Pascoe Vale Primary School, Victoria Building Development, Australian Architecture, Photography
Pascoe Vale Primary School in Victoria
29 Sep 2021
Design: Kosloff Architecture
Location: Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Australia

Pascoe Vale Primary School, Melbourne
Pascoe Vale Primary School is home to a fine example of neo-classical school design, a two-story building by the Chief Architect of the Public Works Department (1922-1929), E. Evan Smith. This building is listed by Heritage Council Victoria as significant.
Kosloff Architecture’s extension, which houses staff and administration, continues the existing building?s masonry language and fine brick articulation. Internal modifications to the existing building support innovation in teaching practice, a provision for 21st century learning environments, with a series of break out and ancillary teaching spaces.
The public realm has been extended up to the building in a gesture that is generous, but also acknowledges the importance in fostering relationships between parents of the school as well as the broader community.
What was the brief"

The brief was to extend the existing two storey heritage building to create a new clearly identifiable entry to the school, to house a new reception space and waiting area. This needed to enable the display of students work and also ensure that access to staff areas and the school beyond could be controlled. New staff areas to facilitate collaboration and support professional develo...