Mary Mackillop Secondary College

Designer: Alan Cubbon

Practice: Crosier Scott and Associates Pty Ltd Web: croscott.com.au

Photographer: Peter Casamento

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Public Buildings / Structures

DESIGN

Mary MacKillop College provides Catholic education with an emphasis on development of the whole person, an ethos Crosier Scott has embedded within the design of their new Senior Hub building.

Following their work developing the campus masterplan for the College, CSA have designed this stand-alone Centre, purpose-built for years 11 and 12.

Made up of a mix of social and learning spaces, the building’s design is an exemplar of contemporary pedagogy for senior students transitioning to tertiary education. Flexible spaces and a fully indooroutdoor learning environments allow students to be largely autonomous and encourage them to work independently as well as engage and support each other.

Spatially, the new building is flexible, providing an important interconnection between spaces and creating new opportunities for the provision of traditional teaching alongside collaborative informal learning opportunities specifically designed to support and engage with students, while preparing them for the transition from secondary school to tertiary education and the wider world.