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Karratha Senior High School Technical Learning Areas
Karratha Senior High School Technical Learning Areas
Karratha, Australia
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Other Projects by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects
Karratha Senior High School Technical Learning Areas
Karratha, Australia
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
The city of Karratha was established on the traditional lands and waters of the Ngarluma people for whom it has been Ngurra (lit. 'home' or 'country') for over 40,000 years, and is now a major mining hub in a remote location over 1500kms from the state capital city Perth. The surrounding landscape is embedded with ancient petroglyths (rock engravings), carved by indigenous families over 47,000 years ago. The current landscape is a hybrid of industrial infrastructure; the constructed landscape and culturally important, ancient landscape.
Karratha Senior High School is in a region D, cyclonic area, a hot semi-arid climate subject to intense rainfall and wind during regular cyclones. It sits at the base of ancient hills on a flood plain that discharges into Nickol Bay and connects to the Yaburara Heritage Trail that includes culturally significant aboriginal sites.
A collection of culturally important sites were identified and embedded in the design, previously disturbed sites would be rehabilitated as community meeting spaces and remaining undisturbed sites enriched with passive protection, art and cultural interpretation.
Karratha Senior High School Technical Learning facilities is a unique collection of spaces collected under one continuous roof focusing distant views to culturally important sites, the horizon and spaces unseen from the ground. Spaces are interactive, reflective, contemplative, social and educational, embracing the individual and the community. Spaces are designed to inspire rather than simply teach and to reference familiar places of destination, creating comfort and meaning.
Applied colour, pattern and symbols progressively unfold to provide meaning and enrich experience. Super-sized abstracted tools reference the function of manual arts spaces with colour matching equipment.
Ground level walls extrude to provide places to gather, recreate and rest in shade and naturally ventilated places. Spaces meander in plan and section framing place and nurturing students and the community.
Karratha Senior High School is in a region D, cyclonic area, a hot semi-arid climate subject to intense rainfall and wind during regular cyclones. It sits at the base of ancient hills on a flood plain that discharges into Nickol Bay and connects to the Yaburara Heritage Trail that includes culturally significant aboriginal sites.
A collection of culturally important sites were identified and embedded in the design, previously disturbed sites would be rehabilitated as community meeting spaces and remaining undisturbed sites enriched with passive protection, art and cultural interpretation.
Karratha Senior High School Technical Learning facilities is a unique collection of spaces collected under one continuous roof focusing distant views to culturally important sites, the horizon and spaces unseen from the ground. Spaces are interactive, reflective, contemplative, social and educational, embracing the individual and the community. Spaces are designed to inspire rather than simply teach and to reference familiar places of destination, creating comfort and meaning.
Applied colour, pattern and symbols progressively unfold to provide meaning and enrich experience. Super-sized abstracted tools reference the function of manual arts spaces with colour matching equipment.
Ground level walls extrude to provide places to gather, recreate and rest in shade and naturally ventilated places. Spaces meander in plan and section framing place and nurturing students and the community.
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