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53 NUDGEE JUNIOR COLLEGE

Como parte integral del plan maestro del Nudgee Junior College en la ciudad de

Indooroopilly, Australia, la ampliacion de la biblioteca de Mt Sion, diseada por el estudioAustralianoFulton Trotter Architectsse integra sin contrastes al edificio existente

construido por Charlie Fulton en 1939. La nueva biblioteca mejora la relacin entre los

sitios de la escuela, ofreciendo nuevos espacios para actividades grupales y aulas para la

enseanza. El proyecto incluye la remodelacin de 7 aulas y varias dependencias del

antiguo edificio.

PorMarcelo Gardinetti

Una fachada curvada de cristal es el nexo entre dos volmenes de ladrillo que contiene las

salas de apoyo. El vuelo del edificio sobre los volmenes crea una imagen dinmica,contraponiendo texturas y colores de sus materiales componentes, acero y madera.

El diseo repite materiales usados en el edificio existente, generando a la vez un

contraste en su expresin moderna y abierta, interactuando con el entorno inmediato

mejorando la relacin de los espacios exteriores del conjunto y dialogando en la

intensidad de los colores utilizados.
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MEMORIA DE LOS AUTORES

The Mt Sion Library demonstrates a bright and friendly response to the site surroundings by

utilising vibrant colours throughout the building. As part of the Nudgee Junior College master

plan, Mt Sion is an addition to the existing focal point of the college campus the original,

modernist brick building, constructed in 1939 based on a design by Charlie Fulton. The new

library provides vital connections along the ridgeline by enhancing the sites relationship and

new exciting learning and play spaces.

Mt Sion Library was conceived as two solid brick boxes, containing supporting rooms, with

the library as a transparent volume connecting to the brick boxes, with a curved glass

facade. The transparency of the library connects the classrooms through to the river. Formal

and textural qualities have been abstracted from the Original Building connecting the brick

bays with the curved volume. The butterfly roofs sailing over the faceted glass walls creates

a dynamic mixture of steel and timber battening which is grounded by the rich brick boxes oneither side. Rich red brick with a lustrous blue/grey brick banding is used for the two main

wings of the new building.

The library has responded to the clients brief, coming from quite traditional school values

and spatial planning. The new building responded to these traditional needs whilst

maintaining flexibility within the library and connections to play spaces on each side. The

consultant team worked closely to create a cost effective and efficient solution whilst
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achieving a quite complex structural solution, as well as a number of sustainable design

principles humbly incorporated throughout the project (rainwater tanks, bio-retention, solar

hot water, low e-glass and a building management system).

A high quality outcome has been produced within the budget constraints, with a high level of

finish and large extent of works achieved. Mt Sion pays respect to the original forms andmaterials of the existing building while providing a measured contrast of a modern, open and

light-hearted expression. The forms, material and colours used intend to reiterate the

original from Charles Fultons modernist brick building, while providing a modern playful

twist.Fulton Trotter Architects

Fotografas: John Mills Planos: Fulton Trotter Architects

Publicado en TECNNE Marcelo Gardinetti Mayo de 2012.

TECNNE Portal de Arquitectura, Urbanismo, Arte y Diseo.

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