Parade College Quadrangle

Completed
Parade College
2015
Preston
Education

The quadrangle for Parade College’s Preston campus was completed in 2014 and resolved what was a complex arrangement of diverse connections to different campus buildings, set at different levels whilst also uniting the overall quadrangle space. What had been uninviting and mainly unusable space for many years now provides for a range of play opportunities and better access to school buildings and recreation areas.

The design cleverly uses a hexagonal arrangement of ground surfaces and raised planters that define new shade tree locations, level changes and building access as well as an interface with the school’s adjacent playing fields. A raised deck area retains an existing large tree and also provides for an access point to the space.