Learning Centre Exemplar Analysis
Surry Hills Community Centre [
- Environmental Atrium filtering
cleaning of air as it comes down through the building
- Air brought in from top of
building (cleanest), funnelled down a series of glass shafts, washes over a
series of filters – including using plant material to organically filter the
air). Then passed around the excavation
of the building known as the thermal labyrinth – this naturally cools the air
before it goes back into atrium space – back filter through and into the
building.
– Power
generated on site
– Automated
devices (including louvers automatically responsive to the sun)
– Services
– two floor library (ground and lower level), Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre
and Function Hall (level one – provides advocacy and information to the local
community, also run markets, classes, etc) 26 place child care centre (level 2)
– Free
Wi-Fi
Reflection:
The main thing that appeals to
me about this learning centre is the childcare facility on the top floor. I
particularly like the open room (featured in these two photos) where the focus
is on play and the opportunities for “fun” appears unlimited thanks to the openness
of the space. I like the idea of incorporating something like a sandpit (as in
the Surry Hills child care facility), garden or small waterpark-type area into
my learning centre; focusing on natural resources to teach the importance of
the natural environment and our natural ecosystems such as the mangrove
ecosystems.
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