First one, now more schools on the agenda for Fishermans Bend
In a low key process held mostly over the summer break, land owners and developers have had the chance to offload their prime Fishermans Bend holdings to a blue chip buyer, with The Victorian School Building Authority, Department of Education and Training and the Fishermans Bend Taskforce jointly on the prowl for additional sites capable of accommodating further education facilities.
An Expressions of Interest campaign is currently drawing to a close, requesting private landowners and developers to sell or lease land located within one of Fishermans Bend's four major precincts: Montague, Lorimer, Sandridge and Wirraway.
Parameters for the Expressions of Interest campaign include a site ideally no less than 4,000 square metres and with multiple street frontages.
The eventual site or sites will likely mirror South Melbourne Primary School's internationally award-winning design, with that project's construction beginning in earnest after the festive break.
Appointed builder ADCO Constructions will deliver the new multi-level, Hayball-designed campus alongside expansive community spaces, with the intent of effectively integrating the new school with its Montague Precinct surrounds. The main school building is expected to begin rising above ground during April, after onsite excavation is complete.
The Victorian School Building Authority's push into vertical campuses across the inner city and the requested Fishermand Bend site of 4,000 square metres plus suggests that additional open space is also on the agenda, side by side with new vertical education facilities.
The benefits of Integrating community into the design of new schools is outlined by Hayball’s Sydney Studio Director David Tordoff, within this article.
As was outlined last week, vertical schools will also be on the agenda for the upcoming Australian Smart Skyscrapers Summit which will be held next month in Melbourne.
