Perth Modern School’s New 700 Seat Cyril Tyler Auditorium opened on Saturday 11th of September. Despite all the complexities and Covid impacts, the School managed a fantastic opening concert featuring dance and orchestral performances. Speeches were made by Principal Lois Joll, Board Chair Dr. Ken Michael, and Patron Malcolm McCusker. We are excited to share photos and comments from the opening night. “The acoustics are absolutely fantastic, wow! Everything sounds incredibly clear and beautiful. I think it is now Perth’s best venue, especially for the size” – Neil Coy, Musical Director“The new auditorium is exquisite and the students were beyond…
Project Update
Official Opening of the Cockburn Wetlands Precinct
SITE’s Project Architect Naomi McCabe attended the official opening of the Cockburn Wetlands Precinct. We are excited to share photos of the opening. The redevelopment includes facilities for WA Wildlife (formally Native Arc), Wetlands Education Centre, new Nursery, new scouts shed for the Bibra Lake Scout Group, extensive landscaping, and Wetlands.
Rockingham Youth Centre
After 6 months of operation, we are pleased to hear that the spaces we created at the Rockingham Youth Centre have been successful for both Youth users and staff. At SITE, we are committed to making flexible spaces that respond to our client’s individual needs. How do we do this? Through our collaborative process of genuinely listening and establishing a deep understanding of the users’ desires and wishes and creating space around these. “The space has allowed for multi-use in the various areas – counselling/intensive 1:1 support, workshops and structured activities, and recreational drop-in style use. We’ve used all the…
Project Update: Chisholm Catholic College – New Changerooms
A glorious sunny winters afternoon out at Chisholm Catholic College this afternoon. We couldn’t help but spend some time admiring the glow of the warm sunlight through the colourful battened screen to our new changeroom project. The first of many projects to be realised as part of our masterplan of this tight inner-urban high school.
Beechboro Community Hub’s success at the Parks & Leisure Association Awards WA
We are pleased to share that our major Refurbishment to the Swan Active Beechboro (formerly Altone Place Leisure Centre) won Community Facility of the Year at the Parks and Leisure Association 2021 – WA Awards. The project sets the benchmark for creating an active community hub for the City of Swan, combining Café, Library, Creche, Aquatic, Sports, and Community Function spaces, as well as a workplace offering City Services to the public. https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/News-Media/2021/Beechboro-Community-Hub-named-WA-Community-Facility-of-the-Year
Handover of a major renewal project in Fremantle
SITE are excited to be handing over a major renewal of a vacant 2 storey commercial building in Fremantle to new education tenants. 6 transparent, flexible learning areas open up the ground plane to the landscape and are connected by a central, light-filled incidental learning space linking the entrances, north to south. The upper floor has been transformed into a year group common area which overlooks the campus to the north and the Fremantle port beyond. A new ‘extension’ of the existing campus, SITE worked closely with the College to ensure safety, supervision, and student movement were a design priority. …