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Exciting developments are unfolding for the Mt Atkinson community in Melbourne’s west. This greenfield site holds the cornerstone of the expanding suburb, where a new Catholic Primary School and Children’s Hub is coming to life. The Administration and Early Learning Centre, and Learning Building are taking shape as structural steel assembly comes to a close, and roof ‘pop-ups’ emerge, inviting daylight to internal spaces. Existing gum trees hold space for the planned landscape proposal, embedding the buildings in immersive nature play opportunities. Client: @melbournecatholicschools, @macseye_melbourne Project Team: @magellan_projects, @rush.wright.associates, Caleb Engineers, @intraxeng
Law Architects proudly contributed to the new Monash Community Family Cooperative childcare centre, officially opened by Hon. @harrietshingmlc and Monash University Vice-Chancellor Professor Sharon Pickering. The multi-storey design transformed a steep site into a connected outdoor play space across both levels, ensuring all rooms have equal access to nature. A child-friendly central staircase links the levels, supporting motor skill development and independence. Thoughtfully designed nooks and engaging play areas encourage exploration, creativity, and emotional resilience. The project reflects close collaboration with centre staff, carrying forward the indoor-outdoor connection from the previous building into this innovative new space. Client: @monash_uni Builder: @monacohickey Project Manager: @casemeallin Landscape Architects: @oculusstudios Engineering: @wsp_australia Early Learning Consultant: Circularity @swaggerphotographyaustralia
It’s NAIDOC Week—a time to reflect and celebrate. This year marks a significant milestone: 50 years of recognizing and uplifting Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The 2025 theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,” honours the remarkable achievements of the past while looking ahead to a vibrant future—shaped by the strength of our young leaders, the foresight of our communities, and the enduring legacy of our ancestors.⁠ https://www.naidoc.org.au/ #NAIDOC2025
“This is what it means to invest in our kids’ futures ...” @kattheomp Westgarth Primary School’s (Clarke Street Campus) recently completed Learning Facilities and Gymnasium. Client : @vicschoolbuilding Project Team : @bldg.eng , BRT, @intraxeng , Land Projects Images : @diannasnape
See you this evening at the 2025 Victorian Architecture Awards Night celebration! Congratulations to all of this year’s shortlisted projects.
Making All Things New. Construction is nearing completion on the second phase of our extension and renovation to St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Box Hill South. The original, heritage listed church by Chancellor & Patrick, was meticulously re-furbished by Law Architects in 2020 in the first phase of the project.  More recently, we have worked to nestle in new offices, meeting rooms, and gathering spaces around the existing building. Through a minimal intervention approach, the project builds on the forms and materiality of the existing church, creating a new whole and reframing connections to the street. Builder: @newpol_construction Project Team: @creostructuresau, @acorconsultants, @michaeltaylorarchitects, Michael Smith & Associates, @philipchun.bc, Ricardo Energy Environment & Planning
What a week! Huge thanks to @le_australasia and all the chapters keeping the energy alive and ideas flowing. We’re heading home inspired — and up for the challenge to keep progressing and evolving the places where learning happens. We’re incredibly proud to have received the LEAD New Building/s or Facility–Small Award for our work on St Kilda Primary School. This win reminds us that bold ideas and thoughtful design matter more than big budgets. Shout out to our fellow Victorian peers — your passion, debates, and generosity in sharing lift us all. And a special nod to Nicole Kirby for her powerful work on the @lea_mayfield2025 — we can’t wait to see what’s next. We’re reflecting on: - Balancing tech and human connection in schools - Designing for every student’s unique needs - How small actions can spark lasting change At Law Architects, we believe great design starts with bold thinking and people-first principles. Let’s keep the conversation going. #LEA #LEAconference #2025Odyssey #LearningEnvironments #educationaldesign #educationalarchitecture #SchoolDesign #AwardWinner #StKildaPrimarySchool #MayfieldProject
Smiles all around as St Kilda Primary School was named Winner of the ‘New Building/s or Facilities – Small’ at the 2025 LEAD Awards. “Genuine collaboration with students, staff and parents has informed flexible learning environment planning at various scales, and joyful, innovative elements such as the threshold garden.” “In summary, this is an intelligent design with learning for every child at its core, providing a sense of joy, and exploration that both students and staff must love. Congratulations to the team for such a thorough process and coherent design resolution.” A huge thank you to everyone involved in the project, and for @le_australasia for hosting the annual LEA Conference in Brisbane. See our Linktree for the full juror citation. Photographer: @derek_swalwell Construction: @lloydgroup, @2construct & Barefoot Projects Project Team: @creostructuresau, BRT Consulting Engineers, @michaeltaylorarchitects, @zmenvironments @fytogreen_australia, @philipchun.bc, @wtpartnership, and Certified Energy #lea #leaconference #2025odyssey #learningenvironments #educationaldesign #educationalarchitecture
