By Maddison Architects
A major project for the Gisborne Primary School to cater for the significant increase in student numbers and local area growth. Our brief was to provide a new Administration Building and Community Hub/ Gym Building as well as repurpose an existing gym to create 3 new general-purpose classrooms. During extensive site investigations and masterplanning options we also came to understand that accessibility and general site wayfinding needed major improvement and a large proportion of existing underground infrastructure and site services needed full replacement.
Our response was to use the location and placement of these new buildings as an opportunity to: