{"id":2124,"date":"2023-09-07T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T04:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=2124"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T05:33:26","slug":"marymede-catholic-college","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/projects\/marymede-catholic-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Marymede Catholic College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-6ec979 section upco-block-two-column-text js-in-view-animator animation-fade-up\"><div class=\"two-column-text-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-4 title-col\"><h2>95-125 Cookes Road, Doreen<\/h2><p>Client: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Marymede Catholic College \/ Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools<\/mark><br>Project type: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Educational (ELC, secondary school)<\/mark><br>Stakeholders: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">City of Whittlesea, State Government, DELWP<\/mark><br>Value: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9a9a9a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">$4 million <\/mark><br><\/p><\/div><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-6 text-col\"><div><strong>The project<\/strong><br>The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of the school environment for many young people \u2013 especially the amenities and experiences that a great school campus can provide. Already operating a respected secondary college campus in South Morang, our client had the foresight to acquire around 9.5 acres of land in Doreen, nestled within a flourishing residential growth area.<br><br>A new campus was designed to serve the educational needs of the area\u2019s growing local community, comprising a secondary school and an early learning centre. These would effectively act as \u2018book ends\u2019 for Laurimar Primary School next door, providing a seamless prep-to-high school offering.<br><br>With educational sector know-how and the savvy for creating highly liveable communities in developing areas, UPco was appointed to take charge of the town planning in August 2020.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.upco.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-899913 section upco-block-two-column-text js-in-view-animator animation-fade-up\"><div class=\"two-column-text-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-4 title-col\"><h2>The challenge<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-6 text-col\"><div>The land was designated to fulfil a specific urban outcome: meeting the educational needs of an emerging community in the north of Melbourne. While this was great in terms of mounting a credible argument in favour of the Marymede Doreen project, the strategic framework that covered the site was created roughly 15 years ago. Given how much had changed in the area since, the planning process had an added level of complexity. UPco had to balance the original strategic objectives of the project with the physical specifics of the land and its context \u2013 including the environmental impacts of further development.<br><br>We also had to consider the rapid growth of Melbourne\u2019s northern growth corridor. Largely being first-home buyers with primary-school aged children, the secondary school campus would have to evolve with the growing population \u2013 in both senses of the word!<br><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-two-column-text upco-block-1b366e section upco-block-two-column-text js-in-view-animator animation-fade-up\"><div class=\"two-column-text-wrapper\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-4 title-col\"><h2>The outcome<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"col col-sm-7 col-md-6 text-col\"><div>Alongside an insightful project team, we developed a Master Plan that holistically outlined the evolution of the site. This overarching plan helped us to detail a staged development of both an early learning centre and a secondary school campus. UPco submitted its proposal via a State Government-initiated planning process, which is streamlined to encourage timely delivery of non-government schools on the ground across Victoria to meet the educational needs of communities.<br><br>The result was a fast-tracked approval of the Master Plan and Stage 1 of the project. Now, the Early Learning Centre is under construction, and Stage 2 (comprising the first part of the secondary college) is well under way \u2013 bringing the community one step closer to much-needed facilities for education, sport and creativity.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:46%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:46%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-upco-projectpagination upco-block-1cd573 section\"><div class=\"container top-line\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-sm-4 col-md-5\"><a 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