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PERFORMING ARTS AND VCE CENTRE | BOX HILL MASTER PLANNING | CHURCH REFURBISHMENT AND NEW GATHERING |
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The Miriam Performing Arts Centre bears testament to the extensive consultation process with a diverse range
of user groups including specialist acoustic engineers, theatre & audiovisual consultants. The result successfully This year’s winner of the prestigious ‘named award’, the Marion Mahony Award for Interior Architecture at the
reflects this dialogue, realising the multiplicity of day & night uses & variety of moods imagined at its inception. Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter Awards.
The layout & flexibility of the visually connected building allows timetable challenges & spacial interaction as
well as concurrent use of multiple spaces. Regular classes, rehearsals, intimate performances, presentations, The considerable refurbishment of the Church and the construction of the new gathering area with hospitality
assemblies, large scale productions & the daily school cafe can co-exist & transition seamlessly. The material services aimed to bring the place of worship into line with more recent liturgical and theological renewal. The new
palette is modern & contemporary yet timeless, professional & elegant, ensuring moods within spaces can readily gathering room is symbolically and conveniently placed between the Church and the OLGC Primary School, with
adapt to suit small & large scale daily use & performance. The College can now perform in an on-campus venue the intention of increasing and cementing the meeting opportunity within the community.
where students can grasp a sense of real-world professional music and performance, thus further inspiring their
own ambitions and greater learning. The Sanctuary has been conceived as a unified element with the Altar, the rood screen and all the Liturgical
furniture, through a process of close cooperation with the artist Matt Harding. Its organic shape, invites the
The Notre Dame Centre is a bright & welcoming building for the school and in particular the senior students for parishioners to approach the center of the Liturgy. The pew-chairs, specifically designed by Law architects for
whom the brief was developed. The diverse range of spaces delivered to students has resulted in many expressing this space, allow a semi-circular seating layout around the Sanctuary, enhancing the sense of communion for the
their increased eagerness to learn. The new centre is a significant improvement on the previous facility & not only congregation.
assists students’ learning within the school but also boosts educational amenity & opportunities for future students
within the Whitehorse community. Founded in 1928, the school furthers its long history in the area, with the The Morning Chapel and the Votive chapel of Our Lady of Good Counsel provide a more intimate space for
building now framing its northern boundary, offering a strong architectural street presence to both Dorking Rd & morning Mass, spiritual meetings with students or for quieter prayer.
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