music courtyard

FFLA designed and documented outdoor spaces associated with the addition of a new music wing for Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra. The new building fronts the busy Punt Road in South Yarra, and included a sunken courtyard that seeks to provide a usable outdoor space away from the traffic noise. FFLA designed a series of recycled plastic and timber seats and steps for the space that formed a mini-amphitheatre, allowing it to be used as a small outdoor learning space. FFLA also pitched the idea of a sculptural element that worked with both the music theme (using recycled brass instruments) and the opportunity to create an uplifting vertical element within the sunken space. The concept was further developed and realised in collaboration with sculptor Michael Powell.