Located in eastern Victoria, Bairnsdale Secondary College expansion consisted of a new Science wing, Year 7 hub and common area canopy. As part of the construction work, each building structure was broken into stages to facilitate limited work area. Deliveries were carefully coordinated with the builder to match his construction schedule.
Year 7 Hub
This new building consisted of four classrooms, offices, toilets, meeting room, reception, and common circulation area. Each classrooms included 3.2m high ceilings and visual leaning display panels. Divisional walls between classrooms were structurally designed to accommodate concertinaed wall panels.
Roof trusses with 10m spans incorporated 3 x large 1.4m diameter skylights, filling the circulation area with light. All major rooms/area were acoustically isolated from concrete slab to underside of roof sheet. Detailing allowed for a seamless transition between structural steel elements and light steel framing with no compromise the structural integrity.