Education – Preston Lane

Newtown High School STEM Centre

prestonlaneadmin — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:07:23 +0000

Photography: Adam Gibson

Snug Primary School Gymnasium

prestonlaneadmin — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 05:16:30 +0000

Photography: Adam Gibson

UTAS Glass House

prestonlaneadmin — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:32:40 +0000

The Glasshouse is located in the Lifesciences Precinct at the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay campus. The facility is a PC2/QC2 (Physical Containment Level 2 / Quarantine Containment Level 2) glasshouse facility complete with a lab and growth chambers.

The form of the building is simple and maximises light and volume within the space. A modulated super structure was proposed and arrayed throughout the building – enabling the structure to have a fineness to it and allowing for the glazing to be easily integrated.

Photography: Adam Gibson

Lauderdale Primary Kinder & GLA Addition

prestonlaneadmin — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 22:02:59 +0000

The recently completed works at Lauderdale Primary were undertaken to establish a new heart to the existing school. Sitting at the edge of the grounds, the new building provides a ‘bookend’ to the school – shielding the wider school and new outdoor learning areas from the prominent South Arm highway adjacent. The new building is orientated to overlook the heart of the school and provide strong connections between the early learning area and the older year groups. Stepping down the site, in unison with the slope of the land, the new GLA’s connect strongly with the adjacent playspace placing emphasis on outdoor learning and play.

Photography by Adam Gibson

UTAS Student Lounge

prestonlaneadmin — Fri, 01 May 2015 05:23:10 +0000

The UTAS Student Lounge on the Sandy Bay campus was designed to strengthen movement paths, provide students with varied study nooks for individual and group learning and to provide a social space that spills out onto the main campus boulevard. Key to design is a feature joinery spine that is manipulated to suit standing and sitting study. Plywood blades splice through the joinery item to encourage conversation between the rear study ‘caves’ and large open plan area. A robust palette of plywood and concrete were used to compliment the existing raw materiality of the building. Colour is playfully applied to signify that the new hub is a joyous space for students to ‘chill out’ in between classes and be with their mates indoors and out.

Photography by Adam Gibson

Mt St Vincent Community & Learning Centre

prestonlaneadmin — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:08:24 +0000

The Mt St Vincent Community and Learning Centre is located in Ulverstone, Tasmania. The project is a joint initiative between the University of Tasmania and Mt St Vincent Nursing Home to increase student and community resources in regional and rural centres and provide the North West Coast of Tasmania with a dedicated Teaching, Community and Aged Care Support Facility. The facility offers flexible teaching and community function areas plus a dedicated specialized teleconference room and other teaching support facilities. The Centre will play a role in broadening the range of professional education, dementia and palliative care opportunities and local community events available within its local area.

Photography: Adam Gibson

UTAS Arts School Pathways

prestonlaneadmin — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:04:54 +0000

The UTAS Pathways Project focussed on developing an integrated and co-located model for creative arts education within Tasmania. The project placed an emphasis upon developing strong and effective linkages between the Tasmanian Polytechnic and the University of Tasmania arts programs through the re-development of the Hunter Street campus.

The project focused on integrating a range of multi-discipline, flexible learning space into Drawing, Screen Printing, Photography, Electronic Media, Visual Communications, Print Making, Sculpture and Digital fabrication studios.