Crestmead State School
Queensland Government Primary School
Year completed: 2011
Area of buildings: 1045m2
Area of site: -
Construction budget: $3.2 million
Cost per m2: $2550
The Resource building was located for its proximity to
the major part of the school and to provide amenities
to the existing multi-purpose hall, this required the
relocation of two demountable modular buildings. It
was decided that the lost classrooms would be
replaced with new General Learning Areas (GLA) on a
new first level. The site allowed for the connection of
the resource centre and the multi-purpose hall through
the use of a foyer space that could be used as a
transitioning space for classes or breakout space for
functions. The constraints on the site controlled a lot
of the design, the two story building adjacent meant
we had to re-design the building so the first floor
GLA’s were on the road side of the building. This also
meant that we had to add an additional stair to
achieve our fire exit requirements.
To speed up the building process the building is steel
framed with a bondek slab for the first story. The
external roof form was derived from the existing multi-
purpose hall and is reflected on the internal curved
ceilings in the resource centre and the GLA’s to create
a feeling of space. The brief also called for a specific
E-Learning centre, Learning For Life room, Science
Technology & Information Centre and a Multimedia
Room. Through the use of the form, and feature
colours on the external CFC and corrugated sheeting
the final result is a striking feature building fit for a new
generation of learning.
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