This new childcare centre involved the adaptive re-use of a former South Sydney Hospital heritage listed building in the rapidly expanding suburb of Green Square in Sydney. A new single storey off-form concrete structure complements the existing brick buildings along with extensive landscaping works to the external areas including shade structures and play equipment to create outdoor play space for the 84 place early learning centre.
Read more at: http://www.foxjohnston.com.au/project/waranara-early-learning-centre/
Awards
- 2018 Award for Interior Architecture, AIA ASCE
- 2018 Commendation for Educational Architecture, AIA ASCE
- 2018 USA Urban Design Awards – Built projects – local and neighbourhood scale (as part of the Former South Sydney Hospital Site – Stage 1)
- World Architecture Festival, Education Future Projects – Shortlisted, 2016