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St Macartans Primary School pembroke primary school
NEW K-6 GREENFIELD’S SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL | MORNINGTON NEW LEARNING AREAS AND SANCTUARY | MOOROOLBARK
An award winning sustainability project. St. Macartan’s Primary School in Mornington involved the re- Pembroke Primary School is a small public school located in Mooroolbark, Victoria. The School was granted $2.5
establishment of a 600+ student Primary School onto a Greenfield site. The new school’s focus is on the million to upgrade their teaching and learning facilities and in particular, to enhance their student engagement and
strong integration of its Learning Communities; five Learning Hubs nestled into the site connected by a central inclusion strategy.
landscaped heart. The project began with Master Planning.
We began with a comprehensive Master Planning process. The school has a diverse student population with a
The spaces created at St Macartan’s have become “places”, with a high level of ownership offered to those high proportion of recent refugees from Myanmar. Key to the success of the project has been consultation and
who dwell within. A variety of spatial experiences can be had as the many ‘edges’ offer places to stop, reflect, community engagement throughout all stages of the design process.
engage and converse. The built environment incorporates a high degree of sustainable design features and
was the recipient of the Catholic Education Sustainability Lighthouse Award in 2008. In 2009 it also received The proposed facilities include a new administration & reception area that creates a welcoming new ‘face’ for
the Outstanding New School Award - High Commendation from the Council of Educational Facility Planners the school. Three new flexible learning areas are provided and a ‘Sanctuary’ building which allows multi-purpose
International (CEFPI) Vic. The Architects role was extensive, including brief establishment, design, project cost activities such as art, cooking, science & discovery to be undertaken where a school of this size does not warrant
control, furniture selection, landscape design and traffic management. specialised spaces. Significant outdoor learning spaces set amongst landscaped swales and vegetable gardens
create the heart of the school for a community that values and feels at home in the natural environment. The
project has been an opportunity for renewal and declaration of presence and identity, but also re-establishing a
dialogue with the local community.
