MORWELL CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
Forming part of the Morwell School’s Regeneration Project this new facility, funded by the Commonwealth Government, has been designed to give local primary school children an opportunity to be taught in all disciplines of performing arts. Special, purpose built classrooms and individual tuition rooms allows the new facility to provide all needs necessary for music, drama and dance.
Client
Victorian School Building Authority
Completed
2011
Project Type
Education/ Performing Arts
Traditional Owners
Gunaikurnai people
Simple form, complex program
Approaching the Performing Arts Centre via MacDonald Street, students and visitors are confronted by its sculptural, prismatic form, a corner of it chiselled off like a geode to reveal a vibrant facet of orange that defines the public café. The double height foyer, with its translucent cladding and skylights, gives further access to the lower and upper level auditorium, with a bolt of bright fuchsia providing wayfinding cues. The auditorium, defined by its multicoloured acoustic wall panels, has a large stage fitted out with lighting bars and audio-visual equipment to facilitate a stage set up for a diverse range of activities and concerts.
Acknowledgements
KDA Team
Robert Bienvenu, Karolien Vanhee, Angela Amoros
Photographer
Silvi Glattauer