For the last 8 weeks, we have been sharing some of our favourite and most memorable projects since Novum’s inception in 2017. This week, we’re sharing two of our projects with Rivermount College – starting with their Senior Hub!
Rivermount College’s buildings, clustered along a natural ridgeline, have been situated to maximise central green spaces. Novum’s involvement has been to strengthen an already beautiful and well laid-out campus, providing much needed social and learning nodes for the senior and middle schools.
The new Senior Hub supports contemporary learning by providing interconnectable learning spaces that give students and teachers ultimate flexibility. Using glass operable walls, learning spaces can be expanded, sub-divided, or opened up to connect to the outdoors.
“Fishbowl” style glass rooms put Rivermount’s progressive pedagogy on display and provide opportunities for collaboration and community-building activities. The school’s hosting of lunchtime and after-hours community events showcase learning, performances, student work, culture, and the College’s rich history.
The Senior Hub’s soaring roofline, high ceilings, and expanses of glass provide naturally lit, unencumbered spaces for flexible and collaborative learning suitable for Rivermount’s Secondary students.
Acoustic treatments to the ceilings and walls, and glazed operable walls, will also allow the College to comfortably sub-divide learning areas with minimal distraction.
We are truly honoured to have been part of such an important project for the College and look forward to sharing more of the work we have completed there.
CLIENT: Rivermount College
CLIENT TEAM: Richard Young (Principal), Ashley Thomas (Deputy Principal), Simon Wilkins (Business Manager), Dr Grant Watson (Property Committee Chair)
LOCATION: Gold Coast, Queensland / Yugambeh Country
ARCHITECT: Novum
Project Director: Joel Ridings
Project Delivery Leader: Peter Edwards
Project Team: Jeffrey Smith, Peter Boyce, Megan Duffy & Ben Leighton
CONTRACTOR: Fardoulys Constructions
CIVIL ENGINEER: Bligh Tanner
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Bligh Tanner
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER: Compass Consulting Group
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: WalkerBai Consulting
MECHANICAL ENGINEER: WalkerBai Consulting
TOWN PLANNER: Saunders Havill Group
CERTIFIER: Bartley Burns
QUANTITY SURVEYOR: CostPlan Group
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER: Soil Surveys
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Anderson Energy Efficiency
