St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School

With renewed emphasis on collaboration and active participation, Cox Architecture was engaged to renovate St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School’s existing arts precinct – originally built in the 1960s – into the new Innovation and Design Hub.

BY Andrew McDonald

April 18th, 2018

Tags: Alucobond, brickworks, Cox Architecture, Dulux, interface, Zumtobel

Architect: Cox Architecture

Project Manager: ID Construction Professionals

Builder: GCB Construction

Structural Engineer: Bligh Tanner

Services Engineer: Greenleaf

Duration: 9 months

Budget: $3.5m

Lighting

Tecton KK 3000 lighting, Zumtobel. Wall luminaire, BEGA.

Finishes

‘La Paloma Grande’ bricks, Brickworks. Carpet, Interface. ‘NaturAL Reflect 405’ façade, Alucobond. Paint throughout, Dulux.

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