Lauriston Girls’ School’s Science and Resource Centre is a freestanding building accommodating information technology and resources on the ground floor and laboratories for a range of science disciplines on the first floor. The architectural expression has been developed to reflect a new vision for science and technology within the school.

The east and west elevations are simple planes of stabilised rammed earth composed of crushed recycled demolition material, predominantly brick and concrete.

This material reinterprets the existing masonry of the school and provides a visible statement of the school’s position on environmental responsibility.

The ground floor resource centre is symbolically and functionally the centre for sourcing and exchange of information.

It is visible and transparent to the rest of the school expressing ideas of accessibility and integration.