Ambrose Treacy College Tipperary Building by Fulton Trotter Architects
Brisbane, Australia
Category
Education
Year
2019
Project Size
Medium
Firm name
Fulton Trotter Architects
Firm address
Brisbane, Australia
Photographer
Taryn Blomfield

Project Description

DESIGN AWARDS ENTRY CONTENT: Fulton Trotter Architects has worked with Ambrose Treacy College for the past 10 years, and we are very proud to share the recently completed Senior School Precinct. The Senior Precinct comprises three educational buildings linked along the leafy ridgeline of the site, each with their own character. The significant site trees along the ridge include substantial figs, eucalyptus and raintrees which are a striking asset but a challenge for planning a traditional shaped classroom building. The solution was to gently wrap and weave the new Tipperary building around the trees. This has resulted in a peaceful classroom outlook and a memorable journey for students traversing the canopy. The radial building set out of Tipperary has resulted in trapezoidal teaching spaces, which we believe are subliminally softer than a typical rectangular classroom. Like its form, the application of colour in Tipperary is unashamedly bold. A punchy spectrum of colour is fanned along the length of the building both inside and out. We were excited to work with a client who embraces colour and we feel it’s a worthy expression of the energy of the students within!