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Edwin Marsden Tooth Building - St Pauls School This is the first purpose built administration building constructed for this 45-year-old school. The brief required it to be conspicuous from Strathpine Rd, welcoming, convenient to use, adaptable, transparent and environmentally responsible. It has 2 storeys with a partial basement and a long, relatively thin (66m x 20m) asymmetrical boomerang shaped plan whose arms embrace the entry drive. Set in a glazed screen and contrasting strongly with the glass and rough concrete columns, the timber-framed entrance doors are fitted with long robust handles, inviting the grip of folk of all sizes. The entrance is sheltered by a timber-lined, shallow inverted pyramid canopy, the soffits of which rise in greeting to approaching pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The narrow plan, fully glazed internal and external walls, ceilings which increase in height to the building's edge and glare resisting glass, all combine to maximise natural light and unpardonable the moderate glare in working areas. Artificial light is commonly unnecessary. External walls are protected by extended floor plates, eaves, and external venetian blinds which respond automatically to changing conditions to exclude direct sunlight from glazing. The structure is a simple grid of lightly exposed concrete aggregate columns at 6.6m centres, both ways, supporting off-white concrete floors and a steel framed over sailing roof which floats gently upwards to the edge of 3.5m wide eaves. The hallmarks of this building's design aqre responsiveness to the brief and to the environment, minimal operating and maintenance costs, simplicity, and the directness of expression. |
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Middle School Administration & Classrooms -
St Pauls School The new Middle School precinct is serviced by a dedicated building for staff and anciliary staff in close proximity to the new classroom blocks. |
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Middle School Administration & Classrooms - St Pauls School The Stage Two Classrooms incorporate 100 000 Lts of underground rainwater tanks, preventing loss of valuable rain water from the site. |
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Faculty of Law - 'C' Block QUT Gardens Point Campus - Extensive User Group and stakeholder consultation; - Building for science and education. - Originally included Visual field runs, Tonometry runs, Contact lens lab, Optics lab Optical workshop, Visual science & Testing labs |
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Music Building - St Pauls School This uniquely-shaped building accommodates the many sizes and types of spaces required for an extensive music program at the school. |
