Brisbane South State Secondary College

Brisbane South State Secondary College is an innovative vertical school located within the Brisbane Knowledge Corridor and is an integral part of this leading education, health and research network. A permeable and energised public realm maximises learning interactions, along with a memorable and vibrant central native garden. The campus consists of flexible and resilient buildings, designed to adapt to changing learning pedagogies over time. Each building is centred around double storey learning hubs, which offer next-level learning characterised by open, adaptable and shared presentation spaces for collaboration across multiple disciplines. The vertical campus is connected across five new buildings with open gallery settings that formally frame views of landscape features significant in Country. The historical use of the site for camping, weaving and the making of tools by the local First Nations people inspired the screens, scored details of the concrete panels, and palette of flora, colours and materials. Six endorsed values underpin the project design. • Network of learning, connected with Brisbane’s knowledge corridor and partners • Welcome and energized public realm to maximise learning interactions • Memorable and vibrant central native garden as a magnet for teaching and learning • Demonstrative campus reflective of contemporary and indigenous values • Innovative learning environments to manifest and share the benefits of education • Flexible and resilient buildings able to adapt to changing pedagogies over time Briefed for 1600 students, the school is arranged across a vertical campus around a central native garden. Learning facilities are mixed across disciplines into three holistic learning hubs of STEM (Medicine), Creativity and Health-Wellbeing to support an innovative pedagogy. Within learning hubs, layouts arrange diverse facilities around collaborative ideation, gathering and making spaces to facilitate interactions and project-based learning Brisbane South was designed in extensive consultation with hundreds of public and professional stakeholders. This resulted in an urban response to community needs, with generous arrival spaces for public access into shared creative and sports facilities, as well as the community garden and park.