CONSTRUCTION has started on Brighton Grammar (BGS)’s new $70 million purpose-built Centre for Science, Creativity and Entrepreneurship facility.
Located at Brighton Grammar’s secondary school campus, at 90 Outer Crescent, the project – a collaboration between the school, St Andrew’s Brighton Parish and the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne – will comprise an 11,930 sqm, multi-level creative arts, science and design, and technology precinct.
Vaughan Constructions is delivering the project. It has a total building cost of circa $58 million and a total project cost of close to $70 million.
Vaughan Constructions’ managing director, Andrew Noble, said the main entrance would serve as a display space – the learning gallery – for the students, while the entrance would also lead to an expansive café which would provide a learning setting for students with open-plan seating areas for informal learning and collaboration.
Brighton Grammar headmaster, Ross Featherston, said, “These innovative and dynamic learning spaces will provide a creative environment for students to thrive, whilst also strengthening the connection between BGS and St Andrew’s”.
The project will also include multi-purpose areas for the building and testing of robotics and mechanical prototypes, a specialist studio for sculpture, print-making and digital artworks, general purpose studios/labs for science, chemistry, physics and biology, informal breakout spaces and display areas, staff offices, storage and lab tech space, as well as a basement car park, welcome centre for the St Andrew’s Parish, the St Andrew’s Tennis Club – which will be located on the top level of the building and will include three tennis courts and club facilities.
Ontoit are project managers with Architectus the project’s design firm.
Completion is targeted for the end of 2024 with a provision to finish in January 2025.
