Architecture for education

The Larapi Child and Family Learning Centre provides a warm and welcoming environment for local families to bring their young children to play and connect with other parents, centre staff and any service providers they may need.  Natasha Mulhall Natasha Mulhall Symbolically bearing the palawa kani name for the Flowerdale River which flows through much of the Waratah / Wynyard municipality, the centre is intimately tied to its broader geographical setting, creating a strong connection with place. Natasha Mulhall Natasha Mulhall Drawing on the duality of the Wynyard urban grid juxtaposed against the meandering river, the planning of the centre uses these two contextual elements to shape the building design. A cubby... Más

The Digital Skills Building is an exemplar teaching block based around flexibility, collaboration, and technology. We delivered the building on a live campus, working closely with E G Carter to minimise disruption.  Fotohaus Fotohaus Across the Digital Skills Building, we have implemented innovative ideas, based around design, flexibility, ease of construction and providing the best value to the client. The use of brick slips ensured that the external envelope of the Digital Skills Centre was complete ahead of time, allowing work internally to progress ahead of schedule. Fotohaus Fotohaus Fotohaus As well as designing the exterior, we also carried out extensive work on the interior to create a light... Más

The project for the ARTFX Campus, a pioneering school internationally renowned in the field of digital arts and the cinema professions, is located within the Paine-Images, an outstanding site devoted to the image and to the creative industries of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Philippe Chancel The building was designed to fit perfectly into the urban context of which it is part: the project’s proportions and height echo the dimensions of the surrounding buildings in a four-way dialogue with the neighbouring creative sites. The campus is thus continuous with the region’s urban fabric, with its juxtaposition of remarkable industrial buildings and lower-rise lines of residential buildings. Philippe Chance... Más

The BIT Wardha academic block was a result of a social endeavour spearheaded by the Shiksha Mandal organisation. Initiated at a time when similar educational institutes were being pulled down due to a lack of fresh enrollment, the client, a century-old organisation based in Wardha, advocated for quality and affordable education in India. They suggested that a unique style of educational propagation and architectural style would help dictate their vision of an engineering college for a small town like Wardha.  Ashish Bhonde & Ramprasad Akkisetti Ashish Bhonde & Ramprasad Akkisetti Ashish Bhonde & Ramprasad Akkisetti Thus, the Bajaj Institute of Technology came into being.  Modernity meets Tradition The... Más

Background Yew Chung International School is the top K12 international school in China. It is located in the Changning district of central Shanghai. The reconstructed building was originally a small supermarket, and later the school purchased the supermarket as a temporary laboratory classroom. This renovation is to prepare for the overall renovation plan of the main campus. In the early stage, it will serve as a temporary classroom for the students from the main campus. In the long term, it will be used as part of an innovative teaching center to adapt to the development and upgrading of the overall campus hardware in the future. EVA ARCHITECTS The starting point of the design is exploring the method to transform a building in a hig... Más

A new 100,000-square-foot Orchard Mesa Middle School opened its doors in December 2019. BG+co. was tasked by Mesa County School District 51 to deliver an awe-inspiring and inviting educational space where students and teaching staff look forward to being at. From the unique refraction of light off the exterior metal panels to the flexible interior space allowing students to work in different styles, the school is designed to connect with nature and strike a dialogue between its students and the spaces they inhabit while providing educational opportunities throughout.   Steve Maylone Photography + MH Lighting A variety of lighting solutions were needed to address the requirements of numerous learning environments within the schoo... Más