Project 2 Community Development & Engagement Centre

This project requires students to propose a communal facility accommodating several related functions such as meeting and 

learning in a suburban context. Students are to develop their own concept for the communal space based on their research of 

the area and the community’s needs. This working method is intended to have the student design in near full-freedom; 

however they will be required to make an informed response firstly to the surrounding context. Their capacity to respond 

architecturally and contextually to this task will form part of the basis upon which they will be marked. 

This project calls for a design of a simple public building with some complexity that includes the complexity of site topography 

and vegetation, socio-cultural events, and variety of strategies for sustainable design. 

It explores design solutions that harness environmental qualities and conditions for human and environment sustainability 

through a project with a specific community of users. Students explore design solutions that reduce environmental impact 

utilising clustered spatial typology and passive design approach. The design work should contribute to and merge 

harmoniously with nature and the site, and provide the best of experiences for the users.