Lady Gowrie Tasmania

by Cumulus Studio

Through the Lady Gowrie project Cumulus Studio have created a magical educational space for local Tasmanian children to grow and play.

Lady Gowrie is a Tasmanian organisation that supports the local community by providing services for children, families and early to middle childhood professionals. This is provided through high quality education and care programs for children, family support services and development training for professionals. Cumulus Studio were engaged by the organisation to design a truly unique educational space in the South of Hobart.

Due to the growth of Lady Gowrie Tasmania, the organisation required a new site to develop an integrated child and family support and training centre. The design proposal is the culmination of a number of workshop sessions with the client in which Cumulus examined a variety of options to develop existing warehouse buildings in South Hobart.

A new three storey building acts as an entry / reception to the centre for clients and visitors. In keeping with Lady Gowrie’s ethos of using natural materials the building has been clad in timber and is designed to reference a series of stacked timber blocks. By placing the blocks in a ‘Jenga’ like arrangement it is hoped that the building will have an element of playfulness appealing to the centre’s primary user – the children – while still fitting comfortably into the existing residential South Hobart context.

Internally, the spaces are designed to enhance the integrated childcare / training aspects of the centre with a large degree of transparency between play spaces, training rooms, and resource areas. This allows passive observation to occur, so that a learning environment is created for both children and the adults alike.

The truly extraordinary Lady Gowrie project has been designed to enhance the lives of the children that attend the centre by allowing them to learn and play in a unique educational space. Cumulus Studio have set a new standard for the design of Australian childcare centres by creating a space that children won’t want to leave at the end of the day.

To view more Cumulus Studio Inspired Architecture and Interior Design Archives head to their TLP Designer Profile.

Keep up to date with The Local Project’s latest interviews, project overviews, collections releases and more – view our TLP Articles & News.

Explore more design, interior & architecture archives in our TLP Archives Gallery.

Through the Lady Gowrie project Cumulus Studio have created a magical educational space for local Tasmanian children to grow and play.

Lady Gowrie is a Tasmanian organisation that supports the local community by providing services for children, families and early to middle childhood professionals. This is provided through high quality education and care programs for children, family support services and development training for professionals. Cumulus Studio were engaged by the organisation to design a truly unique educational space in the South of Hobart.

Due to the growth of Lady Gowrie Tasmania, the organisation required a new site to develop an integrated child and family support and training centre. The design proposal is the culmination of a number of workshop sessions with the client in which Cumulus examined a variety of options to develop existing warehouse buildings in South Hobart.

A new three storey building acts as an entry / reception to the centre for clients and visitors. In keeping with Lady Gowrie’s ethos of using natural materials the building has been clad in timber and is designed to reference a series of stacked timber blocks. By placing the blocks in a ‘Jenga’ like arrangement it is hoped that the building will have an element of playfulness appealing to the centre’s primary user – the children – while still fitting comfortably into the existing residential South Hobart context.

Internally, the spaces are designed to enhance the integrated childcare / training aspects of the centre with a large degree of transparency between play spaces, training rooms, and resource areas. This allows passive observation to occur, so that a learning environment is created for both children and the adults alike.

The truly extraordinary Lady Gowrie project has been designed to enhance the lives of the children that attend the centre by allowing them to learn and play in a unique educational space. Cumulus Studio have set a new standard for the design of Australian childcare centres by creating a space that children won’t want to leave at the end of the day.

To view more Cumulus Studio Inspired Architecture and Interior Design Archives head to their TLP Designer Profile.

Keep up to date with The Local Project’s latest interviews, project overviews, collections releases and more – view our TLP Articles & News.

Explore more design, interior & architecture archives in our TLP Archives Gallery.