Located on a green-field site in Regional Victoria, Marist College Bendigo will provide a brand new P-12 facility for a rapidly growing population.  When complete it will house around 1500 students and provide ample facilities that will enrich both the school and its neighbourhood providing opportunities to foster community identity and encourage growth.

© Bill Conroy

Architects: Y2 Architecture

Location: Bendigo VIC 3550, Australia

Collaborators: Matt Dwyer, Walter Di Giangregorio, Michael Roberts, Felicity Brown, James Flaherty, Lindy Zerman

Area: 1327.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Bill Conroy

© Bill Conroy
Located on a green-field site in Regional Victoria, Marist College Bendigo will provide a brand new P-12 facility for a rapidly growing population.  When complete it will house around 1500 students and provide ample facilities that will enrich both the school and its neighbourhood providing opportunities to foster community identity and encourage growth.

© Bill Conroy

As the initial stage the Montague Centre sits at front of the school, a showcase for what is to come.  The building projects out into newly formed wetlands but remains grounded in the site through heavy rammed earth walls towards the schools centre. These striking elements are complemented with a textu...