May 2026 |
The Indigenous Study Space, Alan Gilbert Building, began with Listening, not with Design.
We asked. We listened. Then we handed the walls back. Indigenous artwork did the rest. At the University of Melbourne's Alan Gilbert Building, we conversed with Indigenous students until we understood what they needed: furniture, privacy, cultural expression, access. Students told us what they needed. We designed it.
Opaque gradient glazing for privacy without isolation. Banquette seating and a kitchenette for the moments before and after class - where community forms. Dedicated access control that makes one thing clear: this space belongs to its community. Every decision grounded in what students told us, not what we assumed.
"The Indigenous Study Space demonstrates what happens when an architect listens carefully and resolves the brief with conviction." Neslihan Goc, Associate Director, Infrastructure & Facilities, University of Melbourne.
This is how we work. Every project, every client, every community. The architecture follows from genuine listening. It always does.
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