The new Science Building is located within the existing Eaton Community College school campus, with 4 new labs located around a central Science Foyer with flexible design and Maker Space STEM hub and a new Staff Studies located within a fully refurbished adjoining existing classroom building. SITE defined options for the final building location during a Masterplanning Phase. The interior is defined by the leitmotif of the molecular hexagon, a cue that as defined the landscape design, and appears internally as a subtle perforated pattern on the ceilings, and as a bold demarcation of colour across the floor to create…
Concept Design
Ellenbrook Youth Centre Feasibility Study & Concept Design
SITE was recently commissioned by the City of Swan to undertake a feasibility study, stakeholder engagement and development of a detailed concept design for a Youth Centre for one of WA’s fasted growing communities Ellenbrook. SITE Director Paul Edwards, element Director Cath Blake-Powell and Community & Stakeholder Engagement Consultant Liz Pope facilitated a series of workshops with the City, key Youth and Community Stakeholders in developing a functional brief and vision for the project. Through a rigorous site, planning, and brief interrogation process, a Concept Design was developed by SITE that proposes a communal hub directly linking adjoining sports and recreation, civic and public transportation nodes…
South-West Independent Living Units
SITE wanted to share these images of a 40 Independent Living Apartment development we have been working on, nestled between the beach and the bush in Dunsborough. The design is an attempt to reflect community aspirations for architecture that is contemporary and welcoming, sensitive to the local community and environment.