EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS $15M-$20M FIGUREHEAD CONSTRUCTION

Project: Centre For Higher Education Studies (CHES), South Yarra

Website: www.figurehead.com.au

Designer: Brand Architects; Fieldwork Projects

Photographer: Tom Ross

The Centre for Higher Education Studies (CHES) supports high-achieving Victorian government secondary school students with state-of-the-art learning spaces, specialist facilities and leading expertise, offering a unique pathway for students to transition from secondary to tertiary studies. CHES is set among the dense urban fabric of South Yarra. This site presented a challenge, being sleeved between buildings with a highrise to the south. Innovation in both design and construction was required to deliver this first-of-its-kind school. Catering for approximately 325 students in physical attendance, the project comprised of four agile learning neighbourhoods located on Levels 1 and 2 with informal breakout spaces leading through to the specialised learning settings including tertiary stand laboratories and fabrication workshops.

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