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Ivanhoe Grammar by McBride Charles Ryan

Can design provoke desired behaviour within a space? McBride Charles Ryan explores this possibility with colour, form and materiality in their most recent education project, Ivanhoe Grammar.


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May 29th, 2017

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Architect
McBride Charles Ryan

Photography
John Gollings

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Absolute Surveying

Building Surveyor
Tekcon Group

Services Engineer
NJM Design Consulting Engineers

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McFarlane & Co

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Landscape Architect
Ochre Landscapes

Drafter
Rowe’s Drafting

Lighting
Clipsal – Light switches
Versalux – Downlights
Zumtobel – Wall lights

Finishes
Cavalier Bremworth – Wool Loop Pile Carpet
Comcork – Lab and toilet flooring
CSP Architectural – Vitral Panel Wall Panels
Boral – Ceilings
Lysaght – Exterior roof cladding
Viridian Glass – Glazing
Caesarstone – Kitchen benchtops
Laminex – Classroom benchtops

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Caroma – Bathroom vanity basin
JD MacDonald – Paper towel dispenser
Enware – Student tap
Fisher & Paykel – Staff lounge cooktop and dishwasher
Britex – Drinking fountain
Fumex ME. – Laboratory extractor
SGF Laboratories – Broen Gas Outlet and lab tap

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