Marshlands School

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Marshland School, originally known as Rhodes Swamp School, was inaugurated in 1878 and was still operating from its original site prior to the earthquake. The original site, however, experienced considerable damage necessitating a complete rebuild of the school - at a new location.

To maintain a continuation of this history, the original school bell, a memorial to past students and the school’s old red ‘groundskeeping’ tractor came to the new site as a vivid connection to its past.

Co-Studio, Local Collective, and Aurecon worked closely with staff and stakeholders on the design and build of their new school. The school is now entirely contained within two buildings on the new site, accommodating 400 students with expansion planned for a further 200 students. The first half of this expansion was ready in 2019, providing a new Ferndale ‘learning support’ unit and further mainstream teaching space. The second stage of the expansion is currently in the design phase, undertaking a design & build methodology, to expedite the programme.

It was important to the stakeholders that their new school could double as a community facility, and is accessible on the weekends and inviting to parents at any time during the weekdays. The school incorporates Greenstar design principles where these could deliver ongoing energy savings and a comfortable environment for the occupants.

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Dennis Chippindale  

Ian Maclean  

Renmark Ragasajo  

Pippa Herrod

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