The first stage in a visionary master plan for St John the Apostle Parish School, the new Junior Primary Development will offer an engaging, age-appropriate learning environment to begin students’ school journey. Set around a central breakout space, the eight classrooms have direct access to external learning courtyards and dedicated junior play spaces away from the boisterous main oval.

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We embraced the sloping site as an opportunity not a challenge, integrating challenge play and universally accessible gentle pathways within the new landscape typology. The new development steps up the site, providing a dynamic interior environment while minimising the need for cut and fill intervention to stabilise the sandy soil in the beachside location.

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We navigated the school’s purchase of an adjacent laneway, working through a variety of design options until the agreement was finalised. The laneway provides the school with a secondary entry point for junior primary, easing traffic congestion and allowing after-hours access to the multi-purpose breakout space for community events.