A revitalisation of the Kangan Insititute’s Bendigo City campus

Bendigo TAFE City Campus Revitalisation

Location: Bendigo
Client: Bendigo Kangan Institute of TAFE
Category: Education
Year: 2020
Photography: Trevor Mein, Nick Bebbington
Country:
Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung
Scale:
Building E — 1865sqm
Building H — 1430sqm
Building P — 6130sqm
Construction Value:
$60m
Collaboration:
Architectus
Builder:
Kane and Nicholson Construction
Landscape:
SBLA
Awards:
2022
AUDA The Built Projects
Local and Neighbourhood Scale Prize
Winner
2022
AIA Victorian Awards
Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design
Winner

Students' needs and progressive ideas on learning informed the design process for the revitalisation of the City Campus of Bendigo TAFE, establishing it as an industry-minded, visionary and inspiring choice. Two heritage buildings were retained and reimagined with interwoven landscapes creating connection. Application of sustainable, durable materials and flexibility allowing for a multitude of user experiences.

Outdoor cafe
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Connecting landscape
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Lobby
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Commercial kitchen
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Steel and brick celebrate the buildings industrial heritage
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Reception lobby
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Reception lobby after dark
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"The Bendigo TAFE City Campus Revitalisation project demonstrates that through considered moves of insertion, repair and removal, the revitalisation of campus facilities, can offer something greater than just a building to its city." Jury Citation, The Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design

Fallback — An invitation to rest

Heritage brick wall with steel framed box window
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A well planned landscape connecting the buildings
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Native planting
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