Closing moments of the construction of Damascus College’s New Senior Learning Building. Situated on a complex site, with stunning vistas to the bush and greater Ballarat, the three-storey building transforms the educational possibilities, with adaptable and contemporary learning environments. Providing the College with 23 learning spaces abundant in natural light, collaborative and independent study zones and support spaces for the senior students. Builder: @awnicholsonptyltd Project Team: @creostructuresau, BRT Consulting, @primebuildingsurveyors, PlanCost #learningenvironment #innovativelearningspaces #educationaldesign #contemporarylearning
St Kilda Primary School has been shortlisted in the 2025 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards for Educational Architecture! The new ‘Nozomi’ building at St Kilda Primary School is a biophilic, two-storey learning hub, designed to foster joy, curiosity and a strong sense of place. The interactive east façade—featuring a lush green wall, slide, mini playhouses, and a sandpit—creates an engaging environment where learning and play are intertwined. Photographs: @derek_swalwell Construction: Lloyd Group, 2Construct & Barefoot Projects Project Team: Creo Consultants, BRT Consulting Engineers, Michael Taylor Architecture & Heritage, ZM Environments, Fytogreen, Philip Chun, WT Partnership, and Certified Energy
OPENING - Term 1 marked the official opening of @clceltham Aikenhead Centre, the result of a collaboration that began in 2019 with a new masterplan by Law Architects. This dynamic learning hub is designed to inspire critical thinking, creativity and collaboration, offering flexible spaces that support modern educational practices. At the same time, it honours the legacy of Mary Aikenhead and her pioneering spirit of innovation. #melbcon #brtconsultingengineers #acousticcontrol #nataliegray #educationalarchitecture #victorianarchitecture #collaboration #lovewhereyoulearn #masterplanning #learninglandscapes #brick
An exciting new project is emerging at Avila College! Currently in construction, the St Teresa Library and Research Centre forms a pillar at the heart of the college - a central student resource hub for research, study and collaboration, embraced by soft landscaping. #educationalarchitecture #educationdesign #learningspaces #learningenvironments #australianarchitecture #lawarchitects
It often takes some time for the vision for a project to mature, as evidenced by the native landscape around our Chapel at Mannix College. Landscape: @katherinerekaris
Construction is complete on a new Multipurpose Centre at North Eastern Montessori School. This versatile space not only supports the performing arts and sports curriculums, but is an offering for various forms of gathering for the school and community. Builder: Circon Constructions #lawarchitects #educationalarchitecture #learningenvironments #australianarchitecture
Congratulations to @nicolekirby94 for being selected for the Mayfield Project 2025! More information on the Learning Environments website!
We are thrilled to announce that on Wednesday at the Victorian School Design Awards, St Kilda Primary School’s New Learning Building & Refurbishment was awarded the Overall Winner for the category ‘Best School Project- between $5 million and $15 million’. Congratulations to the team and a big thank you to everyone involved in this collaborative project! St Kilda Primary School’s new two-storey learning building called the ‘Nozomi’ building, named after the Japanese word for “hope”, is located on Bunurong Country. It features open-plan learning areas organized into clusters, offering a modern alternative to traditional classrooms more typically associated with the heritage listed Main school building. The new building takes its architectural cues and massing from the heritage building and nearby St Kilda Town Hall incorporating double-height covered deck & a slide, wrapped in extensive green walls. To learn more about this project please see our website https://www.lawarchitects.com.au/st-kilda Photographer: @derek_swalwell #lawarchitects #australianarchitecture #educationalarchitecture #educationdesign #learningspaces #learningenvironments #vsba #victorianschooldesignawards
Law Architects - Celebrating women everyday! We are proud that our workforce is 59.8% women and 56.2% of our leaders are women. Happy International Women’s Day to all you wonderful women out there! #internationalwomensday #womeninarchitecture
As 2023 comes to an end, we thank all our clients and collaborators for a productive and successful year. We hope everyone has a well earned break and all the best for 2024! The studio will be closed from Friday 22nd December 2023 and reopen on Monday 8th January 2024.
Connection to the natural environment is one of the most consistently requested things that schools talk about in our design workshops. Not all learning spaces can be outdoors, but where possible we aim to embrace biophilic design principles and blur the boundaries between buildings and landscape. It’s lovely to see the spring growth that has occurred on many of our recently completed projects. Image 1: Concord School. Image 2: Wollert Primary School. Photographer - @diannasnape Image 3: Carlton Primary School. Photographer - @diannasnape Image 4: Damascus College. Photographer - @drew_echberg_photographer Image 5: St Kilda Primary School. Photographer - @we_shoot_buildings Image 6: Avila College. Photographer - @peterclarkephoto #lawarchitects #australianarchitecture #educationalarchitecture #biophilicdesign