Provence Centre, Iona College
Provence Centre, Iona College
Client:
Iona College
Location:
Lindum, Brisbane
Status:
Completed, 2021
Traditional Custodians of the Land:
Quandamooka people
Contact Person:
Lawrence Toaldo
The Provence Centre is a new landmark building at Brisbane’s Iona College, designed to bring the entire school and wider community together for large college gatherings and sporting events.
The client’s vision called for a multi-purpose building that would strengthen the school’s sporting facilities and accommodate up to 2400 students, teachers and parents for liturgical and College functions – not previously possible on the campus.
The Centre features an Olympic-sized volleyball court, basketball courts, fixed and retractable seating, a running track, weights gymnasium, flexible learning areas, commercial kitchen, staff room, and associated amenities.
The Centre has been conceived as a key insertion that resolves a number of difficult pedestrian connections between adjacent buildings on the steeply sloping site. The development formalises the existing walkway to and from Lindum Station – the major point of access to the college for students. The new arcade replaces a route through a carpark with a dynamic and engaging spatial form, while offering an enhanced civic identity for Iona within the broader community.
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Client:
Iona College
Location:
Lindum, Brisbane
Status:
Completed, 2021
Traditional Custodians of the Land:
Quandamooka people
Contact Person:
Lawrence Toaldo
Awards
2023 AIA Architecture Awards, Educational Architecture Commendation
Key People
Lawrence Toaldo
Principal
Group Director Health + Defence
Brisbane
Tony Jemmott
Principal
Brisbane
Geoff Cordingley
Principal
Brisbane
