowledge and understanding of our client’s objectives to design enriched buildings that deliver real value.

Experience

We’re there for our clients throughout the project journey, ensuring details are followed through from inception to delivery.