St Stephens Primary School in Duncraig, Western Australian Public Building Extension, Architecture Images
St Stephens Primary School in Duncraig
Library and Community Hub in Western Australia ? design by Cox Architecture
3 Oct 2017
St Stephens Primary School
Location: Duncraig, Perth, Western Australia
Design: Cox Architecture
St Stephens Primary School

The new library and community hub is visible, vibrant, adaptable and able to be directed by the needs of the student and school. The mobile ?market carts? allow books to be displayed or even moved to classrooms, further emphasizing the boundless influence of the library upon the school life. At the same time, the school community has a place where it can comfortably meet together amidst the joyful motif of village life.
Conceptual Framework

Following intense masterplanning, CODA proposed converting an existing 1980?s dark, face-brick atrium into a flexible and open library learning space, combined with a community hub for students and parents.

This is a shift towards student-led flexibility in teaching, with the library sitting at the heart of school life.

‘a library without walls’.

The design is pitched at the scale of a child yet inviting to the entire school community.

Public and Cultural Benefits

We built a story around village life through the creation of four areas: village green, town square, street and market.

This is further implied through built-in and loose furniture; purpose-built ?market ...