Architects DesignInc and Cox Architecture designed the Adelaide Botanic High School, known as South Australia’s first vertical school.
It opened its class-room doors in 2019.
The project, a conversion of an existing 1960’s building, presented an opportunity to demonstrate the latest thinking in design pedagogy and advance a more innovative approach to education in South Australia.
Adelaide Botanic High School is deeply integrated into an established education and cultural precinct in the north-east corner of Adelaide’s city, set within the parklands and adjacent to the Botanic Garden, Zoo, universities and Frome Road.
Botanic High locates a STEM focused and contemporary schooling experience in a beautiful parkland setting, combining science with nature.
It creates a multi-disciplinary vertical learning environment that allows a high degree of visual and physical connectivity between floors.
The school’s active atrium which sits in the heart of the building allows for collaborative opportunities not available in traditional school settings.
Project Awards
Dr John Mayfield Award for Educational Architecture, Australian Institute of Architects, SA Chapter 2019
Robert Dickson Award for Interior Architecture, Australian Institute of Architects, SA Chapter 2019
Derrick Kendrick Award for Sustainable Architecture, Australian Institute of Architects, SA Chapter 2019
Finalist, Education – Completed Buildings, World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2019
Project Details
Project size – 15,120 m2
Completion date – 2018
Project Team
Architecture
DesignInc
DesignInc is an award-winning architectural and design practice with offices in Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney in Australia.
DesignInc’s multidisciplinary teams are united with a common vision to make a difference to the health and happiness of people’s lives through the quality of the environments they help create.
Cox Architecture
COX is a design-focused contemporary architectural practice with studios located in every major Australian city and a history spanning 60 years.
Key to their ethos is supporting the public life of our cities. Cox does this by ensuring each project makes positive contributions to its public realm – giving more than it takes.
Photography
Sam Noonan
Sam is a Australian-based specialist architectural and interiors photographer with 30+ years professional experience.
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