The Flythrough displays the experience of all visitors and users of the facility. SITE was commissioned for the Bushfire Centre of Excellence (BCoE) in mid-2019. Following the SITE process of Master planning, we conducted a series of workshops with DFES and the relevant stakeholders (including notably the Bindjareb Cultural Group). The participation and collaboration in these workshops was fantastic and quickly revealed much loftier and exciting ambitions for the project than the initially briefed simple office and training facility as below: The facility is to tell the story of bush fire fighting in Western Australia highlighting the traditional indigenous practices…
Turning of the SOD – Perth Modern School Multi-Purpose Auditorium
SITE’s Paul Edwards and Will Thomson were privileged to be among the distinguished guests and major contributors to the new Perth Modern School Multi-Purpose Theatre this afternoon. PS Structures paused activity for a brief moment to allow us all on to the site to mark the occasion with a traditional ‘turning of the sod’ shovel picture.
Project Update: Construction commences for Perth Modern School’s new Multipurpose Auditorium
SITE is excited that construction is commencing for Perth Modern School’s new Multipurpose Auditorium to be constructed by PS Structures. The flexible 700 seat Auditorium is designed with exceptional acoustics, seating configuration and amenity to achieve best practice Music and Theatrical performance as well as catering for school assembly, general learning, lectures, and exam functions. This is a significant project for the Heritage campus and one that will reinforce Perth Modern’s reputation as an exemplar state school.
Project Update: Construction commences at the Wetlands Precinct
After nearly 1.5 years working on this project, we are excited to finally see construction progress to redevelop the Bibra Lake Wetlands Centre into an integrated educational, recreation and rehabilitation precinct. Client: City of CockburnContractor: BE Projects
Covid-19: An update from SITE Architecture Studio
SITE Architecture Studio is proactively responding to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and continue to manage the impact this is having on our staff, our clients and their projects. We appreciate the current situation has created uncertainty and concern in regard to business and safe working environments and in response, SITE Architecture Studio are: Monitoring and implementing all government and health department advice, Have implemented strict office hygiene protocols, Have implemented a strategy to expand our current ‘remote working’ environment to include all staff, if necessary. Encouraging online, Skype or teleconference meetings in lieu of face to face meetings. Encouraging all…
5 Key steps to creating clever renovation and extension projects
Upgrading your existing facilities/building rather than relocating or completely rebuilding should be the first consideration in any project. The environmental benefits alone can be significant, as can the cost if it is done in a considered manner. Here, we discuss top issues we believe are important in considering any alterations and additions project. What is the big picture? Ask yourself ‘why are we doing this?’, then list off the functional shortcomings that your current facilities have. Just make a list of the functional issues you currently experience and resist the urge to solve the problems with thoughts like ‘if I…