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Project • By Jackson Clements Burrows Architects • Universities
Sable Drop Terrace, Monash University
Sable Drop Terrace is part of Monash University’s ambitious program of public realm improvement works at the Caulfield Campus.
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The terrace delivers new social spaces, and enhances visual and pedestrian connectivity between the redeveloped Sable Drop Cafe and the broader campus. Universal access has been seamlessly integrated across a challenging site to create an engaging, activated and inclusive outdoor space. Pockets of concrete and timber seating create opportunities for informal outdoor study, meeting and entertainment.
Thom McCarthy
Timber seating runs the length of the new facade openings, encouraging outdoor trade when the weather permits. Over time, native creepers will eventually cover the mesh, soft... More
Project • By Jackson Clements Burrows Architects • Auditoriums
Sable Drop Cafe, Monash University
The redevelopment of Building H’s basement floor at the Caulfield Campus comprised multiple interconnecting spaces. A new fully equipped Next Gen lecture theatre, two meeting rooms with dedicated entry lobby and operable wall for private functions, flexible café space that can be transformed from dining during the day to event mode in the evening and an external terrace amphitheatre that links and activates the northern end of Queens Avenue.
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Visual and pedestrian connectivity were key drivers to the success of these spaces. The previously dark and hidden cafe has been transformed by opening up and pushing out the building envelope to its full extent.
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Soaring 3.5 metre high ceilings, full height glazi... More