INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
BJA have been integral to the planning, design and construction of numerous independent and community schools throughout Australia. We are recognised as leading practitioners in the field of all school campus & classroom design and have a wealth of experience delivering fit for purpose, responsive, value engineered, nurturing school environments.
Masterplans can be designed to grow and to maximise the scale of the opportunities.
As most school’s building programs are staged over many years in response to growth of student numbers, demographics, evolution in leadership &/or philosophy and available finances, BJA provide continuity of the planning vision (see Master Planning) whilst offering flexibility and adaptation through long term committed relationships with each school community.
BJA’s expertise and methodology in the design and delivery of teaching & learning facilities – from single classrooms up to whole multi stream, kindergarten, primary and secondary contemporary school campus’ – is applicable to all educational facility projects. See the Independent School projects Silkwood High School and Silkwood Primary School Library and Classrooms.
RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL ARCHITECTS
The Directors’ integral working knowledge of Rudolf Steiner philosophy and arts translates into a design sensibility that supports living processes within each of us and Nature.
We value the imaginative vs the abstract, the sensual vs minimalism, engagement vs fragmentation. This creative design foundation avoids stylistic dogma and seeks instead, unique design solutions that emerge from the play between the people, the place and the purpose.
Steiner pedagogy strives to develop pupils’ intellectual, artistic, and practical skills in an integrated and holistic manner, valuing imagination & creativity.
Our personal commitment and understanding of the Steinner philosophy means we are able to create a supportive architectural environment that gives expression to Steiner’s educational impulse.
BJA have been integral to the planning, design and construction of more than 20 Steiner schools throughout Australia over a 30-year span. We create site responsive, customised, nurturing school environments that engender Steiner principles and practice.
BJA value our long term committed relationships with many Steiner school communities with whom we have worked alongside from building or adapting the earliest single building classroom right through designing state of the art technical high school facilities.
> School Grant Applications
Baxter and Jacobson Architects offer master planning and application consultation to help independent schools with successful applications. We have created a guide to help schools engage with architectural services. See our article on Navigating the BGA Capital Grant Process: A Collaborative Effort.
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