north east regional extra | April 24 - 30, 2024
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April 24 - 30, 2024
Interior design celebrating the senses By CHLOE JAENICKE
SIBLING Architecture has been nominated for multiple awards for their designs on the new Wangaratta District Specialist School junior school building. Lauren Crockett and Amelia Borg were the leading architects on the project and received nominations for the Dulux Colour Awards and the 2024 Australian Interior Design Awards. Ms Borg said it was exciting for Sibling Architecture and the school to be recognised as they have been working on the building since 2020. “We started working on the projects in the depths of lockdown, so a lot of the earlier team meetings were over Zoom,” she said. “The design idea of the project is to celebrate difference through responding to the students diverse needs.” Sibling Architecture worked in close collaboration with Wangaratta District Specialist School to ensure the designs suited the needs of all the students, as the school has students with both physical and intellectual disabilities. “There was a whole team of people who were involved, it wasn’t just the principal who was crucial to the project but also a lot of teachers and the school council,” she said. “We also met a lot with the other health professionals who work within the school including occupational therapists and physiotherapists who gave us insight into the needs of the students.”
◆ CELEBRATING DIFFERENCE: Sibling Architecture designed the building for students like Evie Carman and Jack Beardow to enjoy at Wangaratta District Specialist School. PHOTO: Derek Swalwell
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