Located within the rapidly expanding Urban Growth Boundary of outer Western Melbourne, this project involved the expediated design and delivery of six new primary school campuses across vast greenfield sites. Schools play a vital role within new communities; beyond education the campuses offer community infrastructure and a space for neighbourhood social connections.
In collaboration with the VSBA, consultant team and stakeholders, Emergent Studios has contributed to the development of an integrated landscape solution across each of the five schools, to develop a series of outdoor educational environments that complement the standardized built components including:
- Administration/Learning Resource Centres with Library, Reception
- Community Hub with Indoor Basketball/Netball Court, Canteen and Music
- Learning Neighbourhoods, some with Specialist Learning & STEM
Key landscape components of each campus include: an activated public street frontage and arrival landscape, school community social spaces; accessible connections throughout, a centralised 'learning street' that links all school buildings, a school heart and diverse outdoor environments, incorporating outdoor learning, junior active and senior outdoor active play spaces, sensory and nature play elements, a gym circuit, multi-courts, sports fields, kitchen gardens, biodiverse planting and extensive tree shade canopy.
