Celebrating 115 years of innovative design + technical excellence
Phillips Smith Conwell has had a continuous presence in Australian architecture and design since 1905 and is proud to be one of Queensland’s longest serving practices.
Southern Cross Catholic College commences next stage of their master plan
Southern Cross Catholic College has been working to realise their master plan across the senior campus in recent years. The next stage of the project focuses on implementing teaching and process strategies to improve student wellbeing on campus.
Designing the vertical school
Vertical schools are becoming more and more popular, particularly in high-density areas throughout metropolitan and regional cities. We spoke with our education team to understand how their design approach differs for this type of school so learning and campus environments can remain supported.
Expansion works at Greenslopes Private Hospital to provide expanded facilities and improve connectivity
Greenslopes Private Hospital has been continually evolving its health care campus, and they are moving onto a new stage of works currently under construction. Site enabling works have been completed with groundworks being commenced to make way for new clinical space.
Incorporating Indigenous symbols into the design process
Our education team has been developing a new school campus master plan, from Prep to Grade 12. A key part of the design brief focussed on the project giving back to the land where it was located. The site is rich in Indigenous history, and we felt that the symbolism relating to adult and child relationships within their culture should be incorporated into the design. We interviewed the design team to understand how the Indigenous symbols were used in the design process to highlight the importance of a meeting place and the journey taken throughout childhood